DO Labs Releases DxO Optics Pro Software Through E-Store Opening May 24th.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2004 Breakthrough Software Application for Serious Photographers Boosts Image Quality of Digital Cameras and Lenses DO Labs, a software company focused on applied mathematics for image enhancement See image editing. , announces the availability of DxO(R) Optics Pro(TM) - its revolutionary software solution for dramatically improving digital image quality. Designed for use by professional and discerning amateur photographers, DxO Optics Pro software automatically corrects images for the following major optical faults: -- Distortion -- Vignetting (1) A defect of an optical system in which light at the edges of images is cut off or reduced. It is caused by an obstruction in its original construction; for example, when the elements used in a lens are too small. * -- Blur (lack of sharpness) -- Lateral chromatic aberration chromatic aberration: see aberration, in optics. Fringes of color at the edges of objects in a photograph due to the inability of the camera lens to deal with all wavelengths of light equally. DxO Optics Pro allows photographers to maximize performance of digital single-lens reflex sin·gle-lens reflex adj. Abbr. SLR Of or designating a form of reflex camera in which the reflecting mirror retracts when the shutter is released. (DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) A digital still image camera that uses a single lens reflex (SLR) mechanism. Most professional cameras have always been single lens reflex cameras, although analog. ) cameras and lenses. In particular, DxO Optics Pro optimizes image quality when shooting conditions are difficult: wide aperture, extreme focal lengths on zooms, low-light, image edges, wide format sensors, etc. "In terms of enhanced image quality and workflow improvement, reaction of early users to DxO Optics Pro has been extremely favorable," said Luc Marin, VP of Business Development Photography, DO Labs. "Early users noted that the improved image quality came without undesirable side-effects. In fact, nearly 100% of early users said the enhanced image looked as if it had been shot with a more expensive lens rather than as the result of software manipulation!" Unique Image Enhancement Concept A functional DxO Optics Pro system is composed of at least three components: 1) The DxO Correction Engine, acting as an algorithm platform, also manages the user interface and generic image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished libraries 2) A DxO Camera Body Correction Module, which characterizes the camera body electronics 3) A DxO Lens Correction Module, which models the optical characteristics and properties of the lens Developed by DO Labs, the proprietary DxO Optics Pro Correction Module is a sophisticated mathematical model
DxO Optics Pro automatically takes into account all the variable parameters that are relevant for the correction (focal length, aperture, ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. , etc.). Provided the relevant DxO Correction Modules are installed, DxO Optics Pro will automatically correct a batch of images shot with different camera bodies, lenses, settings, etc. DxO Optics Pro only takes seconds to correct even large images produced by high-end DSLRs. DxO Camera Body and Lens Correction Modules Availability DxO Optics Pro software will be available for download on the DxO Optics PRO E-Store (http://store.dxo.com) beginning May 24, 2004. It will run on Windows (W2000 or XP) and on Macintosh (OS X) for the following DxO Camera Body Correction Modules: Canon EOS 10D The Canon EOS 10D is a discontinued 6.3-megapixel semi-professional digital SLR camera, initially announced on February 27, 2003 at a price point of US$1,999 without lens (US$1,599 street price). As of early 2007 factory refurbished units are about $600. , Canon Digital Rebel / 300D / Kis Digital, Nikon D100, and Nikon D70 along with numerous compatible DxO Lens Corrections Modules. Visit www.dxo.com for a list of specific compatible lens modules. And coming this summer will be the Nikon D2H The Nikon D2H is a professional-grade digital single-lens reflex camera introduced by Nikon Corporation on July 22, 2003.[1] It uses Nikon's own JFET-LBCAST sensor with a 4.1 megapixel resolution. , Canon 1D Mark II, and Canon 1Ds with popular lenses. DO Labs will be releasing new DxO Correction Modules on a monthly basis. Future DxO Correction Modules will be announced on www.dxo.com. DO Labs is also introducing an initial 25% launch discount on all orders placed before June 30th, 2004. Depending on configuration, pricing begins at US $95 to circa US $400 for a high-end configuration. Please visit www.dxo.com for prices. About DO Labs and its DxO Technology DO Labs SA is a software company focused on research in applied mathematics for digital image enhancement. The roots of the company come out of the most advanced academic mathematical research with strong ties to leading universities and research labs and a prestigious Scientific Committee. The company's patented DxO technology produces genuine, perceptible improvements in the quality of any digital image. DxO is a set of software components that measures and corrects major faults found in imaging devices: Blur, Local Contrast, Distortion, Vignetting, Chromatic aberration, Jpeg artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. , etc. DxO Correction offers key benefits that make it an industrial-grade solution: -- DxO produces optimum image correction; -- DxO is robust: DxO will never damage image quality; -- DxO is automatic: No human intervention is required; -- DxO is real time: it can be easily embedded in any real-time workflow (ARM, DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive , ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. ) inside imaging devices such as digital still cameras or camera phones; in a PC at driver level, a server; or in digital photofinishing minilab equipment. DxO and DxO Optics Pro are registered trademarks of DO Labs. All other brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. *(free upgrade, available summer 2004) |
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