ViewPoint 4 can now flip and mirror images, offers better integration between the Crop and Horizon tools and offers optional guides for more precise adjustments. Its closest equivalent as far as we can see is the Liquify tool in Photoshop. ViewPoint 4 also introduces a new ReShape tool which can be used to warp and repair specific objects or areas of a scene. With wideangle lenses, objects near the edge of the frame get ‘stretched’ unnaturally, but ViewPoint can fix this. One clever trick is ViewPoint's ‘volumetric’ distortion correction. (Image credit: DxO, Jerome Galland) (opens in new tab) New in ViewPoint 4 is a local ReShape adjustment tool. PhotoLab 6 now has its own in-built perspective correction tools, but ViewPoint 4 goes further. In previous versions of PhotoLab you needed ViewPoint 3 installed in order to be able to make perspective corrections. ViewPoint is designed specifically for complex geometric corrections.

It also integrates seamlessly with PhotoLab with its own adjustment panel. ViewPoint 4 is a standalone application and Photoshop, Elements or Lightroom plug-in. However, DxO has just announced ViewPoint 4, which goes a lot further than the tools in PhotoLab 6. We’re pleased to see that PhotoLab 6 also integrates perspective correction tools, so that it’s no longer necessary to purchase the separate ViewPoint add-on for basic corrections.

HD Pentax-D FA 21mm F2.4 ED Limited DC WR.Version 6 also extends the range of EXIF and IPTC tags supported, and adds color labels as another way to filter and organize images.Īlongside this launch, DxO has announced another batch of correction profiles, this time for the following lenses: In the past, PhotoLab’s Library panel for image browsing and organization has been pretty basic, but PhotoLab 6 introduces ‘nesting’ for Projects so that it’s easier to keep them separated and organized. The PhotoLibrary panel now included nested Project Groups, extended EXIF and IPTC tag support and color labels.

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