DXO Support’s reply to my similarly worded support ticket. Don’t plan on XD2 or PureRaw4 getting xtrans support ever.
We understand that our announcement about future X-Trans support may have led to some confusion, and we’d like to take a moment to clarify. While we previously mentioned that our development team was working to extend this technology to Fujifilm X-Trans RAW files, we did not specify which version it would be part of, as the timeline and implementation were still being finalized.
X-Trans sensors have a unique architecture that differs from Bayer sensors, requiring dedicated development for demosaicing and noise reduction. Because of these differences, technologies and features cannot be transferred directly, which affects the noise reduction algorithms available for each sensor type. These distinctions are detailed in our documentation.
As we’ve previously shared, our R&D team is continually refining and improving our algorithms for both sensor types while upholding DxO’s industry-leading quality standards. However, X-Trans cameras represent less than 10% of the market, resulting in a significantly smaller dataset for deep learning. This makes development more complex and outcomes harder to predict. Despite these challenges, we remain fully committed to providing the highest image quality for all photographers.
By upgrading to version 5, you’ll not only gain access to DeepPRIME XD3 for X-Trans sensors but also benefit from all the new features in this release. We invite you to try a free trial of DxO PureRAW 5 when it becomes available around mid-April and experience its latest enhancements.