Mar 63 min read

DxO PureRAW4 debut! ! Verify the effect! !

DXO has a history of over 20 years in Paris, France. DxO PureRAW 4 has been released, further advancing the engineering and scientific techniques cultivated through years of experience and featuring a new generation of AI noise reduction technology and newly improved lens softness correction. ⚪️PureRAW is software that instantly analyzes the combination of camera and lens used during shooting, removes noise, and corrects images, allowing you to revive RAW data taken years ago as a beautiful image. Masu. Even with a high-quality lens, the sharpness will start to decrease towards the periphery of the image. Especially if it's a cheap lens. PureRAW uses DxO's vast amount of camera and lens data to apply precise sharpening to the entire image.Click here for the DXO software download page

⚪️New feature DeepPRIME XD2, a new feature added to DxO PureRAW4, creates images with greater clarity and detail than ever before. The photo below shows the screen when PureRAW4 is started, with the original image on the left and the image after DeepPRIME XD2 has been applied on the right. If you compare the left and right sides, you can see that noise and color noise have surprisingly disappeared. While PureRAW has traditionally delivered excellent results without the need for complex slider settings, PureRAW4 adds brightness and detail sliders for photographers who want to further fine-tune their results. A preview is also included, so you can check how the process will look before applying it, allowing you to achieve the results you want. Other new features added this time include the ability to change names and select output formats such as DNG, TIFF, and JPEG.

⚪️RAW vs PureRAW　Comparison 1 This is a self-portrait taken at an ice cave in Iceland. Let's compare the original image and PureRAW4 using this image. [Original image/undeveloped]

Camera: FUJIFILM GFX50S II Lens: FUJIFILM GF20-35mmF4 R WR manual mode / f4 / 1.3ss / ISO1600 To make it easier to compare, I made it a little brighter and enlarged the center part. Comparing with the original image, you can see that noise has been processed beautifully and sharpness has been added after PureRAW4 processing. The smooth texture of the ice at the top of the image has also been improved. The rough noise of small ice blocks at the bottom of the image has also been removed. Furthermore, sharpness has been added to make each ice cube clearly visible. [Enlarge original image]

[PureRAW4 enlarged]

Comparison 2 Now let's compare using this image. Inside the ice cave, the world is actually pitch black. Most of it is filled with black. Increase the exposure of this image to the limit value of [Exposure +5.00] and compare how well the hidden black areas are reproduced. [Original image/undeveloped]

Camera: OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II Lens: M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO manual mode / f2.8 / 1/8ss / ISO2500

Brighten each photo in Lightroom to the limit of [Exposure +5.00] and compare. You can see that there is a difference at a glance. You can see that the noise and color noise in the bottom and center of the image, but especially on the right side of the image, have been removed beautifully, and the smooth and shiny texture of the ice has been clearly expressed. You can see how excellent and wonderful software PureRAW4 is. [Original image exposure +5.00]

[PureRAW4 exposure +5.00]

This is a photo developed after applying PureRAW4.

It's pitch black and you can't see anything unless you shine an LED light on it, but the result is a beautiful photo with no noise that makes it hard to believe that it was taken in such a place.