This includes big improvements to the ‘Repair’ mode and a brand new ‘Clone’ mode. DxO PhotoLab 3 can make them disappear with their new redesigned Repair Tool. There’s always something in a photo you might want to get rid of, such as a bird, a person, or a piece of rubbish. This means you can select each adjustment individually if needed. They have simply made the interface easier to use, by utilising a layers panel. Nothing major has changed for local adjustments, as this tool was already one of the most advanced tools offered. This setting will bring the colours in a pre-set range closer together in value.

Select a colour range from any of the eight preset channels.

This new HSL Tool utilizes the same look and feel of their ColorWheel and allows you to: “You can use to select colour ranges from eight separate channels, including orange and purple.” The biggest update is the overhaul of the HSL Tool that: In regards to the editing, there are a couple of major updates in PhotoLab 3: A huge thing for me is that I can search by EXIF, so I can search by focal length and get results.

While indexing I found I could easily edit a photo at the same time. Thumbnail sizes can be changed easily with the drag of a slider, windows selection hotkeys all work, so I can hold CTRL and select multiple images. The organisation side offers several options for easier navigation of your photos. Photo organisation means you can tag, and add keywords to your photos for easier searching. The main interface for DxO is broken up into two sections, photo customisation and photo organisation.

Though I know the camera manufacturer could do this, DxO can do this for a range of different cameras all through one interface. This all happens automatically, so soft edges are sharpened. This allows it to know the problems that occur before even looking at the photos. DxO’s USP is the intimate knowledge it has about your camera and the lenses you use.

Dxo photolab review 2018