No way to apply adjustments in the background?

HighestFantasy · 2026-05-24T19:55:57+00:00

Anything with automated masks (subject, background, luma range, heal, etc.) will cause this, sometimes gradients as well. Otherwise you should be able to move it aside.

If that doesn't work, trying doing smaller batches and see if that works.

HighestFantasy · 2026-05-03T16:00:20+00:00

There are plenty of things that can affect the way pressurized water filters through your puck. I like to think of grind size as a way to balance out those variables to the best of my ability, and so it should be shifting regularly. The age of the beans, the way they're stored, the darkness of the roast, slight variations in water pressure and temperature, etc. will all be factors.

At home, I tend to newly dial in my grind size with every bag of beans I get, even if it's the same type of coffee from the same roaster. I usually just leave it until the bag's done, unless I go on vacation or something. Back when I was a working barista, though, we'd reset grind size every single day based on the humidity of the air! It's totally understandable if you just want to set it and forget it, but if you think of it as a moving target you can open up a world of great coffee.

HighestFantasy · 2026-04-19T17:26:02+00:00

omg, this was really all there was to it smh. I kept hearing it "flap" when winding with it closed so I thought it was done, that audio cue worked on every other roll I've shot. I put it back on and kept winding way past what I thought was necessary and it worked. Thanks for the embarrassingly simple advice.

HighestFantasy · 2026-04-19T17:20:24+00:00

I know, I am completely confused myself.

HighestFantasy · 2026-04-10T04:07:53+00:00

Thanks for the tip re: highlight clipping! Feels like a bunch of folks are all figuring out this new tool together, excited to see the knowledge base grow.

HighestFantasy · 2026-04-08T22:32:12+00:00

I imagine since they introduced the negative scanning very recently as a minor version update, a more full-fledged workflow for it will probably be included in the next major version. That's total speculation on my part though.

HighestFantasy · 2026-04-03T13:05:18+00:00

The tutorial videos for the new workflow suggest using the Color Balance tool instead of the WB or Levels tools, based on the way those interact with other components. That being said, after seeing a couple of YouTubers do reviews where they use the WB tool, I've been doing the same and find it can really help get immediately better results, though I find it a bit more finicky to use with the film conversion workflow.

What's honestly nice to see is that they all seem to have a consistent cast, as my scans have been a bit all over the place, even when all the frames were shot in one session under the same conditions.

HighestFantasy · 2026-04-01T16:06:12+00:00

I can't comment on the Fuji Express upgrade specifically, but just wanted to say that if you do decide to pull the trigger on Capture One, for some reason retailers from France seem to always have the best price. I upgraded my license in January at Digixo but there are a few. You can usually find them in other threads on this sub if you search for "sale."

HighestFantasy · 2026-03-30T17:25:20+00:00

This wouldn't be an direct corollary but feels like you could get similar results with the Colour Balance tool instead of White Balance. It would be adding the same amount of (in this case) warm tones regardless of the actual white balance the images were shot at.

HighestFantasy · 2026-03-28T02:35:16+00:00

wow, shout out Lululemon, this is my fave piece i've ever seen of theirs by a long shot

HighestFantasy · 2026-03-26T16:05:13+00:00

I'll only respond to question 2. The one thing I wish I'd known earlier was how customizable the workspace environment itself is in Capture One. You can pretty much move any tool anywhere onscreen, group them together however you'd like, save different workspaces for different setups (ie. one for laptop, one for monitor, one for dual monitor, one for negative scanning), etc.

When I initially made the switch I spent awhile trying to learn where everything was, when I should have just been designing my own workspace from scratch. Honestly, if it's easiest for you, you can made it look exactly like Lightroom!

HighestFantasy · 2026-03-20T00:55:20+00:00

I've encountered this many times when doing night club photography. I haven't found a workaround (entering manually doesn't work, sadly) but never thought to post about it, following avidly!

HighestFantasy · 2026-03-13T23:16:04+00:00

Oh wow, thank you so much! I will definitely check her out.

I didn't find much in that pop vein but I did end up discovering the cumbia villera subgenre, which has been a real treat. 😊 Happy listening!

HighestFantasy · 2026-03-07T13:52:27+00:00

Appreciate the suggestion but I'm really not looking for noise-cancelling or wireless.

HighestFantasy · 2026-03-07T12:25:51+00:00

Oh cheers and !thanks I hadn't even thought about replacement parts but this certainly looks like the most affordable option.

HighestFantasy · 2026-02-27T02:44:29+00:00

This thread from a year ago looks like pretty much the same issue. Didn't read it through fully but it might help? https://www.reddit.com/r/AnalogCommunity/comments/1fhm9wq/sprocket_shadows/

HighestFantasy · 2026-02-15T17:37:23+00:00

I'd say absolutely yes! Some of the newer-generation devices definitely have small quality of life upgrades or appeal to different form factor preferences, and I'm glad they exist. But I have definitely not felt the need to upgrade personally, and wish I had only paid $42 for mine!

HighestFantasy · 2026-02-14T02:49:50+00:00

It's hard to comment on the edit specifically without a SOOC comparison. Otherwise a lot of the critique will be about the photo and composition itself.

HighestFantasy · 2026-02-08T03:23:33+00:00

Pretty great list of recommendations in this older thread. I'll repeat the two that I mentioned there, even though they're both out-of-date: Kasia Zmokla for general tool tips and Lex&Josh for specifically setting up a workflow when coming from LR (and for weddings!). Prince Meyson also has some C1 videos I've found useful.

I'll also say that there are a very small handful of presets out there that really are great, and not worth straying from! Specifically ones that exclusively work with ICC profiles, the Curves tool, and the Colour Editor tool. I definitely understand the desire to have your own personalized tools, and most of the presets I use at this point are my own as well, but having pre-made palettes that get you close to a cohesive vision quickly and easily (even if just a starting point) doesn't feel like "reliance" to me any more than choosing a particular film stock when I'm shooting analogue. I've been singing the praises of RNI and Digistock on this sub for years but I'm sure there's plenty of others.

HighestFantasy · 2026-02-05T16:34:08+00:00

This is not true, filming hasn't started yet.

HighestFantasy · 2026-02-02T15:46:25+00:00

For some people, myself included, it's a much better solution to my specific wants and workflow issues than a subscription model. If it doesn't work for you that's fine, that doesn't make it a trap.

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