DxO PureRAW 5.3 brings DeepPRIME XD3 X-Trans out of Beta

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 DeepPRIME XD3 X-Trans for Fujifilm X Photographers



With this latest release, DeepPRIME XD3 X-Trans is out of the Beta Phase and fully functional including expanded support for Fujifilm's 5th generation sensors. This is amazing news for Fujifilm X Photographers.

No matter what ISO setting you choose to photograph with, you will definitely be impressed with the results. Whether you photograph with your X-Series camera's base ISO setting or crank it up as I do when covering hockey games in poorly lit arenas, you can rest assured that DxO PureRAW 5.3 will generate the cleanest, most detailed version of your RAF files.

If ever there was a case for "Oh man, now I have to revisit all of my favourite RAF files ..." this is it. 

I know I said this about the previous version of DeepPRIME 5.2.1 regarding my NEF files but it's true.

NOTE: I need to put this out there; Yes, I am a part of DxO's Affiliate Program and yes, if you do decide to use my affiliate link and discount code at the end of this article, I will make a small commission if you do indeed make a purchase ... Doing so will help me to continue writing articles such as this but, if you choose not to do so, that's fine as well.

All that being said, I have been on the lookout for better and better RAW converters including noise reduction for decades and every few years a new piece of software comes along. I have purchased more RAW converters than I care to mention and a number of years back I gave DxO's PhotoLab 4 and then version 5 which included PureRAW 2 and I was not disappointed with the results. If I am not mistaken PhotoLab 5.0.0 produced results similar to or slightly better than others on the market at the time.

Anyways, let's get back on topic here. I want to show you what has me so excited about this latest release. I am not going to go through all of the dialog boxes and such as I did in my previous article on DxO's PureRAW 5.2.1 - you read all about that stuff there.

The before and after images I am going to show here were all processed with the default settings just to show you what you get right out of the box so to speak. After trying out your own RAF files using just the default settings, you may want to play around with either the Luminance or Force details sliders to see how they affect images captured with your specific Fujifilm camera and lens combination.

These first two images are the original, un-cropped versions just so you can see the full image. 

The first image in all the comparisons that follow is the unprocessed version and the second is the version processed using DxO's PureRAW 5.3 DeepPRIME XD3 X-Trans processing method. 

When I say unprocessed I mean no noise reduction or sharpening has been performed.

Full Unprocessed Image


Full PureRAW 5.3 Processed Image


100% View in Photoshop - Original Unprocessed


100% View in Photoshop - Processed using PureRAW 5.3


100% View in Photoshop - Original Unprocessed


100% View in Photoshop - Processed using PureRAW 5.3


100% View in Photoshop - Original Unprocessed


100% View in Photoshop - Processed using PureRAW 5.3


Let's take a closer look ...

In Photoshop I chose the Fit in View (Cmd+0 Mac / Control+0 Win) to show the entire image here.

This is the Original RAW File


This is the DxO PureRAW 5.3 DeepPRIME XD3 X-Trans version


This is the Original RAW File


This is the DxO PureRAW 5.3 DeepPRIME XD3 X-Trans version

Check out the details in the roof and and barn wood


This is the Original RAW File


This is the DxO PureRAW 5.3 DeepPRIME XD3 X-Trans version

Check out the details in the vegetation against the side of the barn


This is the Original RAW File


This is the DxO PureRAW 5.3 DeepPRIME XD3 X-Trans version

Check out the details in the bail of hay and the tractor marks in the mud


As mentioned earlier in this article I do have an affiliate link below along with a special discount code if you decide to make the purchase after using the 30 day trial. If you decide to take advantage of DxO's 30 day trial offer, please make sure you have some RAW files already chosen to experiment with and that you can safely set aside enough time each week to make use of this software.

If there is one thing I have experienced is, that 30 day period goes by really really fast.

Enjoy ...

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