Kuuvik Capture 4 at Mac App Store analyse

Multi-point live view, focus peaking, Dual Histogram (RAW + processed), visual bracketing monitor, industrial strength reliability and swift operation are the cornerstones of this premium Canon EOS tethering app.

Tethering for the Serious Photographer

Connecting your camera to a computer opens up new possibilities. Youll benefit from working on a large screen, precise exposure control and improved focusing accuracy — a must with todays high-megapixel sensors. Besides being lightning fast at basic tasks, a handful of advanced composition and evaluation tools make Kuuvik Capture an indispensable time-saver for the discerning architecture, landscape or studio photographer.

Live View on a Higher Level

From focusing assistance with real-time sharpening and peaking tools. Through intuitive navigation, focus pulling and alignment grid controls. And culminating in multi-point live view* that makes optimizing depth of field and focusing tilt-shift lenses a breeze — the state-of-the-art live view helps you achieve better results faster. All the while being gentle to the MacBooks battery.

* Available on select cameras only (see below).

Movies

Kuuvik Capture also brings the tethering advantage to the cinematographer*. Think about cameras placed in hard-to-reach locations, or enclosed in a crash box. It’s much easier to set up and execute your shot if you see what you are doing — with the help of the apps advanced live view tools.

* Supported with select cameras only (see below).

Rich Automation Toolset

From simple mirror lock-up and release automation, through 15-shot exposure brackets to 100-shot focus brackets, the app covers everything. You can freely combine brackets with the intervalometer and mirror lock-up, while the Bracketing Monitor oversees your settings and warns you about potential problems. Youll never want to revert to the cameras built-in automation features after trying Kuuvik Capture.

Star the Best, Trash the Rest

Culling a shoot is as easy as selecting the best images and let Kuuvik Capture remove the rest. And this even works on images shoot untethered, outside of the app. Like on a wedding or sport event. The fast image decoding and display engine allows us to skip time consuming preview generation, which is a huge boon when working on thousands of images.

A RAW Shooters Best Friend

Kuuvik Capture aims to assist you in creating the best and highest quality images possible. This is why we provide special tools for working with RAW files. The Dual Histogram and RAW-based clipping warnings help you avoid exposure issues, while the Unitary WB brings RAW-like histogram capability to the untethered camera. Utilizing industry-standard XMP metadata means that your RAW converter could pick up where Kuuvik Capture finished its job.

Want to Learn More?

The eBook "Kuuvik Capture Inside Out" explains every feature of the app. Its a free download from: https://www.kuuvikcapture.com/the-book

Supported Canon EOS Cameras

With movie recording and multi-point live view:
1DX2/5D2/5D3/5D4/5DS/5DSR/6D/6D2/7D/7D2/70D/77D/80D/90D/100D/200D/200D2/250D/750D/760D/800D/1200D/1300D/1500D/2000D/3000D/4000D/8000D/9000D/M6II/R/RP; Rebel SL1/SL2/SL3/T5/T6/T7/T6i/T6s/T7i/T100; Kiss X7/X8i/X9/X9i/X10/X70/X80/X90

With multi-point live view:
1DC/1DX/700D; Rebel T5i; Kiss X7i

With movie recording:
M50; Kiss M

Advanced tethering only:
1D4/50D/60D/550D/600D/650D/1100D; Rebel T2i/T3/T3i/T4i; Kiss X4/X5/X6i/X50

You may need to upgrade the cameras firmware to the latest available version to be able to use it with Kuuvik Capture.

Built-in Wi-Fi must be disabled when connected via USB as it blocks the USB port when enabled.

Wi-Fi/Ethernet connection is supported on all cameras with built-in Wi-Fi/Ethernet and via the optional WFT-E6/E7/E8 or W-E1 transmitters.

FOR DETAILED COMPATIBILITY INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: https://www.kuuvikcapture.com/tech-specs

Competant Capture for the Mac

• ☆☆☆☆☆   abouddweck 8 years ago

I bought this program after reading about it on a photographer’s forum. Part of the appeal is that Version 2.0 was designed with the 50 megapixel Canon 5DSr in mind. This camera generates 225MB raw files. Kuuvik Capture 2 handles the files quickly, images appear a few seconds after the capture bar is hit, much faster than Lightroom for example. This is a capture program with ideal features and camera controls: So far I’ve tried live view, auto focus select point, focus peaking for manual focus, , an intervalometer, mirror lock up with variable times. Everything works as advertised. You can choose from full manual, aperture preferred or shutter preferred functions, as on the Canon cameras. I noted only one minor issue, a tendency for the AF to hunt in a tight shot in lower light. The AF on the camera snapped into place right away. I don’t know what the reason is, but it would be a minor inconvenience for most photographers. Based on my experience, and I’ve used many capture programs in the past 10 years, I’d recommend Kuuvik 2.0 highly.

Well Executed Program

• ☆☆☆☆☆   Moxeri 8 years ago

Have been using Kuuvik Capture 2 with my Canon 6D and have found it to be a very well put together program. It functions flawlessly with my camera. There is no manual however and that would be a help to learn some of the not so obvious functions of the program. Highly recommend.

Perfect for Macro Focus Stacking

• ☆☆☆☆☆   johnnyrandom 8 years ago

I can’t say enough good things about this app. For high-resolution tethered macro shooting, it’s absolutely perfect. The live view features are stunning: The RAW histogram, focus peaking and highlight/shadow clipping masks are extremely accurate and intuitive. This app is snappy, retina-ready, has an excellent workflow and is a huge timesaver.

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