AI Usage at a Glance
Timeline
Nov 8, 2022
ProductivityPractice documented: Capture One offers Smart Adjustments, an AI tool that automatically matches the exposure and white balance of a batch of photos to a single photographer-selected reference image, reducing the need to edit each image individually.
Practice DocumentedView practice →May 19, 2023
ProductivityPractice documented: 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.
Practice DocumentedView practice →Oct 1, 2023
OtherPractice documented: Capture One offers an AI-powered Focus Tool that automatically detects faces and eyes in photos, zooming in on the relevant area so photographers can quickly check whether a subject's face or eyes are in sharp focus during the culling process.
Practice DocumentedView practice →May 14, 2024
ProductivityPractice documented: Capture One offers AI Crop, a tool that automatically detects faces or subjects in a batch of photos and applies a consistent crop composition based on a single photographer-set reference, saving time during high-volume shoots.
Practice DocumentedView practice →May 14, 2024
ProductivityPractice documented: Capture One offers AI Masking, a set of tools that automatically identifies and selects the subject, background, or specific body parts in a photo with a single click, letting photographers apply targeted edits without hand-painting selections.
Practice DocumentedView practice →Oct 23, 2024
Creative GenPractice documented: Capture One integrated Photoroom's AI background replacement service into its software, allowing photographers to automatically remove and replace or expand image backgrounds with AI-generated content directly within the Capture One interface.
Practice DocumentedView practice →Oct 23, 2024
ProductivityPractice documented: Capture One offers the Match Look tool, which uses AI to analyze a reference photo and automatically replicate its color grade and tonal look on another image, giving photographers a quick starting point for consistent editing.
Practice DocumentedView practice →Apr 3, 2025
Creative GenNew evidence: Edit Background with Photoroom API (All in One and Studio in Sessions)
Evidence AddedView practice →May 8, 2025
ProductivityPractice documented: Capture One deployed an AI-powered Retouch Faces tool in May 2025 that automatically detects faces in portrait photos and applies adjustments for blemish removal, skin smoothing, dark circle reduction, and contouring using simple sliders — without requiring manual masks.
Practice DocumentedView practice →May 12, 2025
ProductivityNew evidence: Capture One's AI Update: Faster Retouching, Less Hassle
Evidence AddedView practice →May 20, 2025
ProductivityNew evidence: Retouching & Session Tools (May 2025)
Evidence AddedView practice →May 6, 2026
Data AnalysisPractice documented: Capture One tested an Enhanced Denoise feature in a public beta released May 2026, which uses AI to reduce digital noise in high-ISO photographs while preserving natural texture and skin tones, computed in the background without interrupting the photographer's workflow.
Practice DocumentedView practice →May 6, 2026
ProductivityPractice documented: Capture One tested an Assisted Review feature in a public beta released May 2026 that uses AI to automatically flag photos with technical problems — such as closed eyes, missed focus, or exposure issues — helping photographers sort through large shoot volumes more quickly.
Practice DocumentedView practice →Recent activity
Capture One tested an Enhanced Denoise feature in a public beta released May 2026, which uses AI to reduce digital noise in high-ISO photographs while preserving natural texture and skin tones, computed in the background without interrupting the photographer's workflow.
Released in Capture One 16.8 Beta (May 6, 2026), Enhanced Denoise is an extension of the existing Noise Reduction tool. It accepts Bayer-pattern RAW files as input — X-Trans (Fujifilm) files are not yet supported — and processes them using an AI model to generate a denoised sidecar file. The denoising is calculated once per image and reused across all variants. An Impact slider allows the photographer to control how aggressively noise is reduced, from a natural-grain look to a cleaner finish. Processing runs in the background so other editing tasks can continue simultaneously.
Capture One integrated Photoroom's AI background replacement service into its software, allowing photographers to automatically remove and replace or expand image backgrounds with AI-generated content directly within the Capture One interface.
Introduced in Capture One 16.5.0 (October 23, 2024) for macOS Sessions, with Windows support and background expansion added in version 16.5.2, the Replace Background feature connects to the Photoroom API. Photoroom's AI automatically detects the subject, removes the background, and replaces it with a solid color, AI-generated scene, or transparent layer. A Photoroom API subscription is required to produce images without a watermark. Capture One and Photoroom have stated they do not use submitted images to train AI models. This feature is restricted to All in One and Studio subscription tiers.
Capture One offers AI Crop, a tool that automatically detects faces or subjects in a batch of photos and applies a consistent crop composition based on a single photographer-set reference, saving time during high-volume shoots.
Introduced in Capture One 16.4.0 (May 14, 2024), AI Crop is available in Capture One Pro as part of the Crop Tool and as a dedicated tool with more controls in Capture One Studio. The photographer sets a crop on one reference image; the AI then detects faces or subjects in subsequent images and applies a crop that maintains consistent framing and positioning. It supports tethered shooting via Next Capture Adjustments, allowing crops to be applied automatically to each new image as it is captured.
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Capture One offers AI Crop, a tool that automatically detects faces or subjects in a batch of photos and applies a consistent crop composition based on a single photographer-set reference, saving time during high-volume shoots.
Capture One offers the Match Look tool, which uses AI to analyze a reference photo and automatically replicate its color grade and tonal look on another image, giving photographers a quick starting point for consistent editing.
Capture One tested an Assisted Review feature in a public beta released May 2026 that uses AI to automatically flag photos with technical problems — such as closed eyes, missed focus, or exposure issues — helping photographers sort through large shoot volumes more quickly.
Capture One deployed an AI-powered Retouch Faces tool in May 2025 that automatically detects faces in portrait photos and applies adjustments for blemish removal, skin smoothing, dark circle reduction, and contouring using simple sliders — without requiring manual masks.
Capture One offers Smart Adjustments, an AI tool that automatically matches the exposure and white balance of a batch of photos to a single photographer-selected reference image, reducing the need to edit each image individually.
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.
Capture One offers AI Masking, a set of tools that automatically identifies and selects the subject, background, or specific body parts in a photo with a single click, letting photographers apply targeted edits without hand-painting selections.
Cite this record
Trace Foundation. (2026). Capture One: documented AI practices (data as of 2026-05-11) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/company/3c232492-6cfc-4c78-bbf7-fc22c1267164. Accessed September 7, 2026.
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- Data as of
- May 11, 2026
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