Help with Capture One: I have been using Capture One Express for Fuji and now I am trying out Capture One 21. I imported a .RAF file into Capture One 21 and it is covered with green...

rhudston Loc: Nova Scotia

I have been using Capture One Express for Fuji and now I am trying out Capture One 21. I imported a .RAF file into Capture One 21 and it is covered with green blotches - they look like little masks. The green blotches don't show in Capture One Express. What are they?

Ysarex Loc: St. Louis

rhudston wrote:

I have been using Capture One Express for Fuji and now I am trying out Capture One 21. I imported a .RAF file into Capture One 21 and it is covered with green blotches - they look like little masks. The green blotches don't show in Capture One Express. What are they?

Focus mask -- toggle it on and off under the View menu. It indicates points of sharp focus in the photo.

eog

Ysarex wrote:

Focus mask -- toggle it on and off under the View menu. It indicates points of sharp focus in the photo.

I think that might be the exposure warning. You can turn that on or off. Yours might be turned on. Just click on the Exposure warning found on the upper right hand of Capture 21 screen.

Sorry, I agree with previous reply. It has to be the focus mask because the color is green. Just look under the View tab and click on it. That should take care of it.

rochephoto

Not the exposure warning. Focus mask is the correct selection.

rhudston Loc: Nova Scotia

Ysarex wrote:

Focus mask -- toggle it on and off under the View menu. It indicates points of sharp focus in the photo.

Bingo - many thanks. It is focus mask and it does toggle on and off in the View menu. I don't know how it got turned on (although me wandering around the program could have had something to do with it), but it really bummed me out when I couldn't figure out what it was. I thought it was an error in the program and erased and reinstalled, but the green blotches were still there. Next step is to figure out what they are for and what I should do with them. The image was shot with the 15-45 mm XC lens that came with the camera (I quickly upgraded lenses). I shot with that lens because I wanted a slightly wider angle, but that was the first image from that lens that I opened with Capture One 21 and so I didn't know for sure if it was the lens, or the program, or my graphics card. Something goes weird and you think the worst.

Xpatch Loc: New York, Antigua, GT.

Focus mask

rochephoto

rhudston wrote:

Bingo - many thanks. It is focus mask and it does... (show quote)

I've been using CaptureOne since the early 2000's. They have very comprehensive tutorials online/Youtube. They are well worth taking a look at. I think you'll be surprised at how much the program can do.
Best - Chris R.

rhudston Loc: Nova Scotia

rochephoto wrote:

I've been using CaptureOne since the early 2000's. They have very comprehensive tutorials online/Youtube. They are well worth taking a look at. I think you'll be surprised at how much the program can do.
Best - Chris R.

I'm working my way into it. It has some great features. I turned the focus mask on unintentionally, so when the green globs showed up I was completely at a loss. Now if something similar happens my first place to check will be the View menu. Live and learn. I see there is a manual to download - are there any good manuals on the market?

Silverrails

rochephoto wrote:

I've been using CaptureOne since the early 2000's. They have very comprehensive tutorials online/Youtube. They are well worth taking a look at. I think you'll be surprised at how much the program can do.
Best - Chris R.

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rochephoto

rhudston wrote:

I'm working my way into it. It has some great features. I turned the focus mask on unintentionally, so when the green globs showed up I was completely at a loss. Now if something similar happens my first place to check will be the View menu. Live and learn. I see there is a manual to download - are there any good manuals on the market?

Again, I would refer to the tutorials. There are some basic ones that will lead you to understanding the program. I would also say that as long as you keep a copy of the RAWS there is little chance of screwing up the images. I also think that you will find most of the application to be pretty intuitive.

rochephoto

PS - In the world of computing, applications and processes, we all have our own discrete knowledge based on need. My advice is to not try and look at tackling the problem as a whole, but rather to incorporate the things that apply to your needs. Let's be honest, NOBODY understands all of the Photoshop program and I can't imagine that there is a real need to...

rhudston Loc: Nova Scotia

PS - In the world of computing, applications and processes, we all have our own discrete knowledge based on need. My advice is to not try and look at tackling the problem as a whole, but rather to incorporate the things that apply to your needs. Let's be honest, NOBODY understands all of the Photoshop program and I can't imagine that there is a real need to...

Haaaahaaahaaa, I totally agree. I've been using Photoshop for quite some time and I am still at a loss about many of the functions. Even worse, when I consult the knowledge base, the information I find seems to show that many people, maybe even the programmers, are at a loss. Oh, well, we soldier on....

rhudston Loc: Nova Scotia

Yes, the tutorials are good, but the problem for a beginner is that you don't know what tutorial you are looking for....

rhudston Loc: Nova Scotia

I never allow a program to decide for me what to save or delete. I also drive a manual stick shift. Old school all the way. I have found Capture One fairly easy to follow, but the green globs .... didn't know what to think. Many thanks to all on this forum who offered their advice.