![]() ![]() However if it is not 50% off it is not worth the cost to me for the few images I’d use it for.įrom what I recall, DXO does not do Layers. Here’s my final conclusion - If it goes on Black Friday 50% sale I'll pick it up as a good learning tool, and for occasional landscapes. In the end, I could only use DXO if I was to use X7 as the host program, but I could happily use X7 with Topaz and nothing else. Keywording is marginally better in X7 but searching, filtering and collections are MUCH better, and the ability to view and compare up to 6 images at a time are invaluable for culling especially if you have been using burst mode and have 25 almost identical pictures of the same bird and need to choose the best. You get film emulations, perspective control, borders, overlays, creative vignetting and colour filters all built right, and the photo browser is in a different league altogether. ![]() Where Exposure X7 really beats DXO is that it doesn’t require add-on “packs”. ![]() DXO’s masking is pretty good as well though not as flexible as X7. To get a sense of the whole photo you have to export to disk, take a look and re-adjust, export again etc.Įxposure X7 masking makes using Topaz Mask AI unnecessary, it is that good. One issue I have with DXO is that some adjustments can’t be seen unless the image is zoomed to 75% which I find very inconvenient. In fact I used X7 as the target to learn DXO! Other than certain landscapes, Exposure X7 with Denoise AI is equivalent or better for almost everything else - portraits, macros, close ups, street photos- simply less work and more intuitive workflow to get good results. Not a bad reason to get it though, I really did learn a lot from using it. Having the DXO as a target has improved my processing in X7 but in the end the results are better in X7 and DXO is a good learning tool. ![]() In order to learn best practices I tried processing landscapes in DXO with deep prime, then processing in Exposure X7 and Topaz Denoise AI and getting BETTER results. The de-fishing tool is the best I’ve ever used. Some landscapes I can get equivalent results with Exposure X7 but it requires more work to do it. SOME landscapes have a better 3-dimensional feel to them. There are 2 areas where it is better than Exposure X7 with Topaz Denoise AI and Sharpen AI. My standard of comparison is Exposure X7 with Topaz Denoise AI, Sharpen AI and Mask AI. I’ve spent a month with the trial version of DXO Photolab 5, really trying to learn it well. An Exposure X7 Bundle is also available, and it includes integrated Snap Art natural media and Blow Up photo enlargement tools and plug-ins.Exposure X7 with Topaz DenoiseAI -"Clear" module An upgrade is available for $89, although if you purchased Exposure X6 on or after July 15, 2021, Exposure Software will be sending you a free upgrade to Exposure X7 soon. You can also try the software for yourself via a free 30-day trial.Įxposure X7 is available now for $129 for new users. You can visit Exposure to view camera and lens support for Exposure X7. We also pointed out that Exposure X6 lacked camera and lens support relative to the competition. We also knocked the editor for a heavy interface, which we hope is improved thanks to the new workspaces. We gave the software 4 out of 5 stars in our review, citing strong image editing performance. If you want to catch up on what was added in Exposure X6 and get a good sense of what the software can do, check out our Exposure X6 software review. Image credit: David Mecey / Exposure Software. If you're interested in switching from Lightroom, Exposure includes a Lightroom Migration Tool, as well. You can still organize your images, of course, using keywords and collections. Exposure X7 is a catalog-free photo editor, meaning that the software shows images from wherever you point the application. In Exposure's testing, Capture One is 22% faster than Lightroom, by the way. Exposure Software states that Exposure X7 is 112% faster than Adobe Lightroom at generating 500 RAW image file previews. Fine texture noise can be added to recover detail with aggressive noise reductionĪlthough not a 'new' feature, Exposure X7 promises significant speed advantages compared to Adobe Lightroom and Capture One, thanks to GPU optimization.Improved color fidelity when working with DNG files.Faithful color reproduction when using custom DCP color profiles.Defective pixel removal is available for RAW photos.As laid out by Exposure Software, other new features include: Exposure X7 features additional improvements to the overall image editing experience beyond the new masking tools. ![]()
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