What’s New in Capture One

Phase One's newest software, Capture One 5.1, is now available for download. Phase One rebuilt the software to allow for more advanced features, timely software updates, and improved image quality. 

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Click here for licensing information for existing Capture One users.

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Capture One 5 PRO/DB: New Feature from Capture One 5.Highlights

New Features From Capture One 5.0

• New spot type ideal for removing imperfections in images.
• New advanced noise reduction tool.
• Multiline fields in the metadata tool.
• New metadata fields including GPS information in the metadata tool.
• New advanced recipe options controlling what metadata are included in processed files.
• New preference determining how to handle conflicting metadata during load.
• New inverse color slice feature in the color editor.
• New preference to disable JPEG/TIFF editing.
• New auto and style selector items for the toolbar.
• Size options for the focus and process recipes tool.
• Aspect ratios available directly from the crop cursor tool.
• New welcome screen.
• New option for naming without appending numbers.
• Customizable toolbar on Windows (already on Mac).
• New Auto Pause option to determine how auto selection of images works during capture.
• New Importer option for setting when to select import folder or to notify upon completion.
• Capture One gains basic color editor, clarity tool, full metadata editing and predefined workspaces.

Enhancements

• Workspaces now including the toolbar configuration.
• Clarity tool now allowing negative clarity values useful for portrait work.
• Streamlined Edit All Selected replaces old Edit Primary feature.
• Sorting now including sort by process state and smarter sorting by name.
• Better performance when selecting a recent folder and doing freehand rotation of images.
• Generally improved interactive speed.
• Fixed issue with tethered capture on 64-bit versions of Windows if the computer has 4GB or more installed memory.
• Improved colors for Phase One P 65+ and P 40+.
• EIP support for all supported RAW files types.
• A number of other enhancements and bug fixes.

Additional Camera Tethered Support:

• Leaf Aptus II 10, Aptus II 7, Aptus II 6, Aptus II 5 (all preliminary on Windows)
• Leaf Afi II 10, Afi II 7, Afi II 6 (all preliminary on Windows)
• Leaf Aptus 75S, Aptus 65S, Aptus 54S (all preliminary on Windows)
• Leaf Afi 7, Afi 6, Afi 5 (all preliminary on Windows)
• Leaf Aptus 75, Aptus 65, Aptus 22, Aptus 17 (all preliminary on Windows)
• Canon 1D Mark IV, 7D
• Nikon D3s

Additional Camera File Support:

• Leaf Aptus II 8 (preliminary)
• Leaf Aptus 75S, Aptus 65S, Aptus 54S
• Leaf Afi 7, Afi 6, Afi 5
• Leaf Aptus 75, Aptus 65, Aptus 22, Aptus 17
• Canon 1D Mark IV
• Nikon D3s
• Sony Alpha DSLR-A500, DSLR-A550

New Features From Capture One 4.8.3

Dust Removal - Erase dust spots with a single click
Focus Mask - Accelerate your image selection by using the Focus Mask for fast verification of image focus
Skin Tone Enhancer - Achieve perfect, smooth and soft appearing skin tones with the Skin Tone Enhancer Preview
Image Size Preference - Achieve better and faster workflow when using large screens with the new Preview Image Size Preference setting
LCC Based Light Falloff (aka Uniform Light Tool) - Even out differences in the light and compensate for lens fall of
Smart Saturation in Color Editor
Viewer Margin and Proof Margin - Possible to set viewer margin (and proof margin) to improve evaluation of image composition and colors. .

Oldies But Goodies

For those who made the transition from Capture One 3 to 4 you know that there were some tools that were not included. Happily these tools are back in Capture One 5!

The tools that are back include:

RGB Adjustment in Levels & Curves
Focus Tool
Watermark
Session Drop Down menu
Batch Apply Settings by the tool
Expanded IPTC Input

Improvements & Fixes

These tools and functions have been improved:

Progress Indication - provides a quick visual overview of application tasks
Tools and Tool Tabs - Customize your tool tabs to accelerate your personal workflow
Workspaces - Customize your workspace to make your personal workflow more efficient. Includes a selection of best practice default workspaces
Live Preview - Compose shots from your monitor with Live Preview (improved performance and now available for P 65+/P 40+ and Windows®)*
Vignetting - Add vignettes to the edges of your images for artistic effect (follows crop)
Session Handling Importer - makes import more simple and intuitive
Image Quality
Sharpening Control
Local and EIP Camera Profiles - Provides a convenient way of packing your master file for smooth cooperation with your customers. You now also have the possibility to include ICC camera profiles in the EIP package
Web Contact Sheet - now supports larger image sizes Improved
Image Quality

• Sharpening: Keep natural colors in transition areas with improved Sharpening Control o Long exposure: Reduce noise in long-exposure images with the
• Long Exposure Slider
   

Enhanced Image Package File Format
(with .eip file extension)
With the new file format you can combine images and their settings into one file. This will simplify image archiving and management and make it easier to share adjusted RAW files (e.g. with retouchers or pre-press). With the new file format your images and settings are packaged into one file without compromising the original images and settings. It is always possible to unpack your original images and settings. It is possible to capture tethered directly to .eip and it is possible to convert existing files into .eip files. The Enhanced Image Package file format is currently available for Phase One digital backs only.

JPEG & TIFF File Support
It is now possible to make adjustments to jpeg and tiff files similarly to RAW files. The same* adjustment tools are available for jpeg/tiffs as for RAW files. For optimal image quality it is recommended to capture and work with images in RAW format.

*The Lens tools (PRO/DB) are not available for jpeg/tiff adjustments. Due to the nature of jpeg/tiff files, the white balance controls work differently for this type of images than for RAW files.

Preview Improvement - Operating System Level
Windows Imaging Component (WIC) codec and Quick Look plug-in (Mac OS) for Phase One digital back files: The WIC codec and the Quick Look plug-in are imaging components that work on an operating system level. These additions give you high-quality previews of the original RAW files at OS level (e.g. in the Finder or Windows Explorer). Third party applications supporting these components will also be able to show the high-quality previews. Currently Phase One digital back files with .iiq and .eip extensions are supported.

Tethered Shooting: Speed up your workflow by connecting a Phase One digital back or supported Canon DSLRs to a computer and capture images directly into the computer.

Lens Tools: Enhance lens performance by using the new tools to minimize chromatic aberration, purple fringing, distortion, sharpness falloff and light falloff. Make creative effects with new vignetting tools.

Color Editor: An intuitive toolset for selectively customizing image colors to perfection and consistent reproduction.

Skin Tone: Set and reproduce skin tones shot under a variety of light conditions without using a gray card.

Styles: Explore and create unique looks with the Styles feature and reproduce them consistently with ease.

Sessions: Streamline your photographic jobs using Sessions to organize all your captures, selects, processed images and more in one place.

Customizable Tools: Set up Capture One to your work preference and situation at any given time. Create custom tool tabs with your own toolsets, work with multi monitor set up and undock tools to have them readily available in your image where you want them. 

Click here to go to Phase One's web site to learn more about the new release.

Please note: For existing Capture One 3.x PRO & DB users, this is a major upgrade and free of charge. To get started read the technical specifications below. If you meet the specifications you can download the installer. If you don’t meet the specifications please continue using Capture One 3.7.x until you make the necessary upgrades.

Please note that there is one installer for PRO, DB, and LE. 

Technical Specifications

System Requirements: Capture One 5.0.1 may run on other and older equipment than what is listed below. However, to ensure the best possible results we recommend that your computer at least conforms to the following specifications:

Download Capture One 5.1 for Mac

Apple® Macintosh®:
• Intel-based Macs
• 2 GB of RAM
• At least 10 GB of free hard disk space
• Calibrated color monitor with 1280 x 800, 24 bit resolution at 96dpi screen ruling
• Mac OS X 10.6, 10.5.8 or later
• Flash is required to view the video on the Welcome Screen.

Download Capture One 5.1 for Windows

• Intel® Pentium® 4 or better 
• 2 GB of RAM
• At least 10 GB of free hard disk space
• Calibrated color monitor with 1280 x 800, 24 bit resolution at 96dpi screen ruling
• Windows XP® SP3, Windows Vista® SP2, Windows 7®
• Microsoft® .NET Framework version 3.5 Service Pack 1 Redistributable package
     • In case you do not already have this installed, Capture One will initiate installation of this for you.

• A PDF reader is needed to access the help file.
• Flash is required to view the video on the Welcome Screen.

The above hardware specifications are to be considered as minimum requirements. If you work with high resolution camera systems or simply want to optimize the performance, please follow the recommendations below:

• Using processor with multiple cores, e.g. Intel CoreTM Duo or better 

• Having 4 GB of RAM or more 

• Plenty of hard disk space for your images! 

• A fast hard disk

• For tethered shooting with Phase One digital backs ensure that your system complies with the following recommendations:

     o Sufficient Firewire power supply, i.e. 10W is required, which is more than what many laptops are able to supply.

     o Activate “Force Battery” setting in Digital Back when using host computer with insufficient Firewire power supply.

     o Use the 4.5 m Phase One Firewire cable

You need an Internet connection when activating Capture One 5.1.

Click here for detailed technical information including Known Issues.

Licensing Information - For Existing Capture One Users

Is this a chargeable upgrade?

For those using Capture One DB, this upgrade is free of charge. No code or Internet access necessary to upgrade.
For those using Capture One PRO, this upgrade may or may not be free of charge. This will be based on when you purchased the software. If you don't know, go to www.phaseone.com and log in to your account. Click on My Account and then License Management.
For those using Capture One LE, this upgrade is chargeable. If your code was purchased to work with Capture One 3 the cost is $129.
For those using Capture One 4 (limited version), this upgrade is chargeable. If your code was purchased to work with Capture One 4 the cost is $99.

Should I upgrade?

As always we recommend waiting for a short period of time to lapse in case of any issues that were not found during the beta test period before bringing it into full production. If you have more then one machine and want to try the new software please do so.

*Important Note: Capture One 5 writes over Capture One 4.

What do I need to do?

Once you have decided that you would like to keep using Capture One 5 or the 30 day trial period has ended, you will need to either validate your product key or upgrade. If you have a free upgrade, the software will recognize it and you do not need to do anything. If you do not know if you have a free upgrade you can check your product key on the Phase One Web Site. Go to www.phaseone.com and log in to your account. Click on My Account and then License Management. If it is determined that you need to pay for an upgrade, go to www.phaseone.com, click on Software, and follow the prompts to purchase the upgrade. We are offering DT Clients a 10% dicount on upgrades. Be sure to enter our promo code: DT2009