

Capture one 21 review series#
They ran a series of online events showcasing new features, each time promising there was much more to come.
Capture one 21 review software#
Is Capture One 21 worth it?Ĭapture One marketed their software release with an approach of buy now, discover later. So while ProStandard profiles are nice, they’re not an essential feature for most photographers.Īs a seasoned user, I forget that tips like this can be really useful when learning software. However, the difference is not night and day. Colors seemed a little richer and more lifelike, and it felt like a better starting point. When I compared some files shot on a Canon 5D Mark IV, the unedited photo simply looked better with the ProStandard profile applied. For people doing work such as product photography or reproduction of artworks, this is a massive improvement.īut for those who are not in need of such accuracy, do the ProStandard profiles really make a difference? This feature is currently only available for a selection of the most popular cameras, but Capture One is working on profiles for more cameras, and ProStandard looks like it will be the default profile for new cameras going forward.Ĭapture One states that these “ProStandard” profiles have been completely reworked to give much greater color accuracy while protecting hues and color shifts. The Speed Edit tool allows you to edit your images with no visual distractions, and it works perfectly in practice. Then, when you go back to complete final edits, you can fine-tune the sensitivity for precise control of the sliders. This can be changed easily, so if you are looking to get a set of rough edits done, you may want to leave the sensitivity quite low. You can also adjust the sensitivity of your mouse. The only thing you will see is an unobtrusive slider at the bottom of the screen showing which edit you are carrying out.Ĭapture One 21 comes with the most common Speed Edit keys mapped for you, but these can be customized to suit your preferences. The ability to edit images in a full-screen layout with no distractions is amazing. The process works incredibly well in practice and, within a few minutes, becomes second nature. Simply hold down the key associated with the edit, then drag the mouse to make the adjustment. In basic terms, Speed Edit is a set of keyboard shortcuts you use with your mouse to edit images. The Speed Edit tool really is the next best thing. I am a huge Loupedeck fan, but I may be moving away from it for editing in Capture One. Wow! Just wow! Capture One 21’s new Speed Edit feature is really good.
Capture one 21 review archive#
I had to search through my archive for a landscape shot. And for those of you who are not landscape photographers (like me), it’s a tool you will rarely use.Īs a non-landscape photographer, I will rarely use the Dehaze tool. However, while the Dehaze tool is good (and many claim it’s better than Lightroom’s), it’s not really the tool that landscape photographers desperately wanted.

Now, I have seen this tool used to dodge and burn portraits, and it can subtly enhance faces if used sparingly. The tool can also be applied selectively via layers. To my eye, it seems to work quite well, but I’m a non-landscape shooter and have little to compare it to. Dehaze has been in Lightroom for some time now, and it’s nice to finally see it in Capture One.īasically, the Dehaze tool is there to reduce the amount of atmospheric haze in images and improve the saturation in low-contrast photos.ĭehaze is most commonly associated with removing fog or smog from an image, but you can also increase the haze – an effect that can add atmosphere. Are these enough to make it worth the upgrade? DehazeĬapture One’s new Dehaze tool is a welcome addition for landscape photographers. The familiar Capture One layout with a few new additions.
