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I am trying to load the Capture One LE which came with my M8 on my MAC with Leopard without success. It seems to hang up on installation. Is there an update or trick when using Capture One LE with MAC/Leopard?
 
Try other programs

Try other programs

I was unable to obtain a valid key Capture One when I got my "Leica certified Demo" (their customer support were not able to help), so I went looking for other programs.

Try:

Apple Aperture - manipulate images, keep versions, *organize* your photos.

Raw Processor - rpp. try www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/ imaging_3d/rawphotoprocessor.html

Cornerfix http://sourceforge.net/projects/cornerfix - removes vignetting from images.

rawker http://raifra.fh-friedberg.de/Mac/index-en.html

dcraw.c (I use this to convert dmgs to tiffs for manipulation by other programs)

Of course, there's iPhoto, too.

There is a lot out there that is of interest. As I can't use Capture One, I can't compare, but, I wonder what it would give that other programs don't.

You might find something there that works for you. Apple now has my money, as Aperture is a really neat program, but some of the others listed above are fantastic.

JohnS.
 
I have been using Bibble and find it excellent. I just figure I should also have the Capture One on my computer since I paid for it (with my m8).
 
Capture One

I've managed to install Capture One but have been unable to figure out how get it to do what I would most like it to: black and white conversion.
Yes, I know. I am a dunce. But Lightroom, which I use and find to be quite good (both very rich in features and very easy to use) allows me to do this with one click, and the results are strong.
So back to the question, without ad-ons, what's the best method to convert to b+w in C1?
 
hofrench@mac.co said:
I've managed to install Capture One but have been unable to figure out how get it to do what I would most like it to: black and white conversion.
Yes, I know. I am a dunce. But Lightroom, which I use and find to be quite good (both very rich in features and very easy to use) allows me to do this with one click, and the results are strong.
So back to the question, without ad-ons, what's the best method to convert to b+w in C1?
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In capture one you use the saturation control to convert to black and white. It's really easy and you can still adjust tonal scale by shifting the white balance.

Just follow the little boxes from left to right to do a conversion. First, white balance, then exposure and saturation, then sharpness and noise reduction, then process to Tiff.
 
I have tried Capture off and on for years. It is just not easy to use. I have given up on it. Aperture and CS3 do very nicely. DR
 
Dan States kindly guided me through the conversion process, and I've been playing with C1 LE for the last several days, after having long ago become comfortable with Lightroom.
My interim conclusion is that C1 is indeed superior in terms of raw conversion. Shadow detail is better. Grain looks better. Noise suppression is better. And sharpness is every so slightly better.
The gap between the two programs increases as one goes to faster and faster ISOs.
Lightroom, meanwhile, is a much better program in terms of features and workflow. It is a superb organizing tool, just to name one of its many qualities.
This leads me to an uncomfortable decision: to continue to use Lightroom to organize all my images and to process images shot at 320 and below. I'll use C1 to print anything shot at higher speeds.
 
Is there no way that one can toggle between several picture sizes when looking at the RAW files in Phase One, except for '100%' and one screen sieze?
 
hofrench@mac.co said:
I've managed to install Capture One but have been unable to figure out how get it to do what I would most like it to: black and white conversion.
Yes, I know. I am a dunce. But Lightroom, which I use and find to be quite good (both very rich in features and very easy to use) allows me to do this with one click, and the results are strong.
So back to the question, without ad-ons, what's the best method to convert to b+w in C1?
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Howard,
I know you said "without ad-ons", but the JFI Color Lab site http://jfilabs.com/
offers 17 profiles that mimic b+w filters for $15.95. The readme.txt file that comes with them, tells you how to load them (just a matter of getting the icc profiles in the right folder). Then when you use C1, you can just click on a profile name and your photo is converted with one click. It is worth every penny to me. They also offer another package of 15 B+W film profiles for $19.95.
It really saves time and they are really nice conversions.
-Cindy
 
Olsen said:
Is there no way that one can toggle between several picture sizes when looking at the RAW files in Phase One, except for '100%' and one screen sieze?
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Olsen,
I'm not sure if I understand your question. If you click on the magnifier tool and then click on your photo, it gets bigger. Keep clicking to zoom in. Hold down the ALT key and you start to zoom out. If you want to change the size of the thumbnails, choose the tool that is the sixth icon from the left (kind of looks like a toilet plunger). It makes the thumbnails bigger as you click and then returns them to the smallest size if you just keep clicking.
I hope this is the answer that you were looking for.
-Cindy
 
hofrench@mac.co said:
So back to the question, without ad-ons, what's the best method to convert to b+w in C1?
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Hi
I would recommend slightly increasing saturation and contrast sliders in colour mode. You can even change the film setting to hi contrast. Then on the colour management workflow tab click to 'convert to generic greyscale'. This will the prcess as a very nice smooth tone black and white. Its very similar to doing a B and w conversion in photoshop using the lab colour method.
Hope this helps.

Richard
 
Cindy Flood said:
Olsen,
I'm not sure if I understand your question. If you click on the magnifier tool and then click on your photo, it gets bigger. Keep clicking to zoom in. Hold down the ALT key and you start to zoom out.

I hope this is the answer that you were looking for.
-Cindy
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Sure, this is what I am doing, but the pictures look sharp only at biggest (100%) and at one smaller ('full screen') size. All sizes in between looks blured (low resolution with small squares visible). Is there no way I can look at them without having them blured?
 
Olsen, are you using the new beta or 3.7? I've noticed in the beta that it occasionally gets hung up and fails to refocus when changing the image size. It seems to reset by zooming way in then back out to what you intend to see. On 3.7 I've not had any problems. The image refocuses quickly at all magnifications.

By the way, I've found the AWB function in the beta to be much better than in 3.7...a real plus for us M8 users.

Best wishes

Dan
 
Click the arrow next to the magnifier when you are seeing the jaggies. You will see a scale that will tell you what the magnification is. I think you have probably gone out to 300% and the you will see pixels and jaggies.
 
Dan States said:
Olsen, are you using the new beta or 3.7? I've noticed in the beta that it occasionally gets hung up and fails to refocus when changing the image size. It seems to reset by zooming way in then back out to what you intend to see. On 3.7 I've not had any problems. The image refocuses quickly at all magnifications.

By the way, I've found the AWB function in the beta to be much better than in 3.7...a real plus for us M8 users.

Best wishes

Dan
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No. I am using the version that came with M8: 3.7.6. I have even tried the 3.7.7. version without seeing any improvements. The picture does not 'refocus' in sizes between 100% and 'full screen'.
 
Olsen,
If you are trying to zoom in really big, the picture will focus and then soon pixelate again. I tried zooming to 540%. My picture focused, but if I let it sit there for a little while, it pixelated. I rarely edit at more than 100%. I would just zoom in to check critical focus and then zoom back out. I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish. The C1 documentation says: "Remember, the preview image is only a low resolution image and will quickly pixelate when enlarged."
 
Cindy Flood said:
Olsen,
If you are trying to zoom in really big, the picture will focus and then soon pixelate again. I tried zooming to 540%. My picture focused, but if I let it sit there for a little while, it pixelated. I rarely edit at more than 100%. I would just zoom in to check critical focus and then zoom back out. I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish. The C1 documentation says: "Remember, the preview image is only a low resolution image and will quickly pixelate when enlarged."
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Cindy,

I am only toggling between '100%' and 'full screen' (which is'nt much...) and I see only 'pixelerated' in all sizes in between. Is there a user preference that I have to set?
 
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