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Geotagging is not supported and sharing to social media is limited to Flickr, which means you can’t email images directly from the program.ĭxO PhotoLab’s greatest strength is as a raw file editor/converter, where it has few equals. The only face detection function is via the Smart Lighting tool, which is limited. But it’s not as good as having a simple overview of past edits. There’s no History panel so if you need to review what you’ve done, the Reset function will step you back through edits. There’s no Levels adjustment and the histogram can’t be used to make tonal adjustments.

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However, while you can search by date and focal length as well as f-stop and ISO value, you can’t search by camera or lens name. File management facilities are limited, although DxO PhotoLab does offer some keyword management for image searching. The Essential version doesn’t include DxO PRIME or DxO ClearView Plus.Ī few features some photographers might see as ‘essential’ are not included.

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The Elite version includes four proprietary tools: DxO PRIME for noise reduction DxO ClearView Plus for haze removal DxO Smart Lighting for automatic exposure optimisation and U Point local adjustment technology. The tools available are intuitive and functional and raw file processing is seamlessly integrated into the workflow.īoth versions benefit from the inclusion of U-point technology, acquired by DxO Labs when it acquired the powerful Nik Collection of image editing plug-ins.

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It can be downloaded free of charge and used for 30 days without limitations and, once purchased, the program is yours forever.

DxO has beefed up the Repair Tool, a powerful paintbrush that can be used to remove any unwanted elements from an image.ĭxO PhotoLab comes in two versions: Essential and Elite. These corrections are often all the adjustments required. When a file is dropped onto the workspace, performance data from more than 18 years of camera and lens testing is used to apply seamless corrections automatically. It can only be used for editing still images and recognises raw files from most cameras past or current – except those from Fujifilm’s cameras with X-Trans filtration (which many raw processors can’t handle). RRP: Essential edition – US$129 Elite edition – US$199 upgrades from $69ĭeveloped by French company, DxO Labs, DxO PhotoLab is best thought of as a raw file converter with a versatile non-destructive editing tool set. The inclusion of Nik-based U Point technology and PRIME denoising (RAW) plus DxO’s own ClearView Plus, Smart Lighting and Lens Sharpness functions creates a unique tool set for both global and local adjustments that is more powerful and capable than you’ll find in many higher-priced image editors. DxO PhotoLab provides the most refined set of tools for editing raw files we’ve encountered. DxO PHOTOLAB 3.2: A powerful raw file converter with wide-ranging and non-destructive editing functions, including class-leading de-noising and haze-reduction tools from the Nik Collection of specialised plug-in tools.

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