New update – May 2025

RETOUCH EASILY. BUILD SESSIONS BETTER.

retouch

RETOUCHING. BUILT RIGHT IN.

Our all-new retouching tools give you fine-tuned results in a fraction of the time. No masks or brushes needed.

Start editing immediately with auto-detected faces and easy-to-use sliders. You can tether and retouch live, allowing you to speed through post-production by copying edits across shots.

Before
After
Blemish removal
Dark circle reduction
Even Skin
Contouring

slide to retouch

Pull the sliders and decide how much you want to retouch your image. Then apply it to your other images. It's really that easy.

  • Blemish removalClear up skin, keep the texture
  • Dark circle reductionBrighten under the eyes without losing detail
  • Even SkinSmooth large areas while keeping highlights and structure
  • ContouringAdd shape with natural shadows
session improvements

BETTER SESSIONS WITH LESS SETUP

With the Manual Session Builder, organizing your Sessions is faster than ever. Create and reuse folder structures in just a few clicks — ideal for repeatable workflows and streamlined setups.

Now, you can also navigate your Sessions with a full folder hierarchy and assign Capture, Selects, Output, or Trash roles with a simple right-click. All within the updated Library tool.

studio only

AUTOMATE YOUR SESSIONS

Build folder structures instantly with Tokens and reduce manual setup with our Automated Session Builder for Studio. Generate nested folders in seconds and reuse your structure across sessions.

With Studio, you’ll also have Live Sessions now run for 60 days, giving your clients moretime to review and engage.

Finally, we’veoptimized multiple folder sharing, which now supports larger folders and more images, making sharing and collaboration smoother and more responsive.

Smoother performance on high-res Mac displays

Viewer responsiveness has been improved on Retina and 4K+ screens. Sliders feel smoother, and stuttering with proxy images is significantly reduced, especially when using higher Preview Image Sizes.

Want all the details?

Read our full release notes and dive deeper into the updates, improvements, and everything else that's new in this version.

New in Capture One – Retouching & Session Tools (May 2025)