Work with a collection of enhancement instruments for your Mac. Check out the options and tools for fixing capture and processing defects, remove digital noise for recorders with different levels of sensitivity, enable the enhancement of textures and details in shots, etc.
DxO Optics Pro is an image editor designed for professional processing of photos.
The utility has a workspace that is structured on three tabs, which allows for well organized work to be performed within the utility. The first tab, "Organize", is meant to allow you to browse your images and select the one on which you want to perform adjustments. The next tab, "Customize", provides a workspace where you can choose what modifications to perform on your images. There are presets that can be applied, which can refer to preset color and light adjustments, detail adjustments or geometry adjustments for example. Presets can also be imported. Some of the options offered by the right-side editing pane are to work on the white balance, to compensate exposure, to make noise corrections, HDR processing, or to apply distortion (barrel, pincushion and fisheye effect) or vignette. A color histogram can also be checked on here and, by scrolling the surface of the picture, the RGB color code will be displayed for any area of the image. The "Process" tab allows for a set of corrections to be applied to pictures and for output settings to be made, such as name and format of the resulting file. A nice aspect of the utility is that it offers a "First steps wizard" as a guiding tool for beginners, which can be disabled once the user is familiarized with the program.
DxO Optics Pro is a nice tool for processing images at a professional level, offering tools for making color and light corrections, as well as optical and geometrical corrections.
v7.5 [Sep 11, 2012]
Exclusive to DxO Labs, the DxO Lens Softness tool (based on DxO Optics Modules) automatically compensates for lens softness. Using a new technique to analytically read image content, DxO Optics Pro 7 offers improved preservation of the bokeh while avoiding the creation of artifacts in homogenous or out-of-focus zones.
Sharpness mask
Lenses tend to soften (or blur) image elements located at the edges. A new cursor lets you harmonize the sharpness of your image from the center to the periphery. This feature is available even if your equipment is not yet supported.
Colors and textures
No more flat stretches of uniform color! DxO Optics Pro 7 includes a tool that brings out the details and textures in saturated areas.
Optimized ergonomics
A streamlined workflow
Easier to use, DxO Optics Pro 7 offers even more intuitive handling. Working in project mode is now optional! From now on, you can work directly from your files and directories.
Process your images in an instant! After you select a RAW or JPEG image, your default settings are automatically applied, letting you see all corrections and start processing with ease.
In Windows, it is now possible to run several batch processing sessions at once while continuing to customize other images. The Mac version (Mac OS® X Lion) offers several multi-touch functions such as zoom, full-screen view, scroll photos, and change tabs.
Increased performance
64 bits and OpenCL
Profoundly revised, DxO Optics Pro 7.5 now reaches a speed for previews and processing greatly superior to that of version 7.2 (for 64 bits platforms) and up to 5 times faster than version 6, thanks notably to OpenCL technology.
Please note: OpenCL activation (available only in Windows) must be done manually in Preferences.
Hand-tailored DxO Optics Modules
Tailor-made for all
Ever since the very first DxO optics module appeared back in 2004, DxO Labs has increased its production rate every year. The DxO Labs team has optimized its calibration methods in order to accelerate the production process, and has set a goal of supporting 10,000 modules by the end of 2012.
