PTLens •. This shareware Photoshop plug-in (written by Thomas Niemann) uses lens profiles to correct lens-based optical anomalies. Many camera/lens profiles are included with the software. There is now a Mac version available for Intel-based machines running OS X 10.5 and higher. The program is available as a plug-in or as a standalone and can be used as an “external editor” with Lightroom and Apple Aperture. The program’s basic functions are designed to correct lens distortion, vignetting, and chromatic aberrations.
Automatic corrections are only possible if you have the appropriate profile for your specific camera/lens combination.
DxO Optics Pro •. This was the first RAW editor to offer semi-automatic and automatic distortion correction for JPEG and RAW images based on unique camera/lens profiles. The program also corrects vignetting and chromatic aberration and includes batch processing functionality.
Other RAW editors that can correct lens or perspective distortion are Silkypix Developer Studio [44], Nikon Capture NX [47], Canon Digital Photo Pro [41], Bibble [39] (version 5 and later), ACR (version 6.1 and later), and Lightroom 3. More will probably follow. Photoshop CS5 also includes profile-based distortion and vignetting correction functionality.
ImageAlign •. This program by Grasshopper is designed to correct pincushion and barrel distortion caused by wide-angle and ultra-wide-angle lenses. The program is available in Home and Pro versions and is relatively easy to use once you get used to its interface.
Uwe discusses ImageAlign at: www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/imagealign.shtml
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