If you use Lightroom, Capture One or other software to view and process your raw files, you’ll have formed a good idea of the quality you can get from your images. Use DxO PureRAW 4, though, and you might just have to change your mind. Almost all image editing tools can now process raw files, using the software’s proprietary ‘demosaicing’ process to turn the red, green and blue sensor data into full-colour images. However, some do raw processing better than others, and even the best photo editing software has weaknesses – sometimes that’s the raw processing quality and noise handling.
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Normally, this is somewhat academic because you’re at the mercy of your photo editor’s own raw processing but PureRAW 4 changes all that. It generates part-processed ‘Linear DNG’ files, withall of DxO’s demosaicing, DeepPRIME noise reduction and lens corrections baked in, but still with the extended colour depth, dynamic range and editability of regular raw files.
