This initial automatic correction hits very close to the mark. Unlike other programs that start you off with a blank slate, OpticsPro automatically generates an image that’s auto-corrected by its algorithm. The program now supports a full-screen display mode, an extended white balance range and new keyboard shortcuts. You’ll also find a new automated red eye removal tool and a micro contrast tool to enhance fine details. With the tool, you can also manually select faces if they’re turned sideways or aren’t picked up automatically. There’s a new spot-weighted option for its Smart Lighting tool, which automatically finds faces in an image and adjusts the lighting to accentuate them. Now on version 11, OpticsPro has a faster PRIME denoising engine and sliders that, according to DxO, are twice as responsive as the earlier build. And while this competition doesn’t put life at risk (probably), it does pose a risk to image quality as image noise remains a continuing threat.ĭxO’s cadre of computer geeks have calibrated over 3,000 cameras and lenses for OpticsPro 11 to ensure that photographers can use the editing app not only to purge their images of noise, but to process and enhance RAW photos quickly and effectively. Digital camera makers are engaged in their own arms race of sorts over increasing ISO levels. and Soviet Union famously competed over the size and lethality of their nuclear arsenals.

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