<s>
DxO	B-Application
ViewPoint	I-Application
is	O
image	B-Algorithm
geometry	I-Algorithm
and	O
lens	O
defect	O
correction	O
software	O
developed	O
by	O
DxO	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
claims	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
precise	O
corrections	O
to	O
lens	O
flaws	O
through	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
DxO	B-Algorithm
’s	O
database	O
of	O
calibrations	O
(	O
called	O
DxO	B-Algorithm
Optics	O
Modules	O
)	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
through	O
laboratory	O
tests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DxO	B-Application
ViewPoint	I-Application
exists	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
computers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
functions	O
as	O
an	O
independent	O
application	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
plugin	O
for	O
DxO	B-Algorithm
PhotoLab	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
as	O
an	O
external	O
editor	O
for	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
,	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Lightroom	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
Elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DxO	B-Application
ViewPoint	I-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
correct	O
the	O
horizon	O
,	O
keystoning	B-General_Concept
,	O
volume	O
distortion	O
(	O
volume	O
anamorphosis	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
lens	O
distortions	O
automatically	O
or	O
through	O
sliders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DxO	B-Application
ViewPoint	I-Application
’s	O
corrections	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
DxO	B-Algorithm
’s	O
data	O
created	O
through	O
a	O
large	O
volume	O
of	O
images	O
produced	O
using	O
different	O
lens	O
and	O
camera	O
combinations	O
in	O
DxO	B-Algorithm
’s	O
laboratory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DxO	B-Application
ViewPoint	I-Application
’s	O
volume	O
distortion	O
correction	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
recover	O
the	O
natural	O
proportions	O
of	O
objects	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
distorted	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
proximity	O
to	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
frame	O
when	O
photographed	O
with	O
a	O
wide-angle	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DxO	B-Algorithm
claims	O
that	O
this	O
can	O
be	O
useful	O
when	O
editing	O
photographs	O
of	O
groups	O
of	O
people	O
where	O
individuals	O
nearest	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
frame	O
can	O
seem	O
wider	O
than	O
those	O
at	O
the	O
center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
correct	O
keystoning	B-General_Concept
in	O
order	O
to	O
adjust	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
a	O
photograph	O
,	O
either	O
automatically	O
or	O
through	O
manual	O
methods	O
including	O
point	O
selection	O
,	O
placing	O
horizontal	O
and	O
vertical	O
lines	O
,	O
or	O
creating	O
a	O
rectangle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
set	O
DxO	B-Application
ViewPoint	I-Application
to	O
automatically	O
crop	O
an	O
image	O
once	O
an	O
adjustment	O
has	O
been	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DxO	B-Application
ViewPoint	I-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
produce	O
creative	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
generating	O
an	O
extremely	O
shallow	O
depth	O
of	O
field	O
and	O
simulating	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
tilt-shift	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DxO	B-Application
ViewPoint	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2012	O
and	O
featured	O
tools	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
correct	O
keystoning	B-General_Concept
and	O
volume	O
distortions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DxO	B-Application
ViewPoint	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
application	O
for	O
MacOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
also	O
as	O
a	O
plugin	O
for	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
CS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
CS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
CS5	B-Operating_System
,	O
CS6	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
Lightroom	I-Operating_System
3	O
and	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DxO	B-Application
ViewPoint	I-Application
2	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
25	O
September	O
2013	O
and	O
introduced	O
access	O
to	O
DxO	B-Algorithm
Optics	O
Modules	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
automatically	O
correct	O
geometric	O
distortions	O
such	O
as	O
barrel	O
or	O
pincushion	O
distortions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
compatibility	O
with	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
Elements	O
and	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Aperture	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
DxO	B-Application
ViewPoint	I-Application
3	O
launched	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
introducing	O
automatic	O
perspective	O
and	O
horizon	O
correction	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
tool	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
shallow	O
depth	O
of	O
field	O
through	O
graduated	O
blurring	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
simulate	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
tilt-shift	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
automation	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
correct	O
geometric	O
distortion	O
,	O
straighten	O
horizontal	O
and	O
vertical	O
lines	O
,	O
correct	O
horizons	O
,	O
remove	O
keystoning	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
crop	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCMag	O
described	O
DxO	B-Application
ViewPoint	I-Application
2	O
as	O
“	O
essential	O
for	O
photographers	O
of	O
groups	O
of	O
people	O
,	O
where	O
you	O
need	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
wide-angle	O
lens	O
but	O
your	O
customers	O
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
happy	O
with	O
folks	O
on	O
the	O
sides	O
having	O
stretched	O
physiognomies	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
described	O
DxO	B-Application
ViewPoint	I-Application
3	O
as	O
“	O
A	O
sound	O
update	O
to	O
an	O
already	O
very	O
useful	O
piece	O
of	O
software	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DxO	B-Application
ViewPoint	I-Application
2	O
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
Imaging	O
Software	O
by	O
the	O
TIPA	O
Awards	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
