DxO ViewPoint 2 Quick start guide

DxO ViewPoint 2

Quick start guide

Guide de démarrage rapide

Kurzanleitung zum schnellen Einstieg

SHIFT YOUR PERSPECTIVE

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1. Introduction.......................................... 3

1.1. Installing and activating the software .................3

1.2. Launching DxO ViewPoint 2 .........................3

1.3. Your workspace ...................................4

2. Correcting distorsion.................................. 5

3. Correcting volume deformation ......................... 6

4. Correcting keystoning and tilted horizons ................ 8

Thank you for choosing DxO ViewPoint 2.

This Quick Start Guide will help you start

using the software right away by taking

you through its principal functionalities.

Online resources:

You can ﬁnd DxO Labs help resources for

DxO ViewPoint 2 — tutorials, user

guide, webinars — at the DxO Academy

(http://www.dxo.com/intl/photography/

tutorials). You can also access the

DxO Academy home page while using

DxO ViewPoint 2 by selecting Help >

DxO Academy.

Summary

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DxO ViewPoint 2 is the ﬁrst software solution dedicated to correcting

three commonly-encountered problems in photography: volume

deformation, distorted perspectives, and tilted horizons. Accessible

to all photographers, DxO ViewPoint 2 integrates precise and easy-

to-use tools that will let you restore the natural proportions in your

images quickly and effectively.

1.1. Installing and activating the software

To install the software, consult the installation notes included in the

DxO ViewPoint 2 box. An internet connection is required.

1.2. Launching DxO ViewPoint 2

Plugin for Adobe

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Photoshop

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Lightroom

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In Adobe

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Photoshop

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Lightroom

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, select the image you would like

to modify.

Click on Photo > Edit in > DxO ViewPoint 2 in the menu bar.

A dialogue box will let you change the settings of your image as

needed and choose the ﬁle format for exporting your image (TIFF

or JPEG).

Click on the Edit button in the window to launch DxO ViewPoint 2.

Introduction

Plugin for Adobe

®

Photoshop

®

or

Adobe

®

Photoshop

®

Elements

®

In Adobe

®

Photoshop

®

or Adobe

®

Photoshop

®

Elements

®

, select the

image that you would like to modify.

Click on Filter > DxO Labs > DxO ViewPoint 2 in the menu bar.

Plugin for Apple

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Aperture

®

In Apple

®

Aperture

®

, select the image that you want to modify.

Click on Photos > Edit with a plugin > DxO ViewPoint 2 in the

menu bar.

DxO ViewPoint 2 application

Launch the program from the Start > Programs > DxO ViewPoint

2 menu (PC) or from the Applications > DxO ViewPoint 2

window (Mac).

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An image display area.

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A correction palette for selecting the type of correction that you

want to apply to your image.

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A visualization palette for precise adjustments.

4

An upper toolbar that includes tools for viewing and navigation.

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Lower toolbar for resetting or applying corrections.

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Image size in pixels.

1.3. Your workspace

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All lenses are more or less affected by distortion, whether barrel

(lines bending outward towards the edges of the image) or pincushion

(lines bending toward the center of the image) — and sometimes

both at once. Thanks to the inclusion of DxO Optics Modules,

DxO ViewPoint 2 lets you automatically correct the distortions of your

speciﬁc lens.

DxO ViewPoint 2 optimally corrects distortion for RAW or JPEG

images that come straight out of the camera without having

ﬁrst been modiﬁed either by the camera or by third-party

software.

NOTE

Step 1 - Open an image in DxO ViewPoint 2 by clicking on File >

Open, or by clicking on and dragging your image into the application

window.

Step 2 - In the Distortion palette, click on the Automatic button

located on the left.

Correcting distorsion

Step 3 - A dialog box will tell you if the correct DxO Optics Module

for your equipment has been installed, or if not, if one is available

for downloading (installing a DxO Optics Module does not require

restarting the application).

Step 4 - Click on OK to download the DxO Optics Module if necessary

and to correct the image.

Step 5 - Save your image by clicking on File > Save As.

If your equipment isn’t supported by a DxO Optics Module, you

can still manually correct your image. For more information,

see the complete user guide on our website at http://www.dxo.

com/intl/photography/tutorials.

NOTE

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Correcting volume deformation

Volume deformation occurs frequently when using a wide-angle lens to take photos of objects, people, or groups of people. The subjects situated

on the edge of the image are stretched or elongated. In our example below, we can see that the young woman’s arm and head are distorted, so we

need to apply an appropriate correction to our image to give her a more natural and proportionate look.

BEFORE AFTER

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Step 1 - Open an image in DxO ViewPoint 2 that has the same kind

of ﬂaw as shown in the example above by clicking on File > Open,

or by clicking on your image in (or dragging your image into) the

application window.

Step 2 - Activate the volume deformation correction by checking the

box in the Volume deformation palette.

Step 3 - Click on the Diagonal button on the right. The correction is

immediately applied and the image is automatically cropped.

Step 4 - Save your image by clicking on File > Save As.

You m ay cancel your corrections at any time by clicking

on the Reset correction button located on the upper right

side of the palette.

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DxO ViewPoint 2 also lets you apply horizontal/vertical

corrections to objects that are distorted horizontally or vertically.

To do this, click on the Horizontal/Vertical button, then follow

the same steps as above. You can also ﬁne-tune your corrections

by using the advanced tools in the Volume deformation palette.

For more details, read the complete user guide on our website:

http://www.dxo.com/intl/photography/tutorials.

NOTE

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Correcting keystoning and horizons

In architectural photos, photographers often shoot a building while standing at its base or from above. In both cases the subject is distorted, with

what should be parallel lines becoming increasingly skewed as they approach the edge of the image. In our example, we are at the foot of the

building. This perspective lends an unseemly aspect to our composition, so we will have to straighten the convergent lines.

BEFORE AFTER

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Step 1 - Open your image in DxO ViewPoint 2.

Step 2 - In the Perspective palette, click on the Force vertical

parallel button. Two vertical lines, each with two circular anchor

points, will be superimposed on your image.

Step 3 - Choose two vertical reference elements in your image.

Place the mouse cursor on one of the anchor points displayed and

move it to the top or bottom of your reference element. Move the

second anchor point such that it lines up with your vertical element.

Do the same with the second superimposed line.

You may more precisely place your anchor points by using

Visualization palette, and you can adjust the zoom level for

even more precision.

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Step 4 - Verify your correction by clicking on the Preview button that

appears in the lower toolbar. DxO ViewPoint 2 will darken the parts

of the image that will be suppressed when the image is automatically

cropped.

Step 5 - Click on the Apply button. The correction is immediately

applied and the image is automatically cropped.

Step 6 - Save your changes by clicking on File > Save As.

You can also manually adjust the cropping of your image. To do

this, click on the Crop tool in the Correction palette. Use the

composition grid superimposed on your image to deﬁne the crop.

You can preserve the original proportions of your image or modify

them by using the Aspect ratio menu. Click on the Close button. The

correction is applied and the image is cropped.

DxO ViewPoint 2 also lets you correct horizontal or even more

complex perspective problems. You can also ﬁne-tune your

corrections by using the advanced settings in the Keystoning

palette. For more details, consult the complete user guide on

our website: http://www.dxo.com/intl/photography/tutorials.

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