

With these settings alone, you can get some of the best out of the marriage of Capture One and Wacom tablet, and for many, this is as much as they need or want.

In fact, these same Pen settings can be kept for Photoshop, and holding the button down and moving the pen on the tablet in Photoshop allows you to adjust the same parameters as in Capture One, just a bit more fluidly. As you begin to use one, you will naturally find what works best for you and your workflow, but here’s a sample to get you started immediately. It warrants bringing attention to the fact that natural feeling of using a pen aside, the benefits of speed and a more efficient workflow are achieved through customization of the tablets and pens, and they can be tailored to suit. And for those current Capture One users, this is by no means an exhaustive list think of this as a quick start guide where you can copy sample settings and get a glimpse at what’s possible. Unlike Lightroom, Capture One has powerful layers and layer masks, and refined local adjustment tools that all take advantage of today’s pen tablets.įor those of you not yet using Capture One, this is an excellent time to download a full free trial to follow along.

Wacom tablets have had the misfortune of being almost exclusively associated with Photoshop, but they can transform how you post-process in many applications, including Capture One. The purpose and utility of a pen tablet is an obvious one: it’s an input device that brings to a computer interface the familiarity and natural experience of using a pen and paper, and that allows you to interact with your images in a way nothing else permits and heightens the user experience.
