Merge PR #1047

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#	crates/pipeline/src/spots.rs
#	docs/gaps.md

docs/file-format-parity.md

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 # File format parity
 
-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-10 · **Change:** major (created; formats measured from the code and the target's Info.plist) · **Target:** Adobe Lightroom Classic 15.5 / Lightroom 9.6
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-12 · **Change:** minor (Render to DNG as an export format) · **Target:** Adobe Lightroom Classic 15.5 / Lightroom 9.6
 
 Every format Lightroom reads or writes, with our support, fidelity and tests. Camera raw formats are
 deep enough to have their own document: [raw-parity.md](raw-parity.md).
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import and export formats. Ours come from `crates/codecs/src/sniff.rs`, `crates/
 | WebP | not in its document types | ⬜ | ✅ | ✅ | beyond target |
 | GIF, BMP | ⬜ | ⬜ | ✅ | ⬜ | beyond target |
 | DNG (from raw) | ✅ | ✅ incl. lossy, embedded original | ✅ | ✅ uncompressed or LJ92; ⬜ lossy DNG, embedded original | `crates/raw/src/dngwrite.rs` |
-| Render to DNG (15.5) | — | ✅ | — | ⬜ | new in Classic 15.5 |
+| Render to DNG (15.5) | — | ✅ | — | 🟡 export format "Rendered DNG" (linear float DNG, edit baked in); not yet added to the catalog | `crates/raw/src/dngwrite.rs` (`write_rendered_dng`) |
 | Original + sidecar | — | ✅ | — | ✅ | |
 | HDR gain map JPEG (ISO 21496-1) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ (gain map read) | ✅ | `crates/codecs/src/gainmap.rs` |
 | PQ / HLG HDR | ✅ | ✅ AVIF, JXL, TIFF | — | 🟡 PQ AVIF, PQ JPEG XL, float TIFF; no HLG | |
@@ -77,3 +77,4 @@ Remaining: **26–47 h** (AVIF decode 8–15 h if a permissive decoder is writte
 |---|---|---|
 | 2026-10-10 | major | Created from the code and the installed Lightroom's document types |
 | 2026-10-10 | minor | JPEG XL export (#247): JXL write ✅ (native only), PQ JPEG XL HDR |
+| 2026-10-12 | minor | Render to DNG: "Rendered DNG" export format (linear 16-bit float DNG of the rendered photo) |

docs/gaps.md

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Hours are Opus 5.5 agent wall-clock hours (see [target-app-parity.md](target-app
 | 22 | **Pen pressure**, OS monitor profiles on Windows (Linux reads colord's, macOS the screen's), follow-window colour on Linux / Windows | hardware-parity.md | brush users with tablets; multi-monitor setups | 11–22 | [hardware-parity](hardware-parity.md) |
 | 23 | **Accessibility** audit with screen readers; canvas tools keyboard-reachable | LR-BEHAV-ACCESS 🟡 | blind and low-vision users | 10–20 | [ui-parity](ui-parity.md) |
 | 24 | **Brush live preview and masking feel** (#517, #518); Feather / Edge mask refinement (15.5) | issues | masking feels slower than Lightroom | 8–12 | [ui-parity](ui-parity.md) |
-| 25 | **File writes**: lossy DNG, Render to DNG; AVIF import (PSD export landed with Edit in PhotoCraft, #953) | file-format-parity.md | interchange edge cases | 21–37 | [file-format-parity](file-format-parity.md) |
+| 25 | **File writes**: lossy DNG; AVIF import; Render to DNG as a catalog command (the export format landed) (PSD export landed with Edit in PhotoCraft, #953) | file-format-parity.md | interchange edge cases | 19–34 | [file-format-parity](file-format-parity.md) |
 | 26 | **Performance at scale**: 85k-photo library opens in 1.7–4.7 s; 100k grid test pending; colour NR at half resolution | ROADMAP log, gpu-pipeline.md | large-catalog users | 15–30 | [target-app-parity](target-app-parity.md#by-dimension) |
 | 27 | **Windows / Linux runtime coverage**: Windows installer UI unverified on Windows (#79); GPU path proven on Apple and on one AMD GPU on Linux (Radeon 8060S, Vulkan); NVIDIA, Intel and DX12 unverified; the Linux riscv64 tarball (new in 0.6.0, #844) is cross-compiled and never run beyond a QEMU smoke test | ROADMAP, issues, `release.yml` | non-Mac users find bugs first | 13–27 | [hardware-parity](hardware-parity.md) |
 | 28 | **Small Classic shortcuts and keys**: rating `[` `]`, flag cycling, filter-bar keys, F1 help, panel keys (Tab, F5–F8) | [ui-parity](ui-parity.md#shortcuts) | Classic muscle memory | 4–8 | [ui-parity](ui-parity.md) |
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ Beta-blocking gaps (B) total **~230–430 h**; with the stability and platform w
 | 2026-10-12 | minor | Gap 23 (accessibility): the AccessKit tree audit and its fixes landed; what is left is canvas placement by keyboard and a real screen-reader session; 10–20 h → 4–8 h; gap not closed |
 | 2026-10-12 | minor | Gap 22: Linux previews use the display profile from colord |
 | 2026-10-12 | minor | Gap 27: the CPU ↔ GPU equivalence suite passes on an AMD Radeon 8060S (Vulkan, Linux), the first non-Apple GPU verified; 15–30 h → 13–27 h; gap not closed |
+| 2026-10-12 | minor | Gap 25: Render to DNG lands as an export format; lossy DNG and AVIF import remain |
 | 2026-10-11 | minor | Reviewed against main after 0.6.0: CR3 entry names the CRX variants `crx.rs` still refuses and the R7 / R6 Mark II C-RAW state (decoding, not verified, so the measured numbers don't move); CI and Windows / Linux entries note the riscv64 release build (#844); R7 fix added to Closed recently. Panel docking (UI.9, #869) closes no listed gap |
 | 2026-10-11 | minor | Camera colour entry: raws with a black-and-white camera JPEG take its tone curve (#577); gap not closed |
 | 2026-10-11 | minor | Gap 4: Compare and Reference views get zoom windows per pane (1:1 was a 2,560 px render magnified); overlays and soft proofing remain, 8–15 h → 4–8 h |

docs/parity-checklist.md

@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ differences and missing bindings are in [ui-parity.md](ui-parity.md#shortcuts).
 | LR-EXP-PREVIOUS | Export with previous settings | P0 | ✅ | `cmd:app.exportPrevious`, `cmd:dialog.export` | last options persist in prefs.json; dialog prefilled; no named export presets yet |
 | LR-EXP-DNGOPT | DNG options | P2 | 🟡 | `cmd:app.export` (`dngCompression`), `crates/engine/src/export.rs` | compression: lossless JPEG (default), ZIP or none; no embedded JPEG preview size, no lossy DNG output |
 | LR-EXP-ORIGINAL | Original + XMP | P1 | ✅ | `cmd:app.export` (`format: original`), `crates/engine/src/tests_export.rs` | file copied byte for byte, sidecar named after the output and subject to the conflict policy |
+| LR-EXP-RENDERDNG | Render to DNG (Classic 15.5) | P2 | 🟡 | `cmd:app.export` (`format: rendereddng`), `crates/raw/src/dngwrite.rs` (`write_rendered_dng`), `crates/raw/tests/rendered_dng.rs` | export format `rendereddng` (dialog: Format DNG, "DNG of: Rendered photo"): the rendered photo (edit, crop, size, sharpening, watermark baked in) as a LinearRaw DNG of 16-bit float Deflate tiles in the export colour space, with `ColorMatrix1` / `ForwardMatrix1` for that space, a neutral `AsShotNeutral` and an identity `ProfileToneCurve` so raw converters show it as rendered; HDR edits keep highlights above white. Not a menu command on selected photos (Lightroom adds the DNG to the catalog next to the original); export only |
 | LR-EXP-PHOTOS | Export to the system photo library | P2 | 🟡 | `cmd:app.export` (`addToPhotos`, `photosAlbum`), `cmd:export.addToPhotos`, `cmd:export.photosImports`, `crates/engine/src/apple_photos.rs`, `crates/ui-egui/src/panels/dialogs.rs`, `packaging/macos/entitlements.plist`, `docs/apple-photos.md` | macOS: the exported files go to Apple Photos through Apple Events to its import command (a constant AppleScript run by `/usr/bin/osascript`; album names and paths are separate arguments), into a top-level album of exactly that name, made when missing (several of that name: refused); the Export dialog's Add to Apple Photos, Export with Previous, presets, MCP and `lightcraft-cli` all reach it; imports are jobs, off the UI thread in the desktop app and awaited in one-shot headless runs, one at a time, reserved by an export before it writes; permission, missing Photos, timeouts and partial imports are reported; the packaged app carries the Apple Events entitlement and usage text. Tested end to end with the packaged app on macOS 26.6.2 / Photos 11.0 (manual steps in `docs/apple-photos.md`). Other platforms' photo libraries are not covered |
 | LR-EXP-PSD | Round trip to an external editor | P2 | ✅ | `cmd:photo.editExternal`, `cmd:photo.editInPhotoCraft`, `cmd:photo.editInExternal`, `crates/engine/src/cmd/convert.rs`, `apps/lightcraft/src/editors.rs` | an `-Edit` copy of each selected photo (up to 50 at once, issue #920) with the edits (PSD or TIFF, 16- or 8-bit, Adobe RGB / ProPhoto / P3 / sRGB, chosen per editor in Settings ▸ General ▸ External Editing) next to the original, added stacked on top of it and opened in PhotoCraft (found where its installers put it; a PSD by default, which PhotoCraft saves back to in place) or the other editor set there (or the system default); also on the photo's right-click menu (Edit In). Re-read when LightCraft is focused again. No "Edit a copy / Edit original" choice for non-raw files yet |