Capture One Pro: Should you buy a perpetual license or a subscription?
UPDATE (April, 2021): Please note this article is no longer relevant and is kept here online for reference only. If you want to know the most affordable route to working with Capture One 21, please see the updated feature here for more details. If you want to try Capture One 21 before buying, it can be downloaded and used without restriction for free for 30 days, or you can buy or upgrade directly from Capture One [affiliate link]. If you’ve decided to use Capture One Pro as your RAW converter and editor of choice, then Capture One offers a couple of methods to buy into it. You can either opt for the traditional…
Capture One Pro 12 review
Introduction to Capture One Pro 12 As a RAW converter and processor, Capture One Pro is highly regarded in the pressured professional circuit for its out-of-the-box colours and perfectly weighted sharpening. It’s also well-liked by studios for its unique job-by-job image management option called Sessions and the ability to tie these in with the most advanced tethering solution you’ll find anywhere. If the photographer has his camera tethered to a computer it will be running Capture One Pro. No question. Capture One Pro is also making inroads with enthusiasts and beginners. First, Sony and now Fujifilm is bundling the scaled-back version Capture One with their new cameras, and offering discounts…
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Phase One announced at Photokina this year that Capture One Pro 11.3 was available with extended RAW support for Fujifilm cameras, most notably that they supported the medium format GFX 50S (and new GFX 50R, unofficially). Phase One also introduced a less feature rich Express version Capture One Express Fujifilm specifically for Fujifilm users, which is offered as a similar arrangement to the Capture One Express Sony. Capture One Express lacks some of the features of the Pro version such as Sessions, Layers and tethered camera control, but RAW file support for the cameras and lens profiles doesn’t vary. See here for the full list of features. A Pro version…
Updated: Capture One adds RAW support for Fujifilm GFX 50S
Phase One A/S, the developers of Capture One RAW software, have today announced Capture One Express for Fujifilm. This pared-down Express version of Capture One provides support of RAW files from an extensive range of Fujifilm T- and GFX-series cameras, including the medium format Fujifilm GFX 50S and the recently announced GFX 50R. A similar version exists for Capture One Express for Sony, which supports RAW files from Sony cameras. The company has also announced an upgrade to the fully-featured version of Capture One Pro to version 11.3, which besides adding support for the new Phase One IQ4 150 digital back also includes the same expanded support for Fujifilm RAW…
Phase One pre-announces price increase on Capture One Pro Sony
Update, December 18, 2018: Readers of this site can save 5% on subscriptions including annual pre-paid and month-by-month, up to December 31st. Simply Visit the official Phase One online store (affiliate link) and add the promo code AMBCARTER at checkout. Note discounts will not be available after that time, according to Phase One. Update (November 29, 2018): Phase One has today introduced Capture One Pro 12. Read our initial impressions here. Update: Phase One raised the price to $199 (£189/199 Euros). If you’re in the UK, however, Amazon UK (affiliate link) still have copies of Capture One Pro Sony 11 to download (perpetual license) at just £65.35 inc VAT. (Sold out) Phase One, the maker of high-end medium…
Capture One Pro: Top 10 Features You Should Know
Already the ‘go-to solution’ for high-end imaging pros, Capture One Pro is becoming increasingly popular with a much wider audience. Part of this could be the bundling with Sony and Fujifilm mirrorless cameras or that, arguably, Capture One has better color and sharpness over Lightroom using the defaults. It may even be due to offering a choice between a subscription model and traditional, perpetual licensing fee. Whatever the reasons for the growth in popularity, if you’re new to Capture One, there are several features you should know to help you improve your workflow. If you prefer, this is available on YouTube: 1 Auto Adjustments The Auto Adjustments feature (Auto Adjust – version…
Phase One announces IQ4 digital backs with JPEG processing
Phase One has announced the latest series of IQ4 digital backs for the Phase One XF camera. As the top-tier range, all three versions feature a full-frame 54 x 40 mm CMOS that’s 2.5x the size of a 35mm ‘full-frame’ sensor. Two of the three new backs feature a 150MP CMOS sensor with back-side illuminated (BSI) architecture for improved sensitivity, despite the smaller sensel size (now 3.76 μ). The IQ4 150MP digital back has a standard RGB array with a sensitivity of ISO 50 – 25,600, while the ‘Achromatic’ version is san filter array for monochrome (black and white) capture only. The IQ4 150MP Achromatic digital back has a higher…
