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I think Capture One Pro is superior to Lightroom in everything but the library system that is offered with Lightroom, though what is provided in Capture One Pro

I think Capture One Pro is superior to Lightroom in everything but the library system that is offered with Lightroom, though what is provided in Capture One Pro is still very good. https://www.captureone.com/en/store https://www.captureone.com/en/store

ijpoijpoihpiuoh 7y ago
I always found the library system in Lightroom to be painful only because of how slow it is. It's hard to imagine enough features to make up for a UI that routinely takes >1s to render images onto the page.
- StavrosK 7y ago
  That's what got me to switch off Lightroom, and Capture One's excellent other features kept me on the latter. Highly recommended.
decasteve 7y ago
I never got into the catalogs/sessions way of managing my library but Capture One is my favourite processing tool. So I use digiKam to manage my library and Capture One to process the individual photos.
- gorgoiler 7y ago
  Interesting. Capture One is a non destructive photo editor: how does that not force to use Capture One for managing your library as well? Is digiKam able to access the post-process images from Capture One?
  - decasteve 7y ago
    I don't care as much about seeing the unedited thumbnail previews in digiKam as long as I can find what I'm looking for, and then edit and print from Capture One.
peterhookgen 7y ago
I was just about to post Capture One!!
greggman2 7y ago
Capture One looks great but it's way more expensive than Lightroom. Lightroom is $120 a year. Capture One is $500 and $150 for an upgrade between versions or $240 a year.
- PetitPrince 7y ago
  Note that you can buy edition that are limited to one maker (Fujifilm or Sony) for quite a bit cheaper than the whole package. Combined with semi-regular sales/promo code (check the fujirumors or sonyrumors website), you can get a perpetual version for very interesting price: I reckon having bought the Fujifilm edition for about 125$. You do have to commit to camera brand though.
  - simon1573 7y ago
    This. I got my Sony license for $50.

ijpoijpoihpiuoh 7y ago

I always found the library system in Lightroom to be painful only because of how slow it is. It's hard to imagine enough features to make up for a UI that routinely takes >1s to render images onto the page.

StavrosK 7y ago
That's what got me to switch off Lightroom, and Capture One's excellent other features kept me on the latter. Highly recommended.

decasteve 7y ago

I never got into the catalogs/sessions way of managing my library but Capture One is my favourite processing tool. So I use digiKam to manage my library and Capture One to process the individual photos.

gorgoiler 7y ago
Interesting. Capture One is a non destructive photo editor: how does that not force to use Capture One for managing your library as well? Is digiKam able to access the post-process images from Capture One?
- decasteve 7y ago
  I don't care as much about seeing the unedited thumbnail previews in digiKam as long as I can find what I'm looking for, and then edit and print from Capture One.

peterhookgen 7y ago

I was just about to post Capture One!!

greggman2 7y ago

Capture One looks great but it's way more expensive than Lightroom. Lightroom is $120 a year. Capture One is $500 and $150 for an upgrade between versions or $240 a year.

PetitPrince 7y ago
Note that you can buy edition that are limited to one maker (Fujifilm or Sony) for quite a bit cheaper than the whole package. Combined with semi-regular sales/promo code (check the fujirumors or sonyrumors website), you can get a perpetual version for very interesting price: I reckon having bought the Fujifilm edition for about 125$. You do have to commit to camera brand though.
- simon1573 7y ago
  This. I got my Sony license for $50.