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Capture One 22 Brings Panoramic Stitching, HDR Merging, and More
Capture One has announced Capture One 22, which the company claims brings improved performance, support for the latest cameras, panoramic photo stitching, and HDR merging. The update also opens up the door for more features coming in 2022, such as the company's first cloud and tablet products.
Rafael Orta, CEO of Capture One, says that the latest update is "the culmination of months of technological innovation" and has been built upon the "software's DNA for 'true to life' image color that is both reliable and fast." Capture One 22 comes optimized for Apple M1, M1 Pro, M1 Pro Max, macOS Monterey, and Windows 11. It will officially support the newest three macOS versions at the time of release. As a note, macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) will not be supported.
The update introduces some highly requested features, such as Panorama Stitching and HDR Merging. For these features, users can only use RAW files and the output image cannot exceed 715 megapixels. However, the built-in scaling option in Panorama Stitching will help achieve this and the actual limit of files is largely dependent on hardware.
The new Panorama Stitching capability allows users to easily merge multiple photos into a singular perfect panorama. Capture One says it is a great way to create sweeping vistas and wide panoramic images, but it is also used to increase the megapixel count in your photographs and create imagery that simultaneously has a shallow depth of field and a wide-angle of view using the Brenizer Method.
Capture One HDR Merging allows users to quickly combine multiple shots taken with different exposure settings into one image to maximize dynamic range. This allows the brightest highlights and the darkest shadows to be captured and used in the photo, creating natural-looking high dynamic range images that are more true to how the human eye sees the scene.
Capture One 22 has also added Wireless Tethering for selected Canon cameras, such as Canon R5 and R3, and Auto Rotate which is the company's first AI feature. Canon R3 is also one of the newly added cameras supported in the software, alongside Sony Alpha 7 IV, the Nikon Z9, and several Canon lenses.
The new cameras also come with an added ProStandard color profile. For any older unsupported camera profiles, the company notes that if there are enough requests for a given camera, it will consider adding it.
With Capture One 22, the company says that Catalog performance on Windows has been heavily improved, making it significantly faster to browse, filter, and search albums and folders. The new software also has the ability to automatically rotate large image batches simultaneously.
Existing Capture One users can download the new version at no extra cost, while those new to the software can see all pricing options on the company's website.
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Capture One Update Brings Back the Exporter, Adds More Capabilities
Capture one has announced update 14.4 which it says brings new capabilities, updates, and camera and lens support. More than that though, it updates the exporter workflow experience that is based on user feedback.
On July 22, Capture One released an update that made a fundamental change to how some users were working with the application. Digital techs, in particular, were affected and reported that the changes "broke" their workflow. Specifically, the "output" tab as well as "batch output" were replaced by the exporter, and the tokens "job name" and "sub name" were removed, making it so that final file naming would have to be process specific.
Capture One admits that during the last release (14.3.0) in July, the Capture One team changed the Exporter, and redesigned the experience to "increase functionality and reduce complexity across varied workflows."
"This adjustment required alterations to the workflows of certain users who preferred and relied upon the original formula," Capture One says in an emailed statement. "As Capture One stands committed to ensuring our software develops in a way that includes the functionality critical to the workflow of many professional photographers, we are pleased to restore that functionality that many asked to return."
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The company says that user feedback is important to it, and as a result has brought all the tools from the Exporter to the main window of Capture One.
"They can be added as a pre-made Export Tool Tab by right-clicking the Tool Tab bar and selecting Add Tool Tab and then Export," Capture One says. "All Export tools can also be individually added to any Tool Tab or dragged out as floating tools, allowing a fully flexible workspace. Further details on the Exporter changes can be found in the attached document below. Please note that the Export Tool Tab is not default and must be added manually."
A full description of the changes can be read in the PDF below:
In addition to this change, Capture One now supports the Fujifilm GFX 50S II, Nikon Z fc, Olympus Pen E-P7, and curiously the Pentax 645Z, a camera that was originally released in 2014. The application also supports three new Sigma lenses and the new Canon 70-200mm f/2.8.
There are also a host of bug fixes and workflow enhancements that have been made, the full details of which can be read in the Capture One 14.4 release notes.
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Latest Capture One Update Upsets Workflows and Angers Digital Techs
On July 22, Capture One released a new update (version 14.3.0) that made a fundamental change to how some users were working with the application. It removed the Output Tab and replaced it with the Exporter, which has broken the workflows for many pro photographers and digital technicians.
The change sparked outrage among some Capture One users who claimed that it was done not to advance the functionality of the app, but instead simply to appeal to a wider user base. One anonymous photographer who reached out to PetaPixel said that the "vibe" the company was giving off with the change was an attempt to appeal to more casual photographers rather than the professionals that had been the core of the user base since the application was created.
"Capture One is essentially a processing engine, so any change specifically to the Output function will at the very least be inconvenient, and at the most cause lots of extra work, especially if there are lots of hi-res files to process in a short amount of time," the photographer said. "I can't see why they would take it upon themselves to reimagine such a basic feature."
The adjustments could be compared to recent changes in Photoshop that altered how the "Save As" function works, although it doesn't appear as though this change from Capture One was mandated by an operating system adjustment like Adobe claims its change was.
"The 'output' tab, as well as 'batch output' have been replaced by something now called 'Exporter,'" the photographer continues. "The tokens 'Job Name' and 'Sub Name' have also been removed, so final file naming will now be process-specific."
If a photographer or digital technician was using the "sub name" token, it is now harder to set up in the new, changed workflow. Now, naming for each recipe is recipe-specific, so if a photographer wanted to have a common dynamic Output name across all recipes, they would have to change each recipe. For example, if a photographer wanted to add a specific line of text to each file name that was being exported in TIFF and JPEG, the photographer would have to change both the TIFF export and the JPEG export recipe individually.
Honestly, @captureonepro what were you thinking removing the output tab? How is it at all efficient to be opening up a separate window for this export button? pic.twitter.com/1XDne5bETD
-- Daniel Bray (@danielbray) July 23, 2021
No you haven’t put the whole suite of export options. You’ve ruined the ability to pause, lobotomized the ability to export images in order, and made complex file/folder naming impossible where it was easy before. Bring the old stuff back as an option for those of us who need it.
-- Martin Knowles (@mkphotomedia) July 25, 2021
First.Digi, a company that supports pro digital technicians, published a scathing Instagram post denouncing the changes, claiming the removal of the Output Tab hurts high-end professionals as it was a crucial function for them and digital operators. It has even gone so far as to set up a Change.org petition to revert the changes.
"Over the years Capture One Pro developed into a great tool for digital operators to work with. Big and small shoots can be handled and everyone who uses this piece of software is recognizing its advantages over other tools like Lightroom. With this update Capture One is openly trying to please the average consumer and steers into the direction of its competitors to make more profit. Capture One is the only tool out there for professionals. Digital Operators rely on functions like the Output tab. Capture One claims to listen to their customers but with this change, it is clear that their only goal is to get more out of the consumer field and boost their profits," First.Digi writes.
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"This is just disappointing and a slap in the face for all the hardworking professionals out there who rely on this tool."
In response to the backlash, Capture One has published an apologetic note on its blog. In it, the company says that it hears the complaints and understands that it may have failed in its goal to provide for all members of its expanding user base.
"Designed to increase functionality and reduce complexity across the varied workflows, the update aimed to meet the evolving needs of the Capture One community – a community of professionals both rich and diverse in their needs," the company writes. "The last week has revealed to us that not all those needs were fulfilled."
Capture One admits that some of the long-established processes and tools that some of its users rely on were lost in this recent update, and the company says that the changes it made were not intended to do that.
I’ve only recently switched to CaptureOne. It was a bit confusing to me why we had both Export and Output that sound like they do similar things. This update makes more sense in that regard. I’m sympathetic for existing users with established workflows though
-- Justin Lin (@justinseinlin) July 25, 2021
"Given that the Output tab was particularly complex to understand and use, we tried to simplify it. As a critical tool, it remained imperative for us to maintain its original function for our users, but at the same time encourage new users to experience the perks of this feature," the company says.
"All tools related to Export are available in the Export dialog, which can be accessed through the Export toolbar item or the main menu. Currently, these tools are not available from the Main UI, but we are working on a solution. This solution will allow you to add the new tools to any tab in the Main UI."
While an export that has been initiated can still be canceled, changes to the system have made it impossible to pause and resume an ongoing export, but Capture One says that it will provide this functionality in an upcoming release. If such a feature is critical for workflows right now, the company recommends using version 14.2. Capture One did not provide a timeline for the new release, however.
"As we continue to listen to our community’s feedback, we hope that this will guide us in our future endeavors to deliver the best solutions to fulfil the needs of loyal customers. We hope that this feedback can evolve into a positive conversation – one that will allow us to better understand how to meet the multiple needs of our community – present and future," the company continues.
"For us to grow as a company, we need to work in tandem, as well as ensure that our software can meet the evolving needs of professional photographers while at the same time encouraging aspiring photographers to embark on their journey as image creators."
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Capture One Update Adds Magic Brush Tool and Redesigned Exporter
Capture One 21 has released update 14.3.0 that brings what the company touts as new and improved features that includes a new Magic Brush as well as a new camera and lens support.
Capture One says that its latest update for the professional editing software introduces numerous improvements and fixes but, notably, two new features have been added -- Magic Brush and a redesigned Exporter with a Proofing Viewer.
The new Magic Brush, which is found in the Layers Tool or the Cursor Tools menu, is geared towards making complex masks quickly. Users can simply draw a line or a "doodle" on the area they wish the mask to cover and the tool will automatically fill the space.
When users apply brush strokes on an image with the Magic Brush, it will find and fill the area of similar pixels which makes it an easy and fast way of masking areas and objects that have similar colors, including greyscale.
The redesigned Exporter with Proofing Viewer brings the entire suite of export options all in one place. Touted as "powerful," Capture One says that the Proofing Viewer visualizes the final image with all user output settings applied. The new update also allows users to replace images upon export, while Batch Queue and Process History have been removed.
Additionally, file management has been improved through Catalogs that show the content of the selected folder -- including the content of all its subfolders -- which the company says enables an easier overview of images across multiple locations. Users can also sync new subfolders into their Catalog by syncing their parent folder. Synchronizing has two new options -- "Include Subfolders" and "Only include previously added subfolders."
Tethering improvements include Fujifilm capture during Live View, which allows users to trigger an exposure from within the software, and Leica Focus Nudge, which makes it possible to tweak the focus in three different intervals using the tool with compatible Leica cameras and lenses.
Capture One 21 has added new camera support, for example the Fujifilm X-T1 IR and Panasonic Lumix G99/G95/G90 are now supported, while the Fujifilm X-S10 was given tethering support. The new update also brings new lens support for numerous Fujifilm, Sony, and Sigma lenses, with the full list available here.
The company has also addressed several bug for both Mac and Windows users. Some issues that have been fixed include an issue where thumbnails would have black borders until fully loaded, a TIFF file corruption problem, as well as various crashes and hangs encountered by users across both operating systems.
Full 14.3.0 release notes can be read on the Capture One website.
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