Author: Alexander Svet

Today Phase One released Capture One 12 with a mass of long-awaited features. The new Capture One 12 brings Luma Range Masking, Radial gradient (finally!!), reworked Linear gradient and publishing Plug-ins. Plus: The new interface Fujifilm Film Simulation A number of user experience improvements (my favorite one – copy/apply adjustments can now ignore cropping!) Ok, begin downloading Capture One 12, grab something nice to drink and get yourself comfortable. We’re heading to inspect Capture One Pro 12’s new features in all their detailed glory! 1. The New Interface Capture One developers called the new interface “super flat” and yes, can…

Hi, folks! I’m on vacation in Sicily now! This picture I’ve taken a few days ago with my favorite travel camera – Sony RX1 Mk II. If you also own a Sony camera and you use Capture One Express Sony I have some important news for you. Phase One just announced that on the 25th of September they will increase the prices for: – Capture One Pro Sony (same for bundle) – Capture One Pro Sony Upgrade Share this info with your Sony-photographer friends! Why upgrade to Sony Pro? You will get: – Fantastic Layers (seriously, you’re missing half of…

Let’s talk about keyboard shortcuts in Capture One. Do you use it? Have you created your custom set of hotkeys? In my Free Guide to Capture One, you’ll find out how other photographers are using shortcuts in Capture One. Here I wish to discuss Capture One features which have no shortcut’s by default, but you can set them up manually. Top five hotkeys I highly recommend you to assign: 1. “Delete” shortcuts As you might know from my article “Why It’s The Time to Upgrade Your Capture One 9”, there are three different ways to delete your files in Capture…

Today Phase One presented the new XF IQ4 Camera Systems and released Capture One 11.2.1. Phase One XF IQ4 Camera Systems are built upon the new and expandable Infinity Platform. Three full frame medium format camera systems, based on the Infinity Platform, include the IQ4 150MP (151-megapixels), the IQ4 100MP Trichromatic (101-megapixels), and the IQ4 150MP Achromatic (151-megapixels). Capture One 11.2.1 is a service release supporting the new range of digital backs. Also, the update brings new lenses support (Sony FE 400mm) and bug fixes for Mac and Windows versions of Capture One 11. To learn more about the 11.2…

Here and at my Capture One Live Show, we’ve already discussed lots of tools for editing in Capture One. Today, let’s look under the hood of Capture One. I found three preferences you need to set up: 1. Preview Size That’s an essential feature of Capture One engine that has a significant impact on your catalog size. The point is that Capture One generates preview images for each image you’re working with. The larger the preview size is, the more space it takes. That’s why larger preview size would make your catalogs (or image settings folders in sessions) noticeably bigger.…

Summer. Hot summer. That’s a perfect time for another episode of “things you don’t know about Capture One.” And, you know what? We’ll talk only about the Alt key today. Yep, this single key is full of hidden features in Capture One. 1. Before/After comparison Each tool in Capture One has a reset button: Normally, it just resets the tool. But click-and-hold it while holding the Alt key and you will reset your settings temporarily. A great trick to observe an effect of a particular tool on your image. Want to reset all the editing temporarily? Hold the Alt key…