Rating the photos (decide which photos are worth a closer look).

Very good results without the need to do adjustments.

But yes, in the long run, I will have the need for fine tuning. There are limited controls so there is no learning curve.Ĭlick to expand.Thanks Paul, that's what I did, and I'm quite happy with PureRAW so far. I would urge others to download and try it themselves especially if they don't use an external DeNoise/Sharpening tools. You can reset the image but the lens correction stays.

Sharpening and denoise are zeroed which makes sense because of the preprocessing.

The Amount control is showing for Adobe Color profile which it normally isn't.

The DNG file imported into LrC with 'Development Settings' showing.

One recommended workflow for noisy images is to denoise first then make edits but PureRAW seems to be doing both.

As the ISO increase, and need for more aggressive denoise, PureRAW adjusts the tonality of the photo.

Reminds me of the choices of Topaz DeNoise methods but there, I have tweaking I can do on noise and sharpening settings. There is only a control for method of denoise in PureRAW.

I feel I'm loosing control of the workflow.

LrC recognizes this and stops me from applying them again.

A problem I found was that it applies lens correction to my E-PM1 ORF files even though those are done in camera.

I don't have a need for extensive lens correction.

I feel Topaz DeNoise and Sharpening do the job I need and I have control on how they are applied.

I am not sure if I'm gaining anything using DxO's RAW converter over LrC's.

PureRAW is giving me a preprocessed version of my RAW file in DNG format but I am not clear about everything it is doing.

PureRAW is not a product I will be using for the following personal reasons. I have not tried DxO Photolab which someone suggested as a comparison. I downloaded a trial version of DxO PureRAW and tried it on some older pictures with ISO ranging from 400-25,600. For post processing, I use LrC and Topaz DeNoise and Sharpen. I've already commented on another post on PureRAW but here are some of my personal conclusions.įor background, I shoot with a Nikon D5300 and Olympus E-PM1 micro four thirds.

Dxo denoise