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Description
LensDoc is a plug-in that corrects barreling and pincushioning distortions produced by
many zoom and wide-angle lenses. It is very easy to use: you simply identify two lines
that are meant to be straight, place target points as guides, and then let the software do
the rest.
Generic lens correction curves are supplied with the software, but there are also facilities
for users to create their own. It is particularly good at correcting images that are
“just a little off,” with the use of its Make Rectangle feature.
Sixteen-bits-per-channel output is available for high-quality results.
Comments
Nothing spoils an image more than small but highly unpleasant lens distortions, especially
those that bend verticals very slightly. Andromeda LensDoc is more than a match
for this kind of problem. It has a step-by-step interface for novice users, but also an
expert mode with generic correction options and slider bar adjustment. Several reviewers
have looked at it in depth. The editors of Imaging Resource (www.imaging-resource.com),
for example, found it to be one of the most valuable editing tools.
Version: LensDoc Plug-In 3.1 (2008)
Plugs into: Photoshop 7.0 and later
OS: Windows XP and Vista; Mac OS X 9.x
RAM: 256MB
Supported file formats: As host
Price level: Approx. $120
Address: Andromeda Software, Inc., 699 Hampshire Rd. Suite 109, Westlake Village, CA 91361,
United States
www.andromeda.com
PTLens
Chapter 23 ■ Lens Distortion Correction 251
Vendor: ePaperPress
Purpose: Corrects lens pincushion/barrel distortion, vignetting, chromatic aberration, and
perspective
Description
PTLens is a low-cost utility that corrects most kinds of lens distortion for images taken
with point-and-shoot (P&S) cameras for which lens profiles are available. It makes excellent
corrections to the three main types of distortion: barrel distortion, pincushion
distortion, and complex distortion.