Visualize spots option

Thomas Kyhn

• October 01, 2023 14:14
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What problem do you see this solving?
While Capture One's Dust Removal tool is useful, it doesn't remove every kind of spot, fleck or blemish, and it's still necessary to check everything manually by zooming in to at least 100% and going over every area of an image, which is unnecessarily time-consuming. And even if the Dust Removal tool were to be improved, you would still have to check manually that nothing had been missed. An option to visualize spots would make this a lot easier.

Lightroom has one that looks like this (with a sensitivity slider at the bottom):

Below are a few examples of what the Dust Removal tool does not detect/remove:

When was the last time you were affected by this lack of functionality, or specific tool?
Almost every time I use Capture One.

Are you using any workarounds or other solutions to achieve your goals in Capture One?
I've previously posted a workaround here; it's in no way convenient, but it makes it easier to see spots.

Are you happy to be contacted further about this suggestion or request?
Yes.

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  Brian Jordan

  Moderator

  • October 01, 2023 16:37

  In the meantime, Paul Reiffer has a work around for this here: https://www.youtube.com/live/Zvem3VIQsDE?si=fS6CxHi6m3xpC2ab

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  Thomas Kyhn

  • October 02, 2023 08:11
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  Here are some more examples of things that aren't removed by the Dust Removal tool. (And the point is not that they should be removed by the Dust Removal tool, but that the Dust Removal tool cannot replace a spot visualization option.)

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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  Hanno

  • October 08, 2023 14:25

  I am totally with you, Thomas. The issue needs to be addressed.

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  BeO

  • October 08, 2023 15:13
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  +1, a visualize option would be a very useful tool.

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  Thomas Kyhn

  • October 13, 2023 12:06

  

  Brian Jordan

  Thanks. I've tried his sine wave method earlier but didn't really find it that useful. With BeO's method here it's easier to see what's what in the image you're working on.

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  BeO

  • October 13, 2023 20:07

  

  Quite colorful, the sine wave method.

  Maybe it works well but one shouldn't do any serious color work afterwards for quite some time until the cones in the eye's retina have rebuild the chemicals used up while doing the heal work, otherwise one can expect color shifts in the images  :-)))

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  Thomas Kyhn

  • October 14, 2023 09:08

  

  Yes, the sine wave curve tends to turn images into something of a psychedelic mess.

  The luma curve you suggested, on the other hand, works really well, and it's easier to use than the method I used before.

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