I’m very impressed with the huge Dxo line product improvement.
Before I quit Lightroom that I don’t want to pay monthly, here are belove the 7 functions I miss the most in DXO and that I have prioritize according to my user value (might be different for other users) :
I want to record, insert or not a filigran in the position, the size, the font, or with a graphic when exporting (Like Lightroom) because I publish photos
I need a DAM or catalog to manage my photos with tags (Like Lightroom). I know a DAM is being worked by Seriff Affinity Photo (forum source). May be Dxo could use this one ?
I want to see my photos on a map tab or be directed to a distant web map from my gps data exif
I want a bidirectional Affinity photo plugin to quit Photoshop with this very powerful and professional alternative to photoshop. Dxo partnership with Seriff ? I noticed many DXO users appreciate Affinity photo
I want to merge photos for HDR with options. Next with Nik software implementation ?
I want to merge photos to make diaporamas
I want to use a more powerful repair tool : correct, duplicate, opacity,source and size selection
If DXO wants help, I’ve many ideas and can participate in the backlog construction.
You may want to take a look at a separate DAM, IMatch https://www.photools.com/: does the DAM functions much better than Lightroom, plus has a number of additional features. Free trial available, excellent support including an active user forum.
Thanks a lot for the feedback. Well, we are working on some of the points you described. Some of them are in the backlog. The rest we’ll discuss with the team.
Almost 3 years later and after reading a question about what are the most wanted features for V5 :
1 : done. ok
2 : done. ok
3 : still wanted
4 : done ok, except with pespective plugin
5 : Nothing and I consider it’s the basic functionnality I miss the most in Dxo. I often do exposure bracketing to capture a wide dynamic when doing some difficult landscape with very dark foregrounds and very luminous skies. Sometimes ND filters can’t do the job with complex zones such as mountains. I would very very appreciate to have a native HDR function to optimize dynamics even if beginners in photography considers too often HDR is a gadget for creative purposes. I stil want, like lightroom for many many years, a dng as a result of a HDR merge with all the dynamics.= on which I can process my photo. That’s the main reason I can’t quit Ligtroom.