Layers, Masking and Luminosity Masks in Capture One Pro 12
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- In this tutorial we will be covering the masking and layers tools available in Capture One Pro, with a strong focus on the new Luma Range masking tool in version 12.
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It really surprise me how someone can give a thumb down to a video like this.
The video is well made, he explain clearly all the steps and variations, it shows good photos examples and on top of it, the photos have beautiful models and are well executed. Even if you are someone like me that has been using photoshop and its siblings for over 25 years, has been published on Vogue and all its declinations in 4 continents, a video like this is of some interest because in 20 minutes, it shaves me a few hours on doing trial and errors on the new tools. Practically it get me up and running as I step in the new version of the software. And all this is for free. The gentleman is offering this for free. Ok... he may makes few pennies on the ads and drive some traffic to his paid courses, but come on, you got to be a "nerdy jerk I know it all" to give a thumb down.
Thank you Sebastian, really appreciate that. At the end of the day you can't please everyone, even with some free information. And believe me, the ad revenue is pocket change when compared to the time it takes to make the videos. A kind comment such as yours is always encouraging and motivates me to create more, so thanks!
I agree. I want to get off the Adobe LR/PS subscription.
He talks too much, that's why. He keeps yapping and won't get to the point.
You want to know why? People like that suck, they hate seeing others progress
people is stupid! they want to be payed in their job, they pretend the others job for free, and they want that no other one is payed for what are doing. stupid world. hope they will pay the air they breathe
I upgraded to CaptureOne 12 yesterday and I 've learned a lot from this and your other videos... Thanks Michael!
Happy to hear that, glad it was helpful
@@MichaelWoloszynowicz ...surely you were Michael... I always try to watch your tutorials even before the "official" ones from CaptureOne...
Besides being undoubtely a knowledgeable person about Capture One, your style and teaching skills are superb.
If I start a tutorial or review and there is loud heavy-metal noise, or if the bloke wears a baseball cap at home, has a strange hair cut or tries to be funny, I usually switch the tablet off imediately...!
Keep well, and keep the excellent work...!!!
Thanks Michael, i`m from Perú, I dont speak very well english, but your video is very claring and help me understanding this software . Hugs from Perú
Thank you for the quality of your videos and the very professional and natural look of your photos and edits. Pure content, no bullshit or clickbait. 10/10
Appreciate the kind words Arnaud! Thanks for watching
Excellent tutorial. Thanks for making it. I don't know if Capture One is your tool of choice for b&w conversions. If it is, a tutorial on how you go about it would be mighty interesting. B&w rendering is something I'm very bad at, so far. I keep looking for what I used to get in my darkroom prints and - no success so far. Obviously it _can_ be done and there are lots more tools for precise image manipulation for digital files than there were for conventional enlarging. (IOW, my troubles in getting what I want b&w-wise are hardly "digital's" fault. :-)
Great run-through of the new functions in C1!! Nice photos : )
Thanks for watching Martin
Ive been using C1 since the express version came out and i really love the intuitive nature of this program. The lumi mask actually keeps me from having to use a program i bought years ago to get those type of adjustments. these guys know what there doing and if needed i use Affinity photo to do anything further. Thanks for your tutorial.
Yeah the software really has come a long way since the early versions. Thanks for watching David
Brilliant. Very thorough, well explained and practical demonstration. Thanks very much
Thank you very much for creating this tutorial. I’d really like to make Capture One my go to, and information like this helps me realize I can use it to do so much more than I am now.
Using the keyboard shortcuts for: adding a filled layer instead of an empty one, clear mask, invert mask, luma range and toggle layer can really improve workflow.
Awesome tutorial. Very clear and concise. Just what I needed to know and nothing extra. I wish more CZcams videos were like this.
Really appreciate that Leon, thanks
Awesome video,definitely giving me thoughts for my next photography tutorial and photoshoot!👌
Such a competent teacher. Excellent tutorial. Thank you
Thank you!
Amazing photos on the gram, and quality helpful vids on the Tube. Thank you, Sir!
Amazing program, Nikon colours in Capture One are *far* superior to Adobe. Great tutorial, and thanks for sharing this!
Yes, as well as fujifilm's raf. And not only colors are better but sharpness too.
Nice video, thanks. If you right-click inside the radial gradient a little popup with "Radial Gradient Mask Settings" will popup. Here you can choose to "Draw Mask Inside", so you don't have to draw it outside and then invert it :)
That is correct, but my Beta copy didn't have that working so I couldn't demonstrate it.
@@MichaelWoloszynowicz Ah, I see :) Love your content - always gets to the point right away without any sales/promotion speaches etc. One of the best online teachers out there whether it regards retouching, photo techniques, color work or software. Very much appreciated. Kudos!
Really appreciate that Heine, thank you
Thanks Michael, really appreciate these clear and "efficient" videos, really don't need to spend 1h on the subject :-)
Waited so long for this feature! Kuddos to Phase One and to you for covering this so quickly.
It really is a great feature. Glad you found it helpful. Cheers
does exist the refine mask option that amazingly implement CP1 on Photoshop? and that does the same nice fade and adaptation to the selection that does capture one brush after paint with it and later hit the "refine mask" ? , I ´m trying to find the same on photoshop ..
Excellent. Looking forward to more Capture One 12 videos. You explain things very well. Thanks.
Much appreciated! Cheers
Thanks for this, great run through of the new features!
Glad you found it helpful Cory
Re: the girl with the leather jacket and the deep shadows, what hit me was that you said after the adjustments it's ready for Photoshop.
I am looking to replace the Lightroom and Photoshop subscription, so I need as much capability as a photographer would need to emulate PS, not to everything PS can do, but rather most of the things that a photographer needs to do in PS. Secondarily, I need the features that LR has that manages the images and makes the developing easier.
So. Why do you need to go to PS?
Thanks!
Super glad I watched this. Thank you!
With all these tools now in Capture One, where do you perform your final grade? Do you Retouch in photoshop then re-import into Capture to make variants and try different looks, add vignettes etc? Or do you limit Capture use to making a better "starting point" for further work in Photoshop?
I know theoretically you can dodge and burn, and heal etc in Capture, but realistically, most images are going to go through photoshop at some point, and the selection tools and options there are superior.
And if you are pretty sure you want a contrasty final image, do you output a contrasty file to Photoshop? Or stick to a flat file (maybe even reducing contrast) so you can add it back later?
What if you expected you'd likely warm the image up? Would you do that at this stage, or do you prefer a more neutral file?
Are there any tools you avoid in Capture (Clarity for example), because although they look good, they reduce your retouching options in photoshop?
Really depends on the image and the use. I generally start with something neutral and go to PS then fix the skin, then once again balance out tones. After that I will either grade it completely in Photoshop and make a slight adjustment in C1 and export from there, or I will leave it fairly neutral in the grade in PS and do all the grading in C1. Again, depends on what the image is for. Both options work well these days as the tools in C1 have gotten really powerful.
@@MichaelWoloszynowicz Thankyou. :)
I have an issue. So when I do a round trip edit to photoshop, to do skin retouching, etc. and then bring back into capture one, to do the rest of my adjustments (color, sharpening, etc,) iI then cannot copy and apply adjustments. I get the error "could not apply local mask." Is there a proper way to do this that ensures I can edit in PS but also use subsequent settings to copy and apply in C1?
Very good tutorial. Thank you!!! 👏👏👏
A very helpful vid, thank you. A question: when using the luminosity masks and especially the Luma Range, isn't the Luma Curve the more consistent tool to use when applying adjustments?
Not necessarily, you can certainly use any tool you like most but at the end of the day you are isolating a specific luminosity range so most tools work well, it just depends what your goal is. Cheers
@NL Productions UK
A luma curve is indeed a valid alternative to a luma range, that even supports more flexible fine-tuning of the transition areas (curves support more than the simple linear ramps of the luma range tool). However, that is only true as long as your intention is to make luminosity adjustments.
The real value of luma range masks come in when your adjustments are targeting colour, sharpness, etc.
While a luma curve gives you control over where the adjustment will take place (everywhere in the (masked area of the) image where the luma values correspond to parts of the luma curve which deviate from the straight linear standard mapping), the only effect you'll be able to achieve is a luminosity change. You may also excert some colour control by using the R, G, B, curves, but luma ranges give you many more options. How frequently you'll be able to make use of them is another matter. Note that almost all demos of the luma range tool target luminosity adjustments which could have been achieved via a luma curve adjustment as well.
So good Iliked from both my Gmail accounts. Thanks Michael!
Very helpful. Thank you.
There is a big A (for auto adjustments ) top left ; is it recommendable to use it ?
Great video as always. Since you probably are on your new Mac Pro now sporting the Mojave operating system I am wondering how it is working for you with Capture One 12? I am waiting to upgrade both until they work nicely together. In my work I can't afford to be a trailblazer -- time (bug)wise that is.
Hi Lia, I've not had any issues with Capture One 12 and Mojave. I had Capture One 12 on High Sierra as well and there was no issues with stability there either. I'd say regardless of OS you can upgrade Capture One but if you don't need Mojave then I'd probably hold off on that. Sierra was the best in terms of stability so if you're on that then just stick with it for a while. Capture One 12 works with Sierra and onward.
Muchas gracias!
Could one use the luma masking in Capture One for landscapes to achieve a bit more punch without wrestlers no the HDR tools like HDR Efex Pro to get realistic rendering? Do you have any clues how to approach landscapes with Capture One?
Excellent video thank you for sending time to create this.
The principles for landscapes are the same as any other image really. Where there are dark shadows, select them with a luma range and brighten them, where there are very bright highlights, isolate them with luma range and recover them. This gives you a more controlled HDR versus using the highlight and shadow sliders only - but of course only using a single exposure instead of multiple.
Thanks for sharing.
What if you need to mask out of a busy background - Is PS is still the software for that.
If it's really complex then probably best to go for Photoshop. Although I'm often surprised how well the refine mask tool does in Capture One so worth a shot :)
6:23...good vid, but why don't you just invert this layer ("subject") instead of creating another one and then inverting it?
I've been using Lightroom for 8 years, and photoshop for 15. Now i moved to Fuji so i have to use C1 because is better for handle RAF files and i can't belive how bad the auto mask is. I have the latest Capture One 12 and selecting the "auto mask" feature, it doesn't work at all! Is terrible bad and that feature in Lr was just simply easy to use, you don't have to do any refinement just paint arround and that's it, LR will do it for you
thanx for sharing ♥
very clear and complete - quick question Michael, what Mac are you using - my i9 macbook pro is lagging when masking with the 51Mpixel files :(
I recorded this on my 5 year old MBP so it was really slow there. I just got my new i9 with Vega 20 processor and it's much better but still not as fast as I expected. Luma Range takes about 4-5 seconds to process. Mine are 50MP files as well.
Thanks Michael - same here but even when drawing with the brush i have a serious drag. you experience that to? My file is a GFX50 RAF file. beautiful results ... just that drag is very bad !
michael - could it be because I'm editing a file in a session and not a from the catalog file?
Hmm, that's very odd, I don't have any drag with the brush. You may want to reach out to Phase One and have them look at one of your files specifically. Could be the type of file rather than a resolution issue.
I'm working on a session as well.
let me try that - it is odd that all of a sudden (with the upgrade to 12) this lag suddenly appeared
With Color Range in PS this might go easier to cut out an simple even colored gray background. Or use Topaz Remask (PS plugin), works perfectly and is definitely faster than Capture One Pro 12, more straightforward!
Nice & Thanks :)
I would like to be able to add 1k likes to this video. Thank you Michael!
I wish you could too Carlos haahaa
... Very well said!
When I start watching a tutorial I always switch off if:
... there is any heavy-metal or similar so called "music"...
... if the bloke uses a baseball cap inside the house...
... if he has lots of tattoos or odd hair style...
... if he/she wears odd clothes...
... if he tries to be "funny" by said or do...
SOOO, I never had trouble on watching Michael videos (which are no less then superb)
As usual for Capture One retouchers - do slightly more than nothing in some weird way. All this ops per photo in this video I can do in PS less than in 1 minute. C1 invents - color range, refine edge, curves, and very clanky masking.
You're rather missing the point. First off, the masking is super simple and doesn't take any longer than in PS. Secondly, luma masking on highlights and shadows allows you to extract detail that you will never get from a rastered file in PS. The point is not to always use it, it's to use it whenever it's needed. Ultimately you use what is most convenient and appropriate for the situation because you have the tools at your disposal.
@@MichaelWoloszynowicz Why I never get any highlights and shadows in PS? It's easy and very old technics. Also exposure and brightness change withing 0,5-1 expo stop never be a problem is raster formats and raw never get advantages here. First photo is not suitable for client economical retouch in any way therefore this is commercial or editorial beauty retouch, but what you do in this video it is nothing for final product in that styles. So what reason to spent time for this primitive corrections if you planning to make other 98% ops in PS and you will need to recreate masking from very beginning?
I want to say - C1 is good software as preprocessor and despite very good interface, and ergonomic session mode developing of this program going in very strange way - this program have not enough instruments for complex retouching (they can't even make normal brushes!), and don't have simple instruments for fast economic retouch, so at now C1 seems as very strange solution for retouching workflow in comparsion to Bridge+Camera Raw+Ps
A lot of “water”
Why would you use this instead of photoshop?
The point is to show that you can. Not every photo needs to be retouched in photoshop. Depending on budgets and goals, it may suffice to give a quick edit in Capture One and be done with it.
One reason is that making such adjustments to exposure on the raw file you have greater latitude than you would with the PSD file in Photoshop as there is more information to play with - e.g. more information in the shadows
@@AlHR23 absolutely. The more you can do in the raw file the better the quality.
so it functions like lightroom and photoshop combined? @@AlHR23
thanks @@MichaelWoloszynowicz
The behaviour of "invert mask" does not "make sense". An inversion of a mask should result in a complement mask, period. The idea that only some base mask is inverted and then an associated tool ("Luma Range") is applied in an unmodified manner is just broken. This should be reported as a bug. Overall, I am disappointed by the half-hearted introduction of parametric masks. Forcing the user to sometimes rasterise them is passing the bucket to the user when the software should behave smartly under the hood.
The rasterization and inversion makes total sense to me and I don't see any other way around it. With Photoshop we get only rasterized masks so it's certainly a benefit that we can have a flexible solution that can be applied across multiple images, and in the rare case where we need to make custom changes, we rasterize at that point. I'd hardly call this a bug. I'm not sure what the confusion is with inversison either. Inversion in Capture One results in the same inversion performed on a mask in Photoshop. What is black becomes white, what is 70% opacity becomes 30% opacity. Pretty logical there.
@@MichaelWoloszynowicz It is strange that you tell me that you don't know "where the confusion is" when it was you who made the mistake (in the video) of thinking that "invert mask" would give you a complement mask (of the combination of the gradient mask and the luma range). As a matter of fact, you had the right intuition and it is wrong on behalf of C1 to force you to be a "little more creative" as you put it. Having to first rasterise (freeze) the mask to then get the desired complement mask is an non-intuitive, manual step that should not be required of users. As a matter of fact, ideally, a complement mask (inverted mask) would even adapt to changes to the original mask. That would support a truly parametric workflow where you can revist your initial choices without having to manually retrace a lot of steps afterwards. Yes, I can see that one would sometimes just want to create a static snapshot of an inverted mask, but imagine you could apply adjustments to both masks (original and inverted) and have those correctly applied even after revisting your masking choices. The alternative is to start over, almost from square one.
I'm sceptical we'll be able to see eye to on the matter, but believe me, technically it would be possible to have a much more flexible scheme of combining parametric masks (linear & radial gradients, plus luma ranges) with brushed masks that wouldn't force users to cast parametric masks into stone via rasterisation.
I can see that sometimes locking the parameters of a parametric mask can be useful as any added brush strokes may depend on the parameters, but this should be optional and reversible.
Just note that the current C1 implementation does allow some limited modification of a luma range mask by brushing without requiring prior rasterisation; it's just not followed through to enable maximum flexibility.
Great Video but you talk too much , just do what you have to do and stop the excessive narrative, No one cares about the 5 year old mac book. You tubers love to hear themselves talk spoils a great subject .
I'll do them completely silent from now on and let the viewer infer what I'm doing. How about that?
@@MichaelWoloszynowicz Case in point no need to reply , Just watch and realise 5 mins of talk was not needed . Step 1 step 2 done. Remember the Sex Pistols " Never Mind The Bollocks! Here are the Sex Pistols.