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I have been using Dxo Photolab for a while now. They are probably the best regarding the optical corrections fit for both the camera and lens, outstanding noise reduction, and local masking. I completed the basic version with DXO Viewpoint, which works very well with perspective (I wish they could add the perspective correction tool developed for Darktable). I'm testing the new v.7 version. It's a little bit slower (I have a Mac Mini M1 with 16Gb RAM), so I recommend testing it before buying to check if your computer can handle it. I do think that the new full menu associated with the local masking is a drastic improvement compared with the small widget they had. My minus remark: The software is complete regarding options only if you buy DXO Filmpack. Should people buy it? It's one of the best applications outside the Adobe universe. I combine it with Luminar Neo, which offers wonderful user-friendly improvements. I recommend testing it (one month of free testing!) and spending some time via tutorials to learn how to make it work. Should people update from version 6? I'm definitively thinking about it because of the revised mask tool, but I know I have to invest in the DXO FIlmpack as well to avoid frustration. To complete my short feedback, I also have the NIK Collection, and its B&W filter has become my best friend for fast and impressive B&W conversion that suits my wishes.

Very good review indeed. Perceptive and clearly presented. Thank you for it.

Yes! Your analysis is correct! Affinity has made a bad job with Photo. Designer is a success, together with Publisher. When I edit raw files, I stick to the very wonderful Adobe Lightroom Classic, the desktop version! , not the simpler version (not called ’classic’) which is for mobile jobs. The latest, 2024 version, is formidable! I use Pixelmator Pro in combination with Affinity Designer and Photo and, of course, Adobe Photoshop!

PLEASE... Can you review NITRO for iPad... I was amazed.. thanks ❤

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I'll be keeping the 2 masking videos for future reference. Would be great if you could do some more videos for Pixlemator. Thanks very much.

Nice, really clear explanation

Thank you for the video. Very useful.

I hope Pixelmator team watches these videos to note improvements to be made to the tool?

Love it! 🔥

Thank you for all of your videos. I learn a lot.

Let’s go !!!🔥🔥🔥

Doing such a good job ... sure you shouldn't "sell" as Pixelmator masterclass? A - Z and updated alongside the software?

What about now with the pixel 3.6.1 update?

Amazing

Hi, do you have a vlog on how to use the brush tool correctly? On DXO 7.

I may be a bit of a one-off, but of the 3 cameras I have Apple Raw (and hence Photomator) only supports 1 and doesn't support compressed raw from any of them - Nitro supports all and in compressed raw. Don't get me wrong I think Photomator is a great product as far as it goes, but its total reliance on Apple Raw means even though I own a full licence, it currently is very limited for me. Where Nitro shines is its integration with both File Browser and Photos, meaning I can if I want upload images from my Apple unsupported cameras into Photos and Nitro will be able to view them through Photos, although personally I use Nitro with the file system option as that way it does provide a good enough asset management tool as well. Also integrates with other apps such as Affinity

Your presentations always provide perfect clarity. Excellent job!!!

Hi, have you noticed that radiant photo or perfectly clear photos produce very low quality images, meaning the edits are great but when you zoom into the photo the pixel quality is so low and poor, almost like it’s filled with noise, color noise, and very low pixel information. Have you noticed that or is it just me?

Thanks for part 1 and part 2. The videos are great, and just what I needed to kick-off with Affinity. 👍

I had used Affinity Photo for a few years and use Pixelmaster Pro now for a simple reason: With Pixelmaster I get good results more quickly than with Affinity photo. Especially the ML-function helps a lot.

Does Macro work in Affinity Photo 2 for IPad?

Great video! Very helpful!

Great video

it is good but too much expensive! photo lab plus film pack plus view point 300 euro and a payment update every year and no works with layer. for 11 euro monthly 132 yearly you have Lightroom plus photoshop every possible masking perspective collection works with layer update and cost the half of dox

thanks a lot

That was a nice job

This is awesome. I've been looking for this for some time now. Also, thanks to the people in the comments, I was able to fix the issue when moving back to the develop persona.

Thank you so much

Seems like more work to do by the Pixelmator team.

I love this update. So many possibilities for compositing 🔥

Very good tutorial

Or you could just go into PS, then back to PL7.

great job

It is also in NIK collection 7 which is more useful for some people

Thanks for the review of this feature. I downloaded Filmpack 7 to test and the luminosity mask is the only feature I am interested in. Like your summation, I am not $139 interested. I agree this should be included in Photo Lab.

Good video. I currently own Film Pack 6 which I use with Photo Lab 7, and rarely use Film Pack. However, I recently researched the new version of the NiK Collection 7, and considering all of the included upgraded features as well as it's Luminosity tool, if you already have NiK Collection, it is worth the upgrade cost of $89.00. Although NiK Collection doesn't support RAW files, it does support TIFF, which is the next best option for me. I use it as well as Topaz Denoise and Sharpen as a plugin in Affinity Photo. A good powerhouse setup for my editing without the cost of a subscription. Thanks for sharing 👍.

NIK 7 is now offering luminosity masking, but not to the RAW file. However do you think this could be an alternative , though not cheap,solution. Alternatively as it is now in NIK 7 it may be coming to PL8. Decisions, decisions😊

For real estate images I tried using Luminosity mask but its almost useless, there is no way to feather a hard mask except the move bottom sliders but then that makes it select unwanted areas which then have to manually erase, there is no way to manually tell which area of window to select luminosity mask. Conventional tool U point works better & faster.

This stupid and greedy move by DXO to "ring fence" features by forcing you to pay more for features that clearly have nothing to do with "Film" or film looks has halted all my purchases from the company. I am still on Photolab 6 and have not even considered the new Nik upgrade either. It's pure greed on the part of DXO.

Fun, fun, video to watch. Thank you for this knowledge. I personally own Filmpack 7, and I buy all my photography software on Black Friday to save some decent money 💰 🤑 💸

There is no background chNNELS?!

Hi hope you can help. I use DXO but it does not have photo stacking. Are there any free ones . Or would it be best just to get infinity for this ?? Hope you can help.

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The control tip could be very useful. Thanks.

Excellent, thanks a lot!!

There is a new update coming to Pixelmator pro with new masking options

Is this a raw or jpg image?

Good video, BUT, you missed hitting a home run. What you should have said was, first use Pixelmator pro, background removal, then transfer the work to affinity photo for final tuning using a variety of methods to extract the strands :)

This is often referred to as exposure blending. Affinity passed Photoshop in the ease of implementation with their luminosity range masks.