Capture One

Capture One is a photography software suite. It includes custom support for RAW files from over 650 cameras and tethering support (remote camera control via USB, network cable or Wifi) for over 200 cameras. Originally produced by camera maker Phase One, the software department was split off into its own company, called Capture One A/S, in 2019. Both companies are majority-owned by the private equity firm Axcel.

In 2022, Capture One released its iPad app with a sub-set of features from the desktop app and Capture One Live, a cloud-based collaboration platform for getting feedback in real-time. In 2023, Capture One was also released for iPhone, compatible with iOS 15 and newer

Features
Capture One is available for macOS and Microsoft Windows. It is localized for Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish.

Features include smart adjustments, advanced color, styles and presets, high dynamic range, skin tone editing, before and after, film grain, healing and cloning tool, dehaze, layers, keystone correction, black and white conversion, ability to print directly from Capture One, and extension to iPad and iPhone with Capture Pilot, noise reduction, color correction, spot removal, High Dynamic Range tools, lens tools and sharpening tools.

Run Modes
Through different license types, different feature sets in Capture One can be configured. On January 18, 2022, the company announced discontinuation of its Fujifilm, Nikon and Sony camera brand-specific run-modes. On December 12, 2023, it announced discontinuation of the Express Run Modes. For Fujifilm users, the Fujifilm RAW Converter Run Mode was introduced as a replacement for Express for Fujifilm in December 2023.

Timeline

 * 2024: Introduction of Capture One Studio product.
 * 2023: Capture One for iPhone is launched.
 * 2022: The Capture One Live service is launched, a cloud-based option to share and review photos
 * 2018: Some Capture One features are released embedded in the Phase One IQ4 digital camera back
 * 2010: The Capture Pilot companion app for iOS is launched
 * 2003: The independent Capture One brand was established and began supporting other camera brands
 * 2002: The Phase One H20 was launched and the older "Lightphase" back was renamed as the H5 / H10 (two versions with different capabilities). At the same time the software was renamed to Capture One.
 * 1998: Software launched as "Lightphase Capture", only camera supported was the 6mp Phase One Lightphase camera back.