DXO PHOTOLAB ELITE VS. CAPTURE ONE 12 MAC OS
DXO PHOTOLAB ELITE VS. CAPTURE ONE 12 SOFTWARE
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(We’ll say at this point that the default corrections for sharpening, lens distortion, contrast and so on look great straight off-the-bat and we’ll comment more this in the Performance section.)

Whenever you click onto a new image in the filmstrip at the bottom of the screen, the default RAW corrections are applied. If you have not already got the module downloaded, DxO PhotoLab suggests you do so via a pop-up window. Users swear by the image quality from these modules.

DXO PHOTOLAB ELITE VS. CAPTURE ONE 12 SOFTWARE

The software uses DxO Optics ‘modules' for each lens and camera combination in order to get the best results for that image. On opening an image folder, DxO PhotoLabs detects the camera and lens used for any of the pictures. However, there is an additional option to create a Project under a new folder. Things are simpler this way, since edits made to RAW files are non-destructive. Instead, you work directly onto the image files in their original location. There is no need to import images into the software. Ease of Use Organizeīy default, Organize displays all your image folders in the left hand panel. Let’s first then look at the Organize aspect of DxO PhotoLab. However, the Organize window mainly covers the Ease of Use section, while the Customize window demonstrates how effective the software is in the Performance section. There is overlap for these two windows in our Ease of Use and Performance review sections. ViewPoint is used for perspective corrections, while the beginner-friendly FilmPack offers numerous single-click analogue film effects.ĭxO PhotoLab is set up with two main windows Organize and Customize. There are optional add-on programs called ViewPoint and FilmPack, that integrate to DxO PhotoLab once installed.

DXO PHOTOLAB ELITE VS. CAPTURE ONE 12 TRIAL

We suggest downloading a trial version of the software to see for yourself, if you’re RAW format is not listed here. Of course in this review we do not have the space to comment on all file formats. In addition to JPEG images, we’ve made edits to images of a few RAW files formats Nikon NEF, Sony ARW and Canon CR2 files.

DXO PHOTOLAB ELITE VS. CAPTURE ONE 12 DOWNLOAD

The software will automatically detect the RAW files being imported and download any necessary camera/ lens combination DxO profiles (‘modules’) for these files.

DXO PHOTOLAB ELITE VS. CAPTURE ONE 12 MAC OS

This review is based on the Elite version 1.1.0 build 56, using a MacBook Pro Retina (early 2015) with 16GB memory, 2.7GHz processor and Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.2 operating system.ĭxO regularly adds profiles for lenses, so there is no concern about compatibility issues with new RAW files. We expect most users will want the Elite Edition, which among other things has the new PRIME 2016 denoising RAW tool, ClearView, anti-moire tool and Presets editor. There is a list on the DxO website highlighting the difference between the two Editions. The Essential edition costs £99 while the Elite Edition is £159. There is a free one month trial to try the software out first. Now, fine quality adjustments are all in one package. These are encouraging steps in the right direction for DxO.ĭxO PhotoLab starts at £99 and is available on the DxO website. Let’s take a closer look.ĭxO PhotoLabs is available in two editions Essential and Elite.

You don’t need to go through the hassle of making general RAW edits to an image in the DxO software, only to then reopen it in different software in order to make localised adjustments.

It is now possible to make edits to selected areas within an image. So what’s new? Mainly, localised image adjustments. Many will swear by its RAW image editing quality over competitors such as Adobe Lightroom.ĭxO PhotoLab builds on DxO Optics Pro. It’s quite easy and quick to create images with excellent sharpness, low noise and wide tonal range. The big selling point of the predecessor DxO Optics Pro is the prowess of its RAW processing engine. It’s a popular editing software among photographers looking to get the best quality possible out of RAW format images. DxO PhotoLab was launched in the last quarter of 2017 and succeeds DxO Optics Pro.

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