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Capture One 21 (14.2.0) release notes

Jack W
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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 the 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 for Nikon (Nikon 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 support.captureone.com.

Best regards,

Team Capture One

 

Contents

  1. Release highlights
  2. New Camera Support
  3. New Lens Support 
  4. Bug Fixes Mac
  5. Bug Fixes Windows
  6. System Requirements
  7. Installation
  8. Recommendations and Limitations
  9. Known Issues
  10. File Support: Notes and Limitations

 

Release highlights

Capture One 21 (14.2.0) is a release containing new hardware support, new operating system support, new camera and lens support, and important bug fixes.

 

Apple Silicon (M1) and Metal support

Capture One 21 (14.2.0) is natively supported on Apple Silicon (M1) machines. Additionally, Hardware Acceleration on Apple Silicon (M1) machines will run through Metal. Hardware Acceleration on Windows and Intel-based Apple machines still runs through OpenCL.

 

Other

Capture One 21 (14.2.0) also contains general bug fixes and under-the-hood tweaks.

 

FireWire support removed

FireWire tethering is no longer support in Capture One 21 (14.2.0) and forward.

Apple and Microsoft have made updates to their architecture and we can no longer maintain firewire tethering support on ARM and Intel based computers from Capture One 21 (14.2.0).

It will still be possible to use Capture One 21 (14.1.1) and earlier versions for firewire tethering.
To use firewire tethering make sure to run the below OS versions:

  • MacOS versions prior to 11.0 (Big Sur)
  • Windows 10 versions prior to Windows 10 build 1903

 

JPEG2000 & JPEG XR support removed

JPEG2000 and JPEG XR are no longer supported in Capture One 21 (14.2.0) and forward. Users will no longer be able to view, edit, or export to these formats. Existing Process Recipes using these formats have been automatically migrated to uncompressed 16-bit TIFF instead. This avoids any unwanted loss of quality.

 

New Camera Support

  • Sony a7R IIIa (ILCE-7M3A)
  • Sony a7R IVa (ILCE-7M4A)

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

 

New Lens Support

  • Fujifilm Fujinon GF100-200mm F5.6 R LM OIS WR
  • Fujifilm Fujinon XF200mmF2 R LM OIS WR + 1.4X TC F2 WR
  • Leica APO-Elmar-S 180mm f/3.5 (CS)
  • Sony FE 14mm F1.8 GM (SEL14F18GM)
  • Sony FE 24mm F2.8 G (SEL24F28G)

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

 

Bug fixes Mac

  • Fixed an issue where Capture One could crash when sorting images by right-clicking
  • Fixed an issue where the viewer could briefly flash red when switching between images
  • Fixed an issue where lens profiles were not auto applied when using a Nikon FTZ adapter

 

Bug fixes Windows

  • Fixed an issue where imported keywords with Scandinavian and German characters would not work
  • Fixed an issue where images imported from a Lightroom Catalog would disappear after restarting
  • Fixed an issue where the viewer would sometimes zoom to 100% when switching images or collections
  • Fixed an issue where lens profiles were not auto applied when using a Nikon FTZ adapter

 

System requirements

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

 

Apple® Macintosh® minimum requirements

  • Intel® CoreTM i3 (1st generation)
  • 8GB 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, macOS 11*

*MacOS 11 is supported for builds up to 11.3.1

Microsoft® Windows® minimum requirements

  • Intel or AMD CPU with 2 cores
  • 8GB of RAM
  • 10 GB of free hard disk space
  • Calibrated monitor with 1280x800, 24-bit resolution at 96dpi
  • Windows 8.1® 64-bit or Windows 10® 64-bit* 

*Support for Capture One 21 on Windows 10 is supported for builds supporting .NET 4.7 - This is currently from build 1607 through to build 20H2.

 

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)
  • NVIDIA or AMD GPU with 8GB+ RAM
  • Calibrated monitor with at least 1920x1200, 24-bit resolution at 96dpi

4k / 5k monitors

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 a professional experience, we recommend at least doubling the specification above for these configurations.

 

Installation

Capture One 21 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 21. It is generally recommended that you only install one version of Capture One on any single computer. A single-user license allows up to 2 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).

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 exposures 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).

For digital back users

  • 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.

  • Focus controls for iXR and iXA cameras are only supported by IQ and Credo backs.

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.
  • M1-macs only: Tethering does not work on Thunderbolt ports using USB3.x cables with some Canon cameras. Workaround is to use USB2 cables for the time being.

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 website.

  • 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’.

  • Plays.TV/Raptr/RivaTuner installed along with some AMD devices can cause instability

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

 

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.

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 channel 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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