Phase One Capture One Pro 8 RAW Imaging Software

The new 3-way color balance tool has instantly become part of my image processing workflow. It's one of the most powerful tools introduced in the last few Capture One versions

Capture One Pro 8.2

Most advanced color grading options of any RAW converter
Capture One Pro 8.2 marks the next step in Phase One's continuous effort in delivering high quality tools for professional photographers. The new 3-Way Color Balance Tool requires no knowledge of color blending to create beautifully color graded images. Color tone changes can be made in the shadows, the highlights or the mid-tones, giving you a quick and powerful way to create beautiful images. Dynamic Locations will supercharge your workflow. Now the location of processed images or the location of imported images, can be dynamically modified, simply by using a new set of Tokens. For example, files can be sorted automatically based on a star rating, color tag, variant position and many other useful criteria, so you can organize yourself better and faster.

Excel in Quality
For more than a decade Capture One Pro has been the preferred choice for thousands of professional and enthusiast photographers around the world. They depend on Capture One Pro to deliver ultimate image quality and to realize the potential in every shot. Each of the more than 300 cameras supported in Capture One Pro 8 goes through a rigorous testing and profiling process. This ensures the best out-of-the-box results in terms of color reproduction and noise reduction that matches the camera's characteristics in various shooting conditions. Capture One Pro 8 raises the bar even further so you can get better image quality than ever before - straight out of the box and through the adjustment possibilities.

Capture Your Vision
Choose Capture One Pro 8 to capture your vision with minimum fuss and maximum effectiveness. Simply import your RAW files from camera, memory cards and storage devices or shoot directly into the application to get started. Employ the world's most advanced tethered capture solution and view your images instantly in close-up detail to ease image selections and adjustment choices. Operate your camera remotely and speed up your workflow with Live View for supported Medium Format, DSLR and other cameras. Let your clients follow the shoot remotely and pick their favorite images with Capture Pilot.

Control Your Assets
Capture One Pro 8 supports you with powerful tools to organize, compare and select your images in a workflow that can be customized to best suit your needs. Choose an integrated digital asset management set-up with Catalogs to work independently of your files' location or use Sessions to organize your work into projects and work directly on your RAW files where they are located on your computer or storage drives You control your assets - just choose the workflow that works for you and Capture One Pro 8 will fill in the gaps

Free Your Creativity
Capture One Pro 8 provides professionals and enthusiasts alike with amazing tools to enhance and adjust their images. Work directly with the RAW file to ensure maximum quality and save time by sticking to one application for all your adjustments. You can devote your undivided attention to one shot at a time or speed up your workflow by adjusting large numbers of images consistently and effectively. Capture One Pro 8 gives you the freedom to create your desired look for every capture.

Showcase Your Talent
Process large numbers of images quickly and effectively into multiple formats simultaneously for delivery to your clients in whatever format, size or resolution while preserving the originals. You can process to several formats at once using the Process Recipes or use the Export tool to quickly export images or variants. Let Capture One Pro 8 showcase your creativity and display your images in the best light. Present your work with stylish templates, create a slideshow in seconds or produce an appealing web gallery for clients and partners.

Perform & Produce
Capture One Pro 8 enables photographers to reduce the time and effort required to create stunning images from leading high-end cameras. With many stability and performance improvements, Capture One Pro 8 gives you a market-leading, high-quality workflow for refining and managing your images. Capture One Pro 8 offers a significantly more responsive and reliable workflow compared to previous versions giving you unprecedented fast tethered capture, image ingestion and preview generation. With its image quality, reliability and speed, Capture One Pro 8 ensures a smooth and flexible workflow that can be customized to fit your needs.

Three Way Color Balance
The Color balance tool has received an exciting injection of creativity allowing the most advanced color grading possibilities in any RAW converter. Individual Color Balance changes can be made to the Shadows, highlights or mid tones. This brings huge creative potential for color 'grading' of an image in an easy to use and accessible interface.

Dynamic Locations
Dynamic Locations are an extension of the already powerful file handling available in Capture One Pro. The location of imported and exported files can be dynamically modified, simply by using a set of Tokens. Dynamic Locations will fully streamline the import and output process on busy shoots with demanding deadlines.

High Resolution Previews
Now the power and image quality of your 4K (and higher) monitor can be truly realized with Capture One.

Edit Photos in External Applications
Perform additional editing, retouching or photo manipulation in external applications with just a few clicks. When you are done the edited images will be saved right back into your session or catalog for future safekeeping. Future edits on those images will also be reflected and updates in the session or catalog.

Local Adjustments
Capture One Pro 8 now comes with a full complement of Local Adjustments. Fine-tune details with for instance luminance noise reduction and white balance in targeted areas of your images for unlimited creative control. Work directly on the RAW file to ensure maximum quality and detail retention and save time by making all adjustments in ome application.

Film Grain
Capture One Pro 8 introduces a new and unique Film Grain tool that lets you add grain directly to your images to mimic film stock, hide noise or simply for creative effect. The advanced Film Grain algorithms are based on a physical model for how light interacts with silver halide to create authentic grain that is fully scalable and natural to the eye.

Black & White Conversion
Convert your images to black & white directly in Capture One Pro 8. An array of controls let you precisely adjust the color channels and create split toning effects when you convert to gray-scale.

Color Grading
The Color balance tool in Capture One 8.2 has received an exciting injection of creativity allowing the most advanced color grading possibilities in any RAW converter. In Capture One 8.2, individual Color Balance changes can be made to the Shadows, Midtones or Highlights. The tool gives you huge creative potential for color 'grading' of an image in an easy-to-use and accessible interface. No knowledge of color blending is required, simply choose the required hue and how much impact it will have on the selected tone.

Keystone Correction
Reduce or eliminate perspective distortion with Capture One Pro 8's unique Keystone Correction tool. Correct both vertical and horizontal keystone and perform the correction manually for complete control or let Capture One Pro 8 transform any warped captures into natural-looking images quickly and easily. The Keystone Correction tool is one of the most geometrically correct methods for correcting perspective distortion. This tool is particularly useful for correcting the verticals of a building that has been captured at a low angle, making the parallel lines converge. The Keystone Correction tool will help you straighten those leaning buildings with no effort.

Repair Layers
Capture One Pro 8 now allows you to completely control the content of your images and to remove unwanted objects or blemishes. The new clone and heal layers allow you to perform simple cloning or advanced healing, with full control over the size and shape of the affected areas. A clone layer simply allows one part of an image to be copied to another part. A heal layer uses advanced algorithms to match certain image elements for a more pleasing result. The clone and heal layers allow you to draw the maximum power from your RAW files without the need for additional retouching applications.

Speed
Numerous performance improvements have been introduced with Capture One Pro 8, giving you a significantly faster workflow. You will experience unprecedented fast tethered capture, image ingestion and preview generation, catalog and file handling together with collection browsing. Even processing Canon and Nikon files is faster. The combination of all these performance improvements means that you can work with your RAW files instantly and browse through your images fluidly and fast. If your computer has multiple graphics cards, Capture One Pro 8 offers you an unparalleled use of those resources with the world's first real multi GPU support. Tap into the computing power of these and use them to accelerate editing tasks to unprecedented speed.