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Capture One 21 is launched, with Dehaze, Speed Edit and more

December 8, 2020 by Rod Lawton

Capture One 21 adds some interesting new features, many of which are aimed at improving the image importing and editing workflow. The new Dehaze tool may prove to be the most immediately useful, though.

It looks a lot like the Dehaze tool in Lightroom, so although it appears to be aimed at enhancing dull or misty outdoor shots, it could prove as effective as the Lightroom equivalent in improving low contrast images generally. Capture One says it uses ‘deep analytic algorithms’ to adjust contrast, saturation and a ‘matrix’ of other adjustment parameters.

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Capture One 21’s new Dehaze tool in action.
The new Speed Edit feature works using hotkeys and drag/scroll/arrow key actions.

Capture One 21’s new Speed Edit tool sounds interesting too. It promises to apply image adjustments with hotkeys and scroll, drag or arrow keys without the need to move any sliders.

There are more workflow improvements thanks to an improved import process that features high-resolution previews, better image selection options and the ability to import images from more than one folder at a time. Image browsing and searching get a speed boost, too.

Capture One 21 has a reputation for color accuracy and control, and Capture One 21 brings new ‘ProStandard Profiles’ for selected cameras. These profiles are designed to maintain color accuracy even during adjustments and should be especially valuable for portrait and product photography.

Leica cameras are now supported with tethered shooting for the first time, and bespoke camera profiles.

Interestingly, Capture One has collaborated with Leica to offer tethered shooting support for the Leica SL2 and S3, with more models to follow, as well as tailored Leica profiles. It sounds similar to Capture One’s work with Fujifilm to replicate that company’s Film Simulation modes.

Capture One has made its software easier for new users with enhanced pop-up tooltips and a ‘Learn’ button to access curated tutorials on Getting Started, Photo Editing, File Organization and Workflow Optimization, with more online.

Capture One 21 is available now at the following prices:

Perpetual License$299
Upgrade pricefrom $159
Subscriptionfrom $20/month

You can also get brand-specific Sony, Nikon and Fujifilm editions:

Capture One 21 for Sony, Nikon, Fujifilm$129
Upgrade pricefrom $109
Subscriptionfrom $9.99/month

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Life after Photoshop is owned and run by photographer and journalist Rod Lawton. Rod has been a photography journalist for nearly 40 years, starting out in film (obviously) but then migrating to digital. He has worked as a freelance journalist, technique editor and channel editor, and is now Group Reviews Editor on Digital Camera World. Life after Photoshop is a personal project started in 2013.

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