If you can’t find a specific tool, you can add it by right clicking on the interface and choosing: Add Tool > Specific Tool. These are for Capture One Pro 10, and the locations of various settings are based on the new default workspace. These are where I start, and you can then tweak these depending on the image, the iso of the shot and so on. Here are the settings that I use as a base level for my A6000. I also recommend changing the default tone curve to the higher contrast option, but that’s a personal preference. The noise reduction is set too high by default, and there are a few tweaks that you can make to the sharpening settings too. In my opinion, the defaults are not optimal for getting the best results. In particular, the sharpening and noise reduction options. To get the best results from Sony Raw files, I recommend a few changes to the default settings. In the past I’ve used it with both a Sony A7II (Which I had borrowed), and my own Sony A6000. In particular, I find that it does a really nice job when working with files from Sony cameras. For these you won't be able to apply on a separate layer.I’ve talked a lot about using Capture One Pro for processing Fuji Files here on this blog, but I also use it when working with other cameras too. You'll also notice that certain styles make adjustments that can't be applied on layers, black and white being one example. You then have your style adjustments in a completely separate layer and you can tweak the opacity or even change the mask so that only parts of the image are affected: Note that when you use a styles on different layers, multiple stacking styles can compound the effect if they tweak the same adjustments. To do it, instead of clicking on the style, right-click on it and select either Apply to new layer or Apply to selected layer.
This then allows to lower the opacity of the layer to lower the effect of the style. To remove a style, just click on the active style and choose clear: Applying a Style on a LayerĪ great new feature in Capture One is the ability to apply a style on a separate layer. If you’d prefer for styles not to stack, and want to be able to instead click on a different style to apply the style and remove the previous one, you can disable the style stacking from the Adjustment’s panel options: Removing a style This way you don’t have to worry about settings being pushed to extremes by using multiple styles at once. Styles applied later will take precedence and will overwrite settings for adjustments from styles lower in the stack. If you hover over the active style a small info box will show what adjustments the style affects: Multiple Stacking stylesīy default styles will stack, meaning that you can apply multiple styles one on top of the other. You’ll notice that the style now shows up at the top of the panel, with a little brush icon next to it, meaning that the style is active on the image. To use a style, simply go to the Adjustments panel, preview your different styles on your selected image(s) by hovering over your available styles, and then click on a style to apply it. Whichever way you decide to install the pack, it will then be available in the User Styles inside its own subfolder. Alternatively, you can also go to the Adjustments panel inside of Capture One, click the … icon at the top right corner of the panel and select Import Styles. To install them, simply download the style pack and then double click on the style pack file itself. Installing / Importing New StylesĬapture One comes with some great built-in styles out of the box, but you can also find more great style packs online. Styles on the other hand can apply adjustments all over from any of the Capture One sub-panels.įor the rest of this article I’ll be focusing on Capture One styles, but I may decide to cover presets in a future article. An exposure preset, for example, could adjust the exposure, contrast, brightness and saturation.
If styles in Capture One are the equivalent of presets in Lightroom, then what are Capture One preset? Simple, presets are sets of adjustments that cover a single sub-panel. We covered how to create your own custom styles in Capture One, so now let’s instead focus on how to best use styles and a good workflow to do so. Many available Capture One styles are really well crafted and can really add some pop to your photos. Styles are a great way to apply a mixture of adjustments all at once to your images.