As new cameras are announced, DxO will add support for them and offer the user the chance to download the necessary support. Spreading its net wide, DxO PhotoLab can deal with images captured from more than 60,000 camera-lens combinations. While working within the DxO created environment, you have access to a variety of tools and features to aid the editing of your photos. Layouts for specific tasks can be created, saved and then implemented when required. In fact there is a customise button which can be used to produce an interface that adds sections dealing with a histogram, move/zoom, metadata and an expanding list of basic tools ranging either side of the current image display. This allows you to customise the work area to suit different tasks. The software understands this.ĭxO supports a Smart Workspace feature. While this set-up is fine for basic editing tasks, it may not suit your style of working or the task being considered. The top section displays the current photo that is available for being edited.

Thumbnail images of various photos available for selection take over the bottom area.

The rest of the screen is then split between top and bottom areas. Running down the left side of the interface is a hierarchical tree structure of the resources available with the computer.

The program's opening interface divides the full screen area into three distinct areas with various decorated menu bars. This is a fairly common practice seen in other products as various household tasks are carried out. This review is based on PhotoLab 4.0 Elite which comes with several new features including the excellent DxO DeepPrime technology but more of that a little later.įiring up this application for the first time can be a little time consuming. Now up to version 4, this software is available in either Essential or Elite offerings. Developed by the French DxO company, PhotoLab is photo-editing software.

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