Capture One Pro 21 Essential Training

Course details

Capture One Pro is a complete digital photo management and editing application for professional photographers and serious enthusiasts. Photographers who appreciate outstanding RAW processing, expert color control, and logical organization should consider Capture One Pro for its comprehensive feature set. In this course, professional photographer and instructor Derrick Story helps you learn the basics quickly, then takes you deeper into the application to master its finer points. For seasoned users, Derrick also covers all the new features in version 21, including Speed Edit, the Dehaze slider, and Style Brushes that allow you to enhance specific areas of a photo. To wrap up, he shares tips and techniques that can help you ensure your workflow is as efficient as possible.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Getting to know Capture One Pro 21
02 - How this training complements previous titles
03 - What's new in Capture One Pro 21
04 - The Capture One Pro interface
05 - How to work with the exercise files

1. Importing Images

06 - Presorting pictures with the new import viewer
07 - Setting up Import From and Import To
08 - Automatically backing up pictures during import
09 - Naming images on import
10 - Adding metadata during import
11 - Applying adjustments during import
12 - Final check and import

2. Organizing in the Library Tab

13 - Sorting options for thumbnail collections
14 - Catalog collections vs. user collections
15 - Adding groups, projects, and albums
16 - Show off your best with a Smart Album
17 - Folders aren't what you think they are
18 - Super sorting with filters
19 - Managing metadata and keywords

3. Image Editing

20 - How the Adjustment tabs work
21 - Enabling and using the new Speed Edit
22 - The new Dehaze slider
23 - Improving specific areas with Styles Brushes
24 - Lens correction with Capture One Pro
25 - Base Characteristics and Color Curves
26 - Refining pictures with adjustment layers
27 - Creating layers
28 - Fine-tuning Auto Adjust

4. Tips and Techniques

29 - Creating great black-and-white images
30 - Copying and pasting adjustments
31 - Options for increasing viewing magnification
32 - Removing images from the catalog
33 - Exporting tips

Conclusion

34 - Next steps