The parameter file by rawtherapee, a first step toward the command line ...
Left image below: link to the file
Right image below: link to the file
(more about this image): an accentuated contrast has been wanted to give an impression of stress. The difference between the first attempt and the second trial is a step of image retouching.
The same transformation profiles are applied.
A comparison of default profiles and the selected filters for the image retouching are emphasized in column D of the spreadsheet. Also, in rawtherapee, some profiles are enabled, but not used, or, have no effect if the parameters are the same. A button has to be on if the transformations must have an effect, in addition, the processing can be put in queue and prompted.
GEGL operations in GIMP
Inkscape handles svg format vector graphics files.
SVG is an XML, Markup Language based, like HTML, adapted to the web and browsers.
On the right, some XML code embedded on this webpage.
Below, raster images for comparison (left original liquid filter applied, right, modified filter).
The "liquid filter" is modified after editing the SVG in a text editor.