Capture One 16.5.4 Release Notes

Released on January 17, 2025, Capture One 16.5.4 is a service release containing new features and functions, such as AppleScript 'Auto Select New Capture' Options, 'Clear Compare' Shortcuts, Sorting in Live for Studio (Studio), support for the Leica SL3-S, Sony a1 II, and bug fixes.

Capture One 16.5.4 is backward compatible with Session and Catalog documents created in any subversion of the 16.5 release. However, documents from Capture One 16.4 or earlier must be upgraded for compatibility. For details, see Upgrading a Session, Upgrading a Catalog, and How do I restore a Session or a Catalog in the previous version from the backup?

Contents

• New Features and Functionality
  • AppleScript 'Auto Select New Capture' Options
  • 'Clear Compare' Shortcuts
  • Sorting in Live for Studio (Studio)
• Camera Support
• Bug Fixes
• System Requirements
• Download, Install, and Update Capture One
• Recommendations and limitations

New Features and Functionality

AppleScript 'Auto Select New Capture' Options

Added the option to script the ‘Auto Select New Capture’ menu. Here are the two new document properties:

• Auto select new capture (disabled/immediately/when ready)
• Auto select new capture pause (boolean)

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'Clear Compare' Shortcuts

The Clear Compare keyboard shortcut is divided into two separate shortcuts:

• Clear Selected Compare Variants: Clears only the selected compare variants, regardless of the ‘Edit All’ state
• Clear All Compare Variants: Clears all compare variants, ignoring any selection (maintains the current shortcut behavior)

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Sorting in Live for Studio (Studio)

You can now choose to have the images in the grid sorted by date, both descending and ascending. This setting will be kept between the different collections.

For details, see About Live for Studio.

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Camera Support

• Leica SL3-S: file support, wired tethering, Live View.
• Sony a1 II: file support, wired and wireless tethering, Live View.

For details, see Camera Models and RAW Files Supported by Capture One.

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Bug Fixes

General

• Fixed a bug where Smart Adjustments in some cases would give different results than in previous versions.

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System Requirements

Minimum system requirements

• macOS 13 to macOS 15 (tested on macOS 13.7.2, 14.7.1 and 15.2)
• Windows 10 64-bit 22H2 to Windows 11 24H2 (tested on Windows 10 64-bit 22H2 and Windows 11 24H2)
• Intel Core i3 (1st generation) or AMD Jaguar Family
• 8 GB of RAM
• 10 GB of free hard disk space
• Calibrated monitor with 1280×800, 24-bit resolution
• Internet connection to run Capture One Live

4K monitors

For optimal performance on 4K monitors, we recommend doubling the initial specifications due to the increased computational demands. Additionally, investing in a high-performance GPU with ample VRAM is highly recommended for these configurations to handle the intensive graphics processing.

For details see Capture One System Requirements and OS Support.

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Download, Install, and Update Capture One

See Download, Install, and Update Capture One.

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Recommendations and limitations

Note: The information provided here is subject to change and unintentional errors may occur. For any queries or further clarification, please contact support at https://support.captureone.com/

General guidelines

• Browsing folders containing unsupported image files may affect application performance.
• Previews from earlier versions of Capture One may be updated, which can affect the application performance the first time images are viewed in this version.
• Using a non-US laptop keyboard might require changing some of the standard keyboard shortcuts.
• Editing images in external applications other than Adobe Photoshop might result in unexpected behavior.
• Operating under virtualization software (e.g., Parallels, Hackintosh, etc.) may cause instability. These OS configurations are not recommended.
• Some cameras provide multishot functionality by way of multiple exposures or pixel shifting. In most cases, this functionality will not be available in Capture One. However, a single RAW file from the “stack” may be viewable and editable in Capture One (as if it was a shot in single Capture mode).
• Special or auxiliary modes (like pixel shift) are only supported if noted. If the information provided is incomplete or you need specific information pertaining to support in Capture One, kindly reach out to Capture One Support at captureone.com/support.

File support

• HEIC/HEIF support: Capture One supports HEIC/HEIF 8-bit files to the extent that the operating system supports the files. If you are on a Windows computer, you might need to download the two extensions “HEVC Video Extensions” and “HEIF Image Extensions” from Microsoft to enable support in Capture One.
• Capture One DNG colors: DNG files from camera models with native support in Capture One will per default have their native Capture One colors applied. DNG files from camera models that are not natively supported in Capture One will have generic DNG Standard colors applied. Adjustments and settings from other applications embedded in DNG files are not supported.
• Other file support: TIF/JPG/PSD/PNG files that are not in RGB color space cannot be adjusted within Capture One and will be read-only. Layered Tiff and PSD files can be supported for viewing purposes only. Reprocessing the image will result in a new flattened image.
• File size limitations: The smallest supported file for viewing has a minimum side of 16 pixels. The smallest supported file for editing has a minimum side of 512 pixels. The largest supported file is 715 megapixels or 65,000 pixels on the longest edge.

Known issues

• You can find a list of known bugs in a dedicated community forum topic titled Known Bugs. Note that this list may not be up to date on the day of a new Capture One version release.

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