Canon Digital Photo Professional

Rod Boughton

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Hi, i recently bought the canon 600d, and was just wondering if anyone had used the Digital Photo Professional software that comes with it. Is it any good, or am i better off staying with elements 3 and lightroom 3 that i currently use.
 
I use it from time to time - it's worth installing if you haven't already.
I like how it shows you the focus points, you can also use picture style presets like landscape/portrait which some like.
It's not so good at running through a lot of files and working on a few as you go - lightroom seems to have a better workflow for that.
 
For the initial processing of your RAW files it can't be beaten IMO. Then transfer to Elements for tweaking (if required, often Dpp is enough)
Download the latest version just released and it includes some new tools including an HDR option.
For workflow of a lot of jpeg images Lightroom is good but I still prefer to use DPP for individual RAW processing.
 
I prefer the Lightroom workflow, so haven't bothered with DPP for years.
 
I don't really use lightroom at all tbh Andy (though I have in the past, didn't like it much), I use DPP for the initial look/feel then its over to PS5 for tweaking/noise reduction etc, if needed (I just prefer DPPs over PS5s RAW tool) I mentioned Elements and Lightroom because that's what the OP uses.
Your test is well worded, researched and carried out but is subjective since everyone looks for different things from there photography I suppose. I'm just not the 100% crop pixel peeping type (A type you allude to being yourself at the end of your article :thumbs: and I'm certainly not knocking anyone who is, if we all wanted to do the same and get the same out of photography it would destroy the diversity that makes it such a great hobby) I just don't see the point of wasting picture taking time looking for subtle nuances that in a final print only the person who processed it will probably notice. Some of my favourite "Wow" photos by other togs have been anything but perfect with regard to colour rendition/noise/sharpness but its how it makes me feel that means the most. Good article though.
 
Thank you for the kind words :)

The world would be a very boring place if we all held the same views now wouldn't it ;)
 
Rod Boughton said:
Hi, i recently bought the canon 600d, and was just wondering if anyone had used the Digital Photo Professional software that comes with it. Is it any good, or am i better off staying with elements 3 and lightroom 3 that i currently use.
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DPP is pretty limited as a workflow tool, so you may be better off sticking with what you're used to.

However, if you shoot RAW format, I'd push the same image through DPP as well as any other tools you have to see if you think it does a better job of conversion. If you prefer what it does, it's just a matter of adapting it into your current processing workflow.
 
Another reason DPP works well for me is the time it takes to boot up PS5 versus the speed it takes to boot up and use DPP. DPP starts instantly, allows me to browse and review my RAWS , decide on the one I want to work on and if it needs any further tweaking only then do I pop it over to PS. Simon is ,of course,correct in that Lightroom is a better workflow tool but I suppose it's what works for each individuals needs.
 
Thanks everyone for your advice and suggestions, i will install it and use it for processing the RAW files when i start taking them.
 
I've been using the lastest version of DPP and it now includes HDR and a function called "Digital Lens Optimiser" which does a pretty good job of rectifying faults with Canon lenses (not all supported yet).

Would be worth trying out for this feature alone :thumbs:

David
 
Just to add to my above post.

Image below is a screen shot of an image from the extreme corner of a shot taken on my 7D and the much maligned 17-85 Efs (at 17mm and F4).

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Left side is from camera with zero enhancements, everything off, no sharpening at all, a bit yeuchy I think you'll agree.

Middle image is the best I could do with the previously available enhancements in DPP, - that is peripheral illumination correction, and chromatic aberration correction, and a bit of sharpening. Better but not brilliant.

Far right with all the possible enhancements, as above plus using the Digital Lens Optimiser, it induces a bit of noise BUT these views are at 200% (I know, I know :nono:) so rather impressed.

Anyone else had a go??

David
 
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