In the past I have purchased PL5 and a stand alone Viewpoint 3 but never really understood if I need that or if Viewpoint 3 was included within PL5. I made the mistake of buying a stand alone PureRAW only to find out later I had wasted money. Always used DxO and Nik and love the platform.
Hi John,
VP3 is included in PL beu needs a licence VP3 to activate it inside PL.
Standalone version is independent, and is not required to be installed alongside PL to work there.
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Welcome to the forum, John.
From PLv6 release notes: 
These are ; 
Additionally, a VP license will add the Volume Deformation tool to PL;
That is; 
- - which is worthwhile, I reckon.
I think? (but am not absolutely sure) that a VPv4 licence is required for the new Vertical/Horizontal Flip feature in PLv6.
John M
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Enter the VP license in DPL and you’ll never want or need standalone VP…except for its GUI, which is easier to see. You still need a license though.
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Thanks Pathal. So just to confirm I need an activation code which I need to purchase as Viewpoint4 to activate it within the PL6 platform?
Only if you need/want the Volume Deformation tool (also for the Flip feature, I believe) … Otherwise, refer to PLv6’s release notes;
John M
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Thanks John thats a great help. I will upgrade to PL6 for sure as I always do but I normally upgrade on day one then get annoyed when DxO give massive discounts for Black Friday so am sitting this one out to see.
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