Life after Photoshop

Linear DNG file

A Linear DNG is a special type of raw file where the raw data has been 'demosaiced', which is the first stage of raw processing, and otherwise modified, but can still be edited and manipulated like a regular raw file afterwards. It's a way to apply specialized lens corrections or denoising, for example, without losing that raw 'edibility'.

DxO PureRAW 4 review

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Verdict: 4.3 stars DxO PureRAW 4 is the latest version of DxO’s RAW ‘pre-processing’ software. That’s how I think of it, anyway. It applies DxO’s legendary lens corrections and DeepPRIME denoising to your raw files and outputs a part-processed Linear DNG file which can still be edited like a RAW file in other programs. Alternatively, you can use PureRAW 4 to output sharp, corrected, denoised, ready-to-use JPEGs from your RAW originals. PureRAW 4 is extremely good at correcting image defects and noise, but you do have to decide whether you need it enough to modify your workflow.

Adobe Lightroom Classic review 2023

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Verdict: 4.5 stars Lightroom Classic is the traditional, desktop-based version of Lightroom. Its editing tools are powerful and versatile, aided by new and steadily improving AI masking tools. Lightroom Classic continues to be the professional cataloguing and editing tool by which all others are judged, though it’s not always the best.

Can you use DxO PureRAW with Capture One? Yes, and here’s how

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DxO PureRAW integrates really well with Lightroom. You can send a RAW file to PureRAW from within Lightroom for processing and it’s returned to your catalog ready to use. It will even have any edits you’ve previously applied in Lightroom. Capture One does not offer an equivalent workflow, but there is still a simple way to send raw files to PureRAW and get them returned to your catalog.