Just when you didn’t think RAW processors could get any better, along comes Phase One and Capture One 9. Capture One was one of the first RAW processors for digital photography originally created to handle the line of Phase One cameras starting in 1999. Around 2003 Phase One saw the potential of supporting other cameras Read More. Capture One Pro 9.1’s Color Editor is an incredible tool and really worth getting to know inside out. The Skin Tone tab has additional controls for correcting uneven skin tones. Previously there was a single Uniformity slider that could be used to even out the color of skin tones. Capture One Pro 9.3 is now available. 9.3 includes EIZO monitor integration for one-click color profile calibration, support for 11 new cameras including the new Canon 5D mkIV, and more than 15 new lens profiles for Sony, Canon, Olympus and Nikon.

Just when you didn’t think RAW processors could get any better, along comes Phase One and Capture One 9. Capture One was one of the first RAW processors for digital photography originally created to handle the line of Phase One cameras starting in 1999. Around 2003 Phase One saw the potential of supporting other cameras with Capture One and thus began the version journey to present day version 9.

There are a number of choices out there for processing your images. Adobe Lightroom being one of the most popular. However, for many pros and now enthusiasts too Capture One has been and has become their go-to RAW processor. Why is this? Image quality is the main reason and the flexibility of the interface.

You can visit the Phase One web site to learn the features of Capture One but some of it’s major strengths are in the things you can’t actually see. Capture One has gone through a number of iterations of RAW processing engine in the last few years. It’s all math but it is essential in regards to obtaining the best image quality from a RAW file. Phase One has also enhanced the interface which can be arranged in any way that you the user would like. You can drag tools around, leave them floating on the screen or lock them into a certain logical position for your kind of workflow.

You can learn about the New Features at Phase One’s website for Capture One

Here is a short list of features to consider

Over 400 cameras supported

RAW Processor and asset management system

Work in Sessions or catalogs or both

NEW for C1 9 is a keyword feature

Tethered capture with many popular cameras

Adjustment tools that are finely tuned

Highlight and shadow recovery tools that need to be used to be appreciated

NEW Processing engine

Very strong adjustment layers with auto masking tools

Luminous-Landscape has been producing tutorials for Capture One for several years. We started off with a major 7.5 hour tutorial with Capture One 7 in late 2015.

This was followed by an update tutorial for Capture One 8

And, now our latest update tutorial for Capture One 9.

If you are new to Capture One, we recommend you start with our Capture One 7 overall tutorial. This will get you started on the basics of importing and using the tools of Capture One. This should then be followed with the Capture One 8 update tutorial that will orient you to the newest features of version 8. And, finally the new C1 9 update tutorial with over 100 minutes of new features being presented in an easy to follow 7 chapter series of videos.

This tutorial—like all our videos—is part of your Luminous-Landscape Membership. We hope you find it helpful in getting the most out of your images. We suggest you bookmark this page and run through the tutorials as you find time. The videos are also available in our Video Library.

Introduction 17:54

Processing Engine 10:56

Color Editor 14:29

Adjustment Layers 18:58

Lens Cast Correction 11:12

Key-Wording NEW Feature 20:43

Round-Tripping To Photoshop 11:00

Capture One 9.3

Kevin Raber
February 2016

Software Overview

Main Features

• Integrates with iPad and iPod using Capture Pilot
• Print directly from the application
• Perform noise reduction, color correction, spot removal, and sharpening
• Output very high quality images from many different camera RAW formats

Phase One Capture One is a professional graphic editing and conversion program designed to make processing large amounts of high quality images efficient. It is popular with professional photographers especially for wedding, fashion, portrait, landscape, architectural, fine art, and food photography.

Capture One is able to perform adjustments on a large number of camera RAW file formats and TIFF and JPEG images as well. It can perform keystone correction, convert to black and white, and integrate with an iPad or iPod with Capture Pilot. The program can also perform noise reduction, color correction, spot removal, and sharpening. It utilizes an advanced processing engine to create very high quality images when converting RAW formats.

Premium crossover. Because of its ability to handle RAW camera images, Capture One is a great tool for photographers. Whether you are a professional photographer or simply do it as a hobby, it is a great choice for editing your images. If you are looking for something intended more for editing digital graphics and not photographs, there are better options available.

Supported File Types

Primary file extension

Capture One 9 Tutorials

Capture One 9.3 Download

Other file extensions used by Phase One Capture One 9

Capture One 9

Patch Capture One 9.3.0

Updated: September 30, 2016