Capture One Myth Busting :: The Easiest Way to Get Started

Index:
00:00 Intro to Capture One
01:58 Capture One Pro VS Capture One Express
02:35 Catalogs VS Sessions
04:43 Setting up a Catalog
05:17 How to import images into Capture One
05:44 Capture One Curves Profiles
07:35 Fujifilm Film Simulations in Capture One
08:32 Lens Profiles in Capture One
09:46 Editing Image Adjustments in Capture One
11:23 Exporting Images

Capture One is by far the powerful RAW file editor on the market. If you want to get the most out of your camera, you need to give it a try.

This video is the first in a multi-part series on how to get amazing results using Capture One. If you have any questions of how to do something, how it integrates with Adobe Photogshop or compares to Lightroom - drop me a comment.

This video is sponsored by Phase One

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Ted Forbes
The Art of Photography
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[PetshaFey]

Hey man, Just recently made the switch from lightroom to capture one.
As a hobby photographer the adobe subscription does not work for me, to help the transition i was looking for some videos on youtube. most of them are hour long. glad to see you are making a series to help us understand the programme and excel in it.
Just wanted to show my gratitude and hit that subscription!

[MetaphorTravel]

Thank you for starting this series. I'm a Capture One user, and I'll be looking forward to seeing how you work with the program.

One thought on what you said. I do travel photography, and I use Sessions instead of Catalogs for this reason. Assume your entire collection is saved in one Catalog. That file will become massive, and every time you make the slightest change to any individual photo in that catalog, the file will be marked as having changed.

I use Time Machine to backup my computer on an external drive. Even the slightest change will change that huge file, and Time Machine will back up yet another copy of it. Because catalogs are so huge, your backup drive will quickly fill up ... at least that's what I understand.

By working with Sessions, you are working with smaller, more manageable files — and saving an incredible amount of backup space.

[watrobkasmaczna]

C1 rules. I use it since version 6, I can't imagine to work in a different way. Live view and tethering are a godsend :D

[IannisMaragakis]

Impressive. Creative people are so lucky nowadays, having a variety of choice, regarding quality tools.
Looking forward to your next episode.

[philipshucet]

Thanks Ted. I tried Luminar and Lightroom but settled on Capture One because for me it seemed to be the easiest to use. I don't do much in post processing, but the little I do is right at my fingertips. I do use Sessions rather than Catalogs; that system seems to work better for me. I'm looking forward to your additional videos on Capture One. I'm a slow learner when it comes to technology, so being able to reference back to your videos is a huge help. Thanks again, man!

[pebmets]

I switched to Capture One a while back and never looked back. The learning curve in my opinion was not that bad. Phase One has some great videos to help you understand the interface and once you start going, you begin to realize that it works very well and in my opinion is much better than LR.

[macmcmillen]

Cool to hear you're going to do a whole series on Capture One. It's a great photo editor, and I'm very happy with it. Two things I'd like to see you cover: 1. The use of Luma Range. 2. Soft proofing for print. Thanks!

[henrymaddocks]

Clarification of the versions. Capture One Express is a cut down free version for Fujifilm and Sony. There is also Capture One Pro for Fujifilm and Sony and Capture One Pro for all cameras.

[markypark]

I'm really looking forward to the series! I have been using all of the major photo editors but keep on going back to Capture One. The results are always far better. I find that I trip a over the nuances of Capture One. This is why I am so interested in what Ted will be doing -- he has a way of making what he talks about so much more simple.

[davidjones]

Became a super fan of Capture One when Adobe started the subscriptions..made the switch and never looked back..love this program. Like adobe the longer you stick with the program the better you will become. Make the jump and you’ll never regret it.

[AdamAllen]

As a Fuji user (and Capture One Fuji owner) I've been really trying to make the move over from lightroom. Hopefully your vids will tip the scale. Following this.

[Doug.H.Butler]

Very happy that you are doing these videos. I've been using C1 Pro for over a year and still like to see what I don't know I don't know. Vids on layers, masking, soft proofing for output would be nice.

[AaronLaye]

Glad to see you're doing a series on C1. I've used it since I got my a7, but know I'm missing a lot. Looking forward to the coming videos!

[JamOptimist]

Great! I'm using Capture One Pro 12 for Sony. Can't wait for your upcoming videos ~

[RAIYalamber]

This is what I was looking for, I switched to C1, Since I started shooting on Fujifilm. Thank you for this video very helpful.!!

[davidashcroft]

Hi Ted could you cover printing. I'm not sure if it is the best option to use capture 1 or is it preferable to report an image and print in Photoshop?

[cwdaly]

Capture One Pro has been my favorite for years. Funny whenever I mention that on Twitter or Instagram. Lightroom users feel like they’re is nothing better than their Adobe software. The versatility of COPro is just unmatched. Happy to see you starting this series. Only issue I have with COPro is the lack of a mobile iOS or Android solution.

[davidnoels]

as a photography teacher Lightroom / CR is the editing standard in a lot of schools. I usually don’t recommend starting students to step into Capture1 because of the not so welcoming interface and all the extra editing tools. As a professional photographer though, I use Capture1 as my base editing software. It extracts so much more information out of my files and most importantly of all the RAW editing software available, Capture1 gives me the opportunity to create my style of editing. That is the main key of chosing your base RAW editing software.

[BryanHapke]

Ted, I use Capture One Express for Fuji occasionally but still use Lightroom and Photoshop more. I like the results from Capture One better sometimes, but struggle with local adjustments, so I'm really interested in the masking feature. I think this will be an excellent series and I'm looking forward to it very much. Thanks!

[tjkrueger]

C1 seems to get more out of the Fuji raw files, not just in terms of sharpness, but dynamic range, recovery, tones, transitions etc. Looking forward to seeing this series...