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 SDI DxO - Interview w/ Luc Marin #008 [32:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

What I’m really interested in learning, on this new series of podcasts, are from the innovators in the photo industry. At times, these are photographers and other times, companies.

One of the companies that recently came to my attention is DxO. They produce some software I find amazing in how it works and also, in how it affects photographers who do their own editing. Anything that affects the workflow positively, by getting betters results or shortening the time spent in front of the computer or both warrants my attention.

Prior to the Photoplus Expo in New York, Deborah Gallin, of DxO contacted me and asked if I were interested in being put on their mailing list. Heck, yeah, I responded and soon afterwards, she sent me a copy of DxO Optics Pro 4.0 to test.

DxO meets both of my requirements in being innovative. It’s able to “fix” images by using their proprietary methods of using add ins to setup the software to your camera-lens combination to remove chromatic aberrations, edit vignette and also correct distortion (including non-parallel lines, such as when shooting a tall building from the ground). In this latter regard, DxO acts as if you had a tilt-shift lens!

Okay, enough. I wanted to get to the people responsible for this software and asked Deborah to set up an interview. She did and here is my discussion with Luc Marin, VP Sales and Marketing Photography. Oh, and we also discuss the new DxO Optics Pro 5.0, released just a few weeks ago.

Later, I hope to have further discussions with DxO, specifically with their chief scientist on the how and why of DxO Optics Pro.

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