The variant to the left is using Capture One 7 engine as it has been opened in Capture One 7. If I make a new variant of the image (F2 on Mac/F7 on Windows) the new image will, by default, be using the new engine “Capture One 8”. If you look at the Base Characteristics tool you will see that the processing engine “Capture One 7” is used for the image. By first using version 7 the image will get image settings from this version, which will be maintained when you look at the image in version 8. In order to compare version 7 against version 8 I will start by looking at the image in Capture One Pro 7. To show how the HDR tool has been improved I will use the image from above. The image to the right is after it has been optimized in Capture One Pro 8 primarily by using the improved High Dynamic Range tool. The image has been exposed with just a bit of clipping in the brightest part of the sky.
The image to the left is straight out of the camera. So if you need super strong corrections you can now simply add an extra layer and apply more Shadow or Highlight recovery from the High Dynamic Range tool. The High Dynamic Range tool is now also available in Local Adjustments Layers. With the new High Dynamic Range tool in version 8 you are now able to do strong corrections without getting the artificial HDR look. The design goals have been to achieve a more natural and realistic look when doing strong correction. In Capture One Pro 8 the High Dynamic Range tool has been improved in such a way that it is easier to recover detail in both shadows and highlights in a natural way. Capture One has a High Dynamic Range tool designed to optimize images with a large dynamic range normally leading to loss of detail and colors in highlights and shadows.
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