Posted by Paul DeCesare on April 25, 2014 at 3:25 PM
Right now, Phase One has Capture One Pro on sale for $179. I've always used ACR with PS, currently on CC. Does using Capture One actually give you better/cleaner/richer image quality over ACR? Would it be worth using for my best landscape images? JSYK, I have no interest in any of the file management features it may offer, etc, I'm just curious if Capture One users find that they get improved image quality.
Thanks!
Posted by Don Westbrook on April 25, 2014 at 6:20 PM
They have a free trial so you could do some tests before the sale ends. Even if you don't carch this sale, their newsletter will keep you informed of sales in the future. I personally see my best results using C1 over other convertors I have tried and most of my aquaintances who are pros use it too. Hopefully. Brad Hill might comment for you because he uses it, and knows all the technicals under the hood. My only experience with it is on a Mac, and I don't know what the experience would be on Windows.
Posted by Paul DeCesare on April 25, 2014 at 6:25 PM
They have a free trial so you could do some tests before the sale ends.
Sometimes I completely miss the obvious. Drives my wife nuts.
Thanks Don!
Posted by Alain Briot on April 26, 2014 at 11:34 AM
You'll get better results with C1P if you shoot Nikon or Phase One or even Fuji to some extent though Iridient Developper is the best at demosaicing X Trans sensor Fuji files. ACR on the other hand is better if you shoot Canon (Thomas Knoll shoots Canon and he's the software engineer).
Posted by Paul DeCesare on April 26, 2014 at 6:10 PM
ACR on the other hand is better if you shoot Canon (Thomas Knoll shoots Canon and he's the software engineer).
That makes an enormous difference, without a doubt. I shoot a 5D3 and really have no complaints with ACR, I was just wondering if I was missing something. I did download and diligently process some images with C1Pro as a trial, and I can't honestly say I saw anything come out "better" (yikes, that's relative). I figured it was me and that I needed to go through some C1Pro tutorials, etc, etc. Looks like I'm trying to fix something that isn't broken! I know and use almost every inch of ACR and am now glad I'm not having to give it up or halt the workflow I have developed over the years with Bridge/ACR/PS. Thank you Alain, I highly doubt I would have gotten this info anywhere else.
Posted by Alain Briot on April 28, 2014 at 5:47 PM
You are welcome Paul. It's not surprising you don't see any difference with Canon files converted in C1P. In fact Canon conversions should be better in Lightroom or ACR, even if marginally. If you want more practicality move to Lightroom. ACR and Lightroom feature the same processing engine but I find lightroom more practical and faster to use.
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5 repliesThanks!
Sometimes I completely miss the obvious. Drives my wife nuts.
Thanks Don!
That makes an enormous difference, without a doubt. I shoot a 5D3 and really have no complaints with ACR, I was just wondering if I was missing something. I did download and diligently process some images with C1Pro as a trial, and I can't honestly say I saw anything come out "better" (yikes, that's relative). I figured it was me and that I needed to go through some C1Pro tutorials, etc, etc. Looks like I'm trying to fix something that isn't broken! I know and use almost every inch of ACR and am now glad I'm not having to give it up or halt the workflow I have developed over the years with Bridge/ACR/PS. Thank you Alain, I highly doubt I would have gotten this info anywhere else.
Alain