DxO PhotoLab 3: Video Tutorial

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DxO PhotoLab 3: Tutorial for photo editing and image correction

PhotoLab from DxO is a powerful program for developing raw files and for photo editing in general. Learn how to effectively manage and correct your photos in this three-hour video tutorial by Marco Kolditz. Take a look at the structure and functions of the software to find your way around DxO PhotoLab 3 right from the start and get the best out of your images.

DxO PhotoLab 3: Get to know the possibilities and functions of the software
How to use the raw development program for photo editing and image correction
Easy to get started: installation, manage photos and metadata, targeted file export
Work effectively: Using palettes, time-saving navigation, sensible settings
Practical explanation: What the PhotoLab 3 editing filters can do and how to use them
Three compact yet in-depth hours in a video tutorial by Marco Kolditz

Are you still looking for the right raw developer for you? Would you like to switch from another program? Or do you already know PhotoLab and want to know more? - This is your tutorial!

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Usable with:
content: 3 h Video training
Licence: private and commercial Rights of use

Examples of use

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Example: Use the tutorial to find your way around DxO PhotoLab 3 right from the start.

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Example: Know all the important editing filters and how to use them to optimize your photos.

Intro

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DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: Intro

Welcome to the DxO PhotoLab video training course. Here is the intro to the course, in which video trainer Marco Kolditz gives you an overview of the content.

Entry

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 1.1 | Installation

In this video, video trainer Kolditz shows you how to download and install DxO PhotoLab 3 from the manufacturer's website and how to use this website to determine whether your cameras and lenses are supported by the RAW developer.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 1.2 | User Interface

In this video, you will get to know the clean user interface of DxO PhotoLab 3 and learn how to use it optimally.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 1.3 | Save your own workspace

In this video, learn how to customize the DxO PhotoLab 3 workspace according to your needs and save it as your own workspace so that you can access it at any time.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 1.4 | Preferences

Like many other programs, DxO PhotoLab 3 offers practical program settings that you can adjust according to your own wishes. In this video, Marco Kolditz presents the program's default settings.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 1.5 | File Management

In addition to the use of various RAW file development options, PhotoLab 3 also serves in part as a practical file manager. Watch this video to learn how to work with files in DxO PhotoLab 3.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 1.6 | Metadata

With the help of DxO PhotoLab 3, it is possible to view and even adjust the metadata of RAW files. In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you how to read out the metadata and adjust it if necessary.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 1.7 | Organizing photos I

In this and the next video, learn how to organize your photos in DxO PhotoLab 3, how to star, reject or accept images, and how the folder structure on your hard drive interacts with PhotoLab 3.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 1.8 | Organizing Photos II

Following on from the previous video, you will learn how to organize photos within DxO PhotoLab 3, how to star, reject or accept images, and the close interaction between the folder structure of your hard drive and PhotoLab 3.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 1.9 | Navigation and Zoom

When working with your RAW images, it is very useful to know exactly how to navigate through your numerous images as fast as an arrow and also save time during editing by using keyboard shortcuts or making sensible use of the mouse.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 1.10 | Export files

DxO PhotoLab 3 offers a very interesting export option for saving files in different formats, allowing you to save the same file directly in different file formats, sizes and locations at the same time with a single export.

Pallets in general

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 2.1 | Palettes in general

In this video, learn about the general structure and usage principle of DxO PhotoLab 3's numerous palettes and how to use them effectively.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 2.2 | Histogram

In this video, learn about the important histogram for assessing the tonal value distribution of your images. Trainer Marco Kolditz explains exactly how to read a histogram and how to use it to determine how you should ideally edit your images.

Exposure

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 3.1 | Exposure compensation

In this video, you'll learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's Exposure Compensation editing filter and how to use it effectively when editing your RAW images.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 3.2 | DxO Smart Lighting

In this video, you'll learn about the DxO Smart Lighting editing filter in DxO PhotoLab 3 and how to use it effectively and specifically when editing your RAW images.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 3.3 | Selective tonal values

In this video, you'll learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's Selective Tone editing filter and how to use it effectively when editing your RAW images.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 3.4 | ClearView Plus

In this video, you'll learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's ClearView Plus editing filter and how to use it to edit your RAW images.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 3.5 | Contrast

In this video, you'll learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's Contrast editing filter and how to use it effectively when editing your RAW images.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 3.6 | Tone Curve

In this video, you will learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's Tone Curve editing filter and how to use it effectively when editing your RAW images.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 3.7 | Vignetting

In this video, you'll learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's Vignetting editing filter and how to use it effectively when editing your RAW images.

Color

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 4.1 | White Balance

In this video, you'll learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's White Balance editing filter and how to use it effectively when editing your RAW images.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 4.2 | Color Accentuation

In this video, you'll learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's Color Accentuation editing filter and how to use it effectively when editing your RAW images.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 4.3 | Color rendering

In this video, you'll learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's Color Rendering editing filter and how to use it effectively when editing your RAW images.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 4.4 | Style Toning

In this video, you'll learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's Style Toning editing filter and how to use it effectively when editing your RAW images.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 4.5 | HSL

In this video, you will learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's HSL editing filter and how to use it effectively and specifically when editing your RAW images.

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DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 5.1 | Noise Reduction

In this video, you'll learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's Noise Reduction editing filter and how to use it effectively when editing your RAW images.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 5.2 | Chromatic Aberration

In this video, you'll learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's chromatic aberration editing filter and how to use it effectively when editing your RAW images.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 5.3 | Repair

In this video, you'll learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's Repair editing filter and how to use it to process your RAW images.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 5.4 | Unsharp Masking

In this video, you'll learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's Unsharp Masking editing filter and how to use it effectively when editing your RAW images.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 5.5 | Moiré

In this video, you will learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's Moiré editing filter and how to use it effectively and specifically when editing your RAW images.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 5.6 | Red Eyes

In this video, you'll learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's red-eye editing filter and how to use it effectively when editing your RAW images.

Geometry

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 6.1 | Horizon

In this video, you will learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's Horizon editing filter and how to use it effectively and specifically when editing your RAW images.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 6.2 | Crop

In this video, you'll learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's Crop editing filter and how to use it effectively when editing your RAW images.

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 6.3 | Distortion

In this video, you'll learn about DxO PhotoLab 3's Distortion editing filter and how to use it effectively when editing your RAW images.

Local adjustments

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 7 | Local Adjustments

In this video, video trainer Kolditz presents the extremely practical Local Adjustments feature of DxO PhotoLab 3, which allows you to apply filter effects to specific areas of an image.

Innovations in DxO PhotoLab 3.1

DxO PhotoLab Tutorial: 8 | Assigning and managing keywords

Thanks to the DxO PhotoLab 3.1 feature update, it is now finally possible to work with keywords in the Windows version of the program. In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you how to assign keywords to individual or multiple images at the same time and filter your image collection based on them.

Details of the content

Managing and editing photos with DxO PhotoLab 3 - video tutorial
From installing the program to viewing individual editing filters to exporting your photos - in this three-hour video tutorial with 35 lessons by Marco Kolditz, you will learn what is possible with DxO PhotoLab 3 in the area of photo editing and image correction and how to proceed.

A tutorial designed to get you started with DxO PhotoLab 3

Whether you are completely new to photo editing, whether you are already working with alternative programs such as Luminar or Lightroom or have already taken your first steps in DxO PhotoLab 3 - feel welcome in this tutorial! Marco Kolditz explains how you can benefit from the software's functions when editing and managing your photos. Your advantages with this tutorial:

You will see before you purchase DxO PhotoLab 3 whether the software's photo management and image correction features meet your needs.
You will quickly find your way around the program interface, use useful settings and time-saving shortcuts.
You will quickly gain an overview of the functions and learn how to edit your photos with the software's filters in a targeted manner.

From installation to editing and exporting

In the first part of the tutorial , you will find out where you can see whether your cameras and lenses are supported by the program and how to install DxO PhotoLab 3 . You will learn about the user interface, how to set up your own workspaces and save them for yourself, and how to select sensible presets. Especially important: See how to edit the metadata of your photos and how to manage and organize the mass of your shots with DxO PhotoLab.

In the other parts of the tutorial , you will see which photo correction options are available to you and how to proceed, each explained using practical examples. Whether exposure correction, histogram or white balance, whether noise reduction, chromatic aberration or distortion - learn what these and other filters are all about and how to apply them in practice. To round things off, you will also be able to adjust your photos locally, i.e. in areas of your choice.

The tutorial summarized: Discover DxO PhotoLab 3, for a sorted organization and the best possible appearance of your photos! Now including explanations of the new features in version 3.1.