Capture One Update Released, Adds Magic Brush Tool and Redesigned Exporter
Capture One 21 has released update 14.3.0 that brings what the company touts as new and improved features as well as a new camera and lens support.
Key new features include a new Magic Brush, designed to quickly create complex masks, a redesigned Exporter, improved organization tools, and improvements to tethering, particularly for Fujifilm and Leica cameras. Concerning tethering, it’s now possible to trigger an exposure from within Capture One tethering LiveView when using Fujifilm cameras. For Leica users, you can now adjust focus using the Focus Nudge tool.
The new Magic Brush, which is found in the Layers Tool or the Cursor Tools menu, is geared towards making complex masks quickly. Capture One states that the tool allows you to brush and mask areas of similar color quickly. Users can simply draw a line or a “doodle” on the area they wish the mask to cover and the tool will automatically fill the space. When users apply brush strokes on an image with the Magic Brush, it will find and fill the area of similar pixels which makes it an easy and fast way of masking areas and objects that have similar colors, including greyscale.
The redesigned Exporter with Proofing Viewer brings the entire suite of export options all in one place. Further, a new Proofing Viewer visualizes the final image with all user output settings applied, ensuring that you achieve your desired result. Images can now be replaced upon export, too, promising a further simplified workflow. The new update also allows users to replace images upon export, while Batch Queue and Process History have been removed.
Additionally, file management has been improved through Catalogs that show the content of the selected folder — including the content of all its subfolders — which the company says enables an easier overview of images across multiple locations. Users can also sync new subfolders into their Catalog by syncing their parent folder. Synchronizing has two new options — “Include Subfolders” and “Only include previously added subfolders.” Tethering improvements include Fujifilm capture during Live View, which allows users to trigger an exposure from within the software, and Leica Focus Nudge, which makes it possible to tweak the focus in three different intervals using the tool with compatible Leica cameras and lenses.
Capture One 21 (14.3.0) is available now as a free update for all existing Capture One 21 users.
More info on Capture One’s website.
