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I let DxO do it’s magic and then applied some local adjustmenst using DxO U-point technology and then output the file as a JPEG for further work in NIK collections. The great thing about DxO is that it applies a number of corrections based on tests of various camera and lens combinations and applies any number of corrections automatically, saving a lot of time in processing RAW images. DxO corrections (global) and local edits (u-point) Using DxO Photolab I then did my initial corrections. Its a jpeg of a totally unedited RAW file, meaning that I have not applied any corrections or adjustments, it is as shot. Aside from the new presets, the other major announcement is that Nik Collection 2 now comes with DxOs PhotoLab 2.3 Essential Edition raw-editing software. I purposely underexposed the above image to ensure that I did not lose any detail in the highlights. In the example below, I have chosen to work with DxO and Nik Collection. Nik Creative Bundle The power of DxO’s renowned RAW conversion technology combined with the eight creative plug-ins that make up Nik Collection. This process allows me to take my RAW image, process it and output the file as a JPEG or TIFF for further work as necessary. The last two steps above are interchangeable depending on my final image. The diagram below helps to explain the differences So how do these control points work, are they useful and do the new sensitivity. In this latest version, the U-point adjustments in Silver Efex Pro have been moved to the. Now it’s enhanced them with chroma and luminance sensitivity sliders. With this Nik Collection 4.2 update, DxO says it has improved the responsiveness of the U-point adjustment tools in Silver Efex Pro 3, fixed a compatibility issue with Capture One and made the Nik plug-ins work with Photoshop in native M1 mode on new Macs. I make a distinction between processing, editing and manipulating files. PhotoLab control points were inherited from Nik Software’s clever U-point local adjustments (aka control points) when DxO took over the Nik Collection. DxO Photolab 2 has to be the best image processor on the market, you might say there are some as good as DxO Photlab 2 but there are none better when it comes to processing your files.