The star of the show is DxO Nik Collection 5, which is on sale at half its regular price – but there are savings to be had across the full range of DxO software too. But you’ll have to be quick. The DxO Black Friday sale started at 10am CET (9am GMT, 4am ET) on Monday November 21 and will end at 11:59pm local time on Monday November 28.
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Affinity Photo 2 is launched with a new Affinity 2 Universal License
The three Affinity desktop apps – Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer and Affinity Publisher – have been upgraded to version 2, as part of a new combined ‘Universal’ license for all three.
More than half of photographers use Lightroom, according to Shotkit survey
Camera gear website Shotkit has run a survey of 657 photographers to find out what software they use, and Lightroom is by far the most popular option, with 58% of the vote. Equally interesting are the reasons why users don’t choose Lightroom, and what they use instead.
ON1 launches 2023 versions of its professional plug-in suite
Following on from the launch of ON1 Photo RAW 2023, ON1 has released updated 2023 versions of its professional plug-ins: ON1 Effects 2023 , ON1 NoNoise AI 2023, ON1 Portrait AI 2023, ON1 HDR 2023 and ON1 Resize AI 2023.
Capture One 23 is on its way: here are the new features
There’s no definite date yet for the release of Capture One 23, but the company is running a special offer for new users where, if you buy Capture One 22 now, you’ll get Capture One 23 free. So what are these new features, how excited should we be and will it be worth existing users paying to upgrade?
DxO launches PhotoLab 6 and ViewPoint 4
PhotoLab 6 brings some important updates, including even more advanced ‘DeepPRIME XD’ processing, a new, wider working color space, a more advanced ReTouch tool and the ability to get Projects better organized with folders, or Project Groups.
Skylum will stop selling Luminar AI on October 3
It’s probably not a great surprise, as from the moment Luminar Neo was launched, the fact that the older Luminar AI stayed on sale seemed pretty odd.
Save 50% on a Capture One license or annual subscription: offer ends Aug 31!
This offer is valid only for purchases of a regular Capture One Pro 22 license or the first year of an annual subscription, and not against any other offers or bundles. It’s one of Capture One’s periodic flash sales, and expires at 11:59pm CET on August 31st.
ON1 is working on Super Select AI masking, and here’s a video
Super Select AI is a new feature that ON1 is working on. It’s not available yet, but should appear in ON1 Photo RAW some time soon.
Capture One 22 15.2.0 update brings improved perspective control and M1 Mac speed gains
The Capture One 22 15.2.0 update (free to existing users) brings more powerful keystone tools, faster M1 processing and new lens profiles.