#Dxo photolab 5 vs lightroom classic full#
#Dxo photolab 5 vs lightroom classic software#
#Dxo photolab 5 vs lightroom classic trial#
#Dxo photolab 5 vs lightroom classic plus#

Is it worth it? I think it all depends on what you are throwing at it so definitely look at the trial before buying.

#Dxo photolab 5 vs lightroom classic full#

I’d never consider it for images from my full frame Nikon unless maybe I had to rescue a particularly underexposed high ISO image though. I find Lightroom does a poor job with these images producing fuzzy rather than sharp edges, but the DNGs from PureRAW are very clean and sharp by comparison. I only use it for images from my Panasonic micro 4/3 cameras, especially my infrared converted body where images are prone to noise and can be a tad soft.

I wonder why? Even with the global sharpening off, it still applies quite a bit of sharpening so sharpening will probably need turning down or off in your RAW converter when processing the final DNG files. In version 1 this was always on but they quickly released v1.5 and made it optional. The global lens sharpening in PureRAW is dreadful and, in my mind, totally unsuitable for stock images – images way over sharpened. It just produces cleaned up DNG files for downstream RAW conversion in your favourite RAW converter. Note that DXO PureRAW is not a RAW converter. I know that this post does not solve your current question, sorry for that.In my experience DXO PureRAW is excellent at removing noise and the lens corrections are very good too, at least I find them better than the profiles baked into my micro 4/3 lenses and applied by Lightroom/ACR.

#Dxo photolab 5 vs lightroom classic software#

Software progresses and PhotoLab 3 does some things better than PhotoLab 2 (which you mention in your posts) and PhotoLab 8 will be much better still - whenever it may be available…Īll you can do is see what you can do with both apps in regard to noise (and all the other features) and I suppose that the number of tests you need to do is rather above 100 than below 10. If money does not matter to you, use them both and see which tool serves which purpose best. Have you compared noise on images that you exported or on screen? What are the differences? Do you lose detail or does everything look like it was made from plastic? What is the quality you’re after and what are the criteria that define this quality?Ĭomparing NR of Lightroom and PhotoLab feels like picking cherries out of two baskets filled with many delicacies… PhotoLab and Lightroom can do marvellous things in capable hands and both products offer things that make life easier - or more complicated, because each basket has a set of goodies, but neither has them all. Anyone here use DXO Photolab 2 and found it on a par or better than LightRoom? I’m just not seeing it though., at least with my equipment. The PhotoLab version was blotchy with that classic color noise look, and this is after the auto or max correction was applied.ĭXO’s PhotoLab 2 is promoted as being really special for noise reduction. 12800 is never going to give you an excellent outcome, but the result was mote than reasonable considering. The DxO PhotoLab ELITE Edition appeals to users with advanced lens correction functions, demosaicing and noise reduction instruments. For this money, you receive unique local adjustment and enhancement tools.

The LightRoom edits looked very reasonable. The DxO PhotoLab ESSENTIAL Edition costs 139. I then developed the same shot in LightRoom, and compared the exported jpegs from each side by side.

#Dxo photolab 5 vs lightroom classic plus#

I went with Prime NR on DXO with different settings, plus auto. I kept the edits to a minimum outside of lens correction and noise reduction. I watched another demo on YouTube tonight and it looked great, so I downloaded a trial again, shot ISO 12800 RAW on my Canon R, and then processed it in PhotoLab 2 and LightRoom. I’ve moved on since to Canon full frame bodies and I recently received a “special offer” email from DXO for PhotoLab 2 Elite edition. When I tested the trial version with some of my RAWs however, it was not any better than LightRoom, and in some cases seemed worse. I took a look at a demo of DXO PhotoLab some time ago when I shot with a four thirds body, because I was getting frustrated with the noise at high ISOs and the YouTube demos looked amazing with the Prime noise reduction.