Software Recommendations

[Kayaker72]

Hi Everyone....thanks for the tips. I have been pretty busy lately and am only now really getting around to testing the different software. I am comparing DPP, DXO 7 and LR3. Often all of you see things that I miss in photos, so I am interested to know what you see in the following pictures. I took three different shots all within the last week and I have processed them in each software with no modification, simply going to the RAW to jpg converter.

We rescued Stella recently. My wife has bought her several toys, but she loves this box:
Canon 7D, EFS 15-85 @ 70 mm, 1/60 sec, f/6.3, ISO 100, 580 II bounced off ceiling

DPP


LR3


And DXO


Frankly, I am surprised by how different the result is from each software.

[cls]

I took three different shots all within the last week and I have processed them in each software with no modification, simply going to the RAW to jpg converter.
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Frankly, I am surprised by how different the result is from each software.

Hi, if I understand you correct, that comparison isn't really fair in my opinion. As I understand it, you convert to JPEG in each tool without any adjustments. This means that LR and DxO will use some general default setting while DPP uses the exact setting you used for the shots. LR and DxO don't know any picture style, ALO or other settings that you preferred for the shots. DPP has all that info. Of course, this is an advantage that DPP has also in real life, but for comparison of the conversion you should consider applying settings for LR and DxO that are similar to the ones used in DPP.

[HDNitehawk]

Hi Everyone....thanks for the tips. I have been pretty busy lately and am only now really getting around to testing the different software. I am comparing DPP, DXO 7 and LR3. Often all of you see things that I miss in photos, so I am interested to know what you see in the following pictures. I took three different shots all within the last week and I have processed them in each software with no modification, simply going to the RAW to jpg converter.

We rescued Stella recently. My wife has bought her several toys, but she loves this box:
Canon 7D, EFS 15-85 @ 70 mm, 1/60 sec, f/6.3, ISO 100, 580 II bounced off ceiling

DPP


LR3


And DXO


Frankly, I am surprised by how different the result is from each software.

DxO seems to have saturated the picture and has more of a red tint to it. It also added light. Living in Oklahoma and having to contend with the red dirt tint you have in landscapes here, adding more red tint is a big negative.

When I tried DxO two years ago, one of the things I did not like about it is that it seemed to change the colors. Another thing I remember is that once processed the JPEG did not look like what was represented on DxO's preview screen. Maybe DxO has made some improvements, I just haven't seen a comparison yet that made me want to switch from DPP.

[Kayaker72]

Canon 7D, EFS 15-85 @ 70 mm, 1/60 sec, f/6.3, ISO 100, 580 II bounced off ceiling

DPP


LR3


And DXO

I am playing with DXO tonight. Attached is the same photo from DXO with all adjustments turned off. I've processed a couple of photos with everything turned off. DXO is sometimes faster (this photo was 9 sec) but other times is still in the ~30 sec per photo range.