Capture One Shows off iPad Version - My Thoughts on the App
Yesterday, Capture One showed off the iPad version of Capture One for the first time. In a livestream on their YouTube channel, David Grover, showcased the interface of the new software.
You can watch the full video embedded below or here on YouTube.
Some details you may have missed, and My Reaction
I’ve been getting questions about the potential for an iPad version of Capture One for quite some time, long before they actually announced it, and it’s cool to see it in operation. The interface is quite different from the desktop version, and initially, it actually looks nothing like Capture One. They have clearly designed it for touch operation, which is good, but the design looks a little – well, basic in my opinion. It could do with some love from a professional iPad UI designer to make it look more like a polished app. Maybe I’m being too harsh? It’s still a pre-production version, though, so let’s give it some time.
Functionality wise, David points out that this is the full image processing core of Capture One, and it has most of the main features, but it wasn’t clear what isn’t there. As mentioned int he comments below the video, it doesn’t have Layers, masking or tethering yet. You can import directly from a memory card with the iPad version, and they mention transferring to the desktop version for further editing, but they didn’t explain how that will work?
Will you have to connect the iPad directly, or will it work over a local network? Will there be a cloud option to sync images?
In the comments on the video, David did say that: “ it will be connected to Capture One Pro via a file transfer system (over the cloud or manual), so you can pick up from where you left off from iPad to Capture One on your desktop.”
Whatever that means.
It will be a standalone product, and presumably won’t be free. There’s no word on costings, but I don’t expect it to be cheap.
On the interface, he was quick to point out that it was designed for two-handed operation. I get this idea, and it seems to work well, but I would also question whether anyone actually works like that, physically holding their iPad for long periods of time. If I was working on images, I’d be at a table with the iPad on aa table, but maybe that’s just me. Either way, it is an interesting way of working, but we’ll have to see how it works in real life.
Speed wise, it looked pretty fast in the video, and on an M1-based iPad Pro (or the just announced new iPad Air, there’s no reason this shouldn’t be as fast as the desktop. Capture One flies on my M1 MacBook Pro, so it should be pretty fast on the iPad too.
Anyway, if you haven’t already, watch the video. I’ll keep you updated when there’s more information available. If you want to sign up for the beta version, you can do so here.
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