Thanks for the review. I was really hoping there was a good alternative to lightroom
On December 2, 2020 8:36:51 AM PST, Ralf R Radermacher <fotor...@gmx.de> wrote: >I've been playing around with their demo version for a while, using a >selection of raw files on another drive to avoid messing up my 'real' >data. > >The results looked promising, so I was lured by their Black Friday >offer >into buying the actual product plus DxO ViewPoint, a separately sold >add-on doing what every other RAW converter software has as built-in >functions to correct converging verticals etc. > >After registering both products, I started working with my normal RAW >file directories and had to find that, much like ON1 Photo RAW, it >almost comes to a grinding halt when dealing with my - admittedly >rather >large - directories. As a result, it is totally unusable for my >purposes, unless I'd completely reorganise my files and directories. > >Also, I found out too late that DxO Photolab doesn't read any Pentax >RAW >files from cameras older than the K10D, e.g. not those from my *istDS. > >Attempts to solve these problems with their customer support have been >answered with a few prefab text modules of no help whatsoever. > >After a similar experience with ON1, where they at least refunded the >purchase price without any further questions, I contacted DxO again, >explaining the situation and asking for a refund. > >In doing so via their web form, I had to enter a subject for my >message, >with "Refund" offered as one of the few options. This produced a popup >window that should have appeared *before* taking my money: they don't >grant any refunds once the customer has entered the registration code >into the software. I asked anyway and the answer was as expected. > >So, I've just written off 160 euros and will be still more careful next >time I buy anything online. The rest of the night I'll be spending >trying to remove DxO Photolab and all the little droppings it has left >all over my photo directories. > >Oh, and next time you buy a car, make sure to check that the >manufacturer doesn't have a list somewhere that says it will not run on >petrol from Texaco. > >Ralf > >-- > >Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany >Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com >Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf >Web : http://www.fotoralf.de > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
