DxO PL9: A Six‑Month User Review

I purchased PhotoLab 9 approximately six months ago, primarily for its DeepPRIME denoising capabilities. For most of that period the application performed reliably. However, around two weeks ago all exports using DeepPRIME 3 or DeepPRIME XD3 began to stall indefinitely. The export process never completes, and I’ve had to manually terminate each attempt.

Support has not yet been able to isolate the underlying fault or propose a temporary workaround. Each time I request an update or ask for performance‑related data, I receive a standard response indicating that the case will be escalated and that I should remain patient. No diagnostic detail or progress indicators have been provided so far.

As an amateur photographer with a relatively light editing workflow, this regression has had a disproportionate impact. DeepPRIME was the primary reason I adopted PL9, and at present the issue significantly reduces the usability and enjoyment of the software.

Could you please check the setting under Performance => AI Acceleration in the program preferences? Is it set to “Automatic Selection”? If so, please change it to your graphics card and restart the program.
It would also be helpful if you could provide some technical details: Which operating system? Which graphics card, and how much VRAM does it have?

1 Like

indeed, and I wonder if some OS or App update triggered the issue. If you happen to have an older installer, you can test if it fixes your situation.