Capture One Pro 21. The editing software to unleash the power of your photos.

New features

• Speed Edit
• Dehaze
• HEIF support
• ProStandard camera profiles
• Leica tethering

Improvements

• Improved Importer
• Easy brush adjusting
• Improved performance
• Enhanced tooltips
• Easy access to tutorials

Speed Edit

Speed Edit allows you to edit images without having to click the sliders in the interface. The available for Speed Edit tools have the assigned keyboard shortcuts. This enables a workflow where the adjustments can be made in a matter of seconds without having to locate the editing tools in the interface or taking the eyes away from the image.

Dehaze

Eliminate haze and improve saturation in flat-contrast images. The new Dehaze tool will automatically analyze the image and detect where the changes in contrast and saturation are needed. An automatic Shadow Tone is detected. If the result differs from your expectations, use the picker to select another area. For optimal results, pick a shadow tone in the dark and hazy area.

Improved Importer

The Importer in Capture One 21 has several different improvements:

• Picker functionality to easily make the import selection
• Bigger import window with high-resolution thumbnails
• Improved terminology and descriptions of import destinations in Catalogs
• Option to select multiple folders to import from at the same time
• Option to select images directly in the Folder Browser
• First-time import requires fewer clicks

HEIC support

Capture One now supports 8-bit HEIF files. This format can be imported, edited, and exported to other supported formats. Exporting to HEIC as a format is not supported. Support covers Apple HEIC and other photos converted to 8-bit HEIF.

New ProStandard Profiles 

Capture One 21 introduces a new type of camera profiles that render colors more naturally.

• Better preservation of color across contrast gradients, resulting in more natural colors from shadows to highlights.
• Better transition between colors of different hues.

• More standardized colors across different camera models.

The new profiles are particularly suitable for portrait photography and product photography of products with saturated or otherwise challenging colors, such as orange and neon colors.

Easy Brush Adjustments

It is now possible to easily change the size, hardness, opacity, and flow of any brush by using modifier keys and a mouse / trackpad / pen. Hold down the modifier key(s) and click-drag to change the parameters of the brush.

Faster Asset Management

Get seamless asset management. With increased power and speed, it’s now faster than ever to import, search and browse photos in Catalogs and Sessions.

Enhanced Tooltips

The learning curve of Capture One has been flattened with enhanced graphical tooltips. Hover cursor tools and tool names to see a description. If applicable to the tool, an image example, shortcut, and links to mini introduction videos and more educational material is shown in the tooltip as well. Optionally, these tooltips can be disabled in Preferences > General.

Read more about Enhanced tooltips in this article.

New Camera and Lens Support

New Camera Support

• Fujifilm X-S10
• Leica SL2 (added tether support)
• Leica S3
• Sony A7C
• Sony A7S III (added tether + live-view support)

To find the full list of all supported cameras, click here.

New Lens Support

• Leica Super-Vario-Elmar-SL 16-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH
• Leica Super-Elmar-S 24mm f/3.5 ASPH
• Leica Elmarit-S 30mm f/2.8 ASPH
• Leica Elmarit-S 30mm f/2.8 ASPH CS
• Leica Summarit-S 35mm f/2.5 ASPH CS
• Leica Elmarit-S 45mm f/2.8 ASPH CS
• Leica Summarit-S 70mm f/2.5 ASPH CS
• Leica APO-Macro-Summarit-S 120mm f/2.5 CS
• Leica Summicron-S 100mm f/2 ASPH

To find the full list of all supported lenses, click here.