#Affinity photo sharpen series#

DXO was much faster to use and produced a slightly better result. This test pitched one of DXOвЂ™s major strengths against LuminarвЂ™s image detail and sharpening tools. 32-bit HDR editing Merging to 32-bit HDR Tone mapping HDR images 32-bit OpenEXR. Stitching Panoramas Editing Panoramas HDR. Embedding vs linking Placing content Resource Manager Using stock photos Panorama Persona. DXO Photo Lab 4 vs Luminar V4 вЂ“ Sharpening вЂ“ Conclusion Sharpen filters Apply Image Shadows / Highlights Lighting Haze Removal Using plugins Placing external content. Check back soon to see how these two tools compare with the artistic side of RAW development. As I said in the previous video, DXO is king with technical RAW conversion.Д«ut what about enhancing this image further? It is dull, and the sky needs work. The results are both good, but DXO was much faster in use. So far, I would score this result in DXOвЂ™s favour. DXOвЂ™s sharpening is even across the entire frame, cancelling out the weaknesses of the lens without over-processing the strengths. This is the problem with global sharpening. Whether you would notice this in the final result, on screen or in print, is another matter.ДЄreas of the Luminar image are sharper than DXOвЂ™s but other areas are not as good. Let us see how they compare.ДXO has a tiny edge, especially when viewed at 200% and looking at the edge of the mountain вЂ“ DXO is cleaner and crisper. Luminar features tools for sharpening: AI Structure and Details Enhancer and a regular Unsharp Mask tool. RAW converters that only offer unsharp mask sharpening do not, therefore, have any real advantage over traditional photo editors, such as Photoshop or Affinity Photo.ДXO Photo Lab has very sophisticated sharpening вЂ“ it has sharpening profiles that match your camera and lens and its RAW sharpening targets areas where your lens is soft, typically the corners and edges. Traditional sharpening tools, such as the ubiquitous unsharp mask, are too general and are usually global, affecting the entire image.

Too much, too soon is as bad as too little too late.

Getting the sharpening done correctly is essential. Last, we should sharpen the image after resizing for its target medium вЂ“ either for on screen viewing or for printing. Second, we should sharpen it after post processing. First, the image needs sharpening during the RAW conversion. Sharpening is best done in several steps. Today, I am focusing on a very specific RAW conversion step вЂ“ sharpening. My test was an end to end development of a RAW image. In my last post and video, I looked at DXO Photo Lab version 4 versus Luminar version 4.

#Affinity photo sharpen series#

This is the second in a series of posts comparing DXO Photo Lab 4 and Luminar 4.