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Capture One Pro 6 product packaging. Rendering provided by Phase One A/S. PRESS RELEASE: Phase One Releases Capture One 6


The world's most flexible digital photo workflow now delivers ultimate image quality faster than ever before

COPENHAGEN, December 1, 2010 — Phase One today released Capture One 6, its most advanced professional raw conversion and image editing software. Its incredible flexibility ensures the utmost in creative control, while delivering uncompromising image quality.

Capture One 6 converts raw digital image files from professional digital medium format systems and more than 170 different digital camera models into the most beautiful photographs. Based on the world's most advanced image processing engine, Capture One Pro 6 supports a comprehensive digital workflow with opportunities to capture, convert, organize, edit, share and print images with excellent color and detail rendition.

Capture One Pro 6 has been built to support an upcoming iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch application called Capture Pilot™ that will allow you to wirelessly view, zoom in on, and pan high resolution RAW, JPEG and TIFF images from leading DSLR and medium format camera systems.

Capture One 6 now includes black and white conversion, with the ability to adjust color channels and create split toning effects. Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S. Click for a bigger picture!


Capture One 6 now includes black and white conversion, with the ability to adjust color channels and create split toning effects.
Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S.

A few of the new features in Capture One Pro 6:

  • Local adjustments – edit selected areas of images non-destructively;

  • Black and white conversion -- precisely adjust color channels to create split toning effects when converting to grayscale;

  • Keystone correction -- reduces or eliminates perspective distortion while maintaining dimension integrity;

  • High-quality, simple to use printing options.

Another new feature of Capture One 6 is keystone correction, which fixes converging verticals such as you'd get when shooting a tall structure from ground level. Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S. Click for a bigger picture!


Another new feature of Capture One 6 is keystone correction, which fixes converging verticals such as you'd get when shooting a tall structure from ground level.
Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S.

Also available in Capture One Express 6:
The basic version of Capture One is now called Capture One Express. It is a complete yet simplified raw workflow software, ideal for enthusiast photographers. It shares many of the new features in Capture One Pro 6, such as:

  • Enhanced metadata support including XMP sync, Auto Load and a GPS link to Google MapsTM;

  • A Loupe tool, which is a powerful magnifier to zoom into an image from 25 to 200 percent;

  • Integrated movie import, viewing and handling;

Capture One 6 now includes local adjustments. Here, moire reduction is being applied locally on the model's belt. Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S. Click for a bigger picture!


Capture One 6 now includes local adjustments. Here, moire reduction is being applied locally on the model's belt.
Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S.
  • Search and filter that makes it easy to find, sort and organize images on the fly;

  • Advanced, token-based file naming;

  • Native 64-bit operation and OpenCL/GPU acceleration for substantially improved performance.

For a complete list of all new features, please see http://www.phaseone.com/features

The Loupe tool in Capture One 6 allows zoom from 25 to 200% on a specific point in the image, for focus or detail confirmation. Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S. Click for a bigger picture!


The Loupe tool in Capture One 6 allows zoom from 25 to 200% on a specific point in the image, for focus or detail confirmation.
Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S.

For a comparison between Capture One Express 6 and Capture One Pro 6 please see: www.phaseone.com/comparison.

Strong Camera Support Backed by Experience
Phase One's sole focus is photography. As the leading maker of professional medium format camera systems, it is known for its technical innovation and long-term experience in helping the world's top photographers to achieve the highest possible image quality.

Besides supporting Phase One and selected Leaf and Mamiya medium format cameras, Phase One has developed tailor-made camera profiles in Capture One to support more than 170 different digital camera models, including those from Canon, Epson, Fuji, Konica, Minolta, Leica, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Ricoh and Sony.

Capture One 6 now offers color-managed printing with customized layouts, cropping, watermarking, and the ability to include metadata. Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S. Click for a bigger picture!


Capture One 6 now offers color-managed printing with customized layouts, cropping, watermarking, and the ability to include metadata.
Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S.

Capture One 6 adds support for Canon 60D and S95. For a complete list of supported camera systems, please see http://www.phaseone.com/camerasupport

Availability and Pricing
Capture One 6 for Mac and for Windows is commercially available in two versions: Capture One Express 6 and Capture One Pro 6.

The Smart Albums feature in Capture One 6 automatically creates virtual collections matching specific criterion, using both Phase One-supplied presets, and user-created ones. Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S. Click for a bigger picture!


The Smart Albums feature in Capture One 6 automatically creates virtual collections matching specific criterion, using both Phase One-supplied presets, and user-created ones.
Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S.

Capture One Pro 6 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 Express 6 is available for 129 USD and 99 EUR via www.phaseone.com/store. Capture One Pro 6 and Express 6 are paid upgrades to previous versions of Capture One. Upgrade prices start at 69 USD and 49 EUR.

The Capture Pilot™ application will be free, and Phase One will advise when it is available for download.

Spot removal in Capture One 6. Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S. Click for a bigger picture!


Spot removal in Capture One 6.
Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S.

Please visit Phase One's Online Store www.phaseone.com/store for other upgrade options.

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 digital 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, please visit Phase One at http://www.phaseone.com. Follow Phase One on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/PhaseOneWW

Creating an elliptic vignette in Capture One 6. Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S. Click for a bigger picture!


Creating an elliptic vignette in Capture One 6.
Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S.

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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Laying out a web contact sheet in Capture One 6. Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S. Click for a bigger picture!


Laying out a web contact sheet in Capture One 6.
Screenshot provided by Phase One A/S.


(First posted on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 22:04 EST)

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