Interesting to all those people who still insist on making Adobe richer not for those of us who like the products of Adobe’s competitors – yes, I am one of those people who consider Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo true competitors and their licensing scheme is not subscription-based. In addition to ICC profiles, PhotoLab 2 also supports DCP profiles, ensuring smooth workflows with Adobe apps. Just make sure your lens and sensor are clean, though: any dust speckle or other dirt stands out like it’s been magnified. The new ClearView removes haze from photos by adjusting both general and micro-contrast, and even with the slider set at 100%, there were no halo effects or high-contrast transitions. Luckily, it’s not a clever marketing trick. The DxO ClearView of previous versions now has a “Plus” added to its name.
If this filter is supposed to figure out for itself whether an image needs noise reduction at all, it’s not working: in my tests, all of them would have needed it. They’re based on “…images to be processed with (…) noise reduction”. The new library does have a number of ready-made view filters and you can apply a preset to a thumbnail immediately in the browser.
Or is Photolab meant to be a satellite app for Adobe Lightroom? Judging from its powerful image editing features, I guess not. Mind you, I’m not talking about the extensive support you get in an app like Photo Mechanic 5, which lets you add IPTC metadata as you ingest, but at least a basic editor should be available.
DXO PHOTOLAB 2 NEW FEATURES PROFESSIONAL
I’m going to make a bold statement here: the lack of it makes DxO Photolab unsuitable for any sort of professional use. Unfortunately, and to me incomprehensible, the library still doesn’t support IPTC metadata. I started my tour with the latter and was hoping to see support for IPTC metadata. The app has been improved overall but the main features worth a closer look are ClearView Plus, advanced colour management, spot weighted corrections, U-Point functionality and PhotoLibrary. In the final week of October, DxO Labs released its newest version of Photolab.
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