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DxO PhotoLab is the replacement for the old DxO Optics Pro, adding in local adjustment tools when DxO bought the Nik Collection and its technologies from Google. PhotoLab is now a powerful all image browsing, raw processing, lens correction and editing tool, and is renowned for the image quality it can create.

3 reasons why I edited this in DxO PhotoLab and not Lightroom

April 3, 2025 by Rod Lawton

DxO PhotoLab 8

I know Lightroom very, very well. I’ve been writing about it for years. A large part of this site’s content is devoted to Adobe Lightroom tips and tutorials. That means, though, that I also know its weaknesses, and there are plenty. So I thought I’d run through the editing steps I used on this photo and why I did them in DxO PhotoLab and not Lightroom.

Filed Under: TutorialsTagged With: PhotoLab

Folders vs albums: what’s the best way to organise your photos?

March 6, 2025 by Rod Lawton

Lightroom Classic CC

Remember that while your folder filing systems will be the same for whatever software you use, albums and collections exist only within that specific application. You get more organisational capabilities but only by committing to a single software solution.

Filed Under: ListiclesTagged With: Cataloguing software, ON1 Photo RAW, Organizing, PhotoLab

DxO PhotoLab 8 Elite review

September 20, 2024 by Life after Photoshop

DxO PhotoLab 8 Elite

Verdict: 4.5 stars PhotoLab 8 is the latest update to DxO’s flagship photo organizing, image enhancement and editing software. The changes in this version are incremental but still very useful. If you’re upgrading from a previous version you might want to look closely at what’s new before you take the plunge. But if you’re new to PhotoLab then here’s the low-down. If you want to get the best possible quality from your RAW files and you’re prepared to put in a little time and effort, PhotoLab 8 is quite simply in a class of its own. 

Filed Under: ReviewsTagged With: DxO, PhotoLab

Save up to 50% on DxO software this Black Friday

November 20, 2023 by Life after Photoshop

DxO Black Friday

DxO is running a Black Friday sales where you can save up to 50% on DxO software. The sale is live now and will end on Cyber Monday, November 27. Here’s a list of the savings for new and existing customers compared to the regular price.

Filed Under: NewsTagged With: DxO, DxO PureRAW, Nik Collection, PhotoLab

The new HSL local adjustments in DxO PhotoLab 7 explained

November 16, 2023 by Life after Photoshop

DxO PhotoLab 7 HSL local adjustments

One of the new features in DxO PhotoLab 7 is the addition of HSL adjustments to the local adjustment tools. Now, when you create a mask with a control point, control line or other local adjustment tool, you can change the hue, saturation and lightness of specific colors within that masked area.

Filed Under: TutorialsTagged With: PhotoLab

The new LUT Grading panel in DxO PhotoLab 7: what it does, how it works

November 6, 2023 by Life after Photoshop

DxO PhotoLab 7 LUT Grading 02

A LUT is a very interesting thing. LUT is an acronym for LookUp Table, a conversion profile that, basically, takes a pixel value in the original image and looks up an alternative value in the LUT file. LUTs are used widely in cinematography to recreate a specific and consistent ‘look’, but they’re also appearing more and more in still photography.

Filed Under: TutorialsTagged With: PhotoLab

The new DxO PhotoLab channel mixer for black and white

October 26, 2023 by Rod Lawton

PhotoLab channel mixer

I’ve been trying out the new PhotoLab channel mixer and black and white mode in DxO PhotoLab  7 and I have to say I’m somewhat underwhelmed. First, it’s a feature that really it should have had before. Second, it’s not very strong in its effect.

Filed Under: TutorialsTagged With: Black and white, PhotoLab

DxO FilmPack 7 announced, with new film renderings and luminosity masking

September 27, 2023 by Rod Lawton

FilmPack 7 has a number of new features, including luminosity masking for more control over image adjustments, 25 new analog film renderings, new ‘digital’ renderings replicating modern digital camera picture styles, and an ‘enriched’ Time Machine mode where you can browse historical photos and recreate their look with your own images.

Filed Under: NewsTagged With: FilmPack, PhotoLab

DxO PhotoLab 7 is announced, with new tools for color and black and white

September 27, 2023 by Rod Lawton

DxO has launched a major new version of its flagship DxO PhotoLab raw processing, correction, enhancement and editing tool. DxO PhotoLab 7 brings new color calibration tools, support for LUTs, the ability to use HSL tools for local adjustments and a new black and white workflow.

Filed Under: NewsTagged With: Black and white, PhotoLab

DxO PhotoLab vs Lightroom Classic – using PhotoLab for cataloguing

February 28, 2023 by Rod Lawton

That’s an interesting question. PhotoLab 6 offers better RAW processing and noise reduction than Lightroom and more extensive local adjustment tools, but with the improvements to the PhotoLibrary in PhotoLab 6, can it also do the same job as an image cataloguing tool?

Filed Under: ReviewsTagged With: Cataloguing software, Lightroom Classic, Organizing, PhotoLab

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