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DxO Releases PhotoLab 4.1 With M1 Support, Holiday Discount Share This on LinkedIn   Tweet This   Forward This

9 December 2020

After releasing PhotoLab 4.1 with DeepPRIME just two months ago, DxO has updated the image editing software with support for the new Apple M1 chip, claiming three to five time image processing time improvement over the Intel-powered 13-inch MacBook Pro and Mac Mini. The company also announced a holiday discount.

HIGHLIGHTS

Highlights of PhotoLab 4.1 include:

  • An Improved HSL Tool. DxO PhotoLab 4.1 now displays a mask in the image being edited that lets you instantly identify the selected color area. The Uniformity slider lets you adjust color variations within a specific range. The Saturation and Luminance sliders also offer an incredible degree of flexibility, especially when converting a color image to black and white and when creating partially desaturated images.
  • Advanced History Palette. Clarification of entries displayed in the Advanced History palette.
  • Image Properties Window. Addition of a floating window that displays image properties.
  • New Camera Support. Support has been added for the Nikon Z 6II, the Sony A7C and A7S III, and the Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H. A new drone, the DJI Mavic Air 2, has also been added to the optical modules database.

PRICE, AVAILABILITY

PhotoLab 4.1 is a free update for DxO PhotoLab 4 owners. Photographers with a license for DxO OpticsPro or PhotoLab 3 can purchase an upgrade license for DxO PhotoLab 4 by signing into their customer account on https://shop.dxo.com/login_upgrade.php/. A fully functional, one-month trial version of DxO PhotoLab 4 is available on the DxO Web site.

HOLIDAY DISCOUNT

Through the end of the year, DxO is offering a 30 percent discount on new purchases and upgrades of DxO PhotoLab 4, Nik Collection 3, DxO FilmPack 5 and DxO ViewPoint 3.

DxO To Launch PhotoLab 4.1

The Revolutionary Apple M1 Chip has Boosted the Efficiency of DxO PhotoLab 4's DeepPRIME Technology by Leaps and Bounds

DxO PhotoLab 4, the world's most advanced photo-editing software in terms of image processing launched two months ago, lets users harness the full potential of the new Apple M1 chip powering the latest generation of the Mac Mini, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. The newest version of the software, DxO PhotoLab 4.1, also offers better color control through its improved HSL tool and support for five new cameras.

Three to Five Times Faster

The architecture of the latest Apple M1 chip has been optimized with image processing and artificial intelligence algorithms in mind. It's only natural then that the extraordinary image quality made possible by DxO PhotoLab 4's DxO DeepPRIME image processing technology is now dramatically more efficient on the latest generation of Mac Mini, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.

Users can now process their images three to five times faster compared to the most recent 13-inch MacBook Pro and Mac Mini for nearly half the cost -- and in silence. Images are exported at 1.5 mpix/s, which is faster than the previous version of DxO PRIME. In fact, the Apple M1 chip greatly reduces the time it takes to complete all edits. Because the technology applies a denoising and a demosaicing algorithm simultaneously, the quality of photos (including low-ISO images) processed with DxO DeepPRIME is unmatched. When paired with Mac computers outfitted with the M1 chip, the technology can be applied seamlessly every time.

The DxO DeepPRIME Revolution

DxO DeepPRIME is based on the latest artificial intelligence technologies and significantly improves noise reduction while also delivering more effective demosaicing. The resulting photo quality is nothing short of spectacular, especially for photos taken in low light conditions that require brightening certain areas, photos with small pixels and photos taken with early-generation cameras.

To demosaic and reduce noise in Raw images, DxO DeepPRIME was trained using several billion samples. Since its founding in 2003, DxO has earned an international reputation for calibrating hundreds of cameras and thousands of lens using a protocol that is more comprehensive than any other in the industry. DxO has measured the distortion, vignetting, chromatic aberrations, loss of sharpness and digital noise generated by each equipment combination and in every situation with an extraordinary level of precision.

Using a traditional approach, these two operations are performed separately, with each one introducing artifacts that degrade the quality of the other. With deep learning, DxO DeepPRIME has adopted a holistic approach that combines the two steps into one in order to deliver exceptional performance.

Improved HSL Tool

DxO PhotoLab 4's HSL (Hue, Saturation, Luminance) Tool features an exclusive adjustment mode based on the color wheel called DxO ColorWheel. With this tool, you can select a color range from eight different channels, fine-tune the value, select a replacement color and adjust your transitions as much as you like. DxO PhotoLab 4.1 now displays a mask in the image being edited that lets you instantly identify the selected color area. The result is a more seamless user experience and even more opportunities to unleash your creativity. The Uniformity slider lets you adjust color variations within a specific range. The Saturation and Luminance sliders also offer an incredible degree of flexibility, especially when converting a color image to black and white and when creating partially desaturated images.

New Camera Support

DxO PhotoLab 4.1 continues to add the latest cameras to the list of equipment it supports. The program now supports the Nikon Z 6II, the Sony A7C and A7S III and the Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H. A new drone, the DJI Mavic Air 2, has also been added to the optical modules database.

Price and Availability

The Essential and Elite editions of DxO PhotoLab 4.1 (PC and Mac) are now available for download on DxO's Web site for the following prices until Dec. 31:

  • DxO PhotoLab 4.1 Essential Edition: $99.99 (regularly $129)
  • DxO PhotoLab 4.1 Elite Edition: $149.99 (regularly $199)

DxO PhotoLab 4 users can download this update for free. You do not need a subscription to use DxO PhotoLab 4. You can install the program on two computers with the DxO PhotoLab 4 Essential Edition or on three computers with the DxO PhotoLab 4 Elite Edition. Photographers with a license for DxO OpticsPro or PhotoLab 3 can purchase an upgrade license for DxO PhotoLab 4 by signing into their customer account on https://shop.dxo.com/login_upgrade.php/. A fully functional, one-month trial version of DxO PhotoLab 4 is available on the DxO Web site: https://www.dxo.com/dxo-photolab/download/.


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