dclark wrote:
I processed an A1 file with DxO PureRAW and Topaz DeNoise AI for comparison. The image has been cropped to 2K resolution and presented here at that resolution, so what you are seeing is 1:1 pixel resolution. The original ARW file was opened in Topaz DeNoise using their RAW workflow, with the settings set to Auto. The DXO files were also opened using their RAW workflow, and since there are no processing settings, processed at DXO's settings. The ARW original and the DNG files produced by DXO and Topaz were unedited except for the crop and I applied +0.5 stop of exposure correction.
I find that both do an excellent job of reducing noise and retaining detail. I find that the DXO processing goes well beyond that and applies a lot of sharpening and contrast. Too much for my taste. It is easy to apply sharpening or contrast/clarity/texture and I prefer to do that myself rather than have it applied to the DNG file.
YMMV.
Dave
In DxO PureRAW there is a drop down tab with two settings 1) for lens correction 2) sharpening, you can shut off or leave on each as you wish. Additionally you can set in preferences what GPU you want used
You will reap the best results using the RAW workflow for each, so you are correcting in using the Raw workflow. and sending out after being processed a DNG file
Nov 27, 2021 at 04:38 AM
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