Originally posted by ripper2860 Lens correction aside, how does DxO stack up to Topaz Labs for PP?
They aren't directly comparable. DxO is primarily a RAW processer/editor, Topaz are plug-ins.
DxO v8's in-built photo editing capabilities are decent, but not fancy like Photoshop. Quite aside from the lens correction features, it has a lot of useful film emulations and camera profiles built in, good sharpening tools, very good geometric distortion correction features, some nice presets like the single-shot HDR one etc built in. Lots to play with. Under this deal, for $0, you get a lot.
Usefully, having a copy of v8 loaded makes any move to v9 cheaper, since it's then at upgrade prices.