- finish: sRGB encode through an interpolated 4096-entry table (< 2e-5 from the exact curve,
tested), exp2 instead of powf(2, x).
- guided / guided_fast: coefficient and output passes run row-parallel (were serial loops);
Image::zip_map.
- blur_bench reports process CPU time next to wall-clock (meaningful on a loaded machine).
- RENDER_CACHE_VERSION 3 (exposure-after-filters and the table change pixels by <= 2 LSB).
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3–10x faster blurs on a 3000x2400 plane (min-of-9; machine under load, see blur_bench example).
LIGHTCRAFT_PROFILE=1 now also times log-lum, base, clarity, texture, dehaze, masks and NR.
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Brandon Thomas