• Slightly Overwhelming User Interface • Occasionally Non-responsive Interface Elements • Expensive to Purchase / Upgrade Summary: Capture One Pro sits at the very high end of professional image editing software. This is not software intended for casual users, but rather for professional photographers looking for the ultimate editor in terms of RAW workflow, from capture to image editing and library management.

If you have a $50,000 medium-format digital camera, you're probably going to be working with this software above all others. Despite this original purpose, Phase One has expanded Capture One's capabilities to support a range of entry-level and mid-range cameras and lenses, but the interface still maintains its professional-level approach to editing. This makes it a daunting program to learn, but the reward for taking the time is truly amazing image quality. Hi, my name is Thomas Boldt, and I've been a photographer for over a decade. I have worked as a professional product photographer in the past, and I am a dedicated photographer in my personal life as well. I've been actively writing about photography for the last several years, covering everything from image editing tutorials to equipment reviews.

My experience with image editing software started with Photoshop version 5, and has since expanded to cover a wide range of software that covers all skill levels. I'm always on the lookout for impressive new image editing tools to incorporate into my own personal workflow, and I take the time to explore each new piece of software thoroughly. The opinions I share with you in this review are entirely my own, and I share the same conclusions that I make when considering purchasing editing software for my own photography practice. Phase One has had no editorial input on this review, and I did not receive any special consideration from them in exchange for writing it. Mario Vista. What is Capture One Pro? Capture One Pro 10 is the latest version of Phase One's RAW image editor and workflow manager. It was originally developed specifically for use with Phase One's extremely expensive medium-format digital camera systems, but has since been expanded to support a much wider range of cameras and lenses.

It features a complete range of tools for managing a RAW photography workflow, from tethered capturing to image editing to library management. What's New in Capture One Pro 10? Version 10 offers several new updates, but as you might expect by the time a piece of software reaches version 10, they are primarily improvements on existing features.

Probably the most useful update is improved support for working with layered Photoshop documents, allowing you to incorporate Photoshop's powerful retouching and pixel-level editing into your Capture One workflow. There is also a new Styles and Presets tool for comparing styles and applying them to multiple files, a quick option for temporarily resetting all edits, and better control over sharpening features. For the complete list of updates, you can view the. How Much is Capture One Pro 10? There are two options for purchasing Capture One Pro 10: an outright purchase which costs $299 USD for a 3-workstation single-user license, or a subscription plan.

The subscription plan is broken down into several 2-workstation single-user payment options: a 12 month subscription payable monthly for $20 USD per month, a 3 month subscription payable monthly for $30 USD per month, and a 12 month prepaid subscription for $180 USD. For multi-user configurations from 5 to 50, the yearly subscription runs from $420 to $3588. Capture One Pro vs Adobe Lightroom Capture One Pro and Adobe Lightroom are both RAW image editors that aim to cover the entire editing workflow, but Lightroom has a somewhat more limited feature set.

Both allow for tethered shooting, the process of attaching your camera to your computer and using the computer to control all the camera's settings from focus to exposure to actually firing the shutter digitally, but Capture One was built from the ground up for such usage and Lightroom has only added it recently. Capture One also provides better support for localized editing, even going so far as to include a layering system similar to that found in Photoshop. Capture One also provides a number of additional workflow management options such as variant management, where you can easily create virtual copies of an image and compare various editing options, as well as control over the user interface itself in order to create custom workspaces that match your particular requirements and style.

Capture One Styles is a very. A few offerings on the web of commercially available styles for Capture One. Getting styles is one step. Installing a. Here we have provided an Capture One uninstall script (Mac OS 10.7+ Only) which will backup your custom recipes, workspaces, styles, etc, while. Optional: Deactivate your license on the current installation of Capture One, this can be done by going to Capture One >License >Then clicking Deactivate.

A Closer Look at Capture One Pro Capture One Pro 10 has an exhaustive feature list, and there's no way that we can cover every single aspect of the software in this review without it being 10 times longer. With that in mind, I'm going to go through the major features of the software, although I was unable to test the tethered shooting option. My much-beloved Nikon camera finally suffered death by misadventure at the beginning of July after almost 10 years of shooting, and I haven't replaced it with a new one yet. Please note that the screenshots used in this review are from the Windows version of Capture One Pro, and the Mac version will have a slightly different user interface. Installation & Setup Installing Capture One Pro was a relatively simple process, although it did also install a number of device drivers to enable the tethered capture feature, including drivers for its own medium-format camera system (despite the fact that I won't be buying one unless I win the lottery). This was a minor inconvenience, however, and it hasn't impacted the daily operation of my system in any way.

​There's also a mobile companion app available called, although it's currently only being developed for Apple iOS devices. It allows you to use a number of the tethering functions from your mobile device, acting as a sort of super-powered remote shutter. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to test this either due to my temporary lack of a camera, but it would be an extremely useful feature for still-life studio photographers who need to be constantly adjusting their scenes. Image Editing Image editing is one of Capture One's star features, and the degree of control it allows is quite impressive. It correctly identified the lens that I had used to take my photos, allowing me to correct for barrel distortion, light falloff (vignetting) and color fringing with a simple slider adjustment.

​Exposure controls were a bit overzealous when used with automatic settings, but using automatic settings in a program like this is sort of like putting a Formula One racing engine into a child's toy car. Suffice to say that the exposure controls were as powerful as you would expect from a professional-quality program, and allow for as much control over exposure as you can accomplish with Photoshop. Speaking of Photoshop, another of Capture One's more useful features is the ability to create layered adjustments, similar to what can be done in Photoshop. This is accomplished by creating masks that define the areas to be affected, with each mask on its own layer. The number of image elements that could be controlled in this localized fashion was quite impressive, but the actual masking process could definitely be improved. Painting masks felt slow, and there was a decided delay between passing the cursor over an area and actually seeing the mask update when moving too quickly.

Perhaps I'm just too accustomed to Photoshop's excellent masking tools, but on a computer this powerful, perfect responsiveness should be no issue at all. The User Interface. ​There are several unique little user interface features that make working with the program a bit easier, such as the on-location navigator that can be called up when working at various zoom levels by pressing spacebar. Additionally, it's possible to completely customize what tools appear where, so you can easily declutter the user interface to match your particular style. The tradeoff for this power seems to be that unless you customize, things are a bit overwhelming at first until you start to get used to them. Curiously enough, occasionally when I was using the software I would find various elements of the user interface unresponsive. After closing the program and re-opening it during the course of my testing, I found that suddenly all of the previews for my images had disappeared.

This didn't seem to indicate that they needed to be regenerated, but more like Capture One had just forgotten to display them. Nothing I did could induce it to show them, except restarting the program, which is rather odd behavior for expensive professional-level software, especially once it has reached its 10th version.

​The Reasons Behind the Ratings Effectiveness: 5/5 Capture One offers all the capture, editing and organization tools that you would expect from expensive, professional-level software. The image quality it produces is extremely impressive, and the range of tools it has for correction are equally impressive. It's an extremely effective workflow management tool, and it can be completely customized to match your particular needs. Price: 3/5 Capture One is not cheap by any stretch of the imagination. Unless you're perfectly happy with what's available in this version, it would probably be most cost-effective to purchase the subscription license, as that keeps your version of the software up-to-date. Of course, if you're working with the kinds of cameras that the software was originally designed for, price won't be a primary concern. Ease of Use: 3.5/5 The learning process for Capture One is pretty complex, and I found myself still having issues with it despite spending hours working with it.

That being said, it can be completely customized to match your particular working style, which would likely make it much easier to use - if you can take the time to figure out how best to organize everything. Not all photographers have experience with user interface design, and the default setup could use a bit of streamlining. Support: 5/5 Considering how daunting this software can be, Phase One has done a great job of introducing new users to the software. There are plenty of tutorials available, and every tool links to an online knowledge base that explains the functionality. I never felt it was necessary to contact their support staff, but there's an easy support contact form on the website as well as an. Capture One Pro Alternatives DxO OpticsPro (Win / Mac) OpticsPro offers a number of the same features as Capture One, and provides much more support for quick adjustments.

However, it doesn't offer any kind of tethered image capture option, and it has virtually no library management or organizational tools. Still, for every day professional and prosumer use, it's a much more user-friendly option - and it's also cheaper at $199 for the ELITE Edition.

Learn more from our. Adobe Lightroom (Win / Mac) For many users, Lightroom will provide all the features required for day to day image editing and library management. The latest version of Lightroom CC has also included tethered capture support, which puts it more squarely in competition with Capture One, and it has a very similar set of organizational tools for managing large image libraries. It's only available as a subscription, but can be licensed along with Photoshop for just $10 USD per month. Adobe Photoshop (Win / Mac) Photoshop is the great grandfather of professional image editing applications, and it shows it with how many features it has.

Layered and localized editing is its strong suit, and even Phase One admits that it wants Capture One to work alongside Photoshop. While it doesn't offer tethered capture or organizational tools on its own, it does work well with Lightroom to provide a comparable set of features. Conclusion Phase One Capture One Pro 10 is an impressive piece of software, aimed at the extremely high-end level of professional image editing. For most users, it's a bit too powerful and finicky for daily usage, but if you're working with the highest of high-end cameras you'll be hard-pressed to find a more capable piece of software.

Overall, I found its complex user interface to be a bit off-putting, and the couple of random display issues that I ran into didn't help my overall opinion of it. While I admire its capabilities, I think it's more powerful than I really need for my own personal photography work.

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(To access your Home Account Library, hold the Alt key whilst accessing the Go menu in the Finder and the Library will appear in the drop-down list of Folders.) On Windows XP systems, simply drag this folder to User Local Settings Application Data CaptureOne Styles50 On Windows Vista/7 systems, this can be found at C: Users AppData Local CaptureOne Styles50 (please note the AppData folder may be hidden, so if you don't see it go to the Tools menu, then Show Folder Options and select the View tab. Then check 'Show hidden files, folders and drives' and click OK.) Once installed, these Styles will appear in a separate drop-down menu in the Styles Tool found in the Quicktool tab. Process Recipes. Pro Only To install the Capture One Complete Process Recipes please follow these instructions The recipes are provided as a standard.zip file that should automatically decompress after download. If it does not, simply decompress the.zip file to create a folder called 'Recipes'. On Apple Macintosh systems, simply drag the contents of this folder to Home Account >Library >Application Support >Capture One >Recipes.

Please note the individual files must be dragged to this location, not the Recipes folder itself. (To access your Home Account Library, hold the Alt key whilst accessing the Go menu in the Finder and the Library will appear in the drop-down list of Folders.) On Windows XP systems, simply drag the contents of this folder to User >Local Settings >Application Data >CaptureOne >Recipes. Please note the individual files must be dragged to this location, not the Recipes folder itself. On Windows Vista/7 systems, this can be found at C: Users AppData Local CaptureOne Recipes (please note the AppData folder may be hidden, so if you don't see it go to the Tools menu, then Show Folder Options and select the View tab. Then check 'Show hidden files, folders and drives' and click OK.). Please note the individual files must be dragged to this location, not the Recipes folder itself.

Once installed, these Recipes will appear in the Output Tool in Capture One Pro. Tip: set sure your crop tool to its 'Output' mode. When you crop any image Capture One Pro will automatically make the crop the right size for your chosen output recipe. All the output recipes supplied by Capture One Complete have some standard workflow defaults set: All JPEG's use the Adobe RGB (1998) Profile except the WEB recipes that use the sRGB profile. All the recipes will automatically create a subfolder in your Output Folder so you can easily find your processed files. New icons Original icons Workspaces Additional information.