How to Use Capture One Pro With Adobe Photoshop

RAW files are analogous to film negatives.

Many newer and professionally oriented digital cameras include the capability to shoot in RAW format. This format retains all of the original information about the scene that has been photographed without applying any permanent in-camera adjustments such as sharpening, contrast adjustments or white balance. In this way, RAW images are analogous to film negatives. Photographers must then use a computer software program such as Phase One's Capture One Pro to develop the RAW file. This file can then be exported to a photo manipulation program such as Adobe Photoshop for any final adjustments.

Instructions

1. Click the "Process Recipes" button in the Output tab in Capture One Pro. This will expand the program's exporting options.

2. Choose "TIFF" from the drop-down menu to Format. This will export your image in TIFF format. TIFF is a lossless format---unlike JPEG---which means that the photograph will not be compressed while moving between Capture One Pro and Photoshop.

3. Enter your exporting preferences for the parameters of resolution, scaling and ICC profile. Resolution determines the density of pixels in the final image, scaling determines the output size of the image and the ICC profile is the color profile that will be applied to the image. If you are not sure which options to select, choose 300 pixels per inch, fixed 100 percent scale and the Adobe RGB profile.

4. Choose your version of Adobe Photoshop from the drop-down menu that says "Open With." This will make Photoshop launch (if it is not already open) with your chosen image loaded.

5. Click the "Process" button. Your image will automatically be opened in Photoshop.

Tips & Warnings

• Even after you have finished processing your photo in Photoshop, retain the original RAW file. Just like with film negatives, retaining the RAW file will allow you to start the development process from scratch if you decide you would like to use the photo in a different way.

References

• Photo.net: Capture One 4.0 review
• Phase One: processing in Capture One 4 & 5 output tab
• Luminous Landscape: Phase One magic