New in version 6 is extended ISO processing. Essentially, DxO is claiming that their RAW conversion can give you up to two additional stops of ISO quality. So, if your image is shot at ISO 12800, the output quality in DxO Optics Pro 6 would be equivalent to an image shot at ISO 3200 and processed in Capture One or Lightroom. I found this to be slightly optimistic, although noise reduction is certainly among the best I've seen and can easily hold its own with third party applications like Noiseware and Noise Ninja. Figures 4 and 5 shows the before and after of a very noisy image captured in Yellowstone. The processing in DxO Optics Pro 6 did a better job of preserving details, particularly with luminance noise, than Adobe Camera RAW managed to do.
- Dxo Optics Pro 6 System Requirements
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Jul 09, 2016 DxO Optics Pro 6 for Macintosh is scheduled for release in early 2010. A Macintosh intermediate release, DxO Optics Pro 5.3.6, fully compatible with Snow Leopard, is scheduled for end of November. It will also include support for additional camera bodies.
In the Advanced mode, you have access to a number of additional controls such as the Multi-point color balance tool. This control lets you set up to four different points to adjust the color balance of specific color ranges (Figure 6).
Figure 6
By default, DxO Optics Pro 6 places the tool panels along the right side of the window with tabs for Light, Color, Geometry, and Detail adjustments. You can move this around if you like, or you can have the palettes float. One nice touch is the ability to create a custom palette with only the tools you like (Figure 7). The main area can be set to view the corrected image only, or a split view to see both before and after. Some tools, like the color correction and dust removal require both views, with the tool being used on the before, and the results showing in the after panel. I found this to be a little confusing since I would need to go back and forth between the two images, but you get used to it soon enough.
Figure 7
Tools that I would expect to find, like levels and curves are nowhere to be found in DxO Optics Pro 6 though. While this certainly isn't a deal breaker, I'm used to having more control over specific ranges of tones with other applications and would like to see this in a future version.
DxO Optics Pro 6 lets you save adjustments as presets if you like, making it easier to replicate a specific look, like black and white or sepia processing, or a more saturated look for landscape images. You can also take advantage of a number of color rendering options such as camera or film settings like Velvia and KodaChrome 64.
DxO Optics Pro 6 also includes a number of presets, which can be applied as is, or on top of your current adjustments (Figure 8)
Figure 8
When you're finished with your adjustments, you move on to the Process module (figure 9). Here you can perform individual or batch conversions with options to save your images as JPG, TIFF, or DNG. DxO Optics Pro 6 also has full support for embedding ICC profiles into your exported images. The processing isn't particularly quick - it took about 1 minute per image with my Vista 64 machine to process Canon 1Ds Mark III images as TIFF files.
Figure 9
Once you've processed your images, you can look at a before and after in the View module (Figure 10). If you want to experiment, DxO Optics Pro 6 can create virtual copies of your images so you can apply different adjustment options. Like versions in Lightroom and variants in Capture One, these virtual copies take very little disk space and allow you to process the same image in a number of different ways.
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Conclusion
DxO has an extremely strong offering with version 6 of Optics Pro. The noise handling is the best I've seen in any of the conversion programs, and the workflow is straight forward and intuitive. It isn't going to be a one stop application for everyone though. There are no keywording or other image organization features, but DxO recognizes this and makes it very easy to integrate with Adobe Lightroom with a single click to export images into the Lightroom catalog. You can also easily post images to a Flickr account. The quality of the converted images is as good as it gets. Particularly if you have the lens module for your camera/lens combination, you'll see extremely good results with a minimal amount of effort. The ability to correct for fringing and lens optical deficiencies is really stunning.
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Features | 4 |
Ease-of-use | 4 |
Value for money | 4 |
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DxO Labs have launched DxO Optics Pro 6.2 for Windows and Mac, which supports Canon 550D and Sony Alpha DSLR-A450 in both its Standard and Elite editions, and the Canon 1D Mark IV and Nikon D3s in its Elite edition. In addition, 85 new DxO optical modules are now available to DxO Optics Pro users, supporting the following cameras: Canon 350D, 400D, 450D, 500D, 550D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 7D,1D Mark III, 1D Mark IV; Fuji S5 Pro; Nikon D3000, D40X, D50, D60, D90, D700, D3, D3s; Pentax K200D, K-7; and Sony A450. This brings the number of lens-camera combinations supported by DxO Optics Pro to 2000. The DxO Optics Pro 6.2 Standard edition costs £85, while the Elite edition is £179. These discounted prices are valid until 15 June 2010. All customers who purchased DxO Optics Pro 5 or 6 after 1 June 2009 are entitled to a free upgrade to version 6.2.
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Unrivaled automatic optical corrections of DxO Optics Pro v6.2 now available for Windows and Mac for 2000 lens-camera combinations
Support for Canon 550D and 1D Mark IV, Nikon D3s and Sony A450 Exceptional 30% discount through June 15
May 10, 2010 - DxO Labs announces the immediate availability of DxO Optics Pro v6.2 for Windows and Mac, providing Mac users with powerful RAW conversion and advanced optical corrections, along with a more intuitive interface.
May 10, 2010 - DxO Labs announces the immediate availability of DxO Optics Pro v6.2 for Windows and Mac, providing Mac users with powerful RAW conversion and advanced optical corrections, along with a more intuitive interface.
DxO Optics Pro v6.2 now supports Canon 550D and Sony Alpha DSLR-A450 in both its Standard and Elite editions, and the Canon 1D Mark IV and Nikon D3s in its Elite edition.
In addition, 85 new DxO optical modules are now available to DxO Optics Pro users, supporting the following cameras: Canon 350D, 400D, 450D, 500D, 550D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 7D,1D Mark III, 1D Mark IV; Fuji S5 Pro; Nikon D3000, D40X, D50, D60, D90, D700, D3, D3s; Pentax K200D, K-7; and Sony A450. This brings the number of lens-camera combinations supported by DxO Optics Pro to 2000, permitting users to obtain an unequaled precision of optical fault correction.
“The availability of the Canon 1D Mark IV and Nikon D3s cameras that permit access to previously unimaginable ISO settings has represented an enormous opportunity for DxO Optics Pro to utilize its technical expertise. Instead of being considered as ‘emergency’ settings that produce poor-quality photos, we have been able to demonstrate that photographers can use these very high ISO operational settings on a daily basis to produce outstanding, high-quality images,” explained Cyrille de La Chesnais, DxO Labs’ Director of Sales & Marketing for the Photography business.
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Version 6 offers Mac users access to:
Dxo Optics Pro 6 System Requirements
* The latest noise-suppression technologies, resulting in remarkably high-quality photos at normal ISOs, or even pushing the sensitivity above current limits – up to one or two stops above the usual settings, without noticeable loss of image quality;
* Manual optics correction control for lenses that have not yet been calibrated, and supplementary control of high spatial frequencies for greater preservation of details in an image;
* A user interface redesigned for easier handling by new users, and optimized work flow for greater productivity for expert and professional photographers;
* Support for the following cameras: Pentax K-7, Sony Alpha DSLR-A500, Sony Alpha DSLR-A550, Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1.
* Manual optics correction control for lenses that have not yet been calibrated, and supplementary control of high spatial frequencies for greater preservation of details in an image;
* A user interface redesigned for easier handling by new users, and optimized work flow for greater productivity for expert and professional photographers;
* Support for the following cameras: Pentax K-7, Sony Alpha DSLR-A500, Sony Alpha DSLR-A550, Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1.
New features of version 6.2 for Mac and Windows users
This version brings to Mac and Windows users many improvements in terms of interface and features, including:
* Simplified and improved user interface that makes the software even more intuitive to use;
* A new default preset that offers a better sharpening of the smallest details;
* A new automatic denoising setting that restores even more RAW image details;
* XMP data conservation to allow better integration with Adobe Lightroom;
* New and improved shortcuts;
* Improved stability.
* A new default preset that offers a better sharpening of the smallest details;
* A new automatic denoising setting that restores even more RAW image details;
* XMP data conservation to allow better integration with Adobe Lightroom;
* New and improved shortcuts;
* Improved stability.
Availability and special price
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DxO Optics Pro v6.2 for Windows and Mac, both Standard and Elite editions, are immediately available from both DxO Labs’ e-store and selected resellers at an exceptional discount until June 15, 2010:
* Standard edition: £ 89 instead of £ 135 (for a savings of £ 46);
* Elite edition: £ 179 instead of £ 269 (for a savings of £ 90).
* Elite edition: £ 179 instead of £ 269 (for a savings of £ 90).
All customers who purchased DxO Optics Pro 5 or 6 after June 1, 2009 are entitled to a free upgrade to version 6.2. All other users benefit from the following discounts until June 15, 2010:
* DxO Optics Pro Standard (any version) to DxO Optics Pro 6 Standard: £ 39 instead of £ 59;
* DxO Optics Pro Elite (any version) to DxO Optics Pro 6 Elite: £ 59 instead of £ 89.
* DxO Optics Pro Elite (any version) to DxO Optics Pro 6 Elite: £ 59 instead of £ 89.
Prices include sales taxes and VAT.
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System Requirements
* 2 GB RAM minimum
* 400 MB available disk space
* 400 MB available disk space
Windows :
* Intel Pentium 4 processor or AMD equivalent (Pentium Dual Core or higher or equivalent recommended)
* Microsoft Windows XP 32 or 64 bits, Windows Vista 32 or 64 bits, Windows 7 (32 or 64 bits)
* To process RAW images larger than 20 MPixels, a 64-bit operating system with 4 GB RAM is strongly recommended
* Microsoft Windows XP 32 or 64 bits, Windows Vista 32 or 64 bits, Windows 7 (32 or 64 bits)
* To process RAW images larger than 20 MPixels, a 64-bit operating system with 4 GB RAM is strongly recommended
Mac :
* Intel-Mac
* Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
* To process RAW images larger than 20 MPixels, 3 GB RAM is strongly recommended
* Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
* To process RAW images larger than 20 MPixels, 3 GB RAM is strongly recommended