Capture One Styles are a very powerful feature of the program. It allows you to pull all stops in terms of both creativity and productivity. You can make styles yourself, or you can shop around for what others have prepared. In this post I review some sets of styles, both free and paid.
This brilliant Capture One film styles collection features the best and most loved emulations of Agfa beautiful tones and magical tints. Classic and nostalgic, this precious collection recreates the looks of traditional analog films. Execute the MSI installer (build with Wix Toolset) and the styles are copied into the default Capture One Directory: c: Users User AppData Local CaptureOne Styles50. Styles included Agfa: Agfa Optima 100 II, Agfa Portrait XPS 160, Agfa RSX 200 II, Agfa RSX 50 II, Agfa Scala 200, Agfa Ultra 100, Agfa Ultra 50, Agfa Vista 100, Agfa Vista 400, Agfa Vista 800. In addition to the Film Reproduction modes, Capture One Cultural Heritage offers built-in Styles crafted specifically for Film Scanning that can accommodate B&W and color transparencies and negatives as well as other transmissive materials. Using Styles can. Can check out the Capture One Film Styles here https://captureone.38d4qb.net/camc1film. Stunning FUJI Films collection features 30+ fantastic CaptureOne film styles from the golden era of analog. With familiar fade and grit aesthetics, they capture the nostalgia of old childhood photos and are great for weddings and lifestyle photography.
Capture One Styles
In this post we will look at what is available on the web, ready for you to use. For a more technical insight on styles, how to make them yourself, please look up a previous blog Adjustments In-Depth, part 1 and part 2.
If you are interested in Capture One Presets as well, please find a tutorial here with a reference to all Presets available in the Webshop. You find the Styles and Presets tool covered in that post as well.
Do you want your own style? Of course, but even then I like to encourage you to explore what is already prepared and ready to use. It can inspire you, and it is fun and entertaining! I am aware that there are many photographers looking for filter effects to give their image a distinct mood or emotion. I call them playfully the “Cokin generation” and there is nothing wrong with that. We love styles all the same.
Styles For Free
Straight from the horse’s mouth are the built-in styles that come with the program. I discussed them in an earlier blog. It is a great start to whet your appetite and help you build your own.
Exclusive Styles
The next step is a modest set of styles, named Exclusive Styles and made by friends of Phase One, including the Image Quality Professor himself.
This set was originally made for Capture One Pro 7 and you can still download it from the Phase One website. However, they will not work with later versions of Capture One Pro.
Because I liked this set I repaired and rearrange the styles. Download the Phase One Exclusive Styles for free and use the styles with the latest version of Capture One Pro, up to version 10.
Examples
I will show you two examples I prepared with these styles. The first example is a style that is coloring your image to give it a distinct mood. Its name is Cool Color and was created by Esben Zollner Olesen.
The second example converts your image to black & white and raises the contrast to the maximum, and is named Rough Black & White and was also created by Esben Zollner Olesen.
Of course, there is more to find on the web and Google is your friend.
Film Styles For Sale
There are (only) a few offerings on the web of commercially available styles for Capture One Pro. The one I like to review here is the Film Styles by Alexander Svet. He is a creative professional photographer who likes to share his passion with others. He has two sets of styles on offer.
Both sets are inspired by the characteristics of the respective films that were once common and part of our collective unconsciousness. Now they are part of our collective memory unless you started your photographic footsteps in the digital era.
Using films as a reference for styles is a smart move. It gives some reference to start with both for the creator and the user of the styles.
Capture One Film Styles
The first set is named Capture One Film Styles and that says it all. It is a collection of 58 color and 42 black & white styles based on their film counterpart. Agfa, Fuji, Kodak, and Polaroid, they are all there. In two examples below I tried the films I have been working with in the past. I enjoyed the sense of recognition that these styles embodied. In other words, well done.
Let’s take look at a Kodak Panatomic-X style first.
The second example I like to share is a style that mimics the Kodak Kodachrome 64 film. I have not used it as much as the Ektachromes in the past but the strong love-hate relationships with the product the memory seems to last longer..!
Well, need I say more? I can almost smell the darkroom! The styles come in both Capture One 7 and 8 versions. You can download a free 5 styles sample from the maker’s website.
Capture One Film Styles Extended Set
This Extended Set for short, is the second set of 100 styles from the same photographer. Again a set of both color and black & white film styles made for Capture One 8. In addition, it contains so-called grain styles which introduce film grain, both separately and integrated with the black & white styles.
To elaborate, the black & white styles are available both with and without grain and the separate grain styles can be added to any other style or image to your liking. In addition, you get the grain settings as a preset too.
Tip
Remember to use the feature to stack styles!
Now for some examples. This time I start with a Fuji Provia 100F style against the original image.
Next, I compare the Provia 100F with one that has a separate film grain style added. Notice the subtle change in texture.
Finally, you see the original image compared to an Ilford FP4 black & white style which includes grain (one without grain is available in the set also).
These examples give you a pretty good idea of what this set is capable of. You can download a free subset for trial from the site.
How To Install Styles?
Getting styles is one step. Installing a second. The Exclusive Styles comes as a Mac package, which installs itself in the right location. Both Film Styles sets are plain folders you have to copy manually to the correct folder or you can use the import styles function of Capture One. On the Film Styles website, you can find detailed instructions.
Wrap Up
Capture One Film Styles Album
To summarise, I think all the style sets discussed here are worth their money. The Exclusive Styles are free but great as a gift. Both the Film Styles sets are an incredible value and will give every Capture One enthusiast who likes styles a boost. Highly recommended!
Note: in July 2016 I published a review of the DT Capture One Style Pack. It is a great addition to this post.
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Capture One released two new “Beyond” style packs – the first one is a B&W pack:
The second is a film inspired style pack:
Additional information:
Capture One releases the ‘Beyond Collection’; two new iconic Film Inspired and Black & White Style Packs
Marrying the feel and character of your favorite films and classic black and white looks, with the speed, precision, and predictability unique to Capture One.
COPENHAGEN, July 29th, 2020: Capture One, the world’s leading name in photo editing software, has released the Beyond Film and Beyond B&W Style Packs. Rooted in and inspired by some of the most beloved film stocks and black and white imagery, these exclusive styles are steeped in legacy yet not weighed down by it, providing a route to images that are both classic and contemporary.
Derived from 4 color film stocks, the Beyond Film Styles present a broad but specific base of aesthetics that go beautifully with everything from wedding imagery, portraiture, travel & lifestyle, and fashion. Equally as inspired, the Beyond B&W Styles bring the intrigue, elegance, and focused drama of black and white, for truly enduring photographs.
Where other presets often bathe all images in monotony, each Style in this collection is presented in 3 sequential strengths, and a cadence of one-click authentic film grain options to choose from. This versatility allows photographers to tailor and define their look.
‘Being predominantly a black and white photographer, I think of and view my images in B&W before making my selects. With a single click I can apply a beautiful black and white treatment to hundreds of images, and with the range of style variants and grain at hand, I often explore and discover something I might not have thought of before. Beautiful results in just a few clicks, that’s what this collection brings.´ – Phil Penman, Leica Street Photographer
By design, these Styles are built with workflow in mind, as Capture One understands that a complicated editing process should not be required to achieve beautiful images. As such, the
Beyond Collection offers an uncommon level of predictability and ease, so users will have confidence in the result of any style they choose to apply to any image and maintain congruency in any set of images.
Capture One Styles are uniquely developed to adjust the overall look and feel of an image with one click yet allow the image to be fully tuned to suit individual taste. With the option to add each Style as a layer, control that layer’s intensity, and use multiple layers and Styles per image, Capture One Styles like those in the Beyond Collection, can serve as either a starting point, finishing touch, or to give a nuanced flair.
Free Capture One Styles
Availability
The Beyond Styles Pack is available at the Capture One e-store
Pricing
Single Style Pack: EUR 59,- USD 49,- GBP 49,-
‘Beyond Collection’ Bundle: EUR 89,- USD 79,- GBP 79,-
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