capture pro one 9 released


Watch out!
…this version is for OS 10.10.5 + only
(NO MAVERICK: OS 10.9.5)
TBH, they could be clever enough to say that on the download page!!!
 
But as a stand-alone (installed rather than on subscription) program, isn't it about twice the price of Lightroom? So ...?
 
isn't it about twice the price of Lightroom?
I don't use any Abobe products anymore…
and if at twice the price for something "X" times better… it's a deal to me!
I downloaded version 9…
For my publishing work, a dream engine and so much more control and
souplesse! This v.9 is… well, just try it… it's free! but I bought it.
 
loving the luma curve adjustment

YES! …among other things…
I dig the way contrasts treats saturation…among other things…

Have a good time!
 
I guess for the low price version of pro for Sony cameras, it would be silly not to give it a try.
Any Sony users here that have compared it to Adobe's offerings, and what are your opinions please?
Thanks.
 
I'm thinking about moving to C1 from LR5, any experiences...? Is it speedier? What's looking at 1:1 like?
 
I have always regarded Capture One very highly and been using it since v3.
 
Every other tool on the market is faster than Adobe Lightroom, it's literally the slowest available - which is why I jumped to Capture One to try it out. (http://petapixel.com/2015/10/13/lightroom-import-is-600-slower-than-competition/)

However without LAB colour readouts, my workflow is still stuck as Photomechanic -> Raw Converter -> Photoshop , it sure would be nice to be able to sort the colour out accurately in Capture One, but for now they seem determined to keep that an impossibility.
 
I love the speed of C1 however I suppose the workflow of LR has been embedded in me where I can work through an image very quickly. I won't give up... Yet!
 
I suppose the workflow of LR has been embedded in me

You will discover that your approach in CO will be simpler and faster
once the nasty habits of LR will have vanish from your blood stream! :-)
 
I use LR 5.7, DXO Optics Pro 8 and occasionally Capture One (last Sony version).

DXO is terribly slow - several times slower than LR in all respects, though I understand version 10 is comparable. CO is about the same, though I've never done lots of extensive editing with it like I have with LR (brush work) so don't know if it will slow down like LR can on a low-spec machine.

All 3 handle RAW files differently and produce subtly different output. DXO tends to give images of high sharpness, sometimes with artefacts, subtle colours and slightly compressed tonal range, and in version 8 is poor at dust spot removal. LR images are less sharp, but often brighter and bolder, and over-cooking dynamic range compensation will result in fringing and halos, but the spot removal, gradient, brush, alignment and HSL tools are really excellent. CO falls between the 2 for image quality, with the structure tool being good for sharpness and also offering good tonal range control. I find that images processed in LR also work well for external processing in On-One's photosuite, whereas images processed in DXO sometimes start showing intrusive artifacts, especially if sharpened moderately.

For cataloguing I find LR to be most intuitive. DXO is so slow it's hopeless anyway, building image previews from scratch every time a folder is opened. CO I could probably live with, but I LIKE Lightroom.
 
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