DxO DeepPRIME XD3 X-Trans Beta Won’t Support 40MP X-Trans 5 files Initially
Back in Februrary DxO announced DxO PureRAW 5.
There are several substantial improvements such as a new redesigned interface and local adjustment.
Also announced, DeepPRIME XD3 X-Trans Beta. In their marketing material they write:
Fujifilm fans will be delighted to see what’s included. X-Trans images have never looked this good
However, what they did not say is that DeepPRIME XD3 X-Trans Beta won’t work with 40MP X-Trans 5 files.
When asked about it by Petapixel, DxO acknowledges the error in communication as you can read at PetaPixel here. DxO clarified to PP:
First, let us clarify the camera support situation: both DeepPRIME XD and the new DeepPRIME 3 technology which will be introduced in DxO PureRAW 5 work with all sensors — including 5th-generation X-Trans sensors.
Only the DeepPRIME XD3 X-Trans Beta model does not yet support these 5th-generation X-Trans sensors.
The reason why the new DeepPRIME XD3 X-Trans BETA technology carries the ‘beta’ label is because, despite its promising potential, it does not yet meet our standards in terms of result consistency. And specifically for the 5th-generation X-Trans sensors, we were not satisfied with the image quality achieved
As a result, we decided to remove support for these complex sensors from the initial launch and plan to reintroduce it in a future release.”
So what if you pre-ordered DxO PureRAW 4to get the free upgrade to DxO PureRAW 5 once released? DxO says to PetaPixel:
any customer who recently purchased PureRAW 4 with the intention of upgrading to PureRAW 5 and is not satisfied will be fully reimbursed
DxO PureRAW 5 will be available on April 15, and if you pre-order DxO PureRAW 5 now, you will get a copy of DxO PureRAW 4 in the meantime.
Get DxO here:
- DxO PureRAW 5 with DeepPRIME XD3 X-Trans Beta (initially not for 40MP X-Trans sensors)
- DxO PhotoLab 8
- DxO Viewpoint 5 – needed to access to film simulation profiles
- Nik Collection 7
- DXO Film Pack 7