Do you find their UI intuitive? How does it compare to LR?.

Have you tried either Capture One or DXO (or the latest LR and have found improvements from LR6)?.

Do you have similar workflow requirements?.

My catalog is about 33K photos for home, and 26K photos for car club. I like to batch process as much as I can, but probably could do more automation. I do have times when I have 500 photos at a time to plough through (shooting at club events). I don't do studio photography, mostly vacation documenting, candids, buildings/landscape, and some motorsport action (car club). It's pretty rare that I'll bring up photoshop to try to deal with problem shots (removing power lines, trying to touch up a portrait that had issues, remove backgrounds, or fix multi light source issues), or to play with selective color. I rarely have time to set keywords or metadata.

Will do panos and HDR occasionally, by using photo merge.

Displaying photos by rank, color, date, and sometimes lens.

Virtual copies, as I may try a different crop or processing on some photos.

Rarely Noise Reduction (I'm not very good at this and haven't try tools to help).

Move folders to a file server (from inside LR), which is tied to a NAS box that backs up nightly (incremental/full).įeatures of LR that I use (beyond those in the workflow):.Batch export as JPEG for web display, either max size for my stuff, 1600 pixels long edge for Cafe.Some cropping, some straightening (I occasional end up with 'Batman shots', with a slight tilt ).Set white balance on most indoor shots - using the dropper tool to pick grey.Apply some clarity/saturation, in batch.Apply lens correction to all shots, if possible, in batch.Import into LR, usually applying 'auto-tone'.

If I chose (B) or (C), I could continue use to PS 6, if needed.įor reference, my workflow (which could likely be improved!) is: So, I have (now finally working) LR6 and PS6. I'd love to hear from those who have done a switch to a different product, especially relative to what I use it for. I was thinking about 3 options: A) Upgrade to latest LR + PS CC, B) switch to subscription or licensed Capture One, or C) Switch to DXO PhotoLabs. Since I went through hell with LR6 not starting up recently, I thought now is the time to consider re-assessing what I use.

Dxo photolab 2 vs capture one