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Capture One 21
Just how much faster and smarter is this new version of Capture One 21? Angela Nicholson tests it to find out
Price: £299 / $299 for a perpetual license, or £19 / $19 per month
Operating system: Mac/Windows Website: www.captureone.com
Capture One was originally developed to process RAW files from Phase One’s cameras, so from the outset it was aimed at pro photographers. But these days it’s a Lightroom competitor that’s compatible with more than 500 cameras from all the major manufacturers, with cataloguing and tethered shooting tools sitting alongside its RAW and JPEG editing features – including adjustment layers and masking.
As with Lightroom, the first step when using Capture One is to import your images. This process has been improved for the latest version, with a larger import window that shows high-resolution thumbnails, clearer terminology, the option to import from several folders at once, and an easier method of selecting specific images to import. Importing is also faster, and a collection of performance enhancements make the software more responsive from the outset.