So, as a minimum, for every file you open, you will have to select your own new preset to get rid of the excessive sharpening. Overwriting the original preset did not seem possible within the program. It seems you will have to do this every time – I was able to save the altered default as a preset, but I could not set it to be the new default when opening a file.

I strongly recommend that you deactivate sharpening, as this reduces the scale of the problem and makes the bokeh less harsh (see below). Perfectly Clear 3.10 produced jaggies in the JPEG export in all of the 15 presets I tested, including the default. Let’s zoom in to 200% to see some rather extreme jaggies (extra image added in response to a reader’s comment): I ran my usual review file by Beka Pukhashvili through Perfectly Clear as a first test, and already noticed a few interesting details (pun intended). If you would also only pay for software that delivers great image quality down to the last pixel, then this review is for you. You’ll notice that I’m first and foremost concerned with the quality of the output, and therefore have a raw workflow in mind. It seems to be a program that some swear by while others ignore it.

Since this latest version works as a stand-alone besides being a plug-in to several other demosaickers, I thought I’d give it a spin. The current version of Perfectly Clear is still being marketed as Perfectly Clear 3.5, but the actual version number is now 3.10.

Perfectly clear plugin