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Phase One Releases Capture One 11
30 November 2017
Phase One has released Capture One 11 with "new, highly-responsive tools, workflow enhancements and a finely-tuned processing engine," the company said. Capture One 11 has been designed to deliver a significantly faster and smoother experience.
Layer Centric Design. Re-engineered tools are compatible with Layers.
"We care deeply about what photographers need," said James Johnson, software product manager, Phase One. "Capture One became known as 'the professionals' choice in imaging software' precisely because of our unrelenting focus on our customers' needs. We have unique insight, gleaned from years of our own sensor and optics development. Applying that expertise to software makes for a really fantastic photographer experience."
Key to Capture One 11 is a more to a layer-centric design. All the adjustment tools are not compatible with Layers, which now support annotations and watermarks.
Additionally, re-engineered tools help optimize color adjustments and more robust catalog performance improves the overall experience.
HIGHLIGHTS
Highlights of the new release include:
New Features
- Annotations
- Export with Assets
- Improved Back-up And Restore mechanism for Catalogs
- Duplicate checker for the Importer
- LAB Readouts
- Levels as a Layer Adjustment
- Color Balance as a Layer Adjustment
- Create new Filled Layer
- Presets for Layer capable tools
- Master Layer Opacity
- Feather Mask
- Refine Mask Edge
- Clear Mask
- Greyscale Mask preview mode
- Expanded AppleScript
Performance Improvements
- Catalog load speed improved
- More responsive sliders for Mac
- Faster masking
Miscellaneous Improvements
- Redesigned Local adjustments concept (now Layers)
- New Custom tool tab icons
- Color editor logic for blending multiple Layer adjustments
- Layer creation options
- Toolbar Auto tool aligned with Tool Auto
- Added Brightness and Contrast parameter to Auto
LAYERS
The layer centric design of Capture One 11 introduces Annotations and Export/Process with Assets. While other enhancements in the new release are self-explanatory, these two are worth a closer look.
Annotations
You can now mark-up and annotate an image just as you might have in the days of the grease pencil. Annotations, stored as part of the settings files, can be packed easily with Capture One's Enhanced Image Package. A small pencil icon indicates annotated images in the Browser.
The feature includes:
- Drawing (in several colors)
- Erase
- Tool bar Show/hide button
- Filters (by annotated state)
- Include/exclude options when processing/exporting
- Annotations in a separate Layer (see Export with Assets below)
Export/Process with Assets
Capture One 11 adds the ability to include elements of the Capture One workflow in the final file. Those options can be configured in the recipe tab>Meta data. When used as a PSD Export, the asset will be included in its own layer.
- Annotations: An output option is added for including the annotations in the final file. When using PSD output these are processed to a layer, providing the notes in a non-destructive overlay.
- Crop as Path (PSD only: Available when outputting to PSD, this option (like ignore crop) processes the entire canvas but stores the crop from Capture One in the output file as a path. By storing the crop in a PSD path, the retoucher can reload the art director's original crop from the image any time after retouching is concluded.
- Include Overlay: The overlay used in composition tasks can be included in the file. With PSD output, the overlay will be processed to its own layer.
- Watermark as Layer: Watermarks can also be exported to their own layer when working with PSD output.
APPLESCRIPT
The Mac version also enjoys expanded AppleScript with the following properties now scriptable:
- Adjustments (limited to those also available in SDK) -- Layers and Layer functions
- Adding and moving variants between collections
- Exposure Evaluation Tool
- Clones and variants (pick/promote/demote) -- Styles/Presets
- Export Originals
- LCC create/apply/remove
- Filters
PRICE, AVAILABILITY
Capture One 11 is available now online directly from Phase One and from Phase One authorized partners worldwide.
It continues to be available with either a perpetual license or by subscription.
Owners of Capture One Pro 9 and 10 can upgrade for $119/€119. New customers can purchase Capture One Pro 11 for $299/€279. Subscribers can simply download the new Capture One Pro 11 release. A single-user subscription is $20/€20 per month for a 12-month plan or a $180/€180 prepaid subscription, paid annually.
Owners of Capture One Pro Sony 9 and 10 can upgrade for $69/€69. New customers can purchase Capture One Pro Sony 11 for $79/€79.
If you purchased Capture One Pro 10 or Capture One Pro Sony 10 since Oct. 31, you are exempt from the upgrade fee. Eligible customers can download their upgrade today and reuse their license key.
A fully-functional, 30-day trial version of Capture One 11 is available for download as well.
For more information see the news release below.
Phase One Releases Capture One 11
Engineered for Creative Control
COPENHAGEN -- Phase One, the world's leading manufacturer of high-end digital camera systems, has released Capture One 11, a major new version of the industry's premier Raw conversion and image editing software. This release builds on Capture One's unmatched color handling, precision-editing tools, seamless tethered support and native support for more than 400 different camera models. Photographers will enjoy new, highly responsive tools, workflow enhancements and a finely tuned processing engine. Capture One 11 has been designed to deliver a significantly faster and smoother experience.
"We care deeply about what photographers need," said James Johnson, software Product Manager, Phase One. "Capture One became known as 'the professionals' choice in imaging software,' precisely because of our unrelenting focus on our customers' needs. We have unique insight, gleaned from years of our own sensor and optics development. Applying that expertise to software makes for a really fantastic photographer experience."
Layers have been significantly improved for faster, more flexible editing. All adjustment tools in Capture One are now compatible with Layers, making Capture One a truly "layer centric" application. Furthermore, images can now be annotated in Capture One (handwritten notes and drawings can be added directly on to images) and included in exported PSD files as a separate layer for greater flexibility. Re-engineered tools help optimize color adjustments. Plus, more robust catalog performance improves the overall experience.
New Features and Tools in Capture One 11
Next Level Layers
In response to customers' needs, masking tools have been further developed and new features and overall performance advances have been introduced. New tools have been added to refine and feather the mask after drawing or adjust the opacity of a layer to control the impact of local adjustments. With more tools available locally and with increased performance in masking, Layers in Capture One are now more dynamic than ever.
- Layered Workflow
- Layer Opacity
- Feather Mask
- Refine Edge
- gray Scale Mask
More Streamlined Workflow
Annotations and graphics as Overlays can be added to images and exported in PSD files as separate layers. Crops can be respected or added as a Path when exporting to PSD files, permitting the full image to be used later for retouching. An individual watermark may be included as a separate layer in an exported PSD file to permit greater control during later editing.
- Annotations (Export as a layer when using PSD)
- Overlay in output (as a layer when using PSD)
- Export Crop to Path (when using PSD)
- Watermark as a Layer (when using PSD)
Designed to Enhance Performance
Capture One has been further optimized to increase overall performance. Improved color handling through re-engineered color tools helps ensure optimal layered color adjustments. Color readouts can now be viewed in LAB mode aiding customers who wish to measure image output to critical values. Improved performance in Catalogs makes for an overall better experience.
- Editing Speed
- Import Duplicate Checker
- Color Improvements
- LAB Readout
- Catalog improvements
Camera Support
For a complete list of supported cameras, visit http://www.phaseone.com/supported-cameras.
Availability and Pricing
Capture One 11 is available now for the Mac and Windows operating systems online at http://www.phaseone.com/store and from Phase One authorized partners worldwide.
In keeping with Phase One's commitment to its customers' choice, Capture One 11 is available for purchase by either perpetual license or by subscription, whichever best suits the customers' needs.
- Capture One Pro 11: Owners of Capture One Pro 9 and 10 can upgrade for 119 USD/EUR. New customers can purchase Capture One Pro 11 for 299 USD or 279 EUR. Capture One Pro 11 is also available by subscription. Subscribers can simply download the new Capture One Pro 11 release. A single-user subscription is 20 USD/EUR per month for a 12-month plan or a 180 USD/EUR prepaid subscription, paid annually.
- Capture One Pro Sony 11: Owners of Capture One Pro Sony 9 and 10 can upgrade for 69 USD/EUR. New customers can purchase Capture One Pro Sony 11 for 79 USD/EUR.
- Grace period: For customers who have purchased Capture One Pro 10 or Capture One Pro Sony 10 since Oct. 31, Phase One is offering a grace period, exempting them from the upgrade fee. Eligible customers can download their upgrade today at phaseone.com/download and reuse their license key.
- Download a 30-day trial: A fully-functional version of Capture One 11 is available for a 30-day trial. Download the trial here: http://www.phaseone.com/download
See all products and payment options at http://www.phaseone.com/store.