When Capture One 21 is released you should be able to take a trial for 30 days to see what it offers that is of benefit to you before you make your decision. Based on the history of release dates over the past 4 or 5 years one could estimate that the release might be in the next 2 to 3 weeks. New users can always purchase Capture One perpetual license or start a subscription plan in our online web shop. NOTE: For new users who made a purchase after November 17, 2020, the upgrade to Capture One 21 should be included in your order when getting a perpetual license via our web-shop. Where do I download Capture One 21?

In the case of Capture One, I've been using it for seven years now and it continues to impress. This page is owned by Helter Skelter Media Ltd and is not an official Capture One website. Content on this page may contain affiliate links meaning that I earn a commission on sales generated by you using the link. Capture One 21 Explore new features. By Alexander Svet on December 8, 2020 Articles Capture One 21 has just been released, and it’s designed to make your editing faster and easier. First of all, Capture One 21 brings a new Dehaze tool that allows you to quickly enhance color and improve contrast on hazy and foggy images. It’s been a long time coming, but Capture One 21 introduces brand new profiles for the most used camera systems on their platform (with many more to come in future) which provide more realistic colour rendition, tone transition and depth when it comes to rendering what we captured out in the field.

Capture One 21 New Features

Recently Capture One has revealed some new features of the upcoming Capture One 21. If you missed the Sneak Peek live stream, the recording is already available at captureone.com.
Here I would like to review what developers have shown us and share some thoughts on the presented features.

First and foremost: those are not all the new features of Capture One 21. I’ve seen some disappointed comments, but that’s just a sneak peek at what we’re going to see in the 21-st version. Developers have strictly indicated that there are more new features to come in the final release.

So, the first revealed feature is the Speed Edit workflow – a new way of adjusting your images based on shortcuts.

Capture One Pro 21 News

All the essential tools now have special shortcuts:

You can adjust an image just by holding down a shortcut and scrolling a mouse wheel or trackpad.
Alternatively, you can click-n-drag mouse or use arrow keys to edit your images.

Basically, it’s a Direct Color Editor on steroids! With the difference that you can now quickly control almost all the sliders in Capture One.

Speed Edit allows you to fully focus on an image. You don’t need to look at tool sliders or reach them with your cursor to adjust an image.

Previously, this editing speed had been possible only with some additional devices like MIDI controllers or retouch panels by Tangent.
You can now edit images quickly, even on a laptop; no additional hardware is required.

Oh, and you can adjust multiple images simultaneously with Speed Edit!

I think that’s just a fantastic tool for professional photographers, seriously. Pro photographers are working under time pressure; that’s why there are so many devices available to increase editing speed.

Next, Capture One developers have shown us the new ProStandard camera profiles.
According to developers, the new profiles’ main feature is that they will retain the correct hue across contrast gradients.

However, their usage is not limited to landscapes:

Here is the list of cameras which will receive ProStandard profiles support with the release of Capture One 21:

More camera models (including Fujifilm cameras) are to come with future updates.

At the end of the stream, developers have also presented new, way more informative tooltips:

A pretty nice feature for new to Capture One users.

The release date hasn’t been announced yet, but, starting from November 17, all the users who will purchase a new Capture One 20 license will get a free upgrade to Capture One 21 when it’s released.
Previously, Capture One offered free upgrades a month before the release or so. Thus, there is not much time left to benefit from the pre-ordering of Capture One 21 upgrade:

All pre-orders come with excellent bonuses:

• Capture One 20 users can pre-order an upgrade to Capture One 21 with a 20% discount and receive a bonus pack of styles.
• Capture One 12 and older versions users can now upgrade to Capture One 20 and get Capture One 21 upgrade free of charge.