Unlike Adobe Lightroom, there’s no need to import images. One of the nice features of PhotoLab 5 is that it works around your filing structure. The Essential version has the optical corrections and a few additional controls but DxO PhotLab 5 Elite, reviewed here, has the full range of tools including the DeepPRIME and ClearView. Like the previous versions of DxO PhotoLab, PhotoLab 5 enables localised adjustment using U-Point technology, however, thanks to new tools, the area targeted for adjustment can sometimes be refined more easily than in previous editions.ĭxO PhotoLab 5 is available in two versions, Essential and Elite. The Elite version of DxO PhotoLab 5 also features an upgraded (faster) version of DxO DeepPRIME that benefits from artificial intelligence and deep learning for incredible noise reduction. In an exciting new development for PhotoLab, the latest version is compatible with some Fujifilm X-Trans CMOS sensors. Consequently, when you use PhotoLab for the first time, you’re prompted to download the necessary correction modules. The automatic corrections are available for different camera and lens combinations. It uses DxO’s in-depth understanding of optical flaws and how to correct them to enable automatic corrections, but it’s also possible to make global and local adjustments manually.

The Essential edition lacks the ClearView and PRIME modules.PhotoLab 5 is the latest version of DxO’s excellent image-editing and optical correction software. The software is available in two editions, Essential and Elite.

In the Preset Editor, preset effects can be previewed on a grid. Specifically, it includes a noise reduction function called 'PRIME' (Probabilistic Raw IMage Enhancement), a haze removal feature called 'ClearView', and its highlight recovery is called 'Smart Lighting'. Its user interface uses trademarked names for several of its modules.

It is known particularly for its detailed optical corrections that are available for over 20,000 lens-camera combinations. English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified ChineseĭxO PhotoLab is a proprietary non-destructive raw image processing software by DxO Labs, first released as OpticsPro in 2004.

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