Reviews
SUMMARY
DxO PhotoLab 9, a powerful photo-editing application, focuses on image quality with automatic lens correction profiles and DeepPRIME XD3 noise reduction. The latest version adds AI masking tools for subject and area detection, with added controls for feathering mask edges. It also introduces a 'High Fidelity' DNG file export option that creates smaller, part-processed RAW files. While praised for its image quality capabilities and advanced features like unique Control Points, PhotoLab 9 is noted as a technical tool better suited for experts, with its Elite edition being a significant investment.
TAKEAWAYS
DxO PhotoLab 9 features new AI masking tools with feathering and diffusion controls.
The update includes DeepPRIME XD3 for advanced noise reduction on Bayer and X-trans sensors.
A new 'High Fidelity' DNG export creates smaller, part-processed RAW files.
The software offers industry-leading lens correction profiles and powerful local adjustment tools.