

Still, I do like the software (especially for noise reduction) but for learning the particulars, the other software products I mentioned are MUCH better situated. I agree with your assessment that one should "play" with the program to see what happens but re market penetration and maximizing use of the software, DxO fails miserably. Nothing like a gross oversimplification generalization of what works for the masses. We get it, tutorials have their time and place, but with DXO, just "play" with the sliders, see what tweaks affect the Image, see how things are adjusted. I do like darktable, one of my go-to programs, yet even this drives me insane at times, usually when I am over tired. We don't always need a system bogged down, spaghetti junction of Menus and User Interfaces. On the contrary, certain competition I have found have been overwhelming, hence less is more. Granted there is a wealth of information out there and always hungry to learn new techniques and capabilities, but with certain applications such as DXO's offering it is pretty much straightforward. One of the most productive ways to learn is by trial and error. My guess is that the growth/further development of DxO will be stunted because they cannot compete due to poor tutorial support and financial issues. Look to LR, Affinity, Luminar, PS and others for the education. I like DxO, own it and use it.but gave up on any kind of rich source of information via tutorials. Yes, you will find some info but it pales in comparison to most of the competition.Īt one point, I'd assumed Kohl Photography would be more active with tutorials.they even hawked a DxO book, they claimed to be working on. Good luck finding a rich source of DxO tutorials that is even relatively current.
