Capture One help

[dannirr]

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A couple of questions using Capture One with DNG files:

 

1.) How do I revert to the original, untouched file afer I maked a bunch of changes I don't like? Is there as quick, easy way without remembering everything I did?

 

2.) B&W images initially show as color (I know it all gets captured) - does the camera record that this was intended at B&W and will therefore default to show it as such? Else, why bother ever using the B&W option when shooting raw?

 

Thank you.

 

Danni

[Guest guy_mancuso]

Danni depending on what system there is a revert button on the top right in the exposure tab. Mac it is 5 buttons from the right

[geoffreyg]

B&W raw images are saved in the camera in color. B&W jpgs are in B&W. One trick is to use the "DNG+JPG" option - get the JPG preview and have the raw there for conversion if you want.

[dannirr]

That revert button does not revert to all original - only resets the levels.

 

Is there no one way to undo ALL changes made?

 

Danni

[cocker]

That revert button does not revert to all original - only resets the levels.

 

Is there no one way to undo ALL changes made?

 

Danni

 

On a PC it's Control and click the red X button on the Exposure tab to reset all settings

[papimuzo]

Not sure I understood the question, but I believe that C1 LE (bought) never modify the RAW file: it converts it as TIFF or JPEG or do nothing if desired. What you see on screen according your adjustments comes from the PREVIEW folder, which is created when you install C1 and where the RAW is copied and worked (don't forget to purge it after some time if you want preserve disk space:) )

Hope this help?

[35mmSummicron]

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for every module (IE: colour balance, exposure settings) there is a "Reset" button which looks like a grid with a line through it. on the exposure module, you can reset all defaults within that module which is an icon that looks like two grids each with a line through it.

 

so you can go from colour balance>exposure>sharpening modules to reset/change the settings on your selected raw files. this is where the intuitive design of C1 Pro shines--going left to right adjusting all the way to processing your files.

 

as well what you can do is select one raw image that has no adjustments, then select the rest of your files you want to "reset" and goto "Image" in the file menu and "Apply Settings" here you basically get a checker list of everything C1 can modify (keeping in mind these are not *actually* applied to the raw files, but just settings for the processing stage)

 

hope this helps.

 

andy

[35mmSummicron]

forgot to mention. for a REAL quick and dirty way to revert back to original defaults, in every folder you open in Capture One, there is a "Capture One Settings" subfolder.

 

within this folder are 3 more: "ImageSettings", "Thumbnails", "Previews"

 

for archival purposes, you can delete the thumnails and previews to save space (the next time you open the session though, you will have to regenerate all your thumbnails/previews which does take time).

 

if you want to revert ALL captures in that folder, simply delete the imagesettings folder.

 

hope this helps.

 

andy

[dannirr]

Thanks for that help - however, using the reset button on each screen does not actually reset to all original even on that screen: for example, if you desaturate an image to monochrome, pressing the reset button has no effect on the saturation slider.

 

It seems a terrible oversight not to have a single REVERT to original button. Having to delete files (previews etc) is clumsy an dtime consuming - finding which ones need deleting, which need keeping etc. Surely a single REVERT to original option would be useful by most, if not all, users?

 

All non-destructive image editors (Lightroom, Aperture, RAW converters) should offer this.

 

Best, and thanks again,

 

Danni

[35mmSummicron]

perhaps you should reread the suggestions/instructions carefully.

 

in the exposure module, there is an icon that looks like two grids, each grid with a line through it. (third button from the left) this is the "reset all exposures" setting and will default everything back to zero adjustments to the current file selected.

 

if you want to reset a number of images, first reset the current image selected, then select your others and "apply to selected captures" (last icon on the right of the exposure module)

 

these are instructions using C1 Pro on a mac, i apologize if your interface might look abit different, however the workflow concept should be the same if you are a windows user.

 

/a

 

Thanks for that help - however, using the reset button on each screen does not actually reset to all original even on that screen: for example, if you desaturate an image to monochrome, pressing the reset button has no effect on the saturation slider.

 

It seems a terrible oversight not to have a single REVERT to original button. Having to delete files (previews etc) is clumsy an dtime consuming - finding which ones need deleting, which need keeping etc. Surely a single REVERT to original option would be useful by most, if not all, users?

 

All non-destructive image editors (Lightroom, Aperture, RAW converters) should offer this.

 

Best, and thanks again,

 

Danni

[cmb_]

Thanks for that help - however, using the reset button on each screen does not actually reset to all original even on that screen: for example, if you desaturate an image to monochrome, pressing the reset button has no effect on the saturation slider.

 

As stated in one of the posts above, for Windows hold down the Ctrl Key while clicking on the Reset button and this will reset ALL controls in the exposure tab. Not sure for a Mac.

 

Hope this helps.