The Leaf Aptus-II / Aptus digital backs have gained significant workflow options with the extended tethered support in the latest release of Capture One 5.1. This latest Capture One release extends tethered and raw image support to a wide range of Leaf digital backs, including the Leaf Aptus-II 10, Aptus-II 7, Aptus-II 6, Aptus-II 5, AFi-II 10, AFi-II 7, AFi-II 6, Aptus 65S, Aptus 54S, AFi 7, AFi 6, AFi 5, Aptus 75, Aptus 65, Aptus 22 and Aptus 17, in addtion to the Aptus-II 10, Aptus-II 8 (pictured), Aptus II 7, Aptus-II 6, Aptus-II 5, AFi-II 10, AFi-II 7 and AFi-II 6.

Press Release

TEL AVIV, February 22, 2010— Leaf Imaging announces that Leaf Aptus-II/Aptus camera backs have gained significant workflow options with the extended tethered support in the latest release of Capture One 5.1, the powerful raw conversion, workflow and image editing application.

“Now that the new Capture One 5.1 supports tethered shooting with Leaf backs, Leaf shooters have the widest array of workflow options in the market,” said Ziv Argov, Leaf’s Director of Marketing.

Photographers shooting with Leaf Aptus-II/Aptus medium format camera backs will be able to expand their workflow and take advantage of the wide feature set in Capture One 5.1, including:

- The Focus Tool provides a valuable feature to portrait and commercial photographers, saving them time by allowing them to check focus in real time without zooming in or out of the main preview image.

- The Focus Mask operates on a selected RAW image and also on RAW thumbnails, so photographers can quickly see which images from a large shoot are precisely focused. This tool is particularly valuable to portrait, wedding and fashion photographers who shoot in RAW format.

- With the ability to create Variants, or versions of images, workflow is enhanced. Variants take only a small amount of disk space and offer the ability to process the same image in a number of different ways.

- The Color Editor lets photographers select color ranges in different modes, from basic mode to a more refined range in the advanced mode. The Skin Tone Enhancer in the Color Editor makes it easier to work with skin tones for a more natural and smoother look.

According to photographer Herve Lewandowski, “With Capture One 5.1, it is very easy to shoot tethered to my Leaf Aptus-II 10 camera back. The lens correction tools in Capture One 5.1 are a huge improvement to my workflow!”

This latest Capture One release extends tethered and raw image support to a wide range of Leaf digital backs, including:

Capture One 5.1 Digital Back version provides tethered support for:

Leaf Aptus-II 10, Aptus-II 7, Aptus-II 6, Aptus-II 5, AFi-II 10, AFi-II 7, AFi-II 6

Capture One 5.1 PRO now adds tethered support for:

Leaf Aptus 75S, Aptus 65S, Aptus 54S, AFi 7, AFi 6, AFi 5, Aptus 75, Aptus 65, Aptus 22, Aptus 17

NOTE: Live View/Preview for Leaf digital backs is not supported in this version.

Capture One already supports the following Leaf RAW files from these models:

Leaf Aptus-II 10, Aptus-II 8 (preliminary), Aptus II 7, Aptus-II 6, Aptus-II 5, AFi-II 10, AFi-II 7, AFi-II 6

Now Capture One 5.1 / 5.1 PRO adds RAW file support for:

Leaf Aptus 75S, Aptus 65S, Aptus 54S, AFi 7, AFi 6, AFi 5, Aptus 75, Aptus 65, Aptus 22, Aptus 17

For more information about Leaf digital camera backs, please see: http://www.leaf-photography.com/products_aptus2.asp

For more information about Capture One 5.1: http://www.phaseone.com/en/Software/Capture-One-5-Pro/PRO-FAQ.aspx

For complete Capture One 5.1 product details, see http://www.phaseone.com/5

About Leaf Imaging
Leaf Imaging has been a pioneer in professional digital photography. In 1992, Leaf introduced the world’s first commercial digital camera back. Today, the Leaf Aptus-II digital backs are the choice of leading photographers. Leaf is dedicated to improving the quality of its products, technologies and services to support the advancement of professional digital photography. Leaf Imaging is a Phase One company.

For more information, visit the Leaf website at http://www.leaf-photography.com. You can also follow Leaf on http://twitter.com/leafimaging.

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