Phase One Capture One Express 6 (Upgrade from Capture One 3 LE or 4/5 Basic)

New in Capture One Express 6

Print

Showcase your work in creative formats using customized print layouts. Customize the margins, crop to match the aspect ratio of your paper, and add borders in custom widths and sizes. Take advantage of the color-managed print engine for reliable color rendition. Include watermarks and add metadata to prints. Capture One provides you with a wealth of printing options

Accelerated Editing & Processing

Get your work done fast with high performance RAW, JPEG, and TIFF image file editing and processing through cross-platform 64-bit support. The 64-bit support takes full advantage of the advanced memory handling capabilities of the latest Mac and Windows operating systems – faster performance that does not compromise image quality

Slideshow

Create a slideshow and showcase your images in a single keystroke. This feature can integrate both still images and video files and it incorporates a selection of slick fades and transitions

Metadata Editing

Capture One offers powerful support for metadata that can streamline workflow throughout the complete post-production process. The Metadata tool enables you to read, update, and modify valuable information at any point within the production process. The latest version adds XMP sync and Auto Load as well as a GPS link to Google Maps. Capture One provides wide support for exchange of metadata between applications

Loupe Tool

Capture One's Loupe Tool is a powerful magnifier that lets you zoom into an image from 25% to 200%. It can be used to quickly check focus or view close-up details of a selected image or even of any thumbnail in the image browser

Smart Albums

Album folders are virtual collections that offer an easy way to organize images from different folders, without having to create duplicate images in the same folder. Smart Albums are populated automatically by images that match the album's criteria. Capture One comes with a selection of Smart Albums that are already set up in the library. You can also create your own Smart Albums

Search & Filter

Search and Filter makes it easy to find, sort, and organize images from a selected collection in a folder, session folders, album, or smart album. Resulting images are displayed as thumbnails in the image browser

Integrated Movie Import

Import, browse and play back video clips, including HD video, from DSLR cameras

Full-Screen Viewing

Take advantage of your display to get a big, unobstructed full-screen view of your work. Make adjustments and compare them side-by-side

Advanced File Naming

Capture One provides a powerful renaming tool that enables you to create customized, token-based naming systems with ease. Choose your own combination of text and tokens to create your own bespoke naming system and apply it to an individual photograph or a group of images. Save your naming selection as a preset for future use to ensure image naming consistency

Vignetting

Vignetting is perfect for those times when you deliberately wish to lighten or darken the edges of an image. The vignette slider makes it easy to apply a vignette relative to any cropped image area

Web Contact Sheet

Creating a web gallery is quick and easy. The Web Contact Sheet feature in Capture One now has a new selection of flexible templates for impressive web-based images presentations

Spot Removal

Remove unwanted spots and marks instantly. Spot Removal is a fast and efficient way to remove imperfections in images. Dust-spot removal can be used to eliminate spots from a group of images in a single click

Interactive Speed via OpenCL Support

Tap into the vast computing power in your graphics processor and CPU and use it to accelerate your editing tasks. The new OpenCL support will let you experience incredible interactive editing speed

Importer

Import Window

The Import Window allows you to immediately import images and videos. This task is made even easier as you can apply multiple styles to image files during import

Camera Support

Capture One's tailor-made camera profiles are renowned for providing ultimate image quality for leading DSLRs. Each camera is tested and fine-tuned extensively by Phase One's image quality team to create a "bespoke" profile that brings out the very best in your camera. Capture One supports image files from the most popular DSLRs – Canon, Epson, Fuji, Konica Minolta, Leica, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Ricoh, and Sony – as well as Phase One digital backs and selected Leaf and Mamiya digital backs

Organize & Select

Browser Filmstrip

Capture One allows you to work with images in filmstrip view. You can use filmstrip view in combination with the viewer to quickly scroll from image to image, making changes and comparing images

Focus Mask

Accelerate your image editing selection with the Focus Mask for fast verification of image sharpness and focus. The Focus Mask is applied to all images in the thumbnail browser so it becomes easy to identify the images that have the desired focus. The Focus Mask is perfectly suited for portrait, wedding, and fashion shoots where, for example, the eyes of a model need to be in focus

Library

The Library tool allows access to the images within Albums, Smart Albums, and Favorites and to any image collections stored in folders on a computer or networked resource. It is easy to browse through the image collections thanks to the hierarchical tree structure of the library. It is even possible to work on images in folders without importing them (e.g. on a server or hard disk) to free up memory on your computer

Variants

Variants permit you to create virtual copies of your original image without taking up more than a few kilobytes of hard-drive space. Experiment with different settings or modify the work you have done on an image without risk

Rating and Color Tagging

It is quick and easy to rate and color tag images to help assist your selection and editing process. Ratings can be applied instantly (on screen or via keyboard shortcuts) from 1 to 5 stars. Color tags can add another dimension and can be used together with a rating, or as an alternative on its own

Adjust & Optimize

Color Editor

Apply subtle color adjustments with the Color Editor. Colors can be altered in either a large area using the basic tool, or selected in a narrow color space with the Advanced Color Editor tool. The Local Adjustments feature enables you to perform powerful, selective color adjustments to specific parts of your image with the reassurance that image tones will appear natural, thanks to a built-in Smart Saturation function that works intuitively behind the scenes

White Balance

Capture One makes it simple to achieve your desired white balance setting. An image can be quickly corrected with a built-in auto white balance feature. Alternatively, use the white balance picker to select a neutral area of an image (or a grey or dark white area if possible) that will be used as a reference point to map all other colors. The Skin Tone white balance tool achieves exact skin tone colors without using a grey reference

Clarity Tool

Use the Clarity Tool to improve hazy images by adjusting local contrast and a small amount of sharpness. The tool now allows negative clarity values, which helps smooth out local contrast in portrait images

Sharpening

With Capture One you get a range of sharpening presets, formulated to provide a good starting point for sharpening images for most purposes. By default, the sharpening settings have been configured to provide a good-looking image on a screen and are an excellent basis for your own sharpening adjustments

High Dynamic Range

Use the High Dynamic Range tool to recover shadow or highlight detail. The tool helps you to perfect high-contrast scenes by eliminating blown-out highlights and flat shadows

Presentations & Delivery

Web Contact Sheet

Creating a web gallery is quick and easy. The Web Contact Sheet feature in Capture One has a new selection of flexible templates for impressive web-based images presentations

Output Images

Deliver image files to your clients and colleagues in whatever format, size, or resolution they ask for, while preserving the originals. You can process several formats at once and manage exactly what goes on using the batch queue. Use recipes to automate and produce consistent results