DxO PureRaw
l £115 l www.dxo.com
While DxO’s PhotoLab 5 image-editing software is excellent, the company recognised that there are lot of people who use software such as Adobe Lightroom and Capture One who would like a little help with noise reduction. The company’s solution is DxO PureRaw which uses the same DeepPRIME noise-reduction algorithm as PhotoLab and benefits from the company’s background in analysing lenses and cameras so as to enable it to correct their flaws with software.
It’s designed to fit into your workflow whatever image organisation and editing package you prefer to use, and it’s compatible with raw files from a huge range of cameras.
The first step in using DxO PureRAW is to import a folder of images or drag and drop the files into the PureRAW screen. If it’s the first time that you’ve used the software with images from a particular camera and lens combination, it will then prompt you to download the necessary correction module
– if you’ve got a decent internet connection it only takes a couple of seconds.
Once the module is installed, you just need to ensure that the images you want to work on are selected and click on ‘Process photos’.
This will bring up a dialogue box that allows you select whether you want the images to be output as JPG or DNG files, where they should be stored and which method of noise reduction you want to use, HQ, PRIME or DeepPRIME. DeepPRIME produces the best results and takes the longest time but it’s the one we recommend as it does a superb job. You can also opt to apply DxO’s Optical corrections, which is usually a good idea.
Once the images are processed, you’re given the option to see the results or export them to your preferred software for further editing. DxO PureRaw is very easy to use and one of the most effective solutions for removing noise from high-ISO raw files while still enabling further processing in your preferred software. Its only shortcoming is the lack of selective adjustment or masking.