Timesaving collaboration tool with Capture One Live

’ve been using Capture One in the studio for quite a while now. The ease of live tethering and the Overlay tool are just a couple of the main reasons. But there is another very important one — Capture One Live. And the new update makes it even better.

What is Capture One Live?

Capture One Live (labeled “Share Online” in Capture One) allows you to shoot and instantly share your images in real-time, remotely with clients or creative directors that can’t be on set. Get instant feedback on photos while you’re still on set, now even faster and easier than before. It’s free to use and collaborators can access images and leave feedback from any device.

Shoot

You can shoot tethered or not, but I find it much quicker to share a session than import and share. But that’s completely up to the individual.

Share

By sharing a link with specific people on and off the set, they can immediately view, rate and color tag photos directly on any device. No need for third-party tools or sending massive files back and forth. PC, smartphones or tablets. Windows, Mac or Android … it doesn’t matter. It’s quick it’s simple and it works! They just need internet access. And it’s secure.

Photo by Yvette Pethebridge, model checking images

Collaborate

Collaborate with clients and team members from anywhere in the world. No massive files, no third-party apps. You get full control over who reviews your photos. You can set who has rights to view or comment, rate and tag images.

Send Live link to any device

Who can it benefit?

Any stakeholder in the process — models, designers, creative directors, hair and makeup, and clients — can benefit from Capture One Live. By being able to access the images on their devices in real-time, they can double-check every aspect of the shoot, which makes things super efficient and prevents unwanted costly reshoots.

If the client or creative director wants to change something, they can see and do it in real-time, whether they are there or half a world away. Perhaps your makeup artist notices a small change that is required that others missed. This can save you loads of time in editing.

Capture One Live — Share Online

Endless possibilities

You don’t have to be live or tethered to share a collection with someone else, but it’s handy. Perhaps decide ahead of time if you want to work with a certain color scheme — red for dismissing, green for keeping, yellow changes to be made, purple for perfection. Or whatever works. Perhaps you just want the star rating — one star for bad or five stars for fantastic. I am sure you get the idea. You can even change the language on your own device that you’re logged in on.

Not only is Capture One Live a great feature for portrait or fashion shoots … what about food or product shots? I could see this as being a real bonus for pretty much any shoot shot in the studio.