adding frame to pictures with output/export

Christian Velten

• February 26, 2021 09:29

Hi there,

I know that I might not be the first one asking, but it is really a quite strong suggestion for adding value to CO with (m ost likely) limted efforts.

I love adding a frame to my pictures, esp. when going for fine art prints. Having this option (similar to competing image processing software). But with CO today I have to painfully and manually add this frame outside in an additional processing step after the CO export.

It would be great if you guys might want to consider adding this feature in a (more nearer than farer ;-)) future version.

What I am talking about ...

• with picture output/export processing
• having the option to add a frame around within the output/export tab/menu
• this frame at least in white color, better with the option for white, grey or black, or - if you allow me being a bit cheeky - in an ideal world even having the opportunity to choose a color from the picture
• having the option to choose size of frame (distance to picture) in at least px or cm
• displaying the added frame in the picture (pre)view window
• in an ideal world, having the option to choose different distances for each side of the frame (sometimes I love having e.g. a larger distance at the bottom of the frame for creative reasons)

I am quite confident that having this option would be of great value not only for myself.

Best
Christian

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  Jonathan Knights

  • February 26, 2021 09:55

  I support this enhancement request.

  If Capture One is to be a serious product for photographers it needs to try to reduce/remove the need for photographers to leave the COP application for their total workflow.

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  Class A

  • February 26, 2021 10:21

  Of course this would be a very useful feature and of broader appeal than for instance the "annotation tool". What fraction of C1 users sends their work off to a retoucher?

  Before one gets ones hopes up, however, consider that C1 does not even have a decent "Vignette" tool. The existing one is embarrassingly basic with no support for size, feathering, etc. Of course one can manually employ a radial mask, but if there is a "Vignette" tool at all, it might as well do a decent job. Same holds true for the "Grid" tool which offers only three (3!) grid types. Arguably one of the most useful ones, featuring diagonals and reciprocal lines (cf. "Golden Triangles") is missing.
  
  This is not to sidetrack from the original request, I'm just giving a heads up about managing one's expectations.

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  Ian Forber

  • March 03, 2021 11:52

  I also support this request. At the moment I have to cycle my image through Silver FX Pro or Color FX just to add a border, and SFX in particular doesn't allow the thickness of the border to be adjusted so there is always a risk of spoiling a carefully framed image

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  Phrank

  • March 31, 2021 07:14

  i like this idea too. i‘m not sure if you can do a workaround in the print dialogue.... for an exhibition project i did this in a batch via a photoshop action and also inesign. so it would be nice to have some basic border options in c1.

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  Peter Stoltze

  • November 25, 2022 11:38

  I support this idea as well. Adding a frame and maybe wee bit of text would end the need for further editing outside C1 (for me at least)

   

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  Martin Qvist Tyron

  • November 26, 2022 08:30

  I support of this idea.
  
  Used it quite a bit back in my LR days, as I enjoy the look it gives the images and you can also put your name, text etc. in that frame.
  
  This would help to keep the workflow inside C1.

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  Jens Th

  • November 30, 2022 16:29

  I support the idea as well

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