COMPARING ON1 PHOTO RAW 2024.5 AI OBJECT SELECTION TO LUMINAR NEO & CAPTURE ONE PRO

In this video we will be comparing ON1 Photo RAW 2024.5's new AI Object Selection with that of Luminar Neo and Capture One's object selection. Which one is really the best? Watch the video to find out

[tonyb]

I left the Luminar program at version 4, and Capture One doesn't just look overpriced, it is and has been from the beginning. I had all but left On1 but with recent improvements have returned to give it another try. Hopefully On1 continues to improve and will become my permanent Lightroom replacement after leaving Adobe for good in April. Thanks for sharing

[sounderdavis]

Excellent review, thanks. Straight to the point with no time-wasting filler, and great image examples. It's amazing to me how photo apps with this feature have improved at object selection over the past few years. Another year or so, and they may all be nailing the palm tree cleanly on the first try as well. This improvement does indeed allow faster, easier image editing and is worth paying to stay up-to-date.

[sonicetobehere]

Thank you! You have confirmed my opinion of on1 photo raw. I don't have capture one but I do have on1 and luminar neo as well as lightroom cc, photoshop and a few others. I have been extensively trying the AI selection in on1 and i think it is the best at least for me.

[leonfisher]

Thanks for this and congrats on being selected by ON1 for this highlight!

[DieterWelzel]

Good comparison of this three RAW converters. However, stability, speed and natural colors of Capture One Pro are best and especially at the black Friday week, you can get Capture One Pro cheaper (up to 50%). So far, your comparison seems to be not catching all the parameters that are important for me.
Anyway, I have all three programs and prefer Capture One as standard RAW Converter for my photos, Luminar NEO for portraits and people and ON1 Photo RAW 2024.5 with Brilliance AI for give good landscape photos the final look in colors.
I think all of this three RAW Converters have their strengths and weaknesses.

[ednsb]

good comparison but you should have probably included the Adobe masking features in Photoshop and Camera Raw. Also, On1 does have both a luminosity and color mask which can be applied against the super select mask. It also feathering features. One great thing about On1 is you can do more than just tone and color corrections but also all the effects like blur, glow, dynamic contrast etc on specific parts of the image via super select. .I have all those products other than CaptureOne which is so over-priced it is unbelievable.

[Martingj]

By default On1’s Object AI has a rather large feathering hence the halo around the palm tree, but you can adjust the feathering afterwards.

[bhovis]

Good comparison! I've used Capture One for several years because it has always given the best image quality (IMO) right out of the gate, and I've tried them all. And yes, C1 is WAY overpriced. ON1 has made solid progress in all areas and I think it is a real contender.

[JohnCarleo]

A most excellent comparison! Focused and to the point!

[ianyorke]

Last year C1 responded to the criticism of high price by offering a new licence for £140. This was less than the upgrade price for DXO PhotoLab V7. Fingers crossed for this years Black Friday sale.

[thomasmeili]

I use ON1 since about 2 years. It has come a long way since, and the masking capabilities are just amazing. And the "Effects" features are just great and something that C1 almost completely lacks. BUT, even though - way - "overpriced", (even with discounts to be had sometimes), I bought C1 as well, because I "feel" that it excels in the tone and color department. Maybe you can achieve similar results with On1, if you know how to appropriately combine all the (effects) tools, but who would not prefer the software which provides better looking colours "right out of the gate", as another commentator called it. And as a Fujfilm user, I also appreciate that C1 offers all the Fujifilm film simulations, and in very good quality indeed. Conversely, On1 offers only some Fujfilm profiles, and of mediocre quality. Hopefully, On1 will up - or streamline - its game in this department too.

[luche]

Nice review, but one thing that was completely left out was color masking... Capture One's Color Editor tool can easily define a color range and create a mask from it, which goes a long way for things like tree vs background example in this video. with Capture One, i wouldn't even bother using the AI masking... since the tree is such a different color than everything else... creating an exact 1:1 mask of only the tree would have taken a moment, and not even needed any of these newer "AI" features... i reviewers and even users often overlook this, I'm curious if any other tools offer a similar masking feature.

[rolex-jsnk]

i noticed when masking the palm tree you used luminosity mask with on1 but did not use a luminosity mask when testing luminar. maybe theres a reason for that.

[zoltanpuskas]

Very well done, thank you for this episode.

[brendamilstein]

On1 also has a luminosity mask facility too

[ronboe]

If you compare just one feature Capture One is over priced; but when you compare the whole package, not so much. Capture One is my main editor and so far nothing beats it for culling through 1500+ shots from an agility trail, bulk editing, colour management etc. I do keep ON1, Luminar and Afinity around for some specialized features. Not sure how long I'm going to keep Luminar current as for my use case it's falling behind (I've thought this in the past with ON1 and Luminar then they update it and I decide to keep it for a bit LOL ).

We do have some good choices out there; Capture One just suits me and my work flow so much better than the others.

[Lysander-Spooner]

Why leave LR out of this comparison, it also has object select. And it is pretty good. I have a subsription to Luminar Neo and PS/LR. the selections tools offered by Adobe are much better.

[mdturnerinoz]

Why did you leave out Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom they are both as good as On1! I have all of them BTW!

[MrEroshan]

Luminosity mask in ON1 is the proper tool for landscapes.

[stevejacob]

ON1 wins hands down, can't fault this editing software.