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Request a new feature, or support for a camera/lens that you would like to use in Capture One.

Status Future consideration
Workspace Feature requests
Categories Capture One Pro
Created by Will Gavillan
Created on Apr 7, 2025
Merged idea
This idea has been merged into another idea. To comment or vote on this idea, please visit FR-I-306 HDR support.

32-bit export/roundtrip

As HDR and 32-bit still image processing becomes more popular, Capture One needs the ability to export 32-bit compatible files and/or allow roundtripping 32-bit variants to Photoshop and other 32-bit capable editors. Otherwise, ideally, Capture One should adopt 32-bit processing, so one can do their full edit and export from within Capture One. Instagram now supports hdr jpegs with gain maps, and soon safari will as well. Chrome, Threads and Facebook are next. With most smartphones, tablets, and TVs capable of displaying HDR content, the time is now. If you bring it in-house, please figure out a way to support gain maps, very important.

Current workaround

Currently, I am exporting 16-bit tiff files from Capture One and creating pseudo HDR images using Web Sharp Pro. It works well, but requires a photoshop subscription and doesn’t give you as much control of HDR images as you would have inside of a RAW processor.

  • Mike Escoffery
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    May 14, 2025

    There is a thread for HDR support already. https://captureone.ideas.aha.io/ideas/FR-I-306

    I see you're specifically referencing 32bit which is what photoshop needs for HDR images. I agree C1 should support 32bit export as well. Specifically I want to have HDR editing built in to C1 without the need to use PS at all.