New interface
Capture One 12 introduces a new and decluttered “super at” UI, designed primarily to make Capture One easier to use over long editing sessions. Revised iconography helps to explain basic functionality for new users. The Menu system and equivalent application functions are now also more closely aligned to help aid discovery.
New Menu system
As part of the new user interface, the application menu system is completely reorganized to allow for easier discovery of functionality as well as cleaner logic and function grouping. New menu items like Layer and Select allow for future expansion. Shortcutable menu commands to things that were previously inaccessible, are now also available in the Shortcut Manager.
New Keyboard Shortcut Manager
With over 500 individually shortcutable commands, nding or learning the shortcuts can be a daunting process. The Shortcut Manager is re-designed to make using shortcuts easier than ever. Now you can search (by assigned key or by menu command) and easily add shortcuts with a more intuitive interface. The Shortcut Manager is relocated as part of the Menu system reorganization and now resides in the Edit menu > Edit Keyboard Shortcuts.
Luma Range Masking
The new Luma Range mask option allows the user to create masks derived from the brightness of pixels in an image. To use the feature, draw a mask (or create a new ll mask) then press the Luma Range button. Adjust the slider in and out points to “clamp” the values on the mask to limit the range required.
Linear Gradient Mask tool
Capture One’s gradient masking feature gets a serious upgrade! Gradient masks are now editable, movable, rotatable and can be made asymmetric – all using the powerful new Parametric masking engine. When adjusting the size (click+drag outer line to change size) use the Shift key to modify symmetrically or Alt key to modify asymmetrically.
Radial Gradient Mask tool
The new Radial Mask tool allows for quick drawing of vignette and fall o e ects. Using the same Parametric engine as Gradient Masks, Radial Masks can be adjusted, rotated and moved after drawing for maximum control. Use Shift (Mac) key to modify symmetrically.
Plug-ins – Export and Publish
Capture One 12 introduces a new Plug-in platform for developers wishing to build content and functionality for the Capture One community. For more information on developing Capture One plug-ins, see the developer portal on www.phaseone.com
As part of the new Plug-in platform, “Edit with…” and “Open with…” are re-factored as plug- ins. These can now be con gured with your favorite applications from the Preferences menu, which will then only show those applications in the respective menus.
User experience changes and tweaks throughout the app
A number of small but important user experience changes round up the Capture One 12 release:
• Cleaned up browser list mode
• Ignore composition in copy/paste settings operations • Almost all cursors have been made bigger
• All font sizes made bigger
• Frameless viewer labels
• Bigger thumbnails in the batch queue
• Various UI alignment and padding xes
Plugin Option
Helicon Focus functionality has been ported to a Capture One plugin and will be available for download from www.phaseone.com