Capture One’s layout is about as clear and simple as you can get - Lots of control, lots of information but you can still see the image.

Capture One images generally need no, or very little other work after conversion. It’s so much better. The program also allows you to work through images converting and saving each one as you go - processing images in the background as you work on the next. I’m sure you get the picture by now - I like Capture One.

So far I’ve only used Capture one with Fuji S2 files - excellent - and with Canon EOS 5D files - good for portraits but RawShooter is better for detail. I’ll add to this review as I make more tests           

In a different league from ACR and DPP in terms of ease of use, Capture One was the first really good RAW file processor to actually use joined up thinking when it came to workflow. They obviously realised that most people will have more than one picture to process, and most people won’t want to adjust color, sharpening, tonal curves etc in one program only to have to it all again when you get the file into Photoshop. . That’s not to say that Capture One’s that simple to use - you have to learn your way around, but when you have, the options available and the speed at which you can work makes both ACR and DPP seem like products of the DOS era. The more you use Capture One the more you’ll like it.