DxO ViewPoint
DxO Viewpoint announced
New image geometry correction software
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DxO Viewpoint is a new piece of software from DxO, who’s DxO Optics Pro and DxO FilmPack I’ve reviewed in the past, and find useful adjuncts to my image processing toolbox.
Whilst I like to use shift lenses for my big architectural work, I still end up using non shift lenses for some applications. This is where correction may be needed.
It’s also useful if you want to take wide angle shots of groups of people, where it can eliminate some of the ‘face stretching’ you get at the edges of images. However I don’t photograph weddings or groups of people very often ;-)
The software (Mac and PC) is available as both a Photoshop/Lightroom plugin (CS3 onwards, LR 3 and 4), or a standalone application.
Having used the geometric correction features in DxO Optics Pro for some time, I’m very familiar with the issues I can get from using wide angle lenses, and the limitations of fixing geometry within Photoshop (although this has improved over the years).
I’ll have a full review, once the final software is released later this month.
More info at DxO, where if you register, there is a chance to win a copy when it comes out.
UPDATE – I’ve now written a full review of ViewPoint 1.1
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