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DXO Launches Photo Lab 7 and Film Pack 7

DXO labs has today announced the release of the latest version of its Flagship Photo Processing software, DXO Phot Lab 7. This new version includes new colour calibration tools, LUT support, a new workflow for black and white images and some revisions to the way local adjustments work. Also announced today is a new version of DXO Film Pack, DXO’s film emulation software.

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DXO Announces Nik Collection 6

I’m a bit late on this one, but DXO, earlier this week, announced Nik Collection 6. The latest release includes updates to 5 of the individual apps, as well as overall workflow improvements to the whole suite.

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DXO Releases 1,693 New DxO Optics Modules. Includes Support for Canon EOS R6 Mark II, the Fujifilm X-T5 and more.

DxO has just released a new batch of Optics Modules. This latest release includes 1,693 new modules, providing unparalleled corrections for a variety of popular camera models and lenses. Some of the camera models that are now supported by these new Optics Modules include the Canon EOS R6 Mark II, the Fujifilm X-T5, and the Sony A7R V

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PSA: Nik Collection Offer - Save 25%

Just a quick note to let you know about an offer our affiliate partner DXO is having at the moment. They are currently offering 25% off the NIK collection of plug-ins. I’m a little late on this though, and the offer is ending soon on the 14th September.

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Cool Feature of the Nik Software Suite – Copy and Paste Nik Settings directly in Lightroom

With the recent release of the Nik 5 plug-in collection], I have been using the software a bit more lately, and one of the cool things in the suite, is something that you may not be aware of. I don’t think this is actually a new feature in version 5, as I believe this was in 4 too, but there is some pretty impressive Lightroom integration with the suite. Specifically, you can copy and apply settings for the Nik plug-ins to other images directly in Lightroom.

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Nik Collection 5 released

DXO Labs today announced the release of Nik Collection 5. The suite of Plug-ins contains major upgrades to ColorEfex and AnalogEfex which include a new user interface as well as anew grain tool and the companies clear view technology. The suite also now comes with DXO Photolab 5 Essential, bringing Raw editing and DXO’s renowned optics correction to the suite.

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DXO Photo Lab 5.2 Released - Important notes for Fuji and Apple Silicon Users

DXO quietly released the latest update to DXO Photo Lab sometime recently. I don’t know when exactly this was as there was no press release or anything and I wasn’t really paying that much attention to the software update notices, but it’s actually an important release for two reasons. It brings improvements to Fuji support and improves the way Fuji cameras are handled in an important way. It also makes us aware of a bug in the latest MacOS and offers a work around. Read on for more details

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More Notes on DXO Pure Raw 2 - Fuji Processing - General Tips

Ever since it came out last week, I’ve been getting lots of questions about Pure Raw 2. I had outlined a first look at the software last week, both here and on my YouTube Channel, and I’ve had lots of comments and queries on various aspects of the application. So, I thought I’d try and address some of the key things people had questions about in this post.

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DXO Introduces Pure Raw 2 - Now with Lightroom Plug in and Fuji X-Trans Support

Today DXO Labs announced the release of the second version of DXO Purer Raw. In case you haven’t heard of Pure Raw before it’s DXO Labs’s Raw pre-processing software. It allows you to take advantage of the company’s excellent Ai-based noise reduction and demosiacing technologies, while still using your favourite editing application. The new release adds to major new features: Fuji X-Trans support and much improved workflow options.

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Processing Fujifilm Raw Files in 2022 - The Best Solutions

The topic of how best to process Fuji raw files has been a long-running topic on this website. I’ve covered it extensively in the past, including a previous version of this article. However, over the past two years since the last time I updated this, there have been a few changes to the landscape, and so it’s time to write an updated version. So, what are the best options for Fujifilm raw processing in 2022? (In my opinion)

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Nik Collection 4.3 Update Released

DxO labs has just released the latest update to the Nik software collection. The latest release, version 4.3 features new presets to “enhances the character of landscape and travel photographs” according to the press release.

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