DxO PhotoLab Changelog

What's new in DxO PhotoLab 7.4.0 Build 151

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Color calibration
LUT support
Local corrections palette for a cleaner interface
ColowWheel (HSL) correction available in local adjustments
DxO Styles and renderings for a distinctive starting point
Black and white workflow
Channel mixer (previously only available with FilmPack)

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Develop your RAW and JPEG images and get high-quality rendering with ease: DxO PhotoLab offers you a complete set of intelligent automatic corrections that you can adjust manually whenever you want.
DxO DeepPRIME: Artificial intelligence revolutionizes RAW image denoising and conversion by allowing you to do both simultaneously, for exceptional results. DxO DeepPRIME, which belongs to the class of convolutional neural networks, has been trained using billions of samples from more than 15 years of measurement and calibration at DxO Labs. The quality of photos is dramatically improved, especially those taken in low light, or with small pixels, or taken with older-generation cameras.
DxO Clearview Plus goes one step further in terms of rendering, intelligently increasing local contrast tenfold while effectively suppressing distant atmospheric haze without producing pronounced halo effects.
DxO Smart Lighting optimizes the dynamic range of your image and restores detail to underexposed or overexposed areas.
DxO Smart Workspace: Thanks to a dynamic filtering system that is directly accessible from a dedicated toolbar, the DxO Smart Workspace allows you to show or hide, with one click, the tool palettes in three modes: by correction family (light, color, detail, geometry, local settings), by active corrections, or by favorite palettes. In addition, thanks to a dedicated search field, you can now search for a specific tool and instantly display the corresponding palette.
Enhanced repair tool with manual repositioning, a choice of Duplicate and Repair modes, management of progressive contours, and brush opacity.
A complete solution for local adjustments, including U-POINT technology: Brush, graduated filter, and control points allow you to edit your images locally, combining power and simplicity.
Distortion Corrections and Lens Sharpness: Get the most out of your equipment with customized automatic corrections based on DxO’s recognized scientific expertise in measurement and calibration.
DxO Instant Watermarking: This new tool allows you to inlay text and/or an image and view the results instantly. Placement, orientation, scale, margins, opacity – as well as text color – are fully customizable. You can choose to activate or deactivate the watermark when you export one or more images. To ensure better integration of the visual signature or text, seven merge modes are available.
Batch renaming of images: From the DxO Photo Library or directly from the Image Browser in the Customize tab, you can now select multiple files and then, using a dedicated dialog box:
Search/Replace text in the names of the selected files
Add text before or after existing names
Rename the selected files and add a counter either before or after the name
DxO Advanced History: The new History palette displays the correction value as well as the difference compared to its previous value by each step you take. This allows you to navigate at different times during the editing process while being fully aware of the changes you have made. In the case of grouped corrections, such as applying presets or multiple settings from the White Balance palette, the History palette displays grouped corrections, which you can view as needed.
Selectively copy and paste settings: From the Image Browser in the Customize tab, you can right-click on an image and then select the individual development settings to apply to one or more other images by selecting them by category – light, color, detail, local corrections, geometry, or watermark.
Parallel multiple exports and new DNG export format for optimizing your workflow and ensuring the best compatibility with third-party solutions. Create multiple output files in parallel, while benefiting from the new DNG export that can include only optical corrections to maximize image quality, while maintaining the dynamics and colors of the original file.
HSL and DxO ColorWheel tool for adjusting colors with unparalleled precision and flexibility. Select the color ranges you want to set manually or use the newly developed hue dropper to set them automatically.
Keyword and DxO PhotoLibrary management: Search, sort, and organize your images like never before.
Enhanced color management: Support for DCP color profiles, in addition to ICC color profiles, gives you the most accurate color reproduction possible.
Support for new equipment. DxO PhotoLab 4 supports the following additional cameras:
Canon EOS R5, EOS R6, and EOS 850D
Nikon D6 and Z5
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV
Panasonic Lumix S5.
More than 60,000 camera/lens combinations are now available.

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DxO OpticsPro becomes DxO PhotoLab:
First released thirteen years ago, DxO OpticsPro revolutionized image processing with the first software-based optical corrections based on laboratory-grade mathematical models. Today DxO OpticsPro represents a complete RAW conversion solution that has far outgrown its initial scope, with unique features like DxO PRIME, the gold standard in noise reduction technology, and DxO Smart Lighting, an intelligent exposure tool. By adding powerful local adjustment tools, DxO OpticsPro now gives photographers new creative opportunities and ushers in a new era. Thus, DxO is proud to highlight this important evolution by giving its award-winning software a new name that reflects its power and versatility: DxO PhotoLab.
Universally accessible U Point technology in a non-destructive workflow:
Through the acquisition of the Nik Collection assets from Google, DxO has integrated U Point technology, a favorite feature of millions of photographers who use Nik Software products. This local adjustment technology allows users, with just a few clicks, to make complex selections, which would normally take meticulous, time-consuming work using a brush tool. Following this recent acquisition, DxO PhotoLab is now the only software to offer U Point technology in a non-destructive RAW workflow.
A comprehensive local adjustment solution:
To provide photographers with all the tools they need to make local corrections, DxO is rounding out DxO PhotoLab’s feature list with an auto mask retouching brush that’s perfect for making precise selections, especially on portraits, as well as a graduated filter tool that’s useful for landscape photography. These tools share many similarit ies with Control Points: they give all users access to essential settings options, including exposure, contrast, white balance, micro-contrast, vibrancy, sharpness, and the addition of a bokeh effect. For an even better user experience, all of these options are displayed in the Local Equalizer above the image, right next to the area being retouched. These controls are also fully integrated in DxO PhotoLab's RAW conversion feature and are non- destructive. For example, users can restore highlights locally by using the extra data contained in the RAW file without changing the rest of the photo. Photographers who use JPEG files can use these local adjustment tools as well. DxO PhotoLab also lets users work with maximum efficiency by allowing them to use several different tools within the same selection.
New Repair tool:
DxO PhotoLab includes a repair tool that has been rebuilt from the ground up. The interface is just as simple as before, featuring a simple brush that can be used on the areas that need retouching; but the underlying algorithm provides much better — and faster — results. This revamped Repair tool is now a fully-formed corrective tool that lets users quickly and easily get rid of undesirable elements in their photos.
Optimal Lens Sharpness in RAW files even at the highest sensitivities:
Lens Sharpness has been an exclusive feature of former DxO OpticsPro for the last decade. Available for the nearly 40,000 camera-lens combinations DxO has analyzed in its laboratory, this feature applies the most appropriate sharpness correction to each point in the image’s field of view, while also accounting for the type of equipment and shooting settings used. So as to not detract from the quality of the image, the Lens Sharpness optimization feature also adapts to the image’s ISO level — a part of the tool that was a particular point of focus in the new DxO PhotoLab release. RAW images are now much sharper when shot at medium-sensitivity settings, while noise levels remain well-controlled. This improvement, especially when used in conjunction with DxO's exclusive PRIME noise-reduction technology, opens up even more opportunities for low-light photography.

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DxO OpticsPro v10.1 is now compatible with the Lightroom and other third-party software’s star ranking systems, has improved the speed at which it displays its visual presets in Windows, and has enriched its DxO FilmPack and DxO ViewPoint plugins.
This update also allows DxO OpticsPro 10 to support the Canon EOS 7D Mark II and PowerShot G7 X, the GoPro HERO4 Black Edition, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40, and Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
Extended compatibility with XMP standard:
DxO OpticsPro 10 provides a non-destructive workflow that is totally integrated with Lightroom. Very simple, the process transfers RAW and DNG images from the Lightroom cataloger to DxO OpticsPro for processing, and then returns them to Lightroom in DNG linear format. In addition, extended compatibility with the XMP standard allows users to preserve their star rankings during transfer.
DxO OpticsPro v10.1 further extends its compatibility, in that the stars assigned in Lightroom and in other third-party software are automatically read in the EXIF or XMP data. Similarly the rankings assigned in DxO OpticsPro is written in the output files and the stars can be read by other programs.
Improved display of visual presets:
Having already improved with version 10 the speed of its launch by 1.5x and its loading of files by 10x for Mac and Windows, DxO OpticsPro v10.1 has further increased the speed of its display of visual presets in Windows — up to 3 times faster, with a smoother passage from image to image.
DxO OpticsPro 10’s visual presets let photographers automatically apply settings that are adapted to numerous uses cases —Portrait, Landscape, Black & White, Single-shot HDR. Easy to access, they can be directly previewed as thumbnails prior to being applied, thus facilitating the user’s choice.
Improved tools for DxO FilmPack and DxO ViewPoint plugins:
As a plugin for DxO OpticsPro, DxO FilmPack lets photographers directly apply to their RAW images many analog film renderings as well as various graphic and visual effects. DxO OpticsPro v10.1 gives access to Designer presets, which are creative photo styles carefully developed by DxO to give photos a unique look. These presets can be found in the presets window in two additional categories (color and black & white).
The DxO ViewPoint perspective palette has likewise been improved for the Mac version: it is now possible to move lines just by clicking, rather than having to move the anchor points.
New DxO Optics Modules available:
DxO OpticsPro v10.1 adds 424 new camera/lens combinations to the DxO Optics Module library, providing support for Apple, Canon, GoPro, Nikon, Panasonic, Samyang, Sigma, Sony, Tamron, Tokin and, Zeiss lenses for many Apple, Canon, GoPro, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic and Sony cameras.

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DxO OpticsPro 10 introduces DxO ClearView, a spectacular new feature that eliminates atmospheric haze from photos. This new version also improves the revolutionary PRIME denoising technology, which offers a gain in image quality of up to one stop greater than the best denoising algorithms on the market
DxO OpticsPro leverages DxO Lab’s rigorous scientific calibration of camera equipment, now including over 20,000 camera and lens combinations. Based on this proprietary data, DxO OpticsPro is able to offer the most powerful tools for processing RAW and JPEG images: unequaled optical corrections, intelligent optimization of exposure and contrast, and preservation of colors and details. Its many presets allow photographers to adapt the processing to suit their tastes, and to bring out the best in their photos in just a few clicks
New DxO ClearView feature:
The new exclusive DxO ClearView feature automatically eliminates the phenomenon of atmospheric haze visible in many landscape photos, as well as the smog often present in urban images. Based on a powerful algorithm, DxO ClearView analyzes the color components of each pixel and locally improves the image contrast. The results are spectacular: in just one click, the contrast in the image is instantly improved and faded colors are revived. For expert photographers, the intensity of the effect can be modified so as to adjust the correction to suit their tastes.
Improved revolutionary PRIME technology:
Designed to achieve optimal image quality, DxO OpticsPro 10’s revolutionary PRIME (Probabilistic Raw IMage Enhancement) denoising technology has been optimized to increase speed, with processing time up to 4 times faster! In addition, the interface of the Noise reduction palette has been improved and provides a larger area for previewing denoising.
A DxO exclusive, PRIME denoising technology is based on a thorough analysis of the structure of an image in order to differentiate between noise and fine details. For each pixel, nearly a thousand neighboring pixels are studied to identify the similarities and recombine information. This ultra-high-quality denoising brings spectacular results: textures, details, and color saturation are preserved, particularly in shadows, even in images shot at very high sensitivities.
DxO Smart Lighting and DxO Lens Softness optimization:
The exclusive DxO Smart Lighting feature optimizes the contrast over the entire image by intelligently adapting to its contents. Improved in DxO OpticsPro 10, it now offers a better rendering in automatic mode, thanks to a more detailed analysis of scene contents. In manual mode, the Selective tone sliders act even more precisely: information that one thought was lost in the dark or burnt zones are better restored, even in cases of strong backlighting.
With its perfect knowledge of lens performance, DxO OpticsPro’s exclusive Lens Softness tool harmonizes the sharpness of photos from the center to the edges, giving images exceptional crispness, regardless of shooting conditions. It performs with fewer artifacts and preserves colors better to provide even stronger visual accents. Default color accentuation has also been increased to obtain even sharper images.
The power of DxO ViewPoint’s geometrical corrections applied to RAW files:
DxO OpticsPro 10 can now integrate DxO ViewPoint’s powerful geometrical corrections. After the DxO ViewPoint plugin is activated, a dedicated palette lets photographers directly correct perspective problems and volume deformation in RAW and JPEG images. The dedicated DxO ViewPoint palette includes all the same visual tools as the standalone application version.
Even more comfort and productivity:
The DxO OpticsPro interface has evolved once again. The White Balance and Dust Correction tools can now be used in full-screen mode for greater comfort and precision. The image browser has been simplified and the overall design of the interface has been revised.
More powerful than ever before, DxO OpticsPro has sped up its boot speed (x 1.5) and much faster file loading (x10) on both Mac and Windows for immediate access to images. Finally, DxO OpticsPro 10 now supports DNG files converted using Lightroom or Adobe DNG Converter (so long as the original RAW file is also supported), for an easier workflow with Adobe products.
New editions and new prices:
DxO OpticsPro 10 is now accessible via two new editions – ESSENTIAL and ELITE – both of which support all of the equipment calibrated by DxO. The two editions differ in terms of the number of features available.

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The first workflow completely integrated with Lightroom:
Up until now, exporting a RAW image from Lightroom to another software application required first converting it to JPEG or TIFF format, which can reduce image quality. DxO Optics Pro v9.5 offers the first non-destructive workflow that is completely integrated with Lightroom.
This very simple process lets users transfer their RAW images in one click from the Lightroom cataloguer to DxO Optics Pro, process them, and then return them to Lightroom in DNG format, which retains the qualities of a RAW file so as to facilitate additional processing.
The dual non-destructive flow gives users optimal flexibility right through to the final adjustments to their photos.
To learn more about the interaction between DxO Optics Pro and Lightroom, go to our dedicated web page.
The power of DxO processing accessible in just one click:
Accessible directly from Lightroom, this workflow puts all of DxO’s image quality know-how into the hands of Adobe software users:
The quality of its RAW conversion based on prior calibration of each sensor;
The efficiency of its exclusive PRIME technology in eliminating noise, even under the most extreme shooting conditions;
The power and precision of its optical corrections which, based on the calibration of each camera/lens combination, eliminates distortion, chromatic aberrations, and vignetting, as well as restores image sharpness;
The intelligent exposure optimization of its DxO Smart Lighting feature, which among other things allows for perfect recovery of highlights.
DxO Optics Pro automatically adjusts all of these parameters to produce an optimized rendering during batch processing, thus saving users a significant amount of time.
Increased compatibility with XMP standard:
With the aim of facilitating its workflow with Lightroom, DxO Optics Pro v9.5 offers greater compatibility with the XMP standard: star or color rankings stored in image metadata are now perfectly preserved during transfer.
More than 18,000 available Optics Modules
DxO Optics Pro supports most current camera models on the market. DxO Optics Pro v9.5 now handles RAW files from 5 additional cameras: the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II, the Nikon 1 V3, the Panasonic Lumix GH-4, and the Sony A6000.
Finally, 165 new camera/lens combinations have been added to the library, which today counts more than 18,000 available DxO Optics Modules.

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Even more spectacular images:
DxO Optics Pro v9.1’s PRIME (Probabilistic Raw IMage Enhancement) technology has been enhanced to obtain an even more detailed rendering, particularly at high ISO. Textures and details are better preserved, and noise is eliminated more efficiently.
A DxO Labs’ exclusive denoising technology, PRIME, has been designed to achieve unrivaled image quality. Its algorithms analyze the structure of RAW images in depth: for each pixel, nearly a thousand neighboring pixels are studied in order to identify similarities and to reconstruct information. This unusual denoising produces spectacular results: details, color saturation (particularly in dark zones), and textures are preserved for a natural-looking rendering.
With PRIME denoising technology, DxO Optics Pro 9 offers a gain in image quality of up to one stop beyond the best noise reduction algorithms currently available on the market.
Support for new cameras and new DxO Optics Modules available:
DxO’s laboratories calibrate the most recent equipment on the market. This means that DxO Optics Pro v9.1 supports the following eight new cameras: the Sony Alpha 7R (Elite Edition), the Olympus OM-D E-M1 (Elite Edition), the Nikon D5300, the Pentax K-500, the Canon PowerShot G16 and PowerShot S120, the Panasonic Lumix GX-7, and the Sony NEX-5T.
DxO Optics Pro v9.1 also benefits from the addition of new DxO Optics Modules: nearly 500 new camera/lens combinations round out the library, which now contains more than 16,000 available modules. Developed in the lab, these modules contain exhaustive information about the characteristics of each camera and lens so as to automatically correct distortion, vignetting, chromatic aberrations, and lens softness (lack of edge-to-edge sharpness) with an unmatched level of quality.
Faster display for greater productivity:
DxO Optics Pro v9.1 is now faster for greater user comfort. Images now display instantly, facilitating sorting and speeding up photographers’ workflow.
All the creativity of DxO FilmPack v4.5 applied to RAW images:
With DxO FilmPack in plugin mode (and thus without quitting the DxO Optics Pro interface), photographers can give their photos a unique look by directly applying to their RAW images the characteristics of any of dozens of analog films, as well as numerous filters, tonings, and visual effects — all of which they can customize in an infinite number of ways.
Integrating the latest features of DxO FilmPack v4.5, DxO Optics Pro v9.1 offers two additional new analog films – the legendary Agfa Scala 200x and Kodak Ektar 100 – as well as new Designer renderings and enhanced frame and light leak tools.
New Export to Facebook option:
DxO Optics Pro v9.1’s new Export to Facebook option lets users share their photos via the popular social network. Photographers can publish their photos directly from RAW images, with processing and uploading combined into a single operation.

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DxO Optics Pro 9 introduces PRIME, a revolutionary noise reduction technology whose spectacular performance produces detailed and vividly-colored images even under the most extreme shooting conditions.
Based on DxO Labs' exclusive approach of prior calibration of equipment in its laboratories, DxO Optics Pro integrates many powerful tools for automatically processing RAW and JPEG images: precise optical and geometric corrections, intelligent optimization of exposure and contrast, preservation of colors and details. Its numerous presets can be adapted to photographers' personal tastes and will help them bring out the best in their photos in just a few clicks.
Breathtaking images, even at extremely high ISO:
Thanks to PRIME (Probabilistic Raw IMage Enhancement) denoising technology, which analyzes the structure of RAW images in depth in order to differentiate between noise and fine details, DxO Optics Pro 9 offers a gain in image quality of up to one full stop over the best noise reduction algorithms currently on the market.
"In contrast to the usual approach of finding a better compromise between image quality and execution speed, we have created a tool whose sole purpose is to obtain the best image quality possible, "explained Frédéric Guichard, Chief Scientific Officer of DxO Labs. "For each pixel, more than a thousand neighboring pixels are analyzed. This vast exploration allows DxO Optics Pro to identify similar data that can serve to reconstruct image information. Several minutes may be required to do this, but this process takes place in the background, so users can work on other images and projects while they wait for the results."
PRIME technology results in truly spectacular images: noise is suppressed, and textures, details, and color saturation are preserved, particularly in shadows, for a beautifully natural look.
For photographers who prefer to denoise their images immediately, DxO Optics Pro 9 still offers a newly-improved high-quality "classic"denoising tool that produces finely-detailed renderings quickly, even at the highest sensitivities.
Unrivaled highlight management and color rendering:
The exclusive DxO Smart Lighting feature optimizes the overall contrast of an image by intelligently adapting to its contents. This tool has been further improved in DxO Optics Pro 9, which now offers even more powerful highlight management: details that once were thought lost are revealed, even when the information is missing in the original RAW data, and colorimetric errors are minimized.
DxO Labs' highly precise knowledge of the way each camera reproduces color allows DxO Optics Pro to emulate the rendering of any camera on RAW images. DxO Optics Pro 9 goes even further by proposing a new color rendering called "DxO Portrait", which preserves skin tones and naturally-saturated colors.
New visual presets:
DxO Optics Pro 9's library of presets has been completely redesigned. Portrait, Landscape, Black & White, Single-shot HDR: the new DxO presets respond to different use cases that photographers frequently encounter, and are supplemented by "Atmospheres", a new set of creative renderings.
A new visual presets window makes it easier for users choose which preset to apply to their images by letting them preview thumbnails of the rendering effects prior to application.
New export tools:
DxO Optics Pro 9 simplifies its workflow by allowing photographers to go directly from customizing their images to using and sharing them.
The "Export to Disk" feature lets users generate and save JPEG, TIFF, and DNG images in just a few clicks. The new "Export to Application" feature groups into a single transaction both processing and opening images in an external application, such as other DxO software products or other editors that specialize in photo retouching, panoramic shots, HDR, and cataloguing. Finally, the "Export to Flickr" feature adopts this same new approach, letting users process and publish their photos directly online in just one step.
Even more comfortable and productive:
The DxO Optics Pro interface has undergone another evolution, with a new workspace that highlights essential correction tools, optimizes vertical space, and reorganizes toolbars and palettes in an even more logical fashion. Further, it is now possible to access context-sensitive help directly in the correction palettes.

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DxO Optics Pro v8.1 now offers color management and sharpness enhancement when printing, an output option for reducing EXIF data, as well as numerous improvements to its interface for an even more rapid workflow.
This update also allows DxO Optics Pro 8 to support the Sony NEX-6, the Canon Powershot S110 and G15, and the Olympus Pen E-PM2 and E-PL5.
DxO Optics Pro v8.1 also benefits from the continuous addition of DxO Optics Modules. Nearly 150 new camera/lens combinations have been added to the library. The software now provides support for additional Canon, Olympus, and Sigma lenses for Canon, Olympus, and Sony cameras. Among these is the highly-anticipated Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM for Canon, the first very wide-aparture lens in the new Sigma Art line designed for landscape, portrait, still life, macro, and reportage.
Based on a unique approach of prior calibration in the laboratories of DxO Labs, DxO Optics Pro v8.1 includes numerous powerful and automatic RAW and JPEG image-processing tools. DxO Optics Pro v8.1 offers the best tool for automatically adjusting contrast and light, the most advanced optical corrections on the market, and precise color management. Its unrivaled performance and its intuitive interface provides a smooth and fast workflow
Management of print color rendering and sharpness:
DxO Optics Pro v8.1 offers a new output option that allows users to remove all of the EXIF metadata contained in a JPEG or TIFF image file — very useful for restricting this kind of information as well as for reducing its size when sharing such files online.
Among other improvements found in DxO Optics Pro v8.1, the preferences window now displays the size of the disk space that the preview and thumbnail cache occupy.
In addition, the DxO Optics Modules management window has been enhanced to display all the available camera/lens combinations available, whether or not they have been installed on the user’s computer.
Finally, the Windows version now includes certain improvements that were previously introduced in the Mac version. For example, information layer about corrections that cannot be previewed because of the zoom level has now been removed: this information is now directly indicated in the relevant palettes for greater user comfort.
More flexible OpenCL management:
The thumbnail display as well as image processing in DxO Optics Pro 8 benefits from OpenCL acceleration (Windows version only). DxO Optics Pro v8.1 removes certain restrictions present in earlier versions and now allows users to activate this option at any time as soon as the graphics card on their computer supports this feature.

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DxO Smart Lighting:
Master the light:
New DxO Smart Lighting corrects the light and contrast of your images easily and intuitively. The unique slider groups a set of very powerful tools to help you to keep control of your image contrast. DxO Optics Pro analyzes the contents of your image and recovers all the details automatically, both in the highlighted areas and in the darker zones. A DxO Labs exclusive.
DxO Optics Pro 8’s new Selective tone control allows you to more precisely correct the brightness of your image separately in the highlights, the mid-tones, and the shadows, for impressive results.
The new DxO default preset also utilizes the features of the new DxO Smart Lighting.
Interface and controls:
Redesigned organization of controls:
The DxO Optics Pro 8 interface is redesigned to speed up your work and make it more efficient. The basic and most important corrections, such as White balance, Exposure compensation, DxO Smart Lighting, Contrast, and Color accentuation have been regrouped in the Light and Color palette, covering 90% of the basic tasks to be performed.
Palette reorganization:
The advanced corrections have been reorganized more logically in different palettes. The new Light and Color – Advanced palette, as an example, includes the Selective tone control and the Protect saturated colors sliders. The Detail palette regroups the new Moiré and Dead pixels controls, and the Optical corrections are grouped in their own palette.
Output:
Printing:
DxO Optics Pro 8 new print module allows you to directly print RAW images onto full pages or contact sheets. Many settings are available: margins, layout, and data to be printed as legends, etc.
Performance:
Caching of previews and thumbnails:
The previews and thumbnails are now cached, which means a much faster display of images and their corrections. The image browser always displays the corrected images, even after leaving and restarting the program. Thumbnail image quality has also been improved.
Preview speed-up:
The image preview is much faster, thus accelerating the workflow.
Noise correction preview below 75% as an option The noise correction can be seen with zoom levels set below 75%, which was not the case in previous versions of DxO Optics Pro. You can activate this option in Preferences (it is turned off by default). If your computer can cope with it, we recommend that you activate this option. However, if the noise preview impacts the speed of your computer, you can deactivate it again at any time.
Other new items and changes:
Optical corrections:
Improved correction of chromatic aberrations: Thanks to its analysis of the RAW file image contents associated with DxO Optics Module data, DxO Optics Pro performs perfect correction of the color fringes found along object edges.
Image treatment:
Improved default color rendering: DxO Labs has developed and improved the color modeling of camera JPEG files.
Eight camera models have been recalibrated to improve the faithfulness of their color rendering (Canon EOS-5D, EOS-5D MkII and EOS-7D, Nikon D90, D5000, D7000, D3 and D700).
Dead pixels slider: The automatic control of hot or dead pixels that show up in high-ISO or long-exposure images can be fine-tuned with the new Intensity slider.
Moiré slider: The automatic control of moiré, showing as color artifacts in high-frequency details of the pictures, can also be fine-tuned with the new Intensity slider.
Image resampling: Bicubic sharper has been added to the resampling options in the Process tab.
Smart color management:
Protect vivid colors:
DxO Optics Pro 8 offers new automatic protection of saturated colors, based on your image content and your own color corrections. This new item is also part of the DxO default preset.
Further interface and workflow improvements:
Additional image filtering: It is now possible to filter and sort images by ISO speed or virtual copy number.
Histogram: The histogram is now smaller (to fit the new interface), and the RGB channels can be displayed individually by clicking on the respective buttons.
EXIF data: The EXIF palette displays additional information, such as Exposure Program, Exposure Bias, and Metering Mode.
Output settings: Improved layout of the output settings palette (Process tab).

New in DxO PhotoLab 7.5.5 Build 528 (Oct 12, 2012)

New in DxO PhotoLab 7.5.4 Build 488 (Aug 30, 2012)

New in DxO PhotoLab 7.5.3 (Aug 30, 2012)

New in DxO PhotoLab 7.5.2 (Aug 30, 2012)

New in DxO PhotoLab 7.5.1 (Aug 30, 2012)

New in DxO PhotoLab 7.5.0 Build 351 (May 24, 2012)

New in DxO PhotoLab 7.2.2 Rev 28274 Build 204 (Apr 19, 2012)

New in DxO PhotoLab 7.2.1 (Apr 19, 2012)

New in DxO PhotoLab 7.2.0 Rev 25011 Build 94 (Jan 28, 2012)

New in DxO PhotoLab 7.1.0 Rev 24002 Build 104 (Dec 20, 2011)

New in DxO PhotoLab 7.0.0 Build 910 (Dec 20, 2011)

Entirely new workflow:
Projects are now optional
Images can be removed from the disk
Images can be moved from one folder to another
The correction settings are now linked to the image itself and not to the project containing it
Virtual copy creation and management were simplified
The correction settings are now automatically and continuously saved
Images can be added to the processing queue before the current processing is over
The “DxO – First Steps” workspace was completely redesigned
New storage format for the presets (.preset) and sidecars (.dop);
Sidecars are automatically exported and imported by default
Improved automatic sidecar export (sidecars are only exported if the correction settings of the corresponding files were modified manually)
The “View” tab was removed
Improved display and processing speed:
Image processing algorithms speed was optimized
Image loading speed was optimized
Better use of recent muticore processors
Use of OpenCL technology (a compatible graphics card is required)
New image processing tools:
The default preset (“DxO default”) and the “DxO default – Neutral color (RAW only)” preset were modified to give an improved color rendition
The “Protect saturated colors” tool was improved; it will reduce the saturation of excessively saturated colors while leaving less-saturated colors untouched.
A new “Bokeh” slider was added to the “DxO Lens Softness” tool; it lets you reduce the sharpening artifacts in the bokeh while maintaining optimal sharpness in in-focus areas.
A new “Edge offset” slider was added to the “Unsharp mask” tool; it lets you apply a stronger sharpening on the edges of the image, to give an equally sharp image on the whole field.
New supported bodies:
Sony Alpha 77
Fujifilm FinePix X100
Nikon Coolpix P7100
Sony NEX-C3
Sony NEX-5N
300 new DxO Optics Modules:
The module detection algorithm accuracy was improved
The DxO Optics Modules ambiguity resolution was simplified
Various user interface improvements
Thumbnails now scroll horizontally instead of vertically
The Lightroom and Flickr export buttons are now available in all tabs
Output settings no longer need to be saved manually
Improved waiting animation when applying corrections
A progress bar now indicates the progress of the processing on every image, in addition to the general progress bar
Crop is now applied in preview
A grid of thirds can be displayed inside the crop rectangle
All sliders can be reset with a double clic
All sliders can be moved with the mouse wheel
The next and previous image buttons are always available

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New in DxO PhotoLab 6.0 (Feb 2, 2010)

New noise removal at high ISO for vivid colors and details
New features:
New « Detail » setting in the « Lens Softness » rollup to amplify high frequency details to get crisper images
Important New Feature: New manual distortion and vignetting correction slider for images shot with lenses not yet supported by DxO Optics Pro
New auto exposure mode: “Center Weighted Average”
Extended range of some sliders (DxO Lighting, keystoning)
Interface improvements:
Redesigned, simpler-to-use interface
Tools are now grouped into a single palette
New dock on the left hand side of the screen
Workspace customization capability
Detachable “PROJECT” pane. Images can also be displayed on multiple lines
Some of the DxO Optics Pro 5 advanced features have been hidden to simplify the interface but can be easily made visible via the Edit/Preferences menu
Presets can now be applied or created in the « Customize » tab via a new preset drop down menu, or by right-mouse clicking in the « PROJECT » pane.
Virtual image copies can be compared to each other via the drop down menu labeled « Before correction » (both in the « Customize » tab and in the « View » tab)
A « First Step Wizard » helps guide first time users to become familiar with the capabilities of the program
Grid size and background color is now customizable
White balance picker radius size is now customizable
Contrast and saturation (in the « COLOR/Color Modes » rollup) are now set via sliders (instead of drop down menus) which enables finer tuning
Support for additional cameras:
Olympus E3, E30, E410, E420, E450, E510, E520, E620;
Sony A230, A330, A380;
Nikon D300s.
200 new DxO Optics Modules
Faster program downloads: Installation is no longer done via a Download Manager, but by a standard installer
Important New Feature: DxO Optics Module download can now be performed automatically when adding images to the project. No more restarting the
program to activate new modules.
Project database improvements:
Project database can now be cleared
Project auto-save every ‘x’ minutes (where x can be set in the program preferences)
Presets and workspaces are saved outside the project database
Trial mode:
Trial mode period is now 31 days
Important New Feature: When the trial mode expires, the demo continues to work allowing further evaluation and output images are watermarked after trial expiration until the program is licensed.

New in DxO PhotoLab 5.3.5 Build 7395 (Feb 2, 2010)

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New features:
New supported camera bodies:
Nikon D700
Canon G9 (note: no optical corrections for add-on converter lenses)
Canon 1000D
Vista 64 bits and XP 64 bits are supported
cRaw format supported (Sony A700)
Lightroom 2.0 integration (Smart Collections not supported)
Direct module download. Clicking the “Missing module” icon (body + blue arrow) on a thumbnail launches download
Project database backup and restore capability (from File/Database menu)
Visual guide accessible from Help menu
Ten new presets are available (organized into 4 folders) in the Preset Edit palette:
Raw-Color folder (softer color rendering between realistic and factory default settings)
NeutralColor_NeutralTonality (based on the color rendering “Neutral color, neutral tonality”)
Realistic_ModelHighContrast
Realistic_ToneCurve
Realistic_ToneCurve_Vivid
Raw-HighISO folder
High_ISO
Raw-Highlight Recovery
HighlightRecovery_Medium
HighlightRecovery_Slight
HighlightRecovery_Strong
DxO Presets folder
Raw-Neutral Preset (similar to “DxO Default Preset” but color rendering based on “NeutralColor_NeutralTonality”)
Vivid Preset (similar to “DxO Default Preset” but color rendering based on
“Realistic_ToneCurve_Vivid”)
Improvements:
Raw demosaicing enhancement:
Colored diagonals are smoother and better rendered
Raw conversion has been improved for ISO values above 6400
This improvement is available when the Auto mode of DxO Lighting is set to Strong or when using the new High_ISO preset. It reduces the colored haze due to the high level of noise in the image
In the Color Rendering palette:
Addition of “Nikon D3, D300, D700 Neutral” color rendering corresponding to these bodies set to “neutral”
Addition of the “Neutral color, neutral tonality” color rendering
Independent from camera body used
Tonality optimized for Raw images
Changes in Camera Body renderings
“Neutral color, factory tonality” (formerly labeled “Neutral”)
“Neutral color, neutral tonality” (new rendering – see remark below on Intensity
slider)
“Neutral color, realistic tonality (gamma 2.2)” (formerly labeled “Realistic”)
These renderings allow to have more neutral and constant color rendering
regardless of camera bodies
Change of the Intensity slider
The slider blends the “Neutral color, neutral tonality” rendering with the selected rendering (formerly the blend was between the default factory rendering and the selected rendering)
This allows to have more neutral and constant color rendering regardless of
camera bodies
Speed up of application startup (up to 2x)
More robust detection of download corruption in both Application and Download Manager
Clearer Download Manager interface
Clearer Preset Manager interface
Modification of buttons layout
Common actions like “New folder”, “New preset”, “Duplicate preset”, “Delete preset” are now simple buttons with icon (instead of buttons with text)
The button formerly labeled “Edit” is now labeled “Preview / Edit” as it allows editing the selected preset and seeing its effect on the selected image
The Highlight recovery option “Off” is renamed “Custom” (meaning exposure adjusted by the slider)
When using “Open With” from the Explorer, the selected image is added to the filmstrip and the file browser is automatically set to show the image directory
New Keyboard shortcuts for image selection (file system, Lightroom, database)
Focusing distance for Canon 40D, Canon 1D MkIII and Canon 1Ds MkIII is now recognized. It is no more needed to resolve focusing distance ambiguity.
Clearer labels for display ICC profiles (in preferences)
Improvement of White Balance for extreme color temperatures between 2000K and 2800K and between 10000K and 20000K for the following camera bodies: Canon EOS 1Ds, Canon EOS 10D, Canon EOS 1DMk2, Canon EOS 1DMk2N, Canon EOS 20D, Canon EOS 300D, Canon EOS 30D, Canon EOS 5D, Konica Minolta Dynax 5D, Konica Minolta Dynax 7D, Nikon D200, Nikon D2X, Nikon D300, Sony DSLR A100.