Gen_bunty
Reged: 25/03/2002
Posts: 687
Loc: Melbourne, Australia
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Dear all DXO users. I am currently downloading the install pack for 4.51 to move the licence from my old and tired laptop over to my nice new and shiny quad core Dell.
While looking at the DXO site, which seems to lack many features of a good website, I couldn't find for the life of me how I can upgrade to version 5. Have also heard that version 5 has been unstable. Anyone out there got any experience of version 5 pro on an intel quad core, windows xp box ?
Also, any idea of how I upgrade ?
Thanks
James
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Terrywoodenpic
A whiff of silicon...
Reged: 21/01/2006
Posts: 348
Loc: Saddleworth UK
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Dxo Is certainly an interesting collection of program features.
However it does nothing quite the best that it can be done, but is perhaps the most expensive way to solve the problem areas it tackles.
PTLens makes a more accurate job of correcting for lens distortion. Photoshop does a better job of correcting for CA and fringing. Ps. also does a simpler and totally accurate job of correcting perspective distortion.
What DXO does is bring these and other corrections into a single program in a fairly easy to use way.
If you own photoshop all theses features are available as fully integrated plug ins, each at a very small additional cost. with the advantage that you only have to open your image once.
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63 happy photo years from amateur to professional and back to amateur
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davidh
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Reged: 08/11/2005
Posts: 553
Loc: Bristol + Farnham
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While looking at the DXO site, which seems to lack many features of a good website, I couldn't find for the life of me how I can upgrade to version 5. Have also heard that version 5 has been unstable. Anyone out there got any experience of version 5 pro on an intel quad core, windows xp box ?
I run it on hyperthreading dual xeon system with Windows XP with no issues, so I'd imagine that a quad-core system will behave in a similar manner.
There are a number of issues (mostly just annoyances, rather than critical failings now) with the current version of 5.0.4 (there is a list on the DxO forums) however it seems much more stable than previous v5 releases, and hasn't died on me yet.
I would say, as a relatively happy user, if you need a feature that v5 offers, get it. If you don't, stick with 4.5 and wait for 5.1 which will definitely be worth it.
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Also, any idea of how I upgrade ?
Go to the DxO online store, login, click on the big shiny 'Click here to upgrade' button and it will be listed as an option somewhere...
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David
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Benchista
Wich Tyler
Reged: 11/08/2000
Posts: 37690
Loc: Everywhere and nowhere, baby
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PTLens makes a more accurate job of correcting for lens distortion.
You reckon? I would disagree with that.
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Nick
www.nbrphoto.com
Light and Shade II - the new blog
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Terrywoodenpic
A whiff of silicon...
Reged: 21/01/2006
Posts: 348
Loc: Saddleworth UK
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PTLens makes a more accurate job of correcting for lens distortion.
You reckon? I would disagree with that.
Go compare
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/dxoopticspro/page3.asp
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63 happy photo years from amateur to professional and back to amateur
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Benchista
Wich Tyler
Reged: 11/08/2000
Posts: 37690
Loc: Everywhere and nowhere, baby
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PTLens makes a more accurate job of correcting for lens distortion.
You reckon? I would disagree with that.
Go compare
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/dxoopticspro/page3.asp
That's version 1.1 of DxO!
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Nick
www.nbrphoto.com
Light and Shade II - the new blog
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Angela Nicholson
AP Technical Editor
Reged: 07/02/2006
Posts: 147
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You might be interested to know that there is a test of Optics Pro 5 in a lens supplement that comes free with our 24th May issue.
Angela
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