DxO ViewPoint 6 Ships With Direct Raw Support, $130 License

DxO has shipped ViewPoint 6 for macOS and Windows at $130, with upgrades from ViewPoint 5 at $85 and a 30-day trial available. The headline business change: the standalone app now opens Raw files directly, ending the two-step round trip through another editor that defined version 5.

Until now, ViewPoint handled only JPEG and TIFF. Photographers had to process Raw files elsewhere before bringing them in for perspective and distortion work. Version 6 renders Raw files with DxO's camera profile in its Wide Gamut working space.

How much of a Raw editor is it?

Not much, and DxO isn't claiming otherwise. The tool offers basic tonal and color controls ahead of geometry work:

• Exposure compensation from -4 to +4 EV
• White balance sliders for temperature and tint
• A neutral-point eyedropper

All corrections write to sidecar files as you work. Originals stay untouched, and adjustments reopen on later sessions. Exports run to JPEG or 8- and 16-bit TIFF. For anything beyond basic prep, ViewPoint remains a geometry specialist, not a Lightroom replacement.

What does AI masking change for correction work?

The second major update targets ReShape Fusion, the local-correction tool DxO introduced in ViewPoint 5. Photographers draw a rectangle around a subject; the software identifies the element and builds a mask along its outline. ViewPoint then constructs a correction mesh around that outline, concentrating control points where fine adjustments matter instead of applying a uniform grid.

Users can subdivide or merge mesh regions and switch individual control points on or off. DxO frames the split simply: the AI handles selection, the photographer still makes the geometric adjustments. The company also stresses the AI is non-generative — it selects existing subjects rather than inventing content or filling borders, a distinction that matters for commercial and editorial work where content authenticity is contractually sensitive.

The practical payoff, per DxO: straighten one leaning building without distorting the rest of the scene, or fix a stretched face at the edge of a group shot. Users can also control how adjustments bleed into neighboring areas — the failure mode in local reshaping has always been fixing one subject while warping what surrounds it.

Pricing, plugins and workflow fit

ViewPoint 6 runs standalone and supports plugin workflows with Lightroom Classic, Photoshop and Capture One. It also integrates with PhotoLab 10, which will read for PhotoLab licensees as the natural pairing.

At $85, the upgrade is a modest line item for architecture, real-estate and event shooters who already own version 5. New buyers should weigh whether a $130 single-purpose geometry tool earns its keep against correction features bundled in general-purpose Raw editors. DxO's bet is that denser, subject-aware mesh control stays hard to replicate. If the AI masking holds up on real commission work — leaning facades, distorted group portraits — the Raw support alone removes the app's biggest workflow friction.