New DxO Optics Pro 7 interface

FILE Mode

A new way to work

Getting started:

When you start DxO Optics Pro 7, the Organize tab opens by default.
On the left side of the screen, use your computer directory to browse your files.
Select a folder. The photos it contains will appear in your image browser.

Editing photos:

Sort your photos directly (i.e., rename, add notes, delete, move, copy, etc.).
Select an image. It will appear in the central window. The software automatically will apply the optimal set of corrections in the DxO by default preset.
View the before/after correction by clicking/releasing the mouse on the photo.

Start processing:

Select one or more images and click on Process selected images button.

The corrected images will appear in the folder in a few moments.

Optional steps prior to processing:

The Customize tab allows you to fine-tune the corrections to be applied to your images. The number of settings palettes you can access will depend on the workspace you’ve selected (fewer palettes for First steps, more for Advanced user).
The Process tab lets you follow the progress of your processing, as well as define image output conditions (i.e., destination folder for processed photos, format, suffix, ICC profile, image dimensions, etc.). By default, JPEG images are generated in the current folder with with the suffix “ _DxO.”

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PROJECT Mode

The concept:

Use the projects mode to select a large number of images to process, or to group photos for processing from different folders without actually moving them.
The concept of the project mode has evolved from earlier versions. Corrections are now associated only with the source image. Whether you view an image from its source file or from within a project, the correction settings for it will be the same.
You can create virtual copies of the same image if you want to process it in different ways. (For more information, see the user guide).

How do I create a project, and how do I add images to it?

Select the images you want, then right-click and choose “create a project from the current selection.” The new project will open immediately, and you can give it a name.

How do I add images to an existing project?

Select the images you want, then right-click and choose “add the current selection to a project.”

How do I open an existing project?

In the Organize tab, click on the “project database” icon to see the list of your projects.

How do I import projects from DxO Optics Pro 6 to version 7?

DxO Optics Pro 7.2 includes a tool to import and merge the database of version 6 with that of v7.2.
For Mac, click on “File” in the menu bar, select “Project database,” then “Restore a Backup.”
For Windows, click “File” in the menu bar, select “DxO Optics Pro Database,” and ”Import v6 Database.”
A window opens that tells you that databases v6 and v7 will be merged as a result of this operation. Click “Yes.”
If necessary, select the v6 database to import (file in format .opdb6 for Windows; dopdata for Mac) and click “Open.”
At the end of the import process, you will see a confirmation message, after which you must restart DxO Optics Pro (for Windows, click “OK”; for Mac, click “Restart”).

Note: If you have already imported the v6 settings files (“sidecars”) into v7, you do not need to import the v6 database unless you want to import the organization of your v6 projects.

How do I import the settings files from DxO Optics Pro 6 to version 7?

By default, the DxO Optics Pro 6 settings files (or sidecars) are automatically imported when you open a (v6) folder containing images and their settings files in DxO Optics Pro 7.

However, if you had previously unchecked the preference option “Automatically import sidecars,” use the following procedure:

Select the images for which you want to import the settings files.
Click on “File” in the menu bar, select “File Settings,” and then select “Import.”

At the end of the import, you will see a confirmation message.

How do I import presets created in DxO Optics Pro 6 to version 7?

Note: To perform this operation, you must be in the DxO Advanced User workspace.

In the Customize tab, go to the “Presets Editor” palette, right-click, and select “Import.”
Select the presets you want to import (files in format .dxo) and click on “Open” to import them. Important: Mac users must import each preset one-by-one, following the same procedure (i.e., select a preset and click on “Open”).

Note: The presets created in DxO Optics Pro 7 are now compatible with both Windows and Mac platforms.

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Using DxO Optics Pro from an external editor or cataloger

DxO Optics Pro 7.2 offers more flexibility than previous versions for viewing and sorting photos before processing. We recommend using DxO Optics Pro at the very beginning of the image processing workflow to take advantage of its RAW conversion and noise reduction technologies. This said, you can also use it in the early stages of your workflow with external catalogers or external photo viewing tools.

Two simple methods allow you to move your photos from an external image cataloger into DxO Optics Pro: “drag-and-drop” and “open with.”

How does “drag-and-drop” work?

Select one or more images from a cataloger preview or file list, then drag and drop them into the DxO Optics Pro image browser. Once you’ve dropped them into the image browser, DxO Optics Pro automatically creates a new project containing those photos.
Give a name to your project, and start processing. By default, processed images are generated in the current folder, but you can specify a different output folder in the Process tab.

Note: The drag-and-drop feature is not currently available for the Windows version of Adobe Lightroom. Also note that DxO Optics Pro v7.2 does not yet have a tool to import images directly from Adobe Lightroom to DxO Optics Pro for image processing without first opening them using the original software.

How does “open with” work?

Select an image in your cataloger or preview tool, and then use “Open With DxO Optics Pro” (you may need to right-click to perform this operation).
If DxO Optics Pro is already open, the chosen photo will be added to the project currently in process. If no project is currently open, DxO Optics Pro will place the chosen photo into a new project (which you can then rename as desired).
If DxO Optics Pro is not already open, it will launch and then place the chosen photo into a new project (which it will prompt you to rename).

How can I transfer my photos from DxO Optics Pro to Adobe Lightroom?

If you are in Project mode (which is the case if you have just performed drag-and-drop), select the images you want to transfer to Adobe Lightroom from the DxO Optics Pro image browser. Right-click and choose “open output images with,” then select “Adobe Lightroom.” (In Windows, you can also click directly on the Adobe Lightroom icon in the image browser toolbar.)
If you are in File mode (in the Organize tab of DxO Optics Pro), select the images you want to transfer to Adobe Lightroom from the DxO Optics Pro image browser. (NOTE: You must select the original images, not images that you have processed with DxO Optics Pro.) Right-click and choose “open output images with,” then select “Adobe Lightroom.” (In Windows, you can also click directly on the Adobe Lightroom icon in the image browser toolbar.)

For other questions or more information, please refer to the DxO Optics Pro 7 comprehensive user guide.