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When comparing DxO Optics Pro vs LightZone, the Slant community recommends DxO Optics Pro for most people. In the question“What is the best photo editing software?” DxO Optics Pro is ranked 13th while LightZone is ranked 21st.
Specs
PlatformsWindows OSX
Tethered captureNo
PlatformsMac
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Pros
Pro Good default processing
Pro Powerful perspective correction capabilities via a plugin
Pro Integrates with Lightroom
Pro Supports tethered capture
Pro Awesome auto settings
Pro Great lens distortion correction capabilities
Pro Great noise reduction capabilities
Pro Allows users to create and edit RAW profiles
Unlike most other RAW editors, LightZone supports user-created RAW profiles and allows editing existing RAW profiles.
Pro Allows changing the order in which adjustments are applied
You can change in what order sharpening, saturation, tone, etc adjustments are applied simply by switching around their order in the tool stack.
Cons
Con Only the last image from a hot folder is made active
Con No asset management capabilities
Con Doesn't support color chekers
Con Asset management is basic
Browser module includes a file browser, metadata viewer and a really basic metadata editor (allows editing just 6 fields), and allows you to give images a rating, but no advanced asset management is supported. There's not even a way to assign keywords to files.