Capture One and RAF Film Lab for Fujifilm shooters
Capture One is a professional editor with a strong reputation for Fujifilm RAW files and film simulations developed with Fujifilm. RAF Film Lab is narrower: it does Fujifilm's films and recipes, on every camera's RAFs, on Mac, iPad and iPhone.
RAF Film Lab or Capture One: which should you use?
Use Capture One for professional tethered shooting, large studio catalogs, layered editing on Windows or Mac, and several camera brands. Use RAF Film Lab if you want your in-camera recipe applied to your RAWs, films your camera never got, and the same library on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
| Capture One | RAF Film Lab | |
|---|---|---|
| Film simulations | Film simulation styles, offered for the films each camera has | All 20, on any camera's RAF |
| Reads your in-camera recipe | The film simulation, not Grain, Color Chrome, DR or tone settings | Yes: film, grain, DR, tone, Color Chrome, FX Blue, WB and shift |
| Camera render over USB | No | Yes, on supported cameras |
| Tethered shooting | Yes, a core feature | No |
| Layers, masks, curves | Yes | Yes |
| Camera brands | Most major brands | Fujifilm only |
| Platforms | Mac, Windows, iPad | Mac, iPad and iPhone |
| Price | Subscription or licence | Free TestFlight beta |
Facts about Capture One as we understand them in October 2026.
Where Capture One is strong
Capture One is known for its handling of X-Trans RAW files, its tethered shooting, and colour tools aimed at professionals. Its film simulation styles were made with Fujifilm's cooperation, and many photographers rate them among the closest to the camera.
Those styles are the film only, though, and like the camera they follow its generation: an older body's RAFs don't get the films it never had.
Where RAF Film Lab is different
RAF Film Lab is built around Fujifilm's recipes rather than around a general editor. It reads the film and the rest of the recipe from each RAF, opens the photo as the camera would have developed it, and lets you change any setting the camera's menu has. Every film is measured against the camera's own renders: a median of about 2 ΔE. Every score.
It renders every film on every camera's RAFs, can hand a RAF to a connected camera for its exact render, and syncs the full RAFs and edits between iPhone, iPad and Mac through iCloud. It doesn't tether, doesn't open other brands, and doesn't run on Windows.
Choose Capture One if
- You shoot tethered in a studio.
- You work on Windows, or with several camera brands.
- You need a professional catalog and layered workflow.
Choose RAF Film Lab if
- You want your in-camera recipe on your RAWs.
- You want films your camera never got.
- You edit on iPhone and iPad as well as Mac.
In RAF Film Lab: Develop in Film Lab · Develop in camera · Editor · Recipe Management
Questions
Does Capture One have Fujifilm film simulations?
Yes, as styles made with Fujifilm's cooperation, offered for the films each camera has. They apply the film, not the rest of the in-camera recipe.
Can I use Reala Ace on X-T4 RAWs in Capture One?
Not as a Fujifilm style, since the X-T4 never got Reala Ace. RAF Film Lab renders Reala Ace on X-T4 RAFs.
Also compared: RAF Film Lab and X RAW STUDIO · RAF Film Lab and Lightroom.
Try RAF Film Lab on your own RAFs.
RAF Film Lab is in beta on TestFlight for Mac, iPad and iPhone. Leave your email and Apple will send you an invite.