They can be added later, when Optics Pro recognizes a need for them as you view relevant images.

I had no problem saving files as JPEG, 8/16-bit TIFF, or DNG, but you can’t open files saved as DNG.ĭxO Optics Pro employs custom profiles tailored to the cameras and lenses that you use. The final step in the DxO Optics Pro workflow is “Process,” where images are exported and saved. Here you see the split-screen view, and on the panel to the right are some of the key settings I used for a custom Preset, including the modified Tone Curve. The EXIF data is a bit sparse for a program that is otherwise quite detailed. The left panel includes a Histogram, EXIF data, and Preset Editor. Click on a frame to place that image front and center for editing. The “Customize” workspace can be tailored to your needs, but I’d recommend the Advanced User workspace, as it offers the full array of editing tools.

(In addition to Presets, you can also copy and paste correction settings.) Interestingly, you can use Presets in the Organize pane, even before you start customizing (editing) the image.ĭxO Optics Pro 7 “Customize” Workspace (Mac Platform) (Note: Make your choice at the outset, or the program will apply its own default Preset.) You can tailor and save Presets and use them at any time while in Customize. Now, you can set Preferences to select the No Corrections Preset so that no changes are made as you embark on this journey, although you still have the option of choosing any image-altering Preset as your default.

In the past, the program imposed a Preset that modified every image that was opened, like it or not. Beyond this point the Mac and Windows versions part ways in one key respect: the Windows version runs faster than the Mac version, which continues to be laborious. Double-click on an image and that takes you right to the nondestructive editing phase, in Customize. Now you go straight to work after opening a folder. The Select pane is gone, so you no longer have to deal with tedious Projects (unless you want to). Optics Pro Version 7 is a dramatic departure from earlier releases.

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