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From Phase One:
 
Improves Stability, Adds Support for New Cameras
 
COPENHAGEN, January 14, 2013 — Phase One has released Capture One Pro 7.0.2 for immediate download. This service release has focused on solving bugs reported by customers, strengthening overall stability, and adding support for new models of Canon, Olympus, Fujifilm and Sony cameras, and includes new tethered support for Canon EOS 6D and Canon EOS M cameras.
 
New preliminary camera support includes:

• Fujifilm X-Pro1
• Fujifilm XE-1
• Fujifilm XF1
• Canon EOS 6D
• Canon EOS M
• Sony SLT-A57
• Sony NEX-5R
• Olympus XZ-2 iHS
• Canon EOS-1D X and EOS 5D Mark III (sRAW and mRAW)

Numerous bug fixes have improved stability, including support for Canon tethering on Apple OS X 10.8, and improved support for pen tablets on Windows 8.
 
Other changes in Capture One Pro 7.0.2 include aligning the use of image counts in the library tool: no counts for smart albums on Mac and no image counts shown for Groups and Projects on Windows.
 
Capture One Pro 7 is a raw converter and workflow software which enables photographers to reduce the time and effort required to deliver stunning ready-to-use images with excellent color and detail. Capture One Pro 7.0.2 is available as a free download for Capture One Pro 7 customers.
 
B&H carries Capture One Pro products.

From Phase One:
 
New Processing Engine Drives an Image Quality Revolution
 
COPENHAGEN, October 25, 2012 — Phase One, the world’s leader in open-platform, high-end camera systems and solutions, today released Capture One Pro 7. Capture One Pro is the advanced digital imaging software for professional photographers who require superior image quality, maximum workflow efficiency and the flexibility to work the way they want to work.
 
Capture One Pro 7 is a major release built on a new processing engine with new and advanced professional tools that dramatically boost out-of-the-box image quality, offering exquisite detail and color rendition. Powerful digital asset management functionality, derived from years of technical expertise built into the Media Pro catalog system, has been added to offer more options to select, search and organize image files. And the world’s most advanced tethering shooting solution now includes Live View support for selected DSLRs.
 
“Phase One engineers have unique advantages in developing image processing software: their high-end digital hardware expertise, their enduring passion for perfection and their collaboration with some of the world’s best photographers,” said Linda K. Poulsen, Software Marketing Director, Phase One.
 
“Image quality is always our prime directive,” said Niels V. Knudsen, Vice President of Innovation and Application Development, Phase One’s popular ‘Image Quality Professor.’ “We are proud to introduce what we believe is the world’s best professional imaging software, and we wish to thank photographers around the globe for inspiring us to meet their needs for high quality images with a natural look and feel.”
 
A Revolution in Image Quality
Advancements in the Capture One raw processing engine yield vastly more accurate rendition of details and colors. While medium format camera systems with Capture One Pro achieve the highest-level results, DSLR users will see stellar performance from their cameras too. A highly advanced noise reduction algorithm has been added that gives stunning performance at even high ISO levels. Precision adjustment tools offer greatly enhanced dynamic range for astonishing details in both shadows and highlights, reveal fine details and structure, reduce the effect of haze and give images a more threedimensional look and add local contrast and saturation to images for extra punch. The new OpenCL implementation yields faster browsing and higher-speed image processing.
 
Powerful Digital Asset Management
Next to the familiar and proven sessions approach, Capture One Pro users can now organize their image files via comprehensive and flexible catalogs. Incorporating powerful digital asset management features found in Media Pro, they can work with multiple catalogs at the same time; share catalogs with other users; switch between different catalogs without relaunching; easily tag images for later search and retrieval; and browse and adjust images when the original images files are offline.
 
Workflow AdvancesFrom capture to final output, Capture One Pro 7 has been optimized for efficiency. Capture One Pro’s support for instant tethered shooting is renowned for its ease (just plug in and shoot) with both medium format and high-end DSLR cameras. Now Live View is available for selected DSLRs aiding composition and critical focus. Capture One Pro 7 has a selection of default lens profiles that can be chosen to automatically correct any unwanted optical issues. Capture One Pro 7 speeds delivery of final image files to clients and colleagues in whatever format, size, or resolution they need.
 
For a complete list of new and advanced features, please go to http://www.phaseone.com/en/Image-Software.aspx
 
Pricing and Availability
Phase One Capture One Pro 7 is available now for Mac OS X and Windows online at www.phaseone.com/store and from Phase One Partners. The price is 299 USD and 229 EUR 229. Owners of Capture One Pro 3/4/5/6 may upgrade for 99 USD and 69 EUR. Owners of Capture One Express may upgrade to Capture One Pro 7 for 249 USD and 199 EUR. For customers who have purchased Capture One Pro 6 since September 26, 2012, Phase One is offering a grace period, exempting them from the upgrade fee.
 
B&H carries Capture One Phase One products.

Phase One Capture-One ProVersion 6.4.3 is now available for download using your software's update function. The new release features tether support for the Canon EOS 1D X, Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Nikon D400 and Nikon D800/D800E.
 
Get your Phase One Capture-One Pro DSLR Raw Workflow Image Editing Software at Adorama
 
(thanks Steve).

From Phase One:
 
Phase One Releases Media Pro 1.2
 
World’s best digital visual assets manager just got better
 
COPENHAGEN, January 10, 2012 — Phase One today released Media Pro 1.2. Media Pro is a powerful photography assistant for finding, organizing, and sharing digital images and videos no matter where the files are stored. Media Pro supports very large photo libraries, with support for photo and video files from more than 100 different cameras.
 
New in this release you’ll find:

• Better support for exporting annotations/metadata to XMP sidecars;
• Now, catalog sets, custom fields and hierarchical keywords may be exported to XMP sidecars so they will always be included when extracting metadata;
• Two new general preferences increase the flexibility of importing annotations/metadata;
• Now people and event annotations/metadata also map according to the IPTC-Extended definition.
• More camera support: supports images from additional cameras when using the Phase One renderer.
• Bugfixes on Mac: fixed an issue with Import Items > From Camera for German language.
• Bugfixes on Windows: Fixed an issue with the crash reporter not always appearing correctly.

Availability and Pricing
 
Media Pro is available via download for 199 USD and 139 EUR through Phase One’s Online Store and from top pro photography dealers worldwide. You can learn more about the new release at: http://www.phaseone.com/media-pro
 
Media Pro 1.2 is available as a free upgrade to existing Media Pro customers.
 
About Phase One
 
Phase One is the world’s leader in open-platform based medium format camera systems and solutions. Phase One medium format cameras, digital backs and lenses are designed to deliver superior quality image capture and investment value. Phase One’s Capture One and Media Pro software helps streamline capture and post-production processes for both medium format and DSLR cameras. Phase One products are known for their quality, flexibility and speed enabling pro photographers shooting in a wide range of formats to achieve their creative visions without compromise.
 
For more information, please visit Phase One at http://www.phaseone.com. Follow Phase One on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/PhaseOneWW and on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Phase-One/184811514906561
 
Phase One is an employee-owned company based in Copenhagen with offices in New York, London, Tokyo, Cologne and Shanghai.
 
Phase One and Capture One are registered trademarks of Phase One A/S. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Phase One has released Capture One 6.3.2.
 
The Capture One 6.3.2 Release Notes detail the changes:
 
Highlights, version 6.3.2
 
This is a service release providing additional camera support and improving quality.
 
Enhancements
 
The following quality enhancements are provided:
 
• Improved colors and noise defaults for Samsung NX11.
 
Bugfixes
 
The following issues are addressed:
 
• Fixed an issue with cursor tools not working properly on Mac OS 10.7.2.
 
• Fixed an issue causing MobileBackups to show up as a volume in the library tool.
 
• Other bug fixes.
 
Camera Support
 
The following cameras have been added:
 
• Samsung NX200.
 
• Pentax Q.
 
• Accepts both PEF and DNG format for all Pentax models supported.
 
• Olympus Pen E-PM1.

Phase One Press Release:
 
Improves performance of leading professional photographer’s digital visual assets manager
 
COPENHAGEN, October 25, 2011 — Phase One, the photographic image-quality leader today released Media Pro 1.1. Media Pro is a professional digital visual assets manager that supports rapid browsing, cataloging, searching, annotating, retrieval and sharing no matter where digital files are stored (such as shared folders, CDs, hard drives, DVDs or on other media). This new release features German and French localization and significant performance improvements.
 
Media Pro supports photo and video files from more than 100 different cameras and is well suited to managing large photo libraries. Images within Media Pro catalogs (more than 128,000 files may be saved per catalog) may be non-destructively edited with Capture One and with other image editing applications. Assets may also be converted into other file formats as required, and all catalogs may be archived, backed up, published via slide shows, web galleries, and distributed via email, contact sheets, prints, and other custom options.
 
What’s new in Media Pro 1.1
 
-- Faster importing and media rendering
 
Now Media Pro customers can choose between Capture One rendering and Apple/WIC rendering according to image quality requirements, rendering of Capture One adjustments and speed. For new customers, the factory default is set to Apple/WIC rendering. For best image quality and rendering of Capture One adjustments, the Capture One renderer is recommended.
 
-- Improved Capture One Integration with Media Pro
 
Used together, Phase One’s Capture One Pro for image editing and Media Pro for photo management, these programs comprise an optimal photography software toolset for photographers who need to manage very large, high quality image files and collections in a fast and efficient workflow.
 
Now Media Pro keeps Capture One adjustments when renaming and transferring files to other folders in Media Pro; and users can drop files onto the Media Pro application icon to have those rebuilt, selected and revealed in the front catalog;
 
-- Added support for the following camera RAW formats when using the Capture One renderer:
 
Olympus E-P3 and E-PL3
Sony NEX-7, NEX-5N, SLT-A77, SLT-A65 (all preliminary)
Sony DSLR-A580, NEX-C3
Panasonic DMC-G3, DMC-F3
 
Bugfixes on Mac
 
• Fixed a bug that could cause rebuilding or the importer to hang.
 
• Fixed some issues where missing items in the catalog could halt the thumbnail and
 
• preview generation.
 
• Fixed an issue preventing some RAW image formats from being imported.
 
• Fixed an issue causing panning in Media View to break after using the Light Table.
 
• Fixed a saving issue related to large catalogs.
 
• Fixed a launching issue related to QuickLook.
 
• Fixed some UI glitches with the Recent Catalogs menu, Custom Fields and the Organize panel.
 
• Made it possible to delete files on volumes with no trash e.g. servers.
 
• Made rebuilding items preserve existing orientation.
 
• CSS files are now accepted in catalogs.
 
• Fixed a number of issues relating to Notes files (.ivn)
 
Bugfixes on Windows
 
• Fixed an issue causing a license server connection error to appear whenever launching without being connected to the internet.
 
• Fixed an issue causing panning in Media View to break after using the Light Table. Fixed a saving issue related to large catalogs.
 
• Fixed some color management issues.
 
• Added warning if about to overwrite existing Web Contact Sheet.
 
• Fixed an issue where make and model metadata would be lost for converted images.
 
• Fixed broken preset saving functionality for Convert Image, Sound and Movie Files.
 
• Made the cursor automatically move to the next field when entering license keys.
 
• Fixed an issue that would make Custom Fields clear unintentionally.
 
• Made it possible to save new Media Pro catalog in the same location as an existing Expression Media 2 catalog.
 
• Made rebuilding items preserve existing orientation. In addition a number of minor bugs have been fixed on Mac and Windows
 
Availability and Pricing
 
Media Pro is available now via download for 199 USD and 139 EUR through Phase One’s Online Store and through leading professional photography dealers worldwide.
 
Media Pro 1.1 is available as a free upgrade to existing Media Pro customers.
 
B&H carries Media Pro.

Press release:
 
Phase One Releases Media Pro 1.0.1
 
COPENHAGEN, July 7, 2011 — Phase One today released Media Pro 1.0.1, a service release, and the first update since Media Pro was introduced less than two months ago.
 
Media Pro is a professional photo manager for finding, organizing, and sharing images and videos wherever those files are stored. Media Pro supports photo and video files from more than 100 different cameras and is built to manage large photo libraries.
 
This service release includes several fixes and improvements, such as the following:
 
Fixed stability issues including crash when working with large JPEGs in Slideshow and on the Light Table;
 
Fixed Renderings bugs, including no full resolution TIFFs on Mac and missing PDF thumbnails on Windows XP;
 
Fixed a issue where a catalog upgraded from Expression Media 2 could not be saved;
 
Fixed a bug causing XMP sidecars not to be moved with the media files to which they belong;
 
Fixed importer issues e.g. crash on Mac when XMP sidecars were present and problem when importing JPEGs on Window XP 32 bits;
 
Fixed a bug on Windows where sorting would not work;
 
Fixed readability issues caused by new UI color scheme;
 
Fixed a bug preventing XML data files to be created on Windows;
 
Fixed some EIP color management/rendering issues on Mac;
 
License issue on Windows appearing when Internet connection was lost.
 
Availability and Pricing
 
Media Pro 1.0.1 is free to existing Phase One Media Pro customers. For more information including product features, upgrade options and tutorials, please see: http://www.phaseone.com/en/Software/Media-Pro/Whats-new.aspx
 
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Here is the Phase One announcement:
 
Today we announce the availability of Camera Control - a new Capture Pilot option that lets photographers operate their cameras remotely via their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. This remote camera control frees photographers to shoot under scenarios that previously would have been difficult or impossible. Camera Control is the newest feature of Capture Pilot.
 
COPENHAGEN, June 30, 2011
 
Phase One, the world’s leader in open-platform based professional medium format camera systems and solutions, today announced the availability of Camera Control -- a new Capture Pilot option that lets photographers operate their cameras remotely via their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. This remote camera control frees photographers to shoot under scenarios that previously would have been difficult or impossible.
 
Camera Control is the newest feature of Capture PilotTM which allows photographers to use their iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch to wirelessly view, zoom and pan high resolution DSLR and medium format RAW, JPEG and TIFF images while they are shooting. The application’s rating and tagging features enable clients and colleagues in the studio or on remote locations to participate in the shoot and provide instant feedback.
 
Camera Control
 
Camera Control offers photographers an elegant, virtual camera display on their iOS device to remotely fire the camera and control the camera’s most important capture parameters, including ISO sensitivity, exposure mode, shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation and others.
 
Camera control supports a wide range of pro and semi-pro Canon and Nikon DSLRs, and Phase One, Leaf and Mamiya medium format camera systems.
 
Availability and Pricing
 
Camera Control is available now as an in-app purchase for USD14.99 / EURO11.99. Capture Pilot™ is a free app available from the Apple store that works with Capture One Pro. More information is available here: http://www.phaseone.com/en/software/capture-pilot
 
Capture Pilot with Camera Control requires version 6.2.1 or later of Capture One Pro, the raw conversion and image editing software that supports a wide range of pro and semi-pro camera models. Capture One comprises a full digital workflow to produce beautifully detailed and richly rendered images. For information about Capture One Pro, please see: http://www.phaseone.com/en/Software/Capture-One-Pro-6/

Phase One has released Media Pro (press release).
 
"Originally created by iView Multimedia, this professional digital asset management software has recently been known as Microsoft Expression Media. In its first release since Phase One’s acquisition of the product from Microsoft last year, it has been re-christened Media Pro."