Capture One 7



Capture One
Developer(s)Phase One
Stable release
13.1.3 (Capture One 20) / October 9, 2020; 6 months ago
Operating systemWindows, macOS
TypeImage post-production
LicenseProprietary or subscription
Websitewww.captureone.com

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Capture One (also known as Capture One Pro) is a photo editing software, developed by Phase One. In addition to image editing it performs image cataloguing, raw image file processing, and tethered photography.[1] Capture One works with raw files from many different digital cameras as well as TIFF, PSD and JPEG image files.As of summer 2020, capture one has become its own company free standing from Phase One.[2]

Features[edit]

Capture One Pro 7 vies for your Raw energy attention alongside Adobe Lightroom 4 and DxO Optics Pro 8, its chief competitors (Hasselblad devotees can add Hasselblad Phocus) for Mac and Windows users. Capture One Express in 7 minutes. Boost your photos and make your colors shine with the essential photo editing tools in Capture One Express. In just 7 minutes, you’ll learn how to: Import your photos into Capture One Express. Navigate the simple interface.

Capture One 21 is available for macOS and Microsoft Windows. It is localized for Chinese (simplified), Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Swedish.

There is a version available for owners of digital camera backs from Phase One, Mamiya, and Leaf called Capture One for Phase One (digital back only).

Versions of the software that work only with Sony, Fujifilm or Nikon digital camera raw images are available called Capture One (for Sony)/Fujifilm/Nikon or the free versions called Capture One Express (for Sony)/Fujifilm/Nikon.

Features include[3] film grain, healing and cloning tool, Layers, keystone correction, black and white conversion, ability to print directly from Capture One, and extension to iPad and iPhone with Capture Pilot,[4] noise reduction, color correction, spot removal, High Dynamic Range tools, lens tools and sharpening tools.

Version history[edit]

  • Portrait One, Portrait One Executive, Portrait One Lite, Portrait One Sales.
  • Lightphase Capture 2 (changed name to 'Capture One' from version 2.7)
  • Capture One PRO, Capture One DB, Capture One LE
  • Capture One 3
  • Capture One 4 – Capture One 4 PRO, Capture One 4 DB, Capture One 4. – first in December 2007[5] and in October 2008 for the PRO version,[6]
  • Capture One 5 – October 2009 Capture One 5 PRO, Capture One 5 DB, Capture One 5.[7]
  • Capture One 6 – December 2010[8]
  • Capture One 7 – implements features such as catalogs, advanced OpenCL
  • Capture One 8 – September 2014 – Improved image quality, repair layers, film grain, local white balance, improved user interface.[9]
  • Capture One 9 – November 2015 – Improved DNG color treatment, Luma curves and local curves, revised contrast algorithms and asset management tools.
  • Capture One 10 – December 2016 – New Camera Focus tool, new Filter for orientation of images, more Apple Script properties, Optimized for Jpeg Output, LCC for 100MP, move folders in catalogs, compressed raw support, auto masking and openCL default. New lens and camera body support.[10]
  • Capture One 11 – November 2017 – New Annotations tool, Layers integration and Masking versatility.
  • Capture One 12 — November 2018 — New User Interface, Luminosity Mask, Linear Gradient Mask, Radial Gradient Mask, Plug-in Capabilities, Fujifilm Film Simulations
  • Capture One 20 — December 2019 — New Healing tool, new Basic Color Editor, High Dynamic Range Tool, improved noise reduction, scrolling tools, improved Crop Tool, support for DNG files, support for copying layers and masks, interface improvements, image culling tools and new keyboard shortcuts.
  • Capture One 21 — December 2020 - Speed Edits, new Dehaze tool, ProStandard ICC profiles, revamped importer, easy brush adjustments, Leica tethering, HEIF file support

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^'Phase One Capture One Pro 10'. TechRadar. Retrieved 2018-08-28.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ^'Capture One'. The Luminous Landscape. Retrieved 2016-01-06.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)[permanent dead link]
  3. ^English. 'Capture One Pro 9 Imaging Software'. PhaseOne. Retrieved 2016-01-06.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ^'New features in Pro 9'. Captureonecomplete.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2016-01-06.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ^'Capture One 4 released'. DPReview.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ^'Phase One releases Capture One 4 PRO'. DPReview.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ^'Phase One unveils Capture One 5 PRO'. DPReview.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ^'Phase One announces Capture One 6'. DPReview.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ^'Capture One 8 : The Professional Choice in Imaging Software : Capture One 8.0 Release Notes'(PDF). Phaseone.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  10. ^'CFaster operation and new sharpening tools for Phase One Capture One Pro 10'. DPReview.com. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
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Capture One Pro 7 by Phase One has been recently issued. I am testing the trial version for two days now and I found some very nice improvements.

In the beginning I want to declare that I won’t make here a complete review of Capture One Pro 7, nor have I tested it so deeply to be able to do a detailed review. I will just share my opinion on how good (or maybe bad :D ) is the new version.

So, let’s start!

Engine switch

The first thing to notice is that there is absolutely no difference with your old images, when you open them in the 7-th version. Confusing? Well, it is. You have to go to the Color tab of the editing tools, then take a look at the Base Characteristics tool. You’ll see a notice at the bottom, stating that you’re using the engine of Capture One 6. (This statement will appear for every image you have imported in C1-6.) Next to this you’ll see a button with “Upgrade” label as seen in the image below. When you hit it, you switch to the new engine of Capture One 7. Beware, you cannot go back from 7 to 6!

If you have made some corrections on the selected image and especially Exposure, High Dynamic Range and Clarity, you’ll notice a big difference. If you have not made changes on any settings, you’ll not see any difference. Both engines produce almost the same output with settings at default. I say “almost”, because I saw some difference in noise suppression only. There may be others I haven’t noticed.

Shadows and Highlights

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One of the most important changes (for me) is how Shadows and Highlights sliders in the High Dynamic Range tool work. I see here a big improvement. The tool is working so precisely that you easily achieve an almost HDR effect directly from your RAW file. Here is an example with a portrait: The left frame is always the non-corrected version and then you can see the difference between the engines of 6th and 7th version of Capture One Pro with only Highlight correction and Highlights and Shadows correction.

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The big difference using the High Dynamic Range tools comes with high contrast scenes.

This cave is a good example on how good the new tool works in comparison with the 6th version.

As you can see, details from highlight and shadow areas are well recovered, but the image from v7 lacks this nasty flat HDR look from the version 6 image.

Clarity

Clarity is the other evaluated tool in Capture One Pro. There are now two modes of clarity: Neutral and Punch. None of them works the same as with version 6. Both produce better results IMHO.

EDIT (February 16, 2013): The current version has now 3 Clarity modes – Classic, Neutral and Punch. I like how Classic mode works, very nice addition!

7.2.4

Additionally, there is a new Structure slider with the Clarity tool. I don’t know how it works exactly, but I like it. It’s some kind of High Pass sharpening I guess and it is useful in some cases.

Let’s see what’s happening with a portrait when adding Clarity.

Not a big difference here. C1-7 produces stronger effect with the same settings. C1-6 used to produce nasty hallows with high settings (above 25). This seem to be corrected in the new version of Capture One Pro.

Local Adjustments

Finally! In local adjustments there is now a Gradient tool in addition of the Brush tool. You can now easily create the effect of a neutral density gradient filter with a few clicks – very useful in landscape photography.

Noise Reduction

The new noise reduction engine really does the job. Now C1 is a real successor of Lightroom and ACR. There is much less chromatic noise at default settings and the produced grain is pleasant and film-like.

Other changes

Using Capture One Pro 7 you will notice that sliders work differently – a little movement of a slider makes big impact on the image. For example, Contrast +5 is less in v6 than in v7.

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Conclusion

The short answer of the question in the title is YES. The upgrade is definitely worth the money (only €69 in Europe excl. VAT). I will upgrade, for sure. You should too.

Disclaimer

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I shoot with Nikon cameras and I made this “test” with RAW files from my D3x. With other brands and models this could be different.

Sample

Here is an image that reveals the power of Capture One Pro 7 with high contrast or under-exposed photos.

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Does it worth to upgrade

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Absolutely YES!