In fact, an expert Photoshop user, using Bridge, ACR and Photoshop can do everything that any and all of these programs do - and more. I realize that, generally speaking, there's more features on Lightroom, like the slideshow windows, etc.

Lightroom is a winner thanks to its advanced editing features, which are very intuitive to use. Also, Lightroom has more cataloging features, like more colors to tag your pictures. When comparining these programs, it becomes clear that the program from Adobe will be much more functional and powerful. Photoshop has been around for thirty years and there really is no competition. For instance, I use the 'white' slider a lot on LR and can't seem to find it on DXO. Things like masking, dodging and burning, luminosity or color channel corrections, resizing, sharpening, vignettes and noise reduction are far better served in Photoshop (and its filters) although DxO has a very, very good noise reduction algorithm. With the help of Capterra, learn about DxO PhotoLab, its features, pricing information, popular comparisons to other. IMHO, and I will state that opinion very loudly, these programs - PhotoLab, CaptureOne, On1, Alien Skin, Luminar, Iridient Developer, LightZone, PhotoNinja, Picktorial, Pixelmator, Raw Photo Processor, Dark Table, Lightroom and ACR - are best at raw conversion, tone controls, white balance, color control (to a degree), in other words basic raw processing. There are a number of RAW photo editing applications out there, but DxO PhotoLab offers a number of unique features that either don't exist or aren't the sam. I have made my own profiles in ACR so it will be an interesting comparision.ДЄlso: in reading some of the comments here I can't tell whether the writer is a non-owner of Photoshop and looking at PhotoLab (or CaptureOne) to do everything, or just fooling around with the trial. Capture One and Lightroom have Whites as well as Highlights sliders, but in PhotoLab you have an overlap between the (automatic) Smart Lighting options and the (manual) Selective Tone adjustments, but you might need both, but whichever you use, once youвЂ™ve recovered highlight detail it leaves midtones and shadows looking somewhat flattened. I will shoot some with the D3s (if/when the sun comes out) and take a look at the renderings in DxO PhotoLab with both the default and camera body profile.

Dxo photolab 5 vs lightroom