The fifth iteration of PhotoLab focused on expanding its reach to more photographers and refining local adjustment control:

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: The AI-powered denoising engine, which combines demosaicing and denoising into a single step, was optimized to be up to 4x faster on modern systems compared to previous versions.

: Building on the existing U Point™ technology , DxO added Control Lines. These allow for precise local adjustments across large, graduated areas (like skies), whereas Control Points are typically used for circular, targeted regions.