Photo Toolkit

Convert camera RAW files (NEF/CR2/CR3/ARW/RAF/ORF/DNG/...), JPG photos, and Apple HEIC/HEIF images to JPG thumbnails, find photos by shooting date, and generate layout previews.

Supported Formats

Camera RAW

Standard Image

Apple (iPhone/iPad)

Dependencies

Declaration file: requirements.txt

Prefer venv: Before running scripts, activate the project-root virtual environment (e.g. .venv/). If it doesn't exist, create one first:

# Create venv and install dependencies (recommended)
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r photo-toolkit/requirements.txt

# Or use the skill's setup script (checks + installs)
bash photo-toolkit/scripts/setup_deps.sh

# Before each session, activate venv
source .venv/bin/activate

Alternatively, install globally:

brew install libraw              # macOS
# apt-get install libraw-dev     # Debian/Ubuntu
# dnf install LibRaw-devel       # RedHat/CentOS/Fedora
pip3 install -r photo-toolkit/requirements.txt

Verify:

python3 -c "import rawpy; from PIL import Image; import numpy; print('✓ Core dependencies installed')"
python3 -c "from pillow_heif import register_heif_opener; print('✓ HEIC/HEIF support available')" 2>/dev/null || echo "ℹ HEIC/HEIF support not installed (optional: pip install pillow-heif)"

Configuration

Copy config.example.toml to config.toml and edit to set your directories. See config.example.toml for all available options.

Scripts

1. convert.py — Photo → JPG Thumbnails

Supports RAW, JPG, and HEIC/HEIF input. By default, thumbnails are output to {input}/thumbnails/.

# Convert all photo files (thumbnails output to ~/data/RAW/thumbnails/)
python3 scripts/convert.py ~/data/RAW

# Custom settings
python3 scripts/convert.py ~/data/RAW ~/data/output/thumbnails --size 2048 --quality 95

# Read file list from stdin (pipe from find_by_date.py)
python3 scripts/find_by_date.py --date today ~/data/RAW | \
    python3 scripts/convert.py --from-stdin

# With report output
python3 scripts/convert.py ~/data/RAW --report /tmp/convert_report.json

# Dry run
python3 scripts/convert.py ~/data/RAW --dry-run

2. find_by_date.py — Find Photo Files by Date / Detect Timelapse

Searches for RAW, JPG, and HEIC/HEIF files by EXIF shooting date. Outputs JSON path list to stdout. Also detects timelapse sequences by identifying runs of photos with regular shooting intervals.

# Find by exact date (outputs JSON to stdout)
python3 scripts/find_by_date.py --date 3月15日
python3 scripts/find_by_date.py --date 2026-03-15

# Date range
python3 scripts/find_by_date.py --from 2026-03-10 --to 2026-03-15

# Save output to file
python3 scripts/find_by_date.py --date 3月15日 --output ~/data/found_files.json

# List all dates
python3 scripts/find_by_date.py --list-dates

# Timelapse: detect sequences with regular intervals, exclude casual shots
python3 scripts/find_by_date.py ~/data/RAW --timelapse
python3 scripts/find_by_date.py ~/data/RAW --timelapse --output ~/data/timelapse_found.json
python3 scripts/find_by_date.py ~/data/RAW --timelapse --min-sequence 50

# Pipe to convert.py
python3 scripts/find_by_date.py --date today ~/data/RAW | \
    python3 scripts/convert.py --from-stdin

Supported date formats: 2026-03-15, 03-15, 3月15日, today, yesterday, 3 days ago

3. layout_preview.py — Layout Preview (Comparison / Grid)

Default: side-by-side comparison (left=original, right=graded)

When --params is provided and contains absolute paths, originals are resolved automatically without --originals.

# Comparison mode with absolute paths in params (--originals not needed)
python3 scripts/layout_preview.py ~/data/output/graded \
    --params grading_params.json

# Comparison mode with explicit originals directory
python3 scripts/layout_preview.py ~/data/output/graded \
    --originals ~/data/RAW --params grading_params.json

# Grid mode (宫格) — only graded photos
python3 scripts/layout_preview.py ~/data/output/graded --grid \
    --params grading_params.json

> Note: Without --grid, the script generates side-by-side BEFORE|AFTER comparisons.

> Use --grid only when user explicitly requests 四宫格 or 九宫格.

Agent Integration

When the user asks to convert photo files or find photos by date:

1. Check dependencies: bash scripts/setup_deps.sh
2. Determine input: user path or config's input_dir
3. Run the appropriate script
4. Report results to the user