So what is “Pure Raw”? It is a RAW pre-processing application that uses the DXO engine to convert your raw files into DNGs using DXO’s demosiacing and lens correction technology, and more importantly their highly regarded Deep Prime AI based noise reduction. Separating denoising and sharpening is not what they want, so the choose Topaz.DXO labs today announced the release of a brand new Application called “ Pure Raw”. I found a way for myself (I’m a PL6 user), but I know people who like to stay with Lightroom, but would invest the money to get the PR3 denoising, but only in combination with a suitable sharpness control. So DxO is loosing money here as they made it different from PL6. I know users who will not buy PR3 exactly because of this. If there would be a chance to modify the lens correction like it is implemented in PL6.x, everything would be fine. The over-sharpenimg is a result of missing control sliders on PR3’s lens correction. If we can’t get there, DPR is not for us, unless DxO adds more sliders for us to tune our output files. On the other hand, we must also accept that default settings can suit some and not others, which means that we have to play with DPR’s settings (test thoroughly) and see if we can tune its results to out liking. One inside PhotoLab6, it’s easy to hop out to Topaz DeNoise AI and Sharpen AI, both of which give you more AI choices, more control, and a hugely better user interface that lets you make effective side-by-side comparisons, or four choice comparisons.Ĭomparing the files in Lightroom, I see that the one with DeepPrimeXD looks over-sharpened, which is something one does not want from a pre-processor. My workflow choice for some batches of photos will be PR3 with no Lens softness and the lowest possible NR setting. For me, that would still give me batch de-mosaicing and lens correction. I’d be VERY happy if the next update allowed us to turn off noise reduction.
Again, a button selection without fine tuning. – Going through the choices on noise reduction, I’m not exactly excited. You are just handing over too much control. – Noting the comments on fur and feathers above, and my own quick comparisons, I can’t see the need to ever use “Lens softness”.
Today I fiddled around with PureRaw3 on one of my night shots with a lot of detail (Fuji GFX50S II).
Sometimes PR2 saved an image, and sometimes the results were ghastly. I grew cautious with PureRaw2 because of its one-size-fits-all approach.
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