Capture One 12.0

Capture One 12.0 is officially announced.




New Features

New interface
New Menu system
New Keyboard Shortcut Manager
Luma Range Masking
Linear Gradient Mask tool
Radial Gradient Mask tool
Plug-ins - Export and publish
User experience changes
Extended AppleScript support
Fujifilm Film Simulations


Camera support

Fujifilm
Fujifilm GFX 50R
Nikon Z7
Nikon Z6
Canon EOS R
Canon EOS M50*

They seem to have a good set of training videos ready to go. https://learn.phaseone​.com/capture-one/

New User Guide for Capture One 12 and Capture Pilot
https://help.phaseone.​com/en/CO12.aspx

Did anybody upgrade? Can they comment on it? Is it worth it? How much pain is it?

I used beta version and I did upgrade to 12.
As for me, 12 is a little bit faster than 11, new gradients are very powerful tool, I use them often, Luma range - many users of C1 asked for it and - bingo!!, it's very useful for shadows and highlights.
And so on and on..
I do recommend upgrading!

drmaxx wrote in post #18761476
Did anybody upgrade? Can they comment on it? Is it worth it? How much pain is it?

I upgraded to 12 yesterday after having tried the beta for a few days.

The new v12 refines the interface and I find it much more visually pleasing and it reduces distracting visual elements from previous versions.

I shoot with a Fujifilm X-H1, so this update is significant in that Fujifilm film simulations are included with the standard camera profiles. This is terrific for raw shooting, where shooting JPEG+raw gives the user flexibility to set up the exposure and in-camera film sim for a particular purpose that may not match the final image - for example, setting up the film sim to Acros (black and white) with particular contrast so that composition in-camera (in the EVF) can be made with attention to the scene's tone, without distracting color information. The JPEG will be Acros black and white, but the raw file will be full color that can be manipulated in C1 with the C1 profiles or the Fujifilm film sims as the starting point.

The new gradient and radial gradient tools are parametric, meaning they act like vector objects than can be resized, etc. as opposed to the previous gradient in v11 that laid down a bitmapped mask when you drew it. This is excellent, and permits refinement quickly and efficiently. On top of that, the new luma mask can be added to each of these mask types, as well as the standard painted mask. The luma masking means that you can build your mask for a particular image and then apply it to similar images (in terms of exposure) that may have different composition.

V12 prompts the user to "upgrade" the processing engine from v11. I have not attempted to observe any difference in the output as a result of changing the rendering engine - initial observation indicates that it is not noticeable.

It is not painful to update - you pay, you download, you activate with your new license just like always. I was able to upgrade Capture One Pro from v11 for $149 US (I did not use any coupon code, but there are plenty floating around the internet, typically for 10% off). I have been upgrading since when I bought the full version at Version 6. The upgrade prices have always been reasonable.

The new version supports pretty much all of the new cameras, including the Canon EOS-R and the Nikon Z7 and Z6, as well as the Fujifilm GFX 50R. So they are keeping up with all of the latest and greatest mirrorless cameras that have been unleashed in the last few months.

My personal opinion is that it is worth upgrading. You can download a free trial, which I encourage you to do. There is a new set of videos describe the features of v12:

https://learn.phaseone​.com/capture-one/

and the library of videos from Phase One related to Capture One is vast - take a look at their youtube channel. There is a webinar scheduled for 6 December that you can register for too, which will walk through the new version:

https://go.phaseone.co​m …N_01Signupforwe​binar.html

Have fun!

Kirk

I upgraded from Capture One 11 to 12 a couple of days ago. I bought 11 in October so managed to get a free upgrade to 12. Phase One sent me an email to confirm this together with a link which was great.

kirkt wrote in post #18761581
It is not painful to update - you pay, you download, you activate with your new license just like always.

I was more referring to the pain of having a "new interface" and a "new menu system". I have some bad experience with such 'upgrades'. However, the feedbacks here seems to be positive. I'll give it a try as soon as I have some spare time at hand. Thank you all.

At last phase one made a search possibility in hotkeys. It was a headache to find something in older versions.

R_Yosha wrote in post #18760811
Capture One 12.0 is officially announced.




New Features

New interface
New Menu system
New Keyboard Shortcut Manager
Luma Range Masking
Linear Gradient Mask tool
Radial Gradient Mask tool
Plug-ins - Export and publish
User experience changes
Extended AppleScript support
Fujifilm Film Simulations


Camera support

Fujifilm
Fujifilm GFX 50R
Nikon Z7
Nikon Z6
Canon EOS R
Canon EOS M50*

Since you seem to know quite a lot about Capture One it makes me wonder.....

Are you employed by Capture One?

No. Alas)
I am a chemist-technologist and an amateur photographer.

Luma range, Radial gradient in C1 12 - how to.
Recommend for watching.

I wish I could see the upgrade pricing from Pro 10 for Sony to Pro 12 for Sony. The catch is that I don't currently have Pro 10 for Sony, but could get my hands on it for $50. B&H has/had the Pro for Sony 10 --> 11 upgrade for $70. If I can finagle that Pro 12 for Sony for that same $120, I'm in.

I have to confess, this really is an update. I am especially smitten by the new gradient and luma tools. I was missing the gradient tool from LR and now it is in. But in combination with the luma tool this is just so cool. Creating a precise horizon line just is soooo much easier - even if you have a whole bunch of stuff hanging around in the foreground. Darken unwanted highlights on faces: a breeze. I guess, I will shell out for the upgrade....

drmaxx wrote in post #18762669
I have to confess, this really is an update. I am especially smitten by the new gradient and luma tools. I was missing the gradient tool from LR and now it is in. But in combination with the luma tool this is just so cool. Creating a precise horizon line just is soooo much easier - even if you have a whole bunch of stuff hanging around in the foreground. Darken unwanted highlights on faces: a breeze. I guess, I will shell out for the upgrade....

I fear that you speak the truth that my wallet doesn't want to hear.