![]() ON1 Photo RAW 2022 has a built-in hybrid browsing and cataloging module that gives you fuss-free exploring of your image folders but more powerful search tools if you need them. There's also an optional ON1 subscription service for Adobe-style image sharing and synchronizing with mobile devices. ON1 Photo RAW is perhaps the single most complete solution of all the programs here, and the 2022 version is the best yet, with new Sky Replacement AI, the integration of ON1 NoNoise AI, and, with the latest update, the integration of ON1 ReSize AI, previously sold separately. And then there's Perspective Efex, DxO's most recent addition, which offers powerful lens and perspective corrections, tilt-shift effects, and advanced wide-angle distortion correction. You can use the Nik Collection plug-ins with Photoshop, Lightroom, and from within DxO PhotoLab – or use them as external editors with other programs like Capture One. HDR Efex Pro is pretty handy as an HDR merging/effects tool, and while Sharpener Pro and Dfine feel pretty dated now, they can still be useful for output sharpening and noise reduction respectively. Viveza gets the same treatment and is elevated from a relatively simple local adjustment tool into a much more powerful plug-in. Silver Efex Pro remains the best digital black and white plug-in ever and is updated in this version with a fresh, modern interface, a new ClearView option, and more powerful selective control points. Analog Efex Pro is brilliant at analog/darkroom effects, while Color Efex Pro is a hugely powerful suite of filters for individual use or combined into 'recipes'. On the left side is LR, on the right side is the image form DXO PL.Nik Collection consists of eight separate plug-ins which can also be used as standalone programs. In LR I just import the RAW and export it with no corrections and it comes out much better looking than any correction I apply in DXO PL in this case. Natural looking fine detail with few artifacts. It translates quite well to regular old bird or landscape photos, not just test charts. If you use the DPR studio scene and peep it, the difference is plain to see: My problem: no matter what combination of USM parameters I use I never get a resulting image as sharp as LR's default output. That means I cannot rely on the Lens Sharpness tool and the only fallback I have is Unsharp Mask. However I recently bought Laowa 7.5mm f/2 (auto aperture) which is not supported by DXO PL. ![]() In normal circumstances when a lens is supported by the software DXO PL has a Lens Sharpness tool that does a pretty good job and stands up to LR very well. However in certain situations I find a puzzling difference between the two. I am trying to wean myself from Lightroom and I find DXO Photolab a great choice for that. Have you encountered something similar - lack of sharpness in DXO PL? How do you handle sharpness for unsupported lenses? Is there any equivalency between LR's sharpness settings and DXO PL's Unsharp Mask settings? On the left side is LR, on the right side is the image form DXO PL. ![]()
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