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DxO Optics Pro 8 Adds Support For GoPro, Smartphones, Samsung NX/EX
15 July 2013
With v8.3, DxO Labs Optics Pro now corrects optical distortions for GoPro cameras, five of the latest Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy smartphones and nine Samsung NX and EX cameras. And through July 31, the new version is available at a significant discount, too.
In addition, 168 new camera/lens combinations have been added to the Optics Modules library, bringing the total to over 13,000 Optics Modules.
Details are in the press release below.
DxO Optics Pro 8 Adds GoPro, smartphone, Samsung NX/EX Support
Thirty percent discount on DxO Optics Pro 8 now through July 31
PARIS, France -- DxO Labs announces the immediate availability of DxO Optics Pro v8.3, the new version of its image processing software of reference for all serious photographers. This update allows DxO Optics Pro 8 to support GoPro cameras, five of the latest Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy smartphones and nine Samsung NX and EX cameras.
Based on an exclusive approach to calibrating photo equipment under laboratory conditions, DxO Optics Pro 8, which recently received the 2013 TIPA Prize for Best Photo Software, integrates many powerful and automatic tools for processing Raw and JPEG images. It has the best tools for automatically adjusting contrast and light and for precise color management. DxO Labs expertise for GoPro cameras and smartphones DxO Optics Pro v8.3 brings to GoPro cameras users all of DxO Labs' expertise when it comes to correcting optical defects. The software automatically removes distortions due to the GoPro cameras use of a very wide-angle lens. Among other things, DxO Optics Pro v8.3's exclusive correction of volume anamorphosis restores the proper proportions of the subjects located on the edges of images, resulting in photos that look much more natural. DxO Optics Pro v8.3 supports the GoPro HERO3 line (Black, Silver and White editions), along with the GoPro HD HERO2.
DxO Optics Pro v8.3 also benefits from the addition of new DxO Optics Modules that automatically correct the optical defects of the iPhone 4, 4S and 5, as well as of the Samsung Galaxy S3 and S4.
Finally, DxO Labs' increased laboratory capacity has enabled DxO Optics Pro v8.3 to work with new lines, offering support for such hybrid cameras as the Samsung NX10, NX11, NX20, NX100, NX200, NX210 and NX300, as well as for the EX-1 and EX-2 expert compact models.
DxO Labs expects to soon add support for the latest cameras -- for example, the Canon EOS 70D, Sony compacts, Panasonic and Olympus hybrids and the Samsung Galaxy NX.
New DxO Optics Modules
168 new camera/lens combinations have been added to DxO Optics Pro 8's Optics Modules library, thus bringing the total to more than 13,000 Optics Modules available. This database, unique in all the world, allows DxO Optics Pro 8 to automatically make corrections that are specific to each camera -- fixing distortion, vignetting, chromatic aberrations and lens softness with an unrivaled level of quality.
Availability, Prices
The Standard and Elite editions of DxO Optics Pro v8.3 for Mac and Windows are available in DxO Labs' online store http://www.dxo.com and at photo resellers at a discount through July 31:
United States:
- DxO Optics Pro 8 Standard Edition: $99 instead of $169
- DxO Optics Pro 8 Elite Edition: $199 instead of $299
Europe:
- DxO Optics Pro 8 Standard Edition: €99 instead of €149
- DxO Optics Pro 8 Elite Edition:: €199 instead of €229 (Suggested retail prices, including VAT)
Great Britain:
- DxO Optics Pro 8 Standard Edition: £79 instead of £119
- DxO Optics Pro 8 Elite Edition: £159 instead of £239 (Suggested retail prices, including VAT)
This upgrade is free for all owners of DxO Optics Pro 8, as well as for photographers who obtained a DxO Optics Pro 7 license on or after Sept. 1, 2012. Other users can go through their customer account to take advantage of a special discount on their upgrade through July 31.
A fully-functional trial version of DxO Optics Pro 8, good for one month, is available on the DxO Labs Web site.
The entire line of DxO consumer products is on sale through July 31.