Phase One launches Capture One 5

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Phase One launches Capture One 5
By Mike Tomkins
(Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 13:49 EDT)

From its headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark's Phase One has today released the latest version of its Raw conversion / workflow application Capture One.

Available in standard, DB and PRO versions, Phase One's Capture One 5 adds a number of new features, some of which are limited to the PRO version only. These include the new focus mask tool, which helps accelerate the process of vetting and selecting images by highlighting image areas that are detected as having sharp focus. A green highlight is applied to in-focus areas in both the viewer and thumbnail browser, making it easier to jump straight to the images with sharp focus where it's needed. A new dust-removal tool provides one-click correction of dust spots in images, while a skin tone enhancer helps yield smooth, soft skin tones. An RGB levels and curves tool allows for adjusting individual color channels separately to correct a color cast, or achieve a creative effect.

In both PRO and standard versions, there's also a new focus tool which provides a zoomed-in preview of the image to help confirm focus manually. A lens cast calibration-based light falloff tool corrects color and light intensity differences caused by lens falloff. The new creative vignetting tool allows artistic vignetting effects to be applied to images, and obeys image cropping. There's also a new tool that allows watermarking images with logos or text, and new viewer / proof margin functionality helps with evaluation of images based on their intended use. Finally, a new local copy and apply function allows adjustments made with individual image tools to be copied and applied to other images, saving time in making adustments.

Capture One 5 PRO's new Focus Mask tool.
Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S.

There are also a number of features from prior versions which have been enhanced in Capture One 5. The enhanced image package (.EIP) file format bundles your Raw file with ICC profile and settings applied in your local copy of Capture One, allowing a client to view the image in their own Capture One installation exactly as you intended. Capture One 5 also offers the ability to view and edit a wider range of metadata fields, and supports Raw image files from a greater selection of camera models. Web contact sheet functionality is also said to have been improved to allow for higher image sizes. Several enhanced features are available only in the PRO version - multi-monitor support offers a new preview image size preference which saves time in changing the preview size for each image on large screens, and the workspaces and tool tabs, plus the color editor tool are said to have been improved.

Phase One Capture One 5 and Capture One 5 PRO are available immediately. In addition to the differences mentioned above, Capture One 5 PRO adds tethered shooting support with live preview of image composition, a styles tool, lens correction tools (including chromatic aberration, purple fringing, pin-cushion and barrel distortion, vignetting control and sharpness falloff), and enhanced image rights protection.

Capture One 5's new Focus tool.
Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S.

Pricing for Capture One 5 is set at US$129 / €99. Capture One 5 PRO meanwhile retails at US$399 / €299, while upgrades from Capture One 4 PRO are priced at US$99 / €69. Upgrade from Capture One 4 to Capture One 5 PRO is also possible at a cost of US$299 / €229. Capture One is available for both Windows and Mac OS X platforms.

Original Source Press Release:

Phase One Releases Capture One 5 PRO

-- The Pro Photographer’s Trusted Digital Darkroom

COPENHAGEN, October 28, 2009 -- Phase One, the world’s leader in open-platform medium format camera systems and solutions, today released Capture One 5 PRO. Known for rendering superior quality images from a wide range of pro DSLR, Mamiya and Phase One medium format cameras, Capture One PRO is now enhanced with workflow accelerators to handle large volume shoots faster.

Capture One 5 PRO is the RAW converter and workflow application with the broadest tethered shooting support, not only for Phase One digital backs, but also for DSLRs from Canon and Nikon. This version adds support for additional DSLR models and RAW file support for selected Leaf digital backs.

Capture One 5's new Creative Vignetting tool.
Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S.

”Today’s pro photographers are shooting with both medium format and DSLR cameras, so having a truly professional quality digital darkroom, that can manage RAW files from both systems, makes life easier,” said Carsten H. Olsen, Phase One product manager for Capture One. “Capture PRO helps photographers reduce the time and effort required to deliver stunning ready-to-use images with excellent color and detail.”

About Capture One 5
Capture One 5’s simple, intuitive interface is designed to achieve superior image quality through easy-to-use tools that match a professional photographer’s daily workflow requirements. Now pros can:

Get an instant view of image focus with the Focus tool and use the Focus Mask for quick selection of images with correct focus;
Perfect the appearance of smooth, soft skin tones with the Skin Tone Enhancer;
Add vignettes to the edges of your images for artistic effect (follows crop);
Adjust individual color channels easily with RGB Levels and Curves;
Access and edit an expanded set of IPTC metadata fields.

For complete product details, please see www.phaseone.com/5.

Capture One 5 PRO's packaging.
Photo provided by Phase One A/S.

Pricing and availability
Capture One 5 is available in three versions: Capture One 5, Capture One 5 DB and Capture One 5 PRO; each version is localized for Chinese (simplified), Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Swedish.

Capture One 5 PRO is available via download for 399 USD and 299 EUR through Phase One’s Online Store www.phaseone.com/store and through leading professional photography dealers worldwide. Capture One 5 is available for 129 USD and 99 EUR.

Existing Capture One 4 PRO customers can upgrade to Capture One 5 PRO for 99 USD and 69 EUR. Existing Capture One 4 customers can upgrade to Capture One 5 PRO for 299 USD and 229 EUR. Please visit Phase One’s Online Store www.phaseone.com/store for other upgrade options and free trials.

For a comparison between Capture One and Capture One PRO please see: http://www.phaseone.com/en/Software/Capture-One-5-Pro/Pro-Comparison.aspx.

System Requirements
Capture One 5 for Microsoft® Windows® requires at least an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor, 2 GB of RAM and 10 GB of free hard disk space as well as Windows XP® SP3, Windows Vista® SP2 or Windows 7®.

Capture One 5 for Apple® Macintosh® requires at least an Intel-based Mac, 2 GB of RAM and 10 GB of free hard disk space as well as Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or Mac OS X 10.5.8.

About Phase One
Phase One is the world’s leader in open-platform based medium format camera systems and solutions. Phase One medium format cameras, digital backs and lenses are designed to deliver superior quality image capture and investment value. Phase One’s Capture One software helps streamline capture and post-production processes for both medium format and DSLR cameras. Phase One products are known for their quality, flexibility and speed enabling pro photographers shooting in a wide range of formats to achieve their creative visions without compromise. For more information about the products, visit the Phase One web site on www.phaseone.com.

Phase One is an employee-owned company based in Copenhagen with offices in New York, London, Tokyo, Cologne and Shanghai.

Phase One and Capture One are registered trademarks of Phase One A/S. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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