After copying the files from your card to the filesystem, PhotoLab encourages you to create a project and add selected files to it. In PhotoLab you have to create the directories manually which I have to say is a pain. In Lightroom this meant that all I had to do was create a catalogue named after the client or project and Lightroom would create the appropriate directory structure. Working as a commercial photographer meant that calls on my library were frequent so I arranged directories named after the client or project and within those directories sub directories by date.
My own approach to this, honed by many false starts and mislaid images was brought about by necessity. For example how big can a library be before it becomes unmanageable? What categories will enable consistency across the entire catalogue? What is the appropriate metadata to save? Within this apparently simple task lie some complexities. The best approach to making the right decision is to work out a schema that will enable you to locate any photograph in your library within a few seconds. For those looking to move away from the Adobe portfolio, PhotoLab has its own image management module called PhotoLibrary, offering support for metadata.įor a detailed review of the improvements added to version 6 check out my post DxO PhotoLab 6 Review but I will say here after a couple of months of use that the responsiveness of the sliders is much faster than before! PhotoLibrary or Adobe Lightroomįor those users who simply want to use a better RAW processor, PhotoLab exists as a plugin to Lightroom and images can be sent from one to the other at the press of a button.ĭeciding whether to use PhotoLibrary or Lightroom is a decision that should ideally be made once only.
Dxo photolab workflow software#
PhotoLab 6 is the latest iteration of the RAW processing software developed by DxO.
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