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Capture One 20 (13.0.0) release notes

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Capture One is made in collaboration with the world’s leading professional photographers.

Capture One is a powerful RAW converter offering you ultimate image quality with beautiful colors and incredible detail. It offers state-of-the-art tethered capture, powerful digital asset management, extensive adjustment tools, and a flexible workflow through customizable workspaces.

All run modes are included in the one installer and each run mode is determined by the license key used. The trial is also included in the installer and is registered as the full product upon activation.

Capture One is available in these variants:

  • Capture One Pro
  • Capture One for Phase One (Phase One/Mamiya Leaf Digital Back support only)
  • Capture One Fujifilm (Fujifilm camera support only)
  • Capture One (for Sony) (Sony camera support only)
  • Capture One Express Fujifilm (Fujifilm camera support only)
  • Capture One Express (for Sony) (Sony camera support only)
  • Capture One Enterprise
  • Capture One Cultural Heritage

Previous release notes can be found at https://support.captureone.com/hc/en-us/categories/360000430178-Release-Notes

Best regards,

Team Capture One

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Contents

  1. 20 (13.0.0) Major release: Highlights
  2. 20 (13.0.0) Feature walkthrough
  3. 20 (13.0.0) New Camera Support
  4. 20 (13.0.0) New Lens Support
  5. 20 (13.0.0) Bug fixes Mac
  6. 20 (13.0.0) Bug fixes Windows
  7. System requirements
  8. Installation
  9. Recommendations and limitations
  10. Known issues
  11. File support: Notes and limitations

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20 (13.0.0) Major release: Highlights

Capture One 20 (13.0.0) is a major release of Capture One containing new functionality.

New general features (Capture One Pro, Fujifilm, Sony & Enterprise)

  • Scrolling Tools
  • New Basic Color Editor
  • Improved Crop Tool
  • Improved Noise Reduction Tool
  • Improved High Dynamic Range Tool
  • Improved Copy/Apply for Layers
  • Improved DNG support
  • Select Next When
  • User experience changes

 

New Capture One Cultural Heritage (CH) Features for Windows

  • Focus Assist for iXG
  • Copy Stand Inspector Tool

 

Other

Capture One 20.0 also contains user experience changes, additional 3rd party camera and lens support, general bug fixes and under the hood tweaks for all Capture One variants.

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20 (13.0.0) Feature walkthrough

Scrolling Tools

Take advantage of the refined layout in every Tool Tab that provides even more options for customizing your workspace.

  • The tools can be now divided into two sections: pinned (on top) and scrollable (below).
  • Move the tools between sections by dragging them or using a submenu.

 

New Basic Color Editor

The Basic part of the Color Editor tool has been re-engineered to provide enhanced functionality.

  • The spectrum is now split into eight ranges instead of six.
  • The ranges are available from color patches and are adjusted with sliders that are now showing gradient colors, indicating their effect.
  • All changes made to the ranges of the spectrum are reflected in the color patches and the gradients on the sliders.
  • The Basic part of the Color Editor tool works on Layers.
  • The Direct Color Editor in the Basic tab is a new Cursor Tool. Use it to click and drag anywhere on the image and observe the alteration of the corresponding slider depending on the chosen dragging direction.

 

Improved High Dynamic Range Tool

The sliders in High Dynamic Range now start in the middle allowing both recovery of shadows and highlights along with the possibility to amplify the ranges, increasing the contrast. For better control of the darkest shadows and the brightest highlights, the two sliders, White and Black, were also introduced. This makes it possible to fine-tune contrast using the High Dynamic Range tool only. In case more control is needed, the Levels and Curves tools can be used.

 

Improved Noise Reduction Tool

Get better image quality by using the improved Noise Reduction tool which has been re-engineered to retain more details, colors, and patterns. The impact of the Amount slider has become more significant and noticeable.

 

Improved Crop Tool

The improved Crop Tool makes it much easier to manage the crop area.

  • Handles have been added to the edges of the crop area.
  • Use the Alt key to crop around the center.
  • The Shift key locks the current aspect ratio when cropping with an unconstrained ratio. Also, use the Shift key to create a new crop from anywhere in the image in case you do not want to resize the existing one by dragging the edges. Basically, holding the Shift key while applying a crop will ignore any previous crop.
  • Freehand rotation can be accessed by either moving the cursor outside the corner of the crop area or by using the modifier key Cmd (macOS)/Ctrl (Windows).
  • After having chosen the crop area, press the Return/Enter key or switch to another cursor tool to apply the crop.

 

Select Next When

This feature is particularly useful when working with high-volume Sets (selections of multiple images). Enable this feature from Select -> Select Next When -> Star Rated/Color Tagged. That way, the next image in the collection will be automatically selected after a star rating or color tag is applied by using a shortcut.

 

Improved Copy/Apply for Layers

The workflow has become more flexible when working with Layers while copying and applying adjustments between images.

  • In the Adjustments Clipboard, select which particular Layers you want to copy to other images.
  • When Layers are applied to other images, they will be added on top of other already present Layers without any replacement.
  • It is now possible to Copy and Apply Layers between images of different dimensions.

 

Improved DNG support

If Capture One has implemented support for a camera model, the DNG file it creates will have individually tweaked colors with our custom profile. With Capture One 20, DNG files from camera models that are not supported will still look great. This opens up for great color profiling of all smartphones, drones and camera models that capture in DNG format.

 

User experience changes throughout the app

There are several important user experience changes coming in Capture One 20:

  • Adjustments Clipboard improvements
  • Text added under the icons in the toolbar
  • Masking cursor tools arrangement
  • Background color can be now changed directly in the Viewer
  • White Balance Picker re-engineered
  • Browser thumbnail resolution increased
  • Process button moved
  • Changes to default shortcuts
  • Licenses required for all variants

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20 (13.0.0) New Camera Support

  • Canon 90D
  • Canon M6 II
  • Nikon Z50
  • Leica V-LUX 5
  • Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H
  • Pentax K-1 II
  • Olympus E-M5 III
  • Ricoh GR III
  • Generic GoPro HERO RAW support

To find the full list of all supported cameras, click here.

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20 (13.0.0) New Lens Support

 Rodenstock

  • RS-23mm/Aerial

To find the full list of all supported lenses, click here.

 

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20 (13.0.0) Bug fixes Mac

Here you will find the list of fixed bugs that were detected in the previous major/service release versions of Capture One on Mac computers.

 

Fixed an issue where changing watermark font size was too difficult.

Fixed an issue with AppleScript setting Open With application.

Fixed an issue where floating tools would not be saved in custom workspaces.

Fixed an issue that might cause images to get lost when moving them between folders.

Fixed an issue where the batch queue would sometimes not start after being stopped.

Fixed an issue where, during import, selecting any other folder would revert to the import folder.

Fixed an issue that could cause Capture One to crash when selecting import.

Fixed an issue where the RGB Curve would not show individual channels in the histogram.

Fixed an issue with print preview page orientation.

Fixed a performance issue with the Grid when moving the Crop.

Fixed an issue where Levels would sometimes not show RGB channels in the histogram.

Fixed an issue with ‘View Selected Color Range’ in the Color Editor.

Fixed an issue where AppleScript variant output events would sometimes be in random order.

Fixed an issue that would exclude variants with ‘#’ in the filename from Web Contact Sheets.

Fixed an issue with the Open With plug-in.

Fixed an issue where renaming files with case changes would not work.

Fixed an issue where multiple Sessions might open when opening directly from Finder.

Fixed an issue where creating Smart Albums would not be possible unless another collection was selected.

Fixed an issue with moving a Phase One IXG on a Copy Stand (Cultural Heritage).

Fixed an issue where resetting individual channels in Curves would reset all channels.

Fixed an issue with applying tokens by double-clicking.

Fixed an issue with maximizing windows in dual monitor setups.

Fixed an issue where the right-click menu for White Balance would show in an incorrect position.

Fixed an issue where Favorite preferences would not persist after the restart.

Fixed an issue where Greek accents would merge keywords when using Filters.

Fixed an issue where the shortcut for ‘View Selected Color Range’ would not work.

Fixed an issue where Styles would show as modified when copying and applying to other variants.

Fixed an issue where Copy/Apply with "Include style layers" would not work.

Fixed an issue where Crop size calculation would be wrong if using other units than inches.

Fixed an issue where changing workspace while using Live-View could result in the Capture Tab going missing.

Fixed an issue where Phase One camera systems would not reconnect using MacOS Catalina.

Fixed an issue where the settings for Brush/Eraser could appear outside of the screen.

Fixed an issue where the contextual menu for Move Overlay would be inoperable.

Fixed an issue where Next Capture Location Tool could not be reset.

Fixed an issue where NEF files converted to DNG would lose white balance Presets.

Fixed an issue where a light-falloff analyzer would produce inaccurate results.

Fixed an issue where tethered capture could lock up if auto focus could not find a focus point.

Fixed an issue where DNG files converted from TIFF files would render incorrectly.

Fixed an issue that would show green thumbnails when tethered capturing with Canon 5D Mark IV.

Fixed an issue with Fujifilm CLASSIC NEGATIVE thumbnail and preview rendering.

Fixed an issue with Leica M10 DNG files.

Fixed an issue where the auto focus button would be inoperable if not in Live-View.

Fixed an issue where the counter tokens would not work with Sony A7R III.

Fixed an issue where the auto focus button would be inoperable with some Canon models.

Fixed various translation issues.

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20 (13.0.0) Bug fixes Windows

Here you will find the list of fixed bugs that were detected in the previous major/service release versions of Capture One on Windows computers.

 

Fixed an issue where the importer would show wrong properties on the thumbnails.

Fixed an issue where the grid would not follow the crop as default.

Fixed an issue where drop-down menus would require a too long mouse-down.

Fixed an issue where saving a Style from a Layer could result in a wrong Style name.

Fixed an issue where drop-down menus could wrongly appear on the secondary monitor.

Fixed an issue where deleting images might result in the browser losing focus.

Fixed an issue that might result in a crash when exiting slideshows.

Fixed an issue where Presets could be applied to locked tools (Enterprise).

Fixed an issue where Select First/Last would not be available if no variant was selected.

Fixed an issue where undo would behave incorrectly with multiple images selected.

Fixed an issue that would miss some variants when exporting a new Catalog.

Fixed an issue where ‘Edit All Selected Variants’ would be ignored when using Edit With.

Fixed an issue where Next Capture… tools could be reset even when locked (Enterprise).

Fixed an issue where the Camera tool would display incorrect values in drop-down menus.

Fixed an issue where Offline images could not be removed from Catalog trash.

Fixed an issue where Smart Albums would not persist in the last selected variant.

Fixed an issue that would exclude variants with ‘#’ in the filename from Web Contact Sheets.

Fixed an issue where the thumbnail would not update after applying a new ICC profile.

Fixed an issue where Copy Adjustments from Last would not persist after restarting.

Fixed an issue with the location of the Session Favorites.

Fixed an issue where deleting a variant would reset the zoom level.

Fixed an issue where metadata fields could be deleted when navigating using arrow keys.

Fixed an issue where the zoom slider would sometimes not show the correct value.

Fixed an issue that would lock arrow key focus to sliders after moving them.

Fixed an issue with managing the Open With plug-in.

Fixed an issue where all sections in Edit Keyboard Shortcuts would be expanded.

Fixed an issue that made it difficult to re-arrange Process Recipes.

Fixed an issue where color patches in tools were the wrong size.

Fixed an issue where the value input field would not lose focus after pressing Return.

Fixed an issue with the setting ‘Erase Images After Copying’.

Fixed an issue where new Sessions could not be opened in new windows with custom templates.

Fixed an issue where NEF files converted to DNG would lose white balance Presets.

Fixed an issue where a light-falloff analyzer would produce inaccurate results.

Fixed an issue where tethered capture could lock up if auto focus could not find a focus point.

Fixed an issue where DNG files converted from TIFF files would render incorrectly.

Fixed an issue that would show green thumbnails when tethered capturing with Canon 5D Mark IV.

Fixed an issue with Fujifilm CLASSIC NEGATIVE thumbnail and preview rendering.

Fixed an issue with Leica M10 DNG files.

Fixed an issue where the auto focus button would be inoperable if not in Live-View.

Fixed an issue where the counter tokens would not work with Sony A7R III.

Fixed an issue where the auto focus button would be inoperable with some Canon models.

Fixed various translation issues.

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System requirements

We recommend that your computer has at least the minimum specifications outlined below to run Capture One.


Microsoft® Windows® minimum requirements

  • Intel or AMD CPU with 2 cores
  • 8 GB of RAM
  • 10 GB of free hard disk space
  • Calibrated monitor with 1280x800, 24-bit resolution at 96dpi
  • Windows 7® SP1 64-bit, Windows 8.1® 64-bit, Windows 10® 64-bit*
  • Microsoft® .NET Framework version 4.7 (will be installed if not present)

*Support for Capture One 20 on Windows 10 is supported for builds supporting .NET 4.7 - This is currently from Windows 10 Anniversary Update (build 1607) through to October 2018 Update (build 1809).


Apple® Macintosh® minimum requirements

  • Intel CPU with 2 cores
  • 8 GB of RAM
  • 10 GB of free hard disk space
  • Calibrated monitor with 1280x800, 24-bit resolution at 96dpi
  • macOS 10.13, macOS 10.14, macOS 10.15*

*Support for macOS 10.15 is supported for builds up to 10.15.1

 

Recommended system requirements

If working with high-resolution images and doing calculation-heavy adjustments we recommend the following:

  • Intel CPU with 4+ cores
  • 16+ GB of RAM
  • Solid State Disk (SSD)
  • Dual (matching) Graphics card from NVIDIA or AMD with 4GB+ RAM per card
  • Calibrated monitor with at least 1920x1200, 24-bit resolution at 96dpi

NOTE: Due to the significant additional calculation overhead, systems using 4k/5k monitors will require additional resources in addition to the above-recommended spec (both in GPU and CPU power). For professional experience, we recommend at least doubling the specification above for these configurations.

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Installation

Capture One 20.0 is compatible with the earlier 7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, 11.x, 12.x versions. It is recommended to migrate images from 4.x, 5.x., and 6.x to version 8.x before opening them in 20.0. It is generally recommended that you only install one version of Capture One on any single computer. A single-user license allows up to 3 activations on computers that you own or of which you are the principal user. The license can be used with both Windows and Mac platforms. Multi-user licenses are also available from the Capture One web shop or from your retailer. Please read the release notes carefully before you install Capture One.

Install on Windows

To install the software please follow the procedure below.

  1. Download the application from the Capture One website.
  2. Run the executable software install file (.exe).
  3. Carefully read and accept the license agreement presented.
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Capture One will initiate the installation of Microsoft® .NET Framework 4.7 if you do not already have it.

Install on macOS

To install the software please follow the procedure below.

  1. Download the application from the Capture One website.
  2. Open the Capture One disk icon (.dmg).
  3. Carefully read and accept the license agreement presented.
  4. Drag the Capture One icon to the Applications folder.
  5. Open Capture One from your Applications folder.

 

Manual update to the latest version

It is important to keep Capture One software updated. After the activation and registration, you will usually receive a newsletter reminder that an update is ready for download, although it can be more convenient to choose Capture One -> Check for Updates (Help -> Check for Updates on Windows). If your Capture One application is downloaded from www.captureone.com, it will always be the latest version. You can also schedule an automated update if needed by navigating to Capture One -> Preferences (Edit -> Preferences on Windows).

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Recommendations and limitations

For all users

  • When you have disconnected a camera, do not reconnect a camera until the Camera tool status changes to "No Camera Attached".
  • DNG support not optimized for some cameras.

For other camera users

  • The following functionality is not supported for Fujifilm X-trans RAW files: processing/exporting to DNG.
  • Some cameras provide multishot functionality by way of (e.g.) multiple exposure or pixel shifting. In most cases, the 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).
  • Live-view with Sony A7r IV and Sony A9 II is only supported via USB2 and not USB-C.

 

For digital back users

  • Battery charging on IQ systems can cause issues with stability over Thunderbolt adapters or in low power devices such as laptops. Switch charging off in the digital back menu if you suffer repeated disconnections.
  • For tethered shooting with Phase One or Credo digital backs make sure that your system can either supply at least 10W power via FireWire (more than most laptops can supply) or make sure to activate the “Force Battery” setting on the back. Use the 4.5m Phase One FireWire cable.
  • For tethered shooting with Leaf Aptus and Mamiya DM digital backs make sure that your system can supply at least 12W of power via FireWire (more than most laptops can supply). Use a Leaf or Mamiya FireWire cable and repeater.
  • Unless otherwise specified for your Phase One camera system, do not open the shutter on the camera prior to opening the Live View window. Doing so will generate errors on the digital back after closing the Live View window. The recommended procedure for using Live View is to first open the Live View window, then open the shutter on the camera, use Live View as desired, when done, close the shutter on the camera, and close the Live View window.
  • For Leaf Backs and Mamiya DM systems, the camera body must be selected in the application preferences before connecting the back.
  • For Leaf Backs and Mamiya DM systems, in the case of a communication error during firmware upload, please wait 10 minutes before disconnecting the FireWire cable.
  • Leaf Aptus II 8 only works with black and white Live View.
  • Focus controls for iXR and iXA cameras are only supported by IQ and Credo backs.
  • Orientation override does not work in live view for Leaf Aptus/AFi backs. Users wishing to lock orientation during live view should use the camera orientation setting.

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Known issues

Find a list of known issues for Capture One at the time of shipping.

All users

  • Browsing folders containing unsupported image files may affect application performance.
  • Previews from earlier versions of Capture One may be updated. In some cases, this can affect the application performance the first time images are viewed in this version of Capture One.
  • Using a non-US laptop keyboard might be preferable to change some of the standard keyboard shortcuts.
  • Editing images in external applications other than Adobe Photoshop might result in unexpected behavior.
  • Operation under virtualization software (e.g. Parallels, Hackintosh, etc) may cause instability. We do not recommend you use these OS configurations.

Mac users

  • Live View over USB can stall without the use of a repeater.

Windows users

  • Windows drivers are required for some older models of Canon DSLR cameras to be able to shoot tethered. These drivers are available from Canon’s web site.
  • Importing a catalog can result in the last picture not getting imported.
  • Operation under RAMDisk by Dataram is known to cause issues with disk labeling. Capture One is not supported with this configuration.
  • If you have Bonjour 2.0.3 installed, you may experience problems with Capture Pilot. Bonjour 2.0.2 (shipping with Capture One 9) and 2.0.4 (shipped with iTunes) have been tested to work with Capture Pilot. To check the version number of Bonjour, go to 'Control Panel' and select ‘Programs and Features’.
  • TV/Raptr/RivaTuner installed along with some AMD devices can cause instability.
  • FireWire tethering is not supported for Windows 10 build 1903 and newer

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File support: Notes and limitations

The information here is subject to change. Some errors may be omitted. For issues and clarifications, contact Capture One Support via captureone.com/support

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.

We do not support adjustments and settings from other applications embedded in DNG files.


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: Capture One 9.1 onward can support Tiff files with alpha channels or layers saved in the file (from other apps like Adobe Photoshop) but for viewing purposes only. Reprocessing the image will result in a new flattened image.

PSD: Capture 10.1 onward can support PSD files in the viewer. The PSD can contain any adjustments, layers, text, or smart objects but must be saved in Photoshop with “maximize compatibility” enabled. Reprocessing the image from Capture One will result in a new flattened image.

 

File size limitations

  • Smallest supported file for viewing: minimum side of 16px.
  • Smallest supported file for editing: minimum side of 512px.
  • Largest supported file: Width x Height must be smaller than 40000 x 20000 pixels or sum thereof.

 

Camera support

RAW files support with known limitations listed in the notes section is available here. 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, please create a support case - captureone.com/support.

 

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