Capture One Pro – Version 21

The Practical Guide for Capture One

A comprehensive and hands-on manual with numerous workshops and downloadable materials for beginners, switchers, hobbyists, and professional photographers.

For many years, Capture One has been regarded as the tool of choice for demanding photography. However, even those transitioning to the software often struggle with its complexity.

This book supports you in using Capture One Pro as a comprehensive software solution for your photographic everyday life and adapting it to your needs. Whether it's image management or retouching, film simulations or lens corrections – there are often multiple paths to the goal. Effectively utilizing this flexibility can be a challenge. Frank Treichler and Sascha Erni help you understand the concepts of Capture One and use the program efficiently:

• Complete raw workflow from import to output
• Image management via catalogs or with the familiar folder structure
• Image styles and presets to speed up your editing process
• Perfect sharpening for web and print
• Frustration-free image retouching with adjustment, repair, and clone layers
• Tethered shooting at a professional level
• Collaboration with third-party software as part of your workflow
• and much more

Clear explanations, workshops, and numerous tips will familiarize you with the handling of Capture One Pro and demonstrate proven methods from the authors, especially regarding a transition from Lightroom. The image materials used are available for download, allowing you to follow along with all examples. This way, you will discover which of the many tools can ease your photographic everyday life – and which ones you can ignore for your work. Whether you want to get to know the program or have been using Capture One for a while: you will understand the connections, make the most of the software, and spend more time behind the camera rather than in front of the screen.