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ON1 Plus March 2026 Recap: New Tutorials, LUTs & Photo RAW Training

March was a strong month inside ON1 Plus, packed with new tutorials, creative tools, and training designed to help photographers learn ON1 Photo RAW, improve their workflow, and create more compelling images. If your goal is to become a master of ON1 Photo RAW, this month’s content focused on practical, real-world techniques—from foundational editing skills to advanced compositing and cinematic color grading.

As the #1 resource for ON1 Photo RAW & photography, ON1 Plus continues to deliver step-by-step education, creative inspiration, and tools that help you edit faster and with more control. Below is everything that happened inside ON1 Plus in March.

April 1, 2026 • 4 Views • Posted by Dylan Kotecki

Before and after comparison of AI sharpening software restoring detail and clarity to a soft, noisy portrait photo

Your Guide to the Best AI Sharpening Software for Tackling Noise in High-ISO Images

You nailed the composition, timed the moment perfectly, and got the exact frame you wanted. Then you zoom in to 100% and there it is: grain crunching through every shadow, fine detail smeared into mush, and a reminder that ISO 6400 always comes to collect.

If you shoot concerts, weddings, wildlife, sports, or astro, you already know the drill. High shutter speeds and low light force your ISO up, and older or smaller sensors (Micro Four Thirds, APS-C) make the penalty even steeper. For years, the trade-off was simple: accept the noise or blur it away and lose your detail along with it.

March 30, 2026 • 95 Views

Before-and-after comparison of a vintage family portrait restored with AI, showing improved clarity, contrast, and preserved detail for a blog hero image.

Restore AI Results: What AI Photo Restoration Gets Right (and What It Can’t)

AI photo restoration is powerful—but not perfect. Here’s an honest look at what Restore AI will deliver, where it guesses, and why it still changes everything.

March 27, 2026 • 5853 Views • Posted by Dan Harlacher

ON1 Restore AI photo restoration showing before and after of old damaged photo repaired with AI inside Photo RAW MAX.

Announcing Restore AI — AI Photo Restoration to Repair and Revive Old Photos

Restore AI repairs the damage time left behind in your most important photos. Coming this April.

Old photographs often carry decades of memories, but also decades of damage. Today, we announce Restore AI, a powerful new AI photo restoration module arriving in ON1 Photo RAW MAX this April. Restore AI automatically repairs damaged photos, restores faded colors, enhances lost detail, and can even colorize black-and-white images—making it easier to recover photographs that time has worn down.

March 24, 2026 • 6008 Views • Posted by Patrick Smith

Browse vs Cataloged Workflows in ON1 Photo RAW

One of the most common questions photographers ask when starting with ON1 Photo RAW is: “Do I need a catalog to organize my photos?”

If you’re coming from Adobe Lightroom, this question makes sense. Lightroom relies heavily on a catalog database to manage and organize images. In Lightroom, photos must be imported into a catalog before editing can begin.

March 17, 2026 • 438 Views • Posted by Patrick Smith

Meet the Experts

Dan Harlacher

Dan has been shaping ON1's software from the ground up for nearly 20 years, and chances are, if there's a feature you love in ON1 Photo RAW, he had a hand in it.

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Dylan Kotecki

With nearly 10 years of experience behind the camera and in front of it as an instructor, Dylan brings a uniquely engaging style to ON1's educational content.

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