That said, having to use a separate step / program for noise reduction would irritate me in all but the most compelling circumstances.) Would any of the current offerings? I don't know. (A while back when Gigapixel AI was on special, I almost bought it, but it won't run on my ancient computer. I haven't tried any of the Topaz offerings.

**Under the image, just to the right of where it says 'View:', right-click on 'original size' and choose 'Save Link As.' or similar from the menu that pops up.Īny thoughts as to a comparison of DXO DeepPrime XD with the Topaz Labs offerings? Note that on my quite old computer, exporting an image processed with DeepPrime XD is S-L-O-W, even compared to the previous DeepPrime. So it seems like it is probably an improvement, even a worthwhile improvement, but a relatively subtle one. The area that I thought best illustrates it is the HC monogram on the defender's hip. My personal take, based on this one sample, is that the new DeepPrime XD noise reduction does both somewhat better preserve detail and very slightly reduce noise, compared to the previous DeepPrime (which was a substantial improvement on the original Prime, which was a substantial improvement on everything that came before it). Given potential browser weirdness, you may want to download this file** to view on-screen at 100%. Following up on my similar comparison when the original DeepPrime was introduced two years ago,* I took the same raw file-from a Canon PowerShot S120 with a 1/1.7' sensor, shot at ISO 6400-and processed it in DxO PhotoLab 6 Elite with all of the available noise reduction options at relatively strong settings, and all other processing identical:

DxO introduced 'DeepPrime XD' noise reduction today, as a feature of PhotoLab 6 Elite.

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