However, I noticed that Topaz sometimes deals with motion blur better than DxO PureRaw. DxO PureRaw is on the top, and Topaz DeNoise AI is on the bottom: The definition of fine details is greater with DxO PureRaw (top) than with the competing Topaz DeNoise AI (bottom).īoth programs have built-in sharpening options, but even with this enabled, I still find that the DxO PureRaw images tend to have superior detail.
Here’s a direct comparison t0 demonstrate what I mean. I find that both programs remove a similar amount of noise, but PureRaw retains more subject detail. Comparison of noise reduction modes within Topaz DeNoiseĪnd how does the tested DxO PureRaw compare Topaz DeNoise AI? In short, very well. You can choose between Standard, Clear, Low Light, Severe Noise and Raw modes. Unlike DxO PureRaw, which is essentially a one-click program, Topaz DeNoise gives you a choice of how the photos are processed. Since the main competitor of DxO PureRaw is Topaz DeNoise, I wanted to compare them to see which performed better.
#TOPAZ DENOISE AI 1 0 3 ISO#
The results looked more like I was shooting at ISO 1000, like the image below: Bicolored Antbird (Gymnopithys bicolor) NIKON D500 + 400mm f/2.8 ISO 16,000, 1/200, f/2.8 DxO PureRaw vs Topaz DeNoise AI Tropical forests certainly do not abound in light, and so I was shooting Bicolored Antbirds at ISO 16,000! I didn’t have high expectations, because such an ISO is already well beyond my comfort zone on my Nikon D500 crop body.Īfter going through DXO PureRaw however, the noise was amazingly low. I first tried PureRaw on my photos from my summer bird photography workshop in Ecuador. If you use the standalone PureRaw program rather than using it as a Lightroom plugin, it simply outputs a Raw DNG for further editing. Only when I wasn’t happy with the result would I apply Topaz DeNoise AI, which is generally regarded as the gold standard in noise reduction.ĭxO PureRaw takes a different approach and applies denoising and (optionally) sharpening to the source Raw file. Until recently, I processed photos entirely in Capture One (my usual photo editor). Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus). For example, it is often necessary to apply masks so that the effect is applied only to the problem areas and does not degrade sharpness where it is not needed. NIKON D500 + 400mm f/2., 1/500, f/4.5 How it Performs: NoiseĪlthough Capture One and Lightroom can already deal with noise quite well, they aren’t perfect. Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus).
Version 2 has some useful compatibility features not found in version 1, including applying the PureRaw edits directly to photos within Lightroom.
#TOPAZ DENOISE AI 1 0 3 FULL#
It ouputs a Raw DNG file so that you can then edit it as usual in your favourite Raw editor like Lightroom or Capture One Pro.ĭxO PureRaw is on its second version, so the full name is officially DxO PureRaw 2. DxO PureRaw is a program that applies de-noising and (optionally) sharpening and lens corrections directly to Raw files.
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