Many programs for processing images from digital cameras offer white balance adjustment tools. New to version 4.0 is a Color Engine, which offers a number of new capabilities. The current version 3.5 of DxO Optics Pro includes both lighting and noise 'engines,' for dynamic range enhancement and optimized noise reduction of images from supported cameras. New Optics Engine, incorporating volume anamorphosisĪ full treatment of all these capabilities is beyond the scope of this article (we'll do a full review, hopefully soon), but that said, let's at least hit a few of the high points.Faster processing and improved workflow.The ability to remap various SLR's color characteristics to match those of different bodies.The new features in DxO Optics Pro version 4.0 fall into four areas: The best part is that DxO is offering a public beta of the new software, so you can play with it and see how it works without spending a dime. Stay tuned, we'll have some samples below.) (Note that we're not just talking about barrel/pincushion distortion here that's old hat: What's being corrected this time is the stretching of objects that remains in ultra-wide angle shots after you adjust for barrel distortion. Now, DxO's optical wizards have come up with a whole new range of features, bundled into version 4.0, including some of the slickest wide-angle distortion correction I've seen yet: To me, the new program finally realizes the true potential of ultra-wide angle lenses, rendering objects more or less as humans see them, with vastly reduced distortion. (Counting version 3.5 as a major release.) The software now works with a wide range of SLR bodies and an even wider range of lenses, as well as with many RAW file formats. In the slightly over two years since it's initial release, DxO has maintained an aggressive development schedule for Optics Pro, with four major releases of the program. DxO Lab's 'digital optics' technology can deliver amazing improvements in image quality, regardless of the quality level of the lens you're shooting with: Cheap lenses shoot like expensive pro glass, and high-end lenses achieve a startling level of clarity and low distortion. Longtime readers of Imaging Resource will be well-familiar with DxO Optics Pro, a software program that I awarded my 'Best in Show' distinction to back at the February 2004 PMA show.

Software Review: DxO Announces Optics Pro version 4!

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