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Hi Jack,I just started to play around with it --- Initial impressions are:
1) I like the User Interface --- a lot like ACR/LR, even uses some standard Adobe shortcut commands, while retaining the C1 feel.
2) Better color than ACR/LR (significantly)
3) Better detail --- I needed to dial down the default sharpening settings to 125, .04, 1, NR at default. The good news here is you get a lot of added detail; the bad is you can generate artifacts more easily later --- you might need to dial my sharpening action down a bit, from 150% to around 100%.
4) Had to set the film curve to LINEAR under the "Quick" menu, then build a custom curve for proper contrast under the exposure menu as any other default settings blew highlights on an otherwise proeprly exposed file. My custom curve settings were simple, the upper 1/4 tone to input 195, outpt 204; lower quarter tone to input 60, output 55. With this setting, the local contrast is comparable to the ACR/LR settings we used in the workshop
In the Mac version of 3.7.7 there is a feature called "Styles" which I believe saves a group of preferences (I am using Windows so cannot confirm this). Rumor is that this feature will be available for the final release of the PRO version, both Mac and PC. For now, we can save presets and use the Adjustments Tab.The downsides are 1) it actually appears to over-sharpen at all but the lowest settings and needs some finer control at the lower levels, and 2) in the beta there is no option to save a group of settings as a preference.
My evaluation is only preliminary and based on the actual conversion and openeing in CS. While 50% appeared somewhat softer in the C1 preview to me, it didn't appear that much less so after being opened in CS? Dropping to 25% seemed to show no artifacting, hence my comment that the granularity of the sharpening should be a bit more fine. It is not un-usable as-is though, just a bit counter-intuitive. FWIW, I only processed M8 files and have not opened a 5D file with it yet, so no comment there --- might need 200% with themJack - Is your evaluation of sharpening detail based on the preview in the Capture One viewer or after processing in CO and opening in PS? In the CO4 Beta2 viewer, detail is considerably softer unless the viewer is at 100% (or to fit seems ok on my machine also). 50% seems very soft compared to 100%. Check it out.
Also, are you saying the default setting over-sharpens both M8 files and 5D files?