Productivity AutomationVerified

Capture One offers an AI-driven Dust Removal tool that automatically scans a photo for sensor dust spots and removes them with a single button click, replacing the need to manually locate and heal each spot.

Details

Introduced in Capture One 23 (version 16.2, released approximately May 2023), the Dust Removal tool is located in the Refine Tool Tab. When activated, it performs an AI analysis of the image to identify dust spots and automatically places removal corrections. The tool accepts RAW image files as input and outputs an image with dust-spot corrections applied non-destructively. The prior manual Spot Removal tool was replaced by this AI-driven version.

Products affected

Capture One ProCapture One StudioCapture One All in One

Sources & Evidence

Company Disclosure

Dust Removal

Capture One Support·Aug 2024

https://support.captureone.com/hc/en-us/articles/10913734650653-Dust-Removal

Company Disclosure

Removing spots and sensor dust

Capture One Support·May 2023

https://support.captureone.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002616618-Removing-spots-and-sensor-dust

Other practices by Capture One

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