DxO Optics Pro 10 costs £99/$129, while the Elite version will set you back £159/$199. Upgrade to the Elite version and you also get an improved noise reduction tool.įans of the film look may also want to try out DXO FilmPack 5 (sold separately), which includes 16 new analogue film emulations, including Kodak Portra 400, beloved by portrait photographers.ĭxO is now facing stiff competition from makers of film emulation presets for Lightroom, such as VSCO and, who offer an even wider selection at a comparable costs. It works out the adjustments automatically, saving you a lot of mouse work. This new version is claimed to be faster than its rather sluggish predecessor, and comes with a new tool called ClearView that helps remove smog and haze from your images (handy if you live in China). As well as sorting out any distortions it spots, you can use the program as a standard raw editor. This new version of DxO Optics Pro, announced this week, takes a very scientific approach to fixing distortions and flaws caused by lenses, cross referencing your image against a massive database of camera and lens combinations. If you shoot in raw, as I hope most readers are doing most of the time, then this is a good alternative to Lightroom or Adobe Camera Raw. Maybe you find Adobe software is overkill for what you need, or maybe it's too bloated and hard to use, but there are alternatives.Īdmittedly, they aren't yet causing Adobe any sleepless nights, but you can choose to edit your images via a different company if you so wish That doesn't mean to say that Adobe Creative Suite is the only show in town though.
To 'Photoshop' is a perfect example of a brand name that has become a verb, and indicates how ubiquitous the big A has become. Sometimes it can feel like the whole world has gone Adobe.
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