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Who is the Leader of the Pack now? Every year I review the best of the best RAW image noise removal tools. Each year they all up their game. DxO have just released V8 of Photo Lab featuring DeepPRIME XD/XD2s noise removal; their most powerful noise reduction tech ever. But how does it comapre with [...]
Topaz Photo AI 3 Hands-on Review Topaz Photo AI 3 is the newest version of Topaz Labs' robust photo enhancement software. This update promises more sophisticated AI-driven tools for noise reduction, sharpening, and upscaling. In this hands-on review, I'll explore the new features and overall user experience to determine if it meets expectations. In my [...]
DxO Nik Collection - Introduction DxO and Skylum (producers of Luminar NEO) have different approaches to photo editing. DxO is about control and quality. Luminar is about creativity and maximising the use of AI. Both yield successful results. DxO Photo Lab is a brilliant RAW photo processor that also offers post-processing options. But it offers [...]
DXO Photo Lab 7 Review This is a look at DXO Photo Lab, a review of its features. This time, I am not comparing it to anything else, although I will refer to comparisons I have made previously, when appropriate. Introduction to DXO Photo Lab 7 DXO Photo Lab 7, which I will simply refer [...]
Topaz Photo AI-Introduction As a professional software developer, one of the first things I did after getting a digital camera that could shoot in RAW was to write some automatic (batch) processing software for it. My reasoning was simple—I was taking hundreds of photos with this new toy, but getting the best from each photo [...]
This blog post looks at the 'holy trinity' of photography software. Three products that, when combined, provide everything you need to develop your RAW images and edit your photos. There is some overlap between the three, as each continues to add to and refine their capabilities. Yet I don't view them as competing with each [...]
Topaz Photo AI V2 Update: June 2024: Read about Photo AI 3's new features. Update: December 2023: For the latest view and a comparison with DXO and Luminar NEO, see this post. I use Topaz Labs photo software and have done so for many years. This blog contains many reviews of their tools. I only [...]
Topaz Photo AI Review NOTE: Sept 2023. Topaz have just released V2 of this tool. Read the Topaz Photo AI V2 review. This is Topaz's flagship photo enhancing product. It is a combination of their three class leading AI tools, Gigapixel AI, DeNoise AI and Sharpen AI. I have reviewed these many times, and they [...]
The Langdale Valley In March 2014, I did a day trip to the UK lake District. That may not seem unusual, but I live near Gatwick Airport, in the south of England. It is a long drive and I wouldn't want to do a drive, a photo-hike, and then the return drive in a single [...]
DXO Pure RAW Sometimes I forget how spoilt I am with the photo software tools I use. DXO Photo Lab has been my go to RAW converter for years. Yes, I've dabbled with Luminar and still use it occasionally, but I always go back to DXO because it is so good. But most of you [...]
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