DXO has launched its Black Friday deals for this year, and they're pretty great. You can get all of their software for 40-50% off both new purchases and upgrades.
These deals will expire on November 30, 2020.
DXO PhotoLab 4
- DXO PhotoLab 4 ELITE Edition $119 (Reg $199)
- DXO PhotoLab 4 Essential Edition $64 (Reg $129)
- DXO PhotoLab 4 Upgrade $59 (Reg $89)
Nik Collection 3 by DXO
- Nik Collection 3 $74 (Reg $149)
- Nik Collection 3 Upgrade $39 (Reg $79)
DXO FIlmpack 5
- DXO FIlmpack 5 ELITE Edtiion $64 (Reg $129)
- DXO FIlmpack 5 Upgrade $34 (Reg $69)
DXO Viewpoint 3
- DXO Viewpoint 3 New $39 (Reg $79)
- DXO Viewpoint 3 Upgrade $24 (Reg $49)
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I'm loving PhotoLab 4, even if for nothing more than the "DeepPRIME" noise reduction... it's worth it.
-Brian
I've been thinking to get either DXO or Affinity.
Can you please go into a little more detail what you use each one for? And for someone who does not have any tool other than the ones free from Canon (I have an M50 for now), would it make sense to get both or does each one do pretty much the same thing as the other.
Also, I'd like for there to be a way to use a slide, so that you can see the original photo and the modified photo at the same time, where the slide will reveal more of one version and the remaining view of the other as the user adjust the slide (not sure what that feature is called).
And also a feature where both versions can be seen, in full, at the same time.
And if not asking too much :) , a way to toggle back and forth between the modified version and the original (this would allow me to see the image larger, and therefore in more detail, than when viewing both versions simultaneously).
The great 70-200mm f/2.8 shootout, Canon vs Nikon, Panasonic and Sony
I also use Affinity Photo, and strongly suggest you do get both (they're both very affordable!). In addition to it being more of a photoshop replacement, it is the only program I know that can handle super-mega size files, like a 1.2 GPixel pano that I'd make - where I can just travel through it with zooming at fast speed (and not crash) as well as make lots of intricate touch-ups that might not be available in PL4. It also does pano stitching, although I've not used it since I got used to using PTGui and haven't bothered to learn to use AP for that. It also does HDR stuff, heif input, and lots of other stuff, but I don't use it as much as one could since most of what I do is in PL4.
Both PL4 and AP have lots of tutorials that can help you learn to use the system. Get them both and you'll be happy!