Hi Ian, Yes - absolutely, it's actually creating a mask just like any other, so you can still apply a luma range (and refine, etc) on top of what's created by the magic brush too - albeit at a global level for the layer.

Great explanation of the new features. Thanks very much!

@@Paulreiffer I am trying to do so, magic brush and then luma range and refine mask, in a M1 MBP and the program gets unresponsive. It takes a long time till you can use it again. Am I doing something wrong or is it a problem related to the m1 chip? Have you experienced this?

I have just discovered that it could be an issue related to an app called magnet in bigsur. I have uninstalled it and C1 works as usual.

@@san2k136 wow, thanks for sharing that observation! This is why I love the comment sections on KZfaq! We help each other to overcome problems and limitations by sharing our observations, like you did here. Thank!

If you "Edit With..." they'll appear alongside the raw, but if you export, no - they won't automatically show until you synchronise that folder. (As not everyone wants their exports to show in the catalog - including me!)

@@Paulreiffer Thank you Paul. Yes I am in the minority that works in this way I think. I don’t like to entrust all my edits to a particular catalog system whether it be Lightroom or capture one. I like to have them saved out for future proofing. Only downside is for every raw photo I keep in my catalogue there will be a tiff as well so I’m bloating my catalogue with many more photos than some would deem necessary.

Not that I know of - BUT, remember this is "v1" of the whole concept, so I dare say there will be changes and improvements to come...

Nope - it's all now combined into the Universal Export Tool.

@@Paulreiffer It's not polite to supress concret and useful comments!

What comment has been suppressed, Nicolas? 🤔 🤷‍♂️

@@Paulreiffer I did a comment about the new export tool which I found on one side quick and great for small project, but a pure catastrophe for bigger project/pro. This comment has been removed. I confess that I thought it was from your behiave. But sure, could just be KZfaq which does not like negativ comment on commercial products. So excuse me for that. You can find more on my thinking on the CaptureOne Forum / Feature request. support.captureone.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/4404489002641-Export-tool-is-broken-for-advanced-users- I would be very interrested to get your opinion about that! Let's keep debatting: What do you think of the new export tool for pros ? As an example, exporting up on different sub folder based on token into a root output folder is not possible anymore in "one click". The same action which tool 10 seconds before, will not take 10 seconds to 5 minutes depending of the complexity of the project. Moreover, "on set" you can not pause the batch anymore. -> I have the feeling a lot of pros/technicians/operators are in trouble and won't upgrade.

No comments have been removed - so no idea where you posted it, but it wasn't here. I don't see the new way of working as a "catastrophe" - but that's based on my own workflow, which is fine with the new setup (and quick access to Export with Previous that's still available). I'd also consider myself very much a "pro", so making this a "pro vs amateurs" issue, when it's actually down to how an individual's workflow is set up feels a little flippant. The thing with this is that while one group may (do) feel it's a step back, others may have a different opinion. I understand people have built a familiar workflow around the previous toolset - but with any and all new features, changes, enhancements, there are some who love them, and others who don't. I know some level of feedback has landed with the guys in Denmark around specific use cases, but also remember there are high numbers who are writing that they love the new interface too. Whether Capture One decide to build something in future that delivers more flexibility for both groups, I couldn't predict - but for sure, the feature request and support system are the right place to put your thoughts if it's something you feel strongly about.

Kind of.... (ish). So, the Style Brushes have their (normal) brush type stored with them. You'd effectively need to start the style brush layer with a normal brush, and *then* use the Magic Brush on that layer. So, click a small dot to create the style brush layer and then any of the masking options (inc. gradient filter) are available from that point onwards...

@@Paulreiffer Thank you.

Other than the global export functions, in terms of organisation and synchronisation, no - not for this release :-)

Yup - just head to your account on captureone.com and it will show you the options :-)

I think you might be talking about our live editing sessions - there isn't one this week, next week we're back online :-)

iBrush?! ;-)

I guess it's called "magic" because it uses a unique combination of luminosity, contrast, and color characteristics to determine similarity of pixels for each brush stroke. Perhaps "similarity brush" would be a good alternative, but I kind of like the more playful name.

...needs to be a clip every time you click the icon ;-)

In theory, your existing recipe should continue to work Martin. New outputs from sessions will go into each session's output folder as long as you're using the session default (output) folder :-)

​@@Paulreiffer Thanks for all the work you put in with the many vids. I always leave software updates for a fortnight afore taking the plunge. I'll try this next week.

That’s 16.3 - but there will also be minor 16.3.x releases. Check in your account on their website 👍

@@Paulreiffer Thank you Paul for your reply. I bought it recently so it's very strange that I have version 16.3 and 2 years ago you had version 21. I think Phase One stopped giving version number to this software.

Ah, no - you're mixing marketing versions (which went by year of release - so, you're on 2021 = "Capture One 21" etc) with software versions (which have always incremented by 1 behind the scenes. Capture One in 2021 was at version 14.x 2022 was version 15.x 2023 was/is verion 16.x BUT - it's now switched to use ONLY the software version number, and all versions are simply called "Capture One" now. So 16.3 is the very latest version of the software.

@@Paulreiffer Exactly, thank you! I was asking because I thought that maybe there is maybe still marketing version.