The three things on the list are conveniences not necessities. They are features of individual modules that provide a UI over several pixel pipeline operations that can be done in other ways. White balance can be done without using the presets (that's mostly how I do it). Denoising can be done with tools besides "profiled denoise." I do use it. I often shoot slow lenses at high ISO's (1600-12800) and it was the easiest tool to learn without understanding what I was doing. I've never used custom matrix because my camera isn't supported. I don't miss it. You might I guess.
But none of these are core features. And none are the only way to accomplish the things they do.
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The three things on the list are conveniences not necessities. They are features of individual modules that provide a UI over several pixel pipeline operations that can be done in other ways. White balance can be done without using the presets (that's mostly how I do it). Denoising can be done with tools besides "profiled denoise." I do use it. I often shoot slow lenses at high ISO's (1600-12800) and it was the easiest tool to learn without understanding what I was doing. I've never used custom matrix because my camera isn't supported. I don't miss it. You might I guess.
But none of these are core features. And none are the only way to accomplish the things they do.