This information applies to all versions
DxO PureRAW's philosophy is to pre-process the RAW file to achieve maximum image quality.
The RAW format allows us to intervene early enough in the image processing chain, as close as possible to the signal received from the sensor, with the simplest and most efficient model possible, supported by calibrations in our laboratory and by our scientists. Thanks to this combination of controlled parameters, we can go so far in the results of our processing.
In the case of an RGB image (JPEG, TIFF, linear DNG), denoising would only take place late in the image processing, after a whole range of corrections and parameters have already been made (such as demosaicing or denoising the device, but also JPEG compression). do not make it possible to recover so much information.
However, DxO PhotoLab provides the High Quality (HQ) denoising method, which applies to all supported file formats, including JPEG and TIFF. This method strikes a good balance between quality and processing speed. For more specific noise reduction, we recommend using Nik Dfine from the Nik Collection. Nik Dfine is tailored for processing JPEG and TIFF images, enabling precise local adjustments.
For more information about which algorithm is supported in each version, please click this link.