but programs like Portrait Pro or PT Portrait make this so much easier and faster. Both programs have their use for that reason.įor portrait touch-up a lot of people use Photoshop, and that's great. They look flatter, if that makes any sense at all. Photomatix gives your HDR files a kind of ethereal look and is great at pulling details from clouds for example, while Easy HDR 3 gives a more -real- feel to the photos. They are expected to release a big update to DxO PhotoLab Elite in June, so I hope that's one thing they have improved.įor HDR, I've been using Photomatix Pro 6.0.2 and Easy HDR 3.
It's alright for small things, but Photoshop definitely has a huge edge over it at this time. DxO is not good at cloning things out, even small things like dust spots sometimes can cause an issue. It is TERRIBLE at HDR though, and Lightroom is just OK at it. It is also very good at stitching panoramas. Here's a Nikon D750 full frame high ISO shot, 100% crop before and after DxO Prime NR:Īs good as DxO is, I find that Photoshop CC is still the best at cloning out unwanted elements in a photo. DxO cleans it up really well and easily, without having to mask any areas off:ĭxO PhotoLab Elite, Prime noise reduction applied, ISO 4,500: The Nikon D500 has a great sensor, but it's still a crop sensor, which means it still lags behind recent full frame models in noise. I can't see myself going back to Lightroom to process high ISO files of any kind anymore, because DxO is that good. The results are worth it so I go with it, but Lightroom is a lot faster to export things. The problem is that if you use DxO's "prime" NR, it is a lot slower to export each photo. I have the Adobe subscription to Lightroom and Photoshop, but since I've started using DxO, I almost never go back to Lightroom for anything. It's a lot like Lightroom in a way, but its noise reduction and sharpening capabilities are so much better than even Lightroom Classic CC. If it's so good that I feel like I can't live without it, I buy it.Ī few months ago someone recommended I look at DxO PhotoLab Elite. If I see an improvement in the newer software, I start using it. I compare the results with previous versions processed through other programs. Anytime new software comes out, I make it a point to download a free trial version and start processing some of my RAW files.
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