Right-click options and short-cuts abound, and like Photoshop many of the tools have a number of other options when you right-click on their buttons. There’s a toolbar at the top with different tool options (6 in Express, 11 in Pro) and a side panel with 8 different options which you toggle through by clicking on the buttons at the top. Instead, everything sits in one interface and you toggle through buttons to change functions. Unlike Lightroom, Capture One’s interface doesn’t offer different workspaces for different functions (i.e. In the brief time I’ve been using it, I’ve become aware that, given time to get used to it, the interface is even more powerful than Lightroom’s. In fact, as similar as it may seem to Lightroom, it’s actually quite a steep learning curve. In Capture One Pro, there are plenty of options when right-clicking.Įvery program takes some getting used to, and Capture One is no exception. (To download Capture One Express, click here then select any product, sign up, then choose ‘Express’

If you shoot exclusively on a Sony or Fujifilm camera, a pared-down version of Capture One (called “Express”) is available for free.Ĭapture One Express comes with basic editing and workflow features of the Pro version, but lacks many others, including Luma curves and luminosity masks, Advanced Color Editor and Skin Tone tools, Sessions, Local adjustments, Focus Mask, Keystone, Film Grain, Tethering, Color Balance Tool etc.

#3 | Pared-down (free) version for Fujifilm or Sony You can download a free trial of either software, then selecting the relevant brand. If you ever need to edit files from other brands’ cameras, you can pay an upgrade fee for the full version of Capture One.

You can get a sweet 50% discount if you use either Fujifilm or Sony cameras (and don’t mind limiting your editing software to only one or the other brand’s files). #2 | Sony/Fujifilm Camera-Specific Versions If you operate a professional multi-user studio, and/or have an in-house production team, there’s also Capture One Studio – more info here. Here’s a simplified way of deciding which version is right for you: #1 (Recommended) Capture One Pro 12 (Full Version)Įven if you own Sony or Fujifilm cameras (see below) your best best is to download the free trial of the full version of Capture One Pro 12 here, with support for over 500 different cameras. Let’s ignore the different payment plans for now (see the section ‘Capture One Price’ below), and assume that most people will want to download a 30 day free trial of the main product before purchasing. There are several versions of Capture One, each with various other options to choose from, which can make the initial download process rather confusing. Thankfully there’s a 30 day free trial on all Capture One Pro products.

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