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DxO PhotoLab

DxO PhotoLab is a replacement for the old DxO Optics Pro software and includes, amongst many other new features, the control point local adjustments of the Nik Collection plug-ins, together with gradient, radial mask and brush masking tools. It now combines class-leading RAW image processing and lens corrections with all of the adjustment tools needed for end-to-end image enhancement and output.

DxO PhotoLab vs Lightroom vs Capture One – which is best for RAW files?

August 2, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Which is best for processing RAW files, DxO PhotoLab, Lightroom or Capture One? Here’s a set of eight image comparisons that aims to find out.

Filed Under: Capture One, Featured, Lightroom, PhotoLab, ReviewsTagged With: Artefact/artifact, Capture One, Cloud storage, DeepPRIME (DxO), Dynamic range, Highlight recovery, Lens corrections, Lightroom (Adobe), Lightroom Classic (Adobe), Local adjustments, Perspective correction, PhotoLab (DxO), RAW processing, Shadow recovery, Sharpening, White balance

Photo editing software downloads: links to trial versions listed here

July 7, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Almost all the software applications reviewed and described on Life after Photoshop are available as a free trial, and here are the links. I always recommend using the trial version before making your mind up.

Filed Under: Aurora HDR, Capture One, Exposure X, Featured, Lightroom, Luminar, Nik Collection, ON1 Photo RAW, PhotoLab

DxO PhotoLab Graduated Filter, Control Points and Repair tool in action

May 25, 2020 by Life after Photoshop

This step-by-step editing walkthrough shows a number of DxO PhotoLab tools in action, principally the Local Adjustment tools, including the Graduated Filter and Control Point tools.

Filed Under: Featured, PhotoLab, TutorialsTagged With: Graduated filters, Retouching, Tint (white balance)

How to get great black and white in DxO PhotoLab… but you’ll need FilmPack 5

January 20, 2019 by Rod Lawton

DxO PhotoLab can create superb black and white imagery, both in terms of image quality and in creative control, but you need to get the DxO FilmPack 5 Elite add-on to do it. This does make things more expensive, and it does feel a bit like you’re paying for some things that other programs offer […]

Filed Under: PhotoLab, TutorialsTagged With: Analog, Black and white, Borders and frames, Contrast, Film simulation, Grain, Light leak, Textures, Toning, Vignette

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