![]() (Prime 2016 is only available in the OpticsPro 11 Elite Edition.) Prime noise reduction in version 10 could easily take a couple of minutes to process a single image Prime 2016 in version 11 does a better job in about a quarter of the time. I’ll take their word on that but there’s no doubt that it’s dramatically faster-er, less slow. DxO claims that the latter-renamed Prime 2016-is more effective than it used to be. OpticsPro’s standard noise reduction has always been good and the advanced Prime noise reduction has been great. And there’s finally an automatic fix for red-eye. Version 11 also adds an automatic micro-contrast tool that boosts contrast for small details but is smart enough to ignore skin pores and noise. ![]() OpticsPro 11’s full-screen viewing, with the delightful before-and-after slider and with controls for rating images, is my favorite new feature. OpticsPro 11’s spot-weighted Smart Lighting didn’t automatically identify a face in this photo, so I drew a rectangle to indicate the area where I wanted the Smart Lighting to focus. Even if there’s no face in the photo, you can draw one or more spot-weighted rectangles in the image yourself and OpticsPro will adjust the light and dark areas of the photo accordingly.īright sun in west Texas cast a strong shadow on my wife’s face. If you used fill light while taking the photo, OpticsPro is smart enough to know that it doesn’t need to do anything. OpticsPro will find the face, recognize the strong backlight, and then automatically try to brighten the face and balance the backlight. ![]() For example, take a shot of an informal portrait of someone standing in front of a window at midday, using your camera’s matrix metering system for the best overall exposure. ![]() OpticsPro 11’s Smart Lighting feature now has a spot-weighted option that’s more powerful and more versatile than using spot metering in your camera. Though it’s a modest upgrade, DxO continues to provide innovative and technically superior solutions to basic photographic problems. OpticsPro, its image processing and editing app for the Mac to version 11. ![]()
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