The effect of the graduated filter tool is especially desirable when you’re working with wide angle photos - think landscapes - and its effect will act on the entire image, but you’ll still be controlling the filter’s configuration using the U Point HUD (in DxO Photolab, it’s called the “Equalizer”).

By right-clicking the U Point, you get access to a submenu, which contains some of these as well.įor example, the ones you create with the graduated filter tool won’t be limited to the zone right under the U Point. I can’t remember if U Points allowed me to select adjustment tools, but in DxO Photolab, they do. It’s even possible to protect an area by creating new U Points with the Option key held down. It lets you literally pinpoint a problem, then adjust that point and some of the surroundings - the size and form of which you define - without sacrificing the ability to further fine-tune this “zone” if needed (and it seldom is) with a brush later on. U Point is about the holy grail when it comes to local adjustments. U Point is unique to Photolab and the reason why it is even more appealing than its predecessor, Optics Pro.

This is a local adjustment technology that allows you to make complex and natural-looking selections with an overlay HUD that will beat a brush tool in terms of boundary accuracy and speed any time.

Through the acquisition of the Nik Collection assets from Google, DxO has integrated U Point technology. The result is an editor that’s closer to Adobe Lightroom or Phase One’s Capture One Pro in terms of features than its predecessor. DxO acquired Nik Software’s assets, including U Point technology, integrated it with DxO Optics Pro, added a new repair tool for good measure, and renamed its flagship RAW editor to DxO Photolab.

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