Every new program takes some getting used to, and Capture One is certainly no exception. Professional and advanced amateur photographers who want to refine RAW files in minute detail will find Capture One Pro a valuable tool. The program is highly intuitive, and excellent results can soon be achieved with minimal effort and the right basic knowledge.
Today, digital cameras almost invariably offer the option of shooting in a RAW file format. Anyone serious about digital photography will preferably save an image as a ‘digital negative’—in other words, as a RAW file. Various RAW converters are available for optimally editing such files and converting them to other file formats.
Capture One was originally developed to support professional digital camera backs from manufacturers such as Phase One, Mamiya, and Leaf. Because these expensive devices set such a high standard, Capture One Pro offers many advanced tools designed to turn your RAW images into a professional finished product.
Capture One Pro is a RAW converter that renders colors and details in photographs with exceptional precision and makes it easy to categorize and manage a photo collection. It can also send live captures from a digital camera directly to Capture One, where the images can then be edited and saved.
Enthusiasts will find the automatic editing features, standard styles and presets, or the many additional styles available online—either paid or free—more than sufficient.
Whatever your needs, experimenting—and, of course, using this book—will reveal more and more features for taking RAW
images to the next level step by step.
This book covers Capture One Pro’s main features and tools and teaches you how to use them step by step, including importing and exporting image files, choosing the right color profiles, making color corrections, retouching blemishes, removing image elements, and much more.
The book covers the Dutch version of Capture One Pro and has been updated for version 22. It includes a free downloadable addendum with supplementary information and several updates.
A web version of the book is also available. Registration provides free access plus relevant extras.
Bob Timroff has spent his life informing people about the internet. He writes for trade journals, gives lectures, works as a teacher, and is an avid Mac user.
How Capture One Pro Works: For macOS & Windows — Bob Timroff
Pages: 192
Price: € 29.99
Publisher: Van Duuren
ISBN: 9789463562355. Language: Dutch. This article refers to the Dutch-language edition.
