Considering a plugin architecture for the next raw processor

[ggbutcher (Glenn Butcher)]

@anon41087856

Right, I think the next order of business is to state the scope of the solution and the intended audience. Because sentences like

@David_Tschumperle

It seems a lot of people can cope with that too (they use G’MIC for processing images that are even larger than 45Mpx).

frighten me.

That’s interesting; I have the opposite emotion. That G’MIC allows for a wide variety of use cases IMHO makes it one of the best case studies for a plugin architecture. I think it represents a realization of a lot of the trades to be considered, from extensibility to efficiency. Just because it’s probably not the best tool for processing weddings really points to the implications of those trades.