Capture One Workflow with Tab Bar Update

The new Tab Bar flow in Aftershoot has brought many changes and improvements. It also brought some modifications to the way Capture One users experience the app. In this article, we'll explore how the new flow looks. Please note this may be temporary as we're constantly exploring ways to integrate Capture One better.
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In our experience, previously, most Capture One users imported their images from their memory card directly into Capture One and then exported catalogs into Aftershoot. We recommend a different flow for both Culling and Editing, which will help you have the best experience.

There are two ways you can go about this. The simpler way is to ingest your images directly into Aftershoot from your camera or memory card.

If you prefer to import into Capture One first, you will then need to export your images into a folder as RAWs/JPEGs before importing them into Aftershoot. When you're uploading a Capture One Catalog as opposed to RAW/JPEG images, you can only edit, not cull.

This distinction matters if you plan to use a Capture One-trained editing profile — see the Note in Step 2 below.

After you import the RAW/JPEG images into Aftershoot, just go about Culling and/or Editing as you would usually do in Aftershoot.

If you need some tips, guidelines, or simply a refresher, please refer to these articles: Get Started with Aftershoot Culling and How to Edit with Aftershoot. They have been updated to reflect the new Tab Bar flow.

Note: Capture One-trained Professional AI Profiles only work if you uploaded a Capture One Catalog in Step 1 — not RAW/JPEG images. If you imported RAW/JPEG (even if they originally came from Capture One), you can cull and edit normally in Aftershoot, but you won't be able to select a Capture One-trained profile. If you specifically want that profile, upload a Capture One Catalog instead — just remember Catalog uploads only support editing, so cull your images first via the RAW/JPEG path, or before exporting the catalog.

This part of the flow hasn't changed. You can still export your images directly into the editing software of choice as soon as you're done Culling and/or Editing.

We hope this article was useful, and if you still experience difficulties or have questions, feel free to contact us at [email protected] - it will be our pleasure to help you out!