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removed. In fact processing is now called "ex-
port" and it is located in the lower right corner
of the interface. Options include exporting to
another application and to Flickr as well as to
disk. We were sad to see the old tab go - now
you can't see what is being processed. There is
only a small line listing X out of Y (as in 12 out
of 16 for example).
2 We were quite pleased to see the new preset
display (see the screen capture above). We have
been looking for something like this for years.
Now, instead of having to try one preset after
another, you can just scroll through all the ones
you have until you find the one you want to use.
The preview of the preset is accurate by the way.
This will be a significant time saving tool for us.
3 Most application now cache data. Optics Pro
is no exception. With version 9, it is now pos-
sible to control both how much is cached and
where the cache is located. So, in our case, we
keep all our temporary data including caches in
"C:\Temp" so we moved the cache folder there.
This will make cleaning the cache out if we need
to quick - no need to go into the user profile.
4 The difference between Basic User and Ad-
vanced User is gone. Controls which are better
suited for advanced users are labeled accord-
ingly.
5 A new preference has been added. You can
set Optics Pro to either fully de-noise regardless
of the image zoom, or, only when the image is
75% of full size or larger.
6 Highlight recovery has also been enhanced.
Of course, any time a new version of any-
thing comes out these days, the question is, "Is
the upgrade worth it?" The answer is here simply
"Yes!"
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