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The truth about raw processors: which one actually performs best for real-world photography? (continued)

Terry A. McDonald – www.luxBorealis.com Framed Print Resolution (4800x3600px or 17.3mp) To best approximate viewing distance for actual prints, these larger les were evaluated on-screen at 50%. Again, judging at 100% is simply not realistic as only photographers and internet pixel-peepers, not buyers, view prints this close. Despite the larger size (17mp vs 11mp), the results of these comparisons closely mirror the results of the previous files, but as expected, the fine differences start to reveal themselves. Once again, the LrEnhNR and DxO versions are the best, but not my far. The ON1 and Topaz versions are equally good, but each suffers as they did previously from colour shift and artefa...

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Terry McDonald is an artist, author, and educator who approaches fine art photography as both art and craft to create authentic photographs capturing “the essence of place” and “the art inherent in nature”: dynamic, quintessential landscapes, engaging wildlife portraits, and intimate details of Earth’s most awe-inspiring natural, historical, and cultural places. Terry travels widely and lives with his family in Guelph, Ontario, his home base for hiking, backcountry canoeing, and Nordic skiing. He is a regular guest presenter at camera clubs and offers a variety of Field & Screen workshop. Terry’s work has been featured in Photo Life, Light & Landscape, Landscape Photographer and Luminous Landscape and is held in private collections on four continents. View his work at luxBorealis.com.
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