Thanks, Alister! This was a very helpful and interesting video! I am a DXO PR 4 user, and after watching your video, I returned to an old RAW file I shot in 2006 and reprocessed it using DXO and some additional LR modules. What a difference between my originally processed image and this one! This is my first reply to one of your posts. I enjoy your videos and have subscribed to your channel for some time. I appreciate your insightful and thoughtful approach to landscape photography. I’ve learned a great deal from your videos, which has benefited my photography greatly. I’m an American, but I must reveal my Scottish roots (Campbeltown) to you and my love for everything Scottish. I’ve been to Scotland many times for both landscape photography and golf, my two passions in life. Thanks for all you do for landscape photography!
I have used Topaz Denoise for several years and just started using DXO Pure Raw 4 recently and I am impressed that it took care of artifacts the Topaz could not. Thanks for the inspiration!
Great video Alister. I think the other thing to remember is that a lot of people say oh I want to shoot JPEG because it saves on storage space well to be honest storage now is quite cheap even if you just are backing up to a simple SSD system or you have to pay a little bit more for your online backup or whatever you use it's not as expensive as it used to be and there are plenty of cheaper options for storage, so my argument is always been shoot raw and then you've got the best possible chance of creating a beautiful image. I have to admit, I've been using the Lightroom as I don't like the flow between using one Program and then having to export it across I just find that becomes another process. I have to go through. I would only probably do it if I had a really nice image that really needed a lot of cleaning up probably because I'm a half decent photographer already. I generally don't have to use too much denoise stuff, but it is a consideration definitely going forward. Thanks for the video
A really interesting video Alister! I always shoot RAW and am very familiar with the usual arguments in favor of RAW, but the archival element is such a strong point. I think we all have older images that we love that can benefit from current and future processing improvements. As an analogy, I think it was Brian Eno who said that with modern digital music production, there's no longer a single version of a song that can't be enhanced into newer versions from the original recording. BTW, long-time DXO Photo Lab user...love the software!
I use dxo pure raw 3 as a matter of course for new and old images. Particularly good for high iso. In my opinion, the only thing you have to be mindful of is the possibility of over sharpening where detail can look a bit “crunchy”. For some images, it is like upgrading your lens! Great piece of software and very easy to use.
Wonderful video and really beautiful final image. I have used the free trail for the DxO plugin for photoshop but never the PureRaw one, it seems like it does a really nice job for sure. Cheers!
Wonderfully expressed, Alistair! I have DXO Pure Raw 3 and wondered if you saw a significant improvement in NR for version 4? May have to give the trial a go and see how it handles starry skies relative to artifacts. Thanks for the suggestion to try it this on some older RAW images.
Pure Raw trial is actually 14 days, the rest of the software is 30. Thanks for the discount coupon as I've been looking into it but the US to Canadian dollar exchange is awful right now so that eases the pain.
I'm quite the fan of DxO PhotoLab 7. I spent about 3.5 hours with it today in fact culling and cleaning up images from my latest photo tour. I don't use PhotoShop or Lightroom. Nice job on a 20-year-old raw!
Hi Alister, I will agree DxO software is superb, been using it since Photolab 2 with Nik Collection2 and Filmpack. The processing results are very nice. Not positive, but I believe Pureraw may be included with Photolab 7 (Elite), I cant remember as I purchased the full suite at a discount when I upgraded from Photolab 5-7. If anyone was deciding to purchase Photolab 7 Elite, PureRaw4 may be accessible/included already, could save a few bucks. Cheers,
Great video, many thanks. Time & will are crucial (too many old RAW to edit;). I rely on Capture One and DxO Photolab (more versatile than DxO Pureraw) when very high iso (but I avoid). The key is to shoot less: 10-20 per session. This constraint boosts my creativity.
Hallo Alister, thank you very much for this one! I‘m using PureRaw4 and I‘m very pleased with the results, especially when it comes to Nightscapes. They look very naturally, because the details are saved and the fotos don‘t appear „digital“. They still look analogue in a way Vinyl-LPs appear in comparison to digital sources, if this does make sense.
Thanks for that. I agree, there treatment of Raw files is excellent and lacks a lot of that digital “look” that we’re all getting tired of. Glad you enjoyed it
Hi, I do wildlife photography and use L/R + DXO Pure Raw on many images but at the time of writing there is a big problem with DXO PR. After you export from L/R to DXO when the image comes back into L/R the processing version is changed from 6 back to ver 1 this then disables the use of the L/R masking option unless you manually go and change it back to ver 6. Believe that DXO are aware of the problem but after a month there seems to be no sign or advice on when a fix maybe released so DXO Pure Raw is not at this time 100% the best denoising program out there.
I just purchased DxO Raw4 (today) and tested it on a RAW file. I opened the file in LR Classic, ran it through DxO Raw4 (via the LR plug-in) and exported to a DNG in the same folder as the original RAW file. Back in LR, I was able to use all the masking tools on the newly-created DNG without having to touch the version. I have done no further testing, but it would appear the problem you identified has been rectified by DXO.
DXO, I need another software 🤔 As a gfx 100s shooter using Capture One as my raw editor, do you see an advantage to DXO? Nik Silver Efex is on my radar to learn so I’m open to reimagining my workflow again. How goes DXO fit into your current workflow?
That’s a big question. I’ve been processing most of my images in DxO for a while. I tried C1 and just found it clunky to integrate with Nik (also DXO) - PureRaw4 is superb and works incredibly well with GFX files. Try the free trial and compare. 🙏❤️
Very interesting video; Alister. I must to try DxO. I have a question, about the storage space : are the raw files of GFX 100 MkII bigger than those of 100s ? I'm thinking doing the upgrade and i'm considering all things a bit... Many thanks.....
@@Alister_Benn I just thought that was small, never shot compressed on my 50 and it's 102MB and I thought that was more or less the size of the 100 compressed. Not that it matters.
Thanks, Alister! This was a very helpful and interesting video! I am a DXO PR 4 user, and after watching your video, I returned to an old RAW file I shot in 2006 and reprocessed it using DXO and some additional LR modules. What a difference between my originally processed image and this one!
This is my first reply to one of your posts. I enjoy your videos and have subscribed to your channel for some time. I appreciate your insightful and thoughtful approach to landscape photography. I’ve learned a great deal from your videos, which has benefited my photography greatly.
I’m an American, but I must reveal my Scottish roots (Campbeltown) to you and my love for everything Scottish. I’ve been to Scotland many times for both landscape photography and golf, my two passions in life.
Thanks for all you do for landscape photography!
I have used Topaz Denoise for several years and just started using DXO Pure Raw 4 recently and I am impressed that it took care of artifacts the Topaz could not. Thanks for the inspiration!
I too used Topaz for years and I’m very happy with my switch to DxO
Great video Alister. I think the other thing to remember is that a lot of people say oh I want to shoot JPEG because it saves on storage space well to be honest storage now is quite cheap even if you just are backing up to a simple SSD system or you have to pay a little bit more for your online backup or whatever you use it's not as expensive as it used to be and there are plenty of cheaper options for storage, so my argument is always been shoot raw and then you've got the best possible chance of creating a beautiful image. I have to admit, I've been using the Lightroom as I don't like the flow between using one Program and then having to export it across I just find that becomes another process. I have to go through. I would only probably do it if I had a really nice image that really needed a lot of cleaning up probably because I'm a half decent photographer already. I generally don't have to use too much denoise stuff, but it is a consideration definitely going forward. Thanks for the video
Looks very nice. More like a painting than a photo. DXO Pure Raw 4 saved a nice composition. Thank you for sharing.
A really interesting video Alister! I always shoot RAW and am very familiar with the usual arguments in favor of RAW, but the archival element is such a strong point. I think we all have older images that we love that can benefit from current and future processing improvements. As an analogy, I think it was Brian Eno who said that with modern digital music production, there's no longer a single version of a song that can't be enhanced into newer versions from the original recording. BTW, long-time DXO Photo Lab user...love the software!
Ah, the great Brian Eno ❤️ thank for the great comment
I use dxo pure raw 3 as a matter of course for new and old images. Particularly good for high iso. In my opinion, the only thing you have to be mindful of is the possibility of over sharpening where detail can look a bit “crunchy”. For some images, it is like upgrading your lens! Great piece of software and very easy to use.
Very timely Alister, something l have been looking into over the last few days.
Thank you!
Ah great. I’ve fixed the link! 🤦
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Wonderful video and really beautiful final image. I have used the free trail for the DxO plugin for photoshop but never the PureRaw one, it seems like it does a really nice job for sure. Cheers!
Thank you Alister, I’ve been using DXO Pure Raw for a couple of months and Topaz for years and those are indeed valuable tools for retouching.
Thanks Alister. I will try DXO Pure Raw. Like you I have 20 years of raw files. Your photo looks marvelous after the new processing.
Wonderfully expressed, Alistair! I have DXO Pure Raw 3 and wondered if you saw a significant improvement in NR for version 4? May have to give the trial a go and see how it handles starry skies relative to artifacts. Thanks for the suggestion to try it this on some older RAW images.
Pure Raw trial is actually 14 days, the rest of the software is 30. Thanks for the discount coupon as I've been looking into it but the US to Canadian dollar exchange is awful right now so that eases the pain.
Ah, apologies for the error!! Thanks for pointing thing that out ❤️
I'm quite the fan of DxO PhotoLab 7. I spent about 3.5 hours with it today in fact culling and cleaning up images from my latest photo tour. I don't use PhotoShop or Lightroom. Nice job on a 20-year-old raw!
I'm with you all the way Brian. Have used DXO PhotoLab since the earliest versions. Great software and no being held hostage by Adobe month by month!
@@williampetersen2899you mean it is one time pay only? I am paying monthly as subscriptions to Adobe for Lr and Ps.
Hi Alister, I will agree DxO software is superb, been using it since Photolab 2 with Nik Collection2 and Filmpack. The processing results are very nice.
Not positive, but I believe Pureraw may be included with Photolab 7 (Elite), I cant remember as I purchased the full suite at a discount when I upgraded from Photolab 5-7. If anyone was deciding to purchase Photolab 7 Elite, PureRaw4 may be accessible/included already, could save a few bucks.
Cheers,
Yes, PR4 is included in PhotoLab 7 👍
Does your 20% coupon cover PhotoLab 7 too Alister?
Great video, many thanks. Time & will are crucial (too many old RAW to edit;). I rely on Capture One and DxO Photolab (more versatile than DxO Pureraw) when very high iso (but I avoid). The key is to shoot less: 10-20 per session. This constraint boosts my creativity.
That image looks great with the processing that you have applied using DxO software.
Cheers for that, much appreciated
Hallo Alister, thank you very much for this one! I‘m using PureRaw4 and I‘m very pleased with the results, especially when it comes to Nightscapes. They look very naturally, because the details are saved and the fotos don‘t appear „digital“. They still look analogue in a way Vinyl-LPs appear in comparison to digital sources, if this does make sense.
Thanks for that. I agree, there treatment of Raw files is excellent and lacks a lot of that digital “look” that we’re all getting tired of. Glad you enjoyed it
I just love DXO Pure Raw 🤩. It's a great tool
Very beautiful I wish i could get this out of memory need new computer. Did you say how long your exposure was?
Hi, I do wildlife photography and use L/R + DXO Pure Raw on many images but at the time of writing there is a big problem with DXO PR. After you export from L/R to DXO when the image comes back into L/R the processing version is changed from 6 back to ver 1 this then disables the use of the L/R masking option unless you manually go and change it back to ver 6. Believe that DXO are aware of the problem but after a month there seems to be no sign or advice on when a fix maybe released so DXO Pure Raw is not at this time 100% the best denoising program out there.
I just purchased DxO Raw4 (today) and tested it on a RAW file. I opened the file in LR Classic, ran it through DxO Raw4 (via the LR plug-in) and exported to a DNG in the same folder as the original RAW file. Back in LR, I was able to use all the masking tools on the newly-created DNG without having to touch the version. I have done no further testing, but it would appear the problem you identified has been rectified by DXO.
I would have been very proud of that shot of Vermillion too! Kind of mind boggling that 20 years ago the 20 D was a mover/shaker!
DXO, I need another software 🤔
As a gfx 100s shooter using Capture One as my raw editor, do you see an advantage to DXO? Nik Silver Efex is on my radar to learn so I’m open to reimagining my workflow again.
How goes DXO fit into your current workflow?
That’s a big question. I’ve been processing most of my images in DxO for a while. I tried C1 and just found it clunky to integrate with Nik (also DXO) - PureRaw4 is superb and works incredibly well with GFX files. Try the free trial and compare. 🙏❤️
C1 is clunky with plugins. It’s been hard to let it go especially for IR, but I’m giving PureRaw4 Raw a chance. ❤🙏🏻
Very interesting video; Alister. I must to try DxO.
I have a question, about the storage space : are the raw files of GFX 100 MkII bigger than those of 100s ? I'm thinking doing the upgrade and i'm considering all things a bit...
Many thanks.....
With AI software, try comparing several tries at it. You might find there is a possible difference among the results each time.
Dam a look at the website and it looks good. How are you shooting when you say the GFX100 is giving you 71.3MB files in your email?
I’ll have to check, but I think that is compressed
@@Alister_Benn I just thought that was small, never shot compressed on my 50 and it's 102MB and I thought that was more or less the size of the 100 compressed. Not that it matters.
@@andrewsimpson5436also depends on the image, the one I checked was pretty low contrast and atmospheric
@@Alister_Benn that could be it, I just didn't think it would vary so much, cheers