This is The Digital Story Podcast 1,071, Sept. 22, 2026. Today's theme is, "DxO PhotoLab 10 - Plays Nice with Others." I'm Derrick Story.
For those who have used DxO PhotoLab, you already know that it is a terrific RAW processor allowing you to squeeze every drop of quality from your files. I indeed like it for that, but I also appreciate how nicely it plays with others. I'll explain how in today's TDS Photography Podcast. I hope you enjoy the show.
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DxO PhotoLab 10 - Plays Nice with Others
I've been using DxO PhotoLab 10 to process the RAW files from my Panasonic LUMIX L10. And it's been doing a great job. But that's only part of the PhotoLab story for me.
I've also appreciated at how well it integrates with the other apps I like to use. I'll give you an example of a workflow to help illustrate my point.
As you may know, I don't pull all of my pictures off the memory card after a shoot. I like the plug the card into my MacBook Air, browse and rate the images in Nitro, edit the ones I like, then send them to Photos for Cloud backup and storage. At some point, I back up the entire SD card on my Synology RAID drive in case I ever need to tap any of the other photos.
For the Panasonic L10, Nitro can't process those Raw files yet. Neither can Photos. But DxO PhotoLab can. So with the card still plugged into the computer, I star rate the images in Nitro (love its browser!), then switch over to DxO for image editing. Since it can read the star ratings from Nitro, I just pick up where I left off.
If I want to augment my processing with an app from Nik Collection, I simply click on the Export to Nik Collection button in PhotoLab, work on the picture in let's say Color Efex, then click the Apply button to return to PhotoLab. Nothing has been saved to my computer hard drive. All the XMP files are on the SD card.
Once I have my favorite shots the way I want them, I click on the Export button in PhotoLab, it opens an Export dialog box for Photos, I set my parameters, and the file is copied to Photos and iCloud.
When I backup the SD card to my Synology RAID, all of the XMP files are included. So if I open any of the adjusted images in DxO Photolab, all of my settings are included, and I can pick up right where I left off.
Now, I am not suggesting this workflow for anyone else. I'm unusual because I use a variety of apps as part of my job to keep up with what's going on. But I do want to say that DxO PhotoLab is more than just a great RAW processor. It also integrates easily with a variety of workflows. And that's something that I don't think gets talked about enough.
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