Capture One 5 vs. Capture One Pro 5

May 18, 2009 | Tech Features, Tips & Tech

Capture One is sold in a pro and non-pro version.

Capture One Pro has everything that Capture One has as well as:

• Tethering - Shoot directly into the computer for large, fast, and stylized previews and easy on-set organization
• Live Preview - while shooting a digital back tethered you can use a live video feed for focus/composition
• Focus Mask - a editing tool unique to Capture One, this mask identifies areas of focus with a mask for quick editing
• Lens Correction - to sharpen soft corners, remove lens-falloff, remove lens distortion, correct lens cast, and add/remove vignetting
• Clarity – gives the similar to a high-radius unsharp mask
• Moire Reduction – for easy removal of moire patterns (e.g. fabric)
• Color Editor - for customizing the ICC profile of your camera (e.g. for skin tones)
• Styles – A quick way of collecting your image adjustments into looks for quick creative image editing
• Individual RGB Levels - adjust each channels’ levels independently
• Individual RGB Curves - adjust each channels’ curves independently
• Skin Tone Enhancer – Increase the consistency and pleasantness of skin tone, during or after a shoot
• Dust Remover – Remove sensor dust from a single frame, or all the frames of a shoot quickly and easily
• Watermark Tool – Add your copyright or logo to images without the need for another program
• Skin Tone Tool – for matching colors in changing lighting conditions
• Overlay Tool – for previewing the raw image in an ad layout or page design
• Process Recipes - to memorize a particular output type (e.g. 16 bit TIFF in adobe 98
• Sessions – a project based way to organize your raw and processed files
• Second Monitor Support – Allows you to use the second monitor for additional viewing flexibility
• Menu Customization - allows you to change the location of any tool as well as float individual tools
• Workspace Save/Load – allows you to save the customized location of your tools

You can purchase Capture One Pro, or upgrade from a previous or non-pro version of Capture One through Capture Integration, which will get you a 10% discount. It’s fast, easy, and entirely online. A link to do so will be added here shortly – until then call 877-217-9870.

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