The LensFun profiles used by several other converters are second rate.Īdobe uses profiles from Panny and Oly for their ♔/3 lenses, and does not allow one to turn them off. These are generally better to much better than the ones used by many others. Sure, you can use one version forever, but, as with the older Adobe model, that means missing updates for new cameras, lens profiles and feature improvements.ĭxO does their own lens profiles, apparently including some deconvolution. Adobe charges by the month, DxO roughly by the year. No featured comments yet-please check back soon!ĭxO Photo Lab (and it's predecessors) are first rate Raw conversion and editing programs in many respects.

(To see all the comments, click on the 'Comments' link below.) Links in this post may be to our affiliates sales through affiliate links may benefit this site. Original contents copyright 2019 by Michael C. DxO was originally famous for its lens modules, which provided software corrections for lens deficiencies tailored to individual lens designs. (There also, Fuji is omitted.) Note that at DxOMark only the sensor is considered, so when it ranks a camera highly for 'Sports,' for example, it means only the low-light capability of the sensor and is not considering any of the other camera capabilities that have to do with sports shooting. But it might be another option to consider for those of you still looking for an alternative to Adobe.ĭxO, a French company located in Boulogne-Billancourt in the Western suburbs of Paris, is famous for its DxOMark Sensor rankings which consider the capabilities of sensors. I've never used DxO, as it doesn't support Fuji X-Trans. I can't give you a link I'm sure is reliable for everyone go to DxO and navigate. The normal one-time price is $199 and it's on sale for $89 until June 4th (Tuesday).

PhotoLab 2 Elite Edition (i.e., the full version) is a raw converter with specific lens+camera correction modules and some local editing features added to make it into a complete image editor.

I'm not supposed to be posting today (still prepping for the big week ahead), but I thought you might like to know (especially given the rumors recently that Adobe is toying with the idea of doubling the price of a Photoshop CC subscription from $10 to $20 a month) that DxO is having a summer promo deal of its PhotoLab 2 Elite Edition software.

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