id to offer high fidelity and color reproduction as well as timesaving workflow features. According to a survey conducted , 89 percent of all images being captured by pros are digital and over 50 percent of those are in RAW, which they say proves the importantce of good RAW workflow tools. Phase One Capture One 4 is expected to retail for around $129; owners of previous versions of Capture One can upgrade for free.
For details, read the Phase One press release:
Phase One Delivers Capture One 4 Next-Generation RAW Workflow Software
Transforming RAW Data to Uncompromising Image Quality
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Phase One today announced the availability of Capture One 4, the next generation of the world’s first RAW workflow software. Built on a new architecture, the successor to Phase One’s entry-level Capture One LE offers photographers – pros and enthusiasts alike – a RAW workflow solution for superior image quality.
A newly designed user interface offers high fidelity color and detail reproduction, plus new timesaving workflow features. Capture One 4 supports medium-format digital backs and a wide range of DSLR cameras.
“Our recent survey of professional photographers shows that pros have fully adopted digital and RAW format, with 89 percent of total images now being captured digitally and over 50 percent of them in RAW format,” said Ed Lee, Director at InfoTrends.
“Capture One excels at RAW workflow,” said Jan H. Christiansen, marketing director for Phase One. “Today, it is no less an art to develop digital images than to process film in the darkroom. Ours is not an ‘end-to-end’ solution, but devoted to helping photographers achieve the highest quality from the images they have captured.”
About Capture One 4
Capture One 4 marries sophistication with a simple, intuitive ease. It invokes more consistent use of shortcuts, tools and naming. It is compatible with many other popular applications; for example, users can have a seamless workflow with Capture One to process RAW files and Adobe Photoshop to post process images.
New user interface offers maximum space for the images. Images, not sliders and controls, are the focus. A darker background permits easier image viewing and enhancements. As with previous generations of Capture One, a guided workflow is available to assist the photographer in the image enhancement process;
View and work with up to 12 images simultaneously at full resolution;
Multiple Variants of a single RAW image can be made with virtually no disk and performance overhead;
Manage and transfer license codes, so Capture One 4 can be used on one computer one day and on another computer the next.
Recover details in highlights and shadows with high dynamic range control;
Import and export images in DNG format, for more options to share and archive;
Powerful new shortcut architecture allows faster image import, adjustment and processing.
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