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Capture One Launches Capture One 22

New features, new capabilities, and new perspectives for a new world, Capture One is providing better solutions to capture the world as you see it

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 9th, 2021: Capture One, the premier name in photo editing software, celebrates the immediate release of Capture One 22, optimized for Apple M1, M1 Pro, M1 Pro Max, macOS Monterey, and Windows 11.

Capture One is the essential digital photography processing and workflow solution. Designed for both imaging enthusiasts and professionals alike, Capture One 22 adds pivotal and critical image making capabilities, and spearheads groundbreaking workflows. With an updated performance architecture, and support for the latest cameras like the Sony A7IV and Nikon Z9, Capture One 22 adds capability throughout the application. It also lays the foundation for a suite of exciting new products and features coming in 2022 focused on multi-device connectivity, including our first cloud & tablet products coming early next year.

Capture One’s unyielding development is driven by an evolving roadmap grounded in user feedback from both the Capture One community and creative community overall, and Capture One 22 exemplifies that dedication with the introduction of two of the most requested features: Panoramic Stitching and HDR Merging. With the addition of these latest features, Capture One looks forward to welcoming a new core of creatives with new competencies.

I’m thrilled to announce the launch of Capture One 22. Capture One 22 is the culmination of months of technological innovation. Guided by our deep understanding of photography workflows, Capture One 22 boasts even more powerful editing tools, from Panorama Stitching to HDR Merging to Wireless Tethering to our first AI feature, Auto Rotate—all equipped to serve the needs of photographers worldwide. – Rafael Orta, CEO, Capture One

The new Panorama Stitching capability allows users to easily merge multiple photos into a singular perfect panorama. 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.

These new features significantly reduce the need for external applications, all while increasing efficiency, providing a truly fluid experience for creatives. Version 22 also sees performance improvements across the board and brings a Capture One first with wireless tethering for select camera models.

New features and tools in Capture One 22

Panorama Stitching
Easily merge multiple photos into a single perfect panorama. Panorama stitching 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 with a shallow depth of field simultaneously with a wide angle of view using the Brenizer Method.
HDR Merging
Capture One HDR Merging allows users to quickly combine multiple shots taken with different exposure settings into one image. 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.
Wireless Tethering for Canon
Enjoy the most stable and performant wireless tethering on the market for select camera models. This native, fast, and reliable Wi-Fi tethering solution is a Capture One first, cutting the cord and allowing unrestricted movements, a safer working environment, and improving the overall workflow of studio/staged photographers. Support for more cameras to come.
Improved Catalog Performance on Windows
With Capture One 22, Catalog performance on Windows has been heavily improved, making it significantly faster to browse, filter, and search albums and folders.
Capture One Live
This new service, while still in beta testing, will allow photographers to instantly share photos both in real-time or already captured photos with others who can then view and rate them directly on any web browser. The overall aim is to enable easy, fast and safe collaboration.
Auto Rotate
Spare yourself hours of manual rotation in your workflow with the ability to automatically rotate large image batches simultaneously.

Read all about Capture One 22 at: www.captureone.com

New Camera and Lens Support

Capture One provides users with the most accurate and powerful image editing available, and the wide-ranging support of cameras and lenses is a hallmark of the software. For enthusiasts and professionals alike, Capture One continually evolves to handle the newest cameras and lenses.

Capture One carefully evaluates and interprets each camera’s RAW formats, allowing Capture One to present images with the utmost fidelity, often bringing out nuances that other programs can’t even perceive.

Currently offering RAW support for more than 500 cameras, Capture One also provides profiling and image correction support for more than 500 lenses. As with its RAW file interpretation, Capture One carefully measures the optical characteristics of each supported lens and builds correction algorithms that compensate for the various optical imperfections of various designs. As a result, Capture One can correct for numerous common optical issues such as vignetting and chromatic aberration as needed for each of the supported lenses, providing you with the best version of your image possible. Capture One is always adding support for the newest camera bodies and lenses.

Cameras:

Sony A7 IV
Nikon Z 9
Canon R3

Lenses:

Canon RF 85mm F1.2L USM DS
Canon RF 50mm F1.8 STM
Canon RF 85mm F2 MACRO IS STM
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II USM

Cameras Supported by Wireless Tethering:

Full Support:

Canon R5
Canon R3
Canon 1Dx II
Canon 1Dx III

Preliminary Support:

Canon 5D IV
Canon R
Canon R6
Canon 90D

Availability

Capture One 22 release date is December 9th, 2021.

Capture One 22 is available as a perpetual license or subscription:

Capture One Pro 22:
Perpetual License: $299
Upgrades from select previous generations $199
Subscription starting at $24/month
Capture One 22 for Nikon, Capture One 22 (for Sony) and Capture One 22 for Fujifilm
Perpetual License: $199
Upgrades from select previous generations $149
Subscription starting at $19/month

For a complete list of all products and licensing options, visit www.captureone.com/store

For a 30-day fully featured free trial of Capture One 22, visit www.captureone.com/download

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Contact

To request an NFR license for product review along with a Reviewer’s Guide, please contact pr@captureone.com.

About Capture One

Capture One creates award-winning photo editing software for every kind of photographer. With an intuitive interface and powerful tools for editing and organizing, Capture One software delivers a seamless editing experience, fast workflows and total creative control. And with unmatched color handling for all major camera brands and industry-leading tethered support, it’s preferred by professionals and studios worldwide. Driven by innovation, users rely on Capture One to deliver cutting-edge features to keep their photography one step ahead. Based in Copenhagen, Denmark with a team of global partners, Capture One empowers image creators globally with world-class knowledge, technical expertise and the ultimate creative tools.

Five features retoucher Jan Wischermann can’t live without

Credit: Left – TUSH magazine, photographer RANKIN, retouch artist Jan Wischermann Right – Givenchy, TUSH magazine, photographer Armin Morbach, retouch artist Jan Wischermann

Working with big-name brands and magazines like ELLE, The New Yorker, Mastercard, and Schwarzkopf, delivering high quality edits with speed is important to professional retoucher Jan Wischermann. With years of experience, he has perfected his workflow to be as efficient as possible while maintaining full control over every element of the images he works on.

Here are five features in Capture One Pro that he can’t live without – or at least work without.

1. Your favorite tools at your fingertips with Custom Tool Tabs

Don’t waste any time looking for the right tools. In Capture One Pro you can create Custom Tool Tab to have all your favorite tools just one click away.

This is Jan’s first tip for a more efficient workflow. In his workspace, Jan has set up different Custom Tool Tabs for when he is on a shoot, when he is doing image selection, and when he is retouching.

Credit: SYOSS, TUSH magazine, photographer Armin Morbach, retouch artist Jan Wischermann

“For instance, if I am on a shoot, I put things in the Custom Tool Tab that I use the most while shooting, like the Live View, White Balance, and the folder structure. Then I know where to put things and I don’t have to switch between tabs,” explains Jan.

“I found that this saves me a lot of time since I don’t have to move my pen very much. I can just stay in one place and have it all there. It is these tiny little seconds that count.”

2. The power of Layers

“My focus when retouching is to have complete control over every part of the image. If I don’t have that, I am limited in my options and can’t really deliver the result that I have in mind,” says Jan.

“When it comes to the power of layers, you can have full control over colors and grading.”

Working on layers in Capture One Pro means that Jan can target his adjustments to specific areas of an image without touching others and easily evaluate the different edits he has made to the image.

“When I have introduced a grade, I can check the layer and see that it has made some quite dramatic changes to the image.”

Find out how you can make the most of Capture One’s layering capabilities.

Credit: SYOSS, TUSH magazine, photographer Armin Morbach, retouch artist Jan Wischermann

3. Mask work makes the dream work

As an extension of working with layers, taking full advantage of the mask feature is what gives Jan command over each element.

“Sometimes you work on fabrics and need to have a precise color. If you want to add a grading to the image, but don’t want the color of the clothes to be affected too much, you can take it out of the mask, or you can work with the opacity overall and get a more subtle grade.”

Working with Masks, Jan is able to isolate the background, the sky, props, or even skin to do detailed work on each element.

4. Guide the viewer’s eye with Style Brushes

According to Jan, Style Brushes have become an essential part of his workflow.

The built-in Style Brushes that come ready to use when you download Capture One Pro let you quickly make detailed adjustments to light and color or make specialized enhancements to things like teeth, irises, or the sky.

“I love the dodge and burn because it allows me to paint with light and be in control of the elements,” Jan admits. “It can be for shaping the light in the overall image or for minor details very close on the skin. With light, you can really guide the viewer’s eye.”

Every time you use a Style Brush, Capture One Pro automatically creates a new layer with the name of the brush you are using. This means that you can easily add or remove adjustments if you are not happy with how the image is looking.

“I suggest trying them to find the ones that improve your workflow,” advises Jan.

Watch this quick guide to get started with Style Brushes in Capture One Pro.

5. Create your own Style library

Just like with Style Brushes, there are built-in Styles and Presets in Capture One Pro to help you quickly get to a good starting point when editing your images.

Capture One Pro also offers the opportunity to create your own Styles and save them in a Style Library. Whether you want to recreate a look from a previous project or create a master edit to apply across a series of images, you can save your edits as a Style to be used again and again.

Credit: Sicily, Women and Cinema, photographer MOJA, retouch artist Jan Wischermann

“I have a lot of Styles from all kinds of different editorials I have done in the past that I can use to apply to the image and have a starting point,” says Jan and adds that he also likes to share and exchange his Styles with other retouchers and photographers.

“I often like to browse through this to get some inspiration and it saves a lot of time when you do similar shoots.”

Try out Jan’s tips or find more tutorials and inspiration to improve your workflow on the Capture One Learning Hub.

New to Capture One? Get a free 30-day trial here.

capture one webinar customising capture one

Customising Capture One Pro

It’s very rare that two people have identical workflows and editing habits. This also means that the way you navigate around Capture One – as well as the tools you frequently use – are likely going to be different.
You probably have your own visual and technical preferences when it comes to editing, too.
Fortunately, Capture One’s extensive toolbox can be shaped to your liking.
Join this Livestream to find out how to customize your workflow and learn how this can benefit your editing process by making it as flexible as possible.
The webinar will teach you how to:

Customise and save your workspace
Influence how Capture One looks

NX Studio vs. Capture One Pro. Find the best RAW converter for your NEF files

Why Capture One is the best RAW converter for your Nikon images

Not all RAW converters are created equal when it comes to getting the most out of your images. Find out why Capture One is the most effective RAW processor for your Nikon NEF files.

Nikon RAW software or Capture One Pro?

Capture One Pro is relied upon every day by Nikon DSLR and Z-series mirrorless camera users to get beautiful true-to-life colors from their Nikon RAW files. As the most powerful alternative to the Nikon RAW editor NX Studio, there are many benefits for Nikon owners using Capture One Pro.

Drag the slider to see before/after editing in Capture One Pro

Bring out a full range of color in your Nikon NEF files with a powerful RAW processor like Capture One Pro. Before

Bring out a full range of color in your Nikon NEF files with a powerful RAW processor like Capture One Pro. After

Nikon Picture Controls

Capture One Pro’s initial color processing replicates the Nikon Picture Controls in your Nikon camera, meaning you can get the look and feel of your out-of-camera JPEGs with all the power and fine control of RAW.

The individual in-camera Picture Controls are reproduced using Nikon ICC profiles – these are not filters, which can look unrealistic.

You can convert your RAW file to a JPEG straightaway without further modification, or you can use the Nikon ICC profiles as a starting point to fine-tune your images further. If you change your mind, you can select a different look to replicate another Picture Control, and it’s all performed non-destructively. Your Nikon camera, your Capture One Pro. You decide.

Learn more about Nikon ICC profiles.

Advanced image management using Catalogs

Capture One Pro’s powerful Catalog file management system organizes all your Nikon RAW files (along with JPEG and TIFF) – whether that’s on your computer or stored on external drives.

View, sort and rate images; add keywords, captions and all key personal (IPTC) data, with all image enhancements managed by Capture One Pro, so you can spend more time being creative and work at your own pace.

User-customizable interface

Capture One Pro has a customizable interface, so you can decide how it looks, which tools to show, and where the tools are located. This way you have the controls you use most often at your fingertips.

Advanced editing using layers with masks

When the time comes to up your editing skills, you can use Capture One Pro’s advanced layers with mask functionality. This hugely powerful feature enables a wide range of advanced editing techniques, such as localized editing with brushes using masks, while also adding various colors and tonal adjustments to localized areas on various layers.

Speed up your workflow with Styles

Nothing is quicker than editing your Nikon RAW files with Capture One Pro Styles. Unlike photographic filters, Styles are a collection of color and tone settings that keep your images realistic and authentic looking.

Select from several built-in Styles or fine-tune them to match your creative vision. Applied in an instant to one image or a batch, they can be used time and time again to give a consistent look and feel to your photography.

Get the most out of your Nikon NEF files

In addition to dedicated color profiles replicating Nikon Picture Controls and a wide range of built-in and optionally available Styles, Capture One Pro has an easy-to-use, yet powerful Color Editor.

Simply select a color you want to enhance, such as green grass or blue sky, and adjust the hue, saturation, and lightness to taste using intuitive sliders.

Drag the slider to see before/after editing in Capture One Pro

Capture One Pro is the only Nikon software solution you need

As well as RAW conversion, Capture One offers an end-to-end solution for editing and sharing your images. Meaning there’s no additional Nikon software required, even when controlling your camera remotely via tethered shooting.

From importing RAW files, navigating and browsing image folders, to exporting high resolution JPEG and TIFF files – Capture One Pro takes full advantage of your computer’s hardware at every turn.

Which Nikon cameras does Capture One Pro support?

See all Nikon camera models supported by Capture One Pro here

Learn more about the benefits of shooting RAW

Learn some simple but highly effective editing tools to make your images go from RAW to WOW!