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ON1 Photo RAW 2022 Is Coming

ON1 has announced the next major update to its flagship photo editor ON1 Photo RAW 2022. ON1 Photo RAW 2022 is an excellent all-in-one photo editing application. It is definitely professional-grade - a robust photo organizer, a raw processor, a layered editor, and a photo effects app. It also has mobile and cloud integration. ON1 delivers photographers a complete desktop and mobile workflow ecosystem. I’ve used ON1 products in my photo workflow for years, and I’ll continue to do so with ON1 Photo RAW 2022.

ON1 has packed a number of new features and improvements into this update. Quite a bunch, actually. My friends at ON1 were kind enough to share a pre-release copy of the new release with me, and I am definitely liking what I’m seeing. In this article I have some details about my favorite new features as well as the full list of what’s coming in the 2022 update. First, let’s cover the basics - when can you get this software and what does it cost?

Pricing & Availability

ON1 Photo RAW 2022 will be available around the end of September. ON1 offers photographers the choice to purchase with both perpetual or subscription license options for ON1 Photo RAW.

• ON1 Photo RAW 2022 is $99.99 for a perpetual license.

• Owners of any previous version of any ON1 products can order version 2022 for the upgrade price of $79.99. A free 14-day trial will also be available to download at the end of September.

• ON1 Photo RAW subscribers will automatically receive the new ON1 Photo RAW 2022 as part of their plans. ON1 Photo RAW subscription plans always include the latest version of ON1 Photo RAW for computers and mobile, the ON1 Photo RAW cloud syncing, and each of the ON1 plugins. Starting plans are available as low as $7.99 per month or $89.99 per year.

A single purchase of any ON1 product includes Windows and macOS versions for use on two computers and support for 11 languages.

For a limited time, any purchase of the new ON1 Photo RAW 2022 includes bonuses of 100 additional ON1 Autumn Brushes, Textures, LUTs, Presets, and Skies.

5 Features In ON1 Photo RAW 2022 Worth Knowing About

There are a whole bunch of new features in Photo RAW 2022. These 5 are the ones that bubble to the top for me.

Note: Screenshots in this article are from a pre-release version of ON1 Photo RAW 2022. The product is not yet available for public download. It will be available around the end of September 2021.

1. Use ON1 Photo RAW as a Photoshop Plugin Host

This is the most exciting feature to me. We photographers use many tools to create our images. New in ON1 Photo RAW 2022 is the ability to run plugins made for Adobe Photoshop right inside the Edit module. Most photo applications come with a Photoshop plug-in. Now you can tap into those seamlessly in your ON1 workflow. Best of all… you do not need to launch Photoshop. Heck … you don’t even need to subscribe to Photoshop. For a whole lot of photographers, this is the workflow you’ve been waiting for.

2. Replace Skies with Sky Swap AI

Swapping skies in ON1 has been possible for years because it has a layered workflow. Now, Photo RAW automatically detects the sky in photos and creates a mask to replace that sky. Select from one of the over 100 included skies or import your own. The Sky Swap AI tools give you plenty of controls to adjust the blend with your foreground, adjust lighting to match the replacement sky, and add reflections to water.

What is especially nice about Sky Swap AI is the mask it creates is a standard filter mask. You have complete control over the auto-generated mask. All of the masking tools in ON1 you are already familiar with can be used to refine it as needed. And yes … you can copy and paste the mask to other filters and layers, too. You have total control.

3. Complete Integration of ON1 NoNoise AI

In the summer of 2021, ON1 released NoNoise AI, an incredibly fast noise reduction application. This powerful, AI-based noise removal is now built into the core raw processing in ON1 Photo RAW. In the Details panel of the Develop module, you can access NoNoise AI, use it on the fly and non-destructively, just like any other raw processing adjustment. There is no need to create intermediate DNG or TIF files.

4. Create Time-Lapse Videos in ON1 Photo RAW 2022

ON1 Photo RAW 2022 can quickly create time-lapse videos from still photo sequences. Preview your results right in the dialog and create quick proof versions or high-quality final results. The Time-Lapse feature detects when the camera is bumped and can filter out misaligned frames. It also detects changes in exposure and can even them out automatically, making day to night videos possible.

The estimated duration of your time lapse is also shown, with controls to adjust the speed to make rapid time lapses or longer, smooth videos. The Time-Lapse feature creates an MP4 file along side your stills.

5. A Retooled Export Experience in ON1

ON1 has rebuilt the Export experience in Photo RAW 2022 from the ground up. There are more options for everything, including the ability to create DNGs or export originals. File renaming is much more flexibility - dare I say, infinitely flexibly. Export destination folders are customizable as well. So is the metadata included in exported files. Want to strip out location data or rating information? No problem. Add text or graphic watermarks on export - or add both! The Resize options are enhanced to scale and resize the exported image, or limit it based on a megapixel count.

Export presets are more powerful. Know which export preset you want? Skip the export dialog and run it directly from the File menu. In the Export dialog, select multiple presets and let ON1 go to work in the background.

More Features In ON1 Photo RAW 2022

There are even more features coming in Photo RAW 2022.

• Line Mask Tool - It’s back! Similar to a polygonal lasso or pen tool, it can quickly create masks using straight lines. You can now curve the lines, add and remove points, or change the feather and opacity of the shapes you create anytime, even after creation. They are entirely non-destructive and work hand-in-hand with the other powerful masking tools in ON1 Photo RAW.

• Backup and Restore - Prepare for the worst and recover easily with the backup and restore features. They back up all your work, settings, albums, presets, and extras. You can use the restore feature to recover from a disaster on your computer or migrate everything to a new computer.

• Favorites in Browse - A Favorites pane is added to Browse to help you access frequently used folders easier. Drag and drop a folder you often access to the Favorites pane to create a shortcut to it. You can navigate through the favorites subfolder quickly in the Favorites pane without having to worry about all the folders above it.

• Customizable Thumbnails - You have more flexibility over the appearance of the thumbnails in Browse. Control what is displayed, how big the labels are, and when they appear. You can choose between light or dark themes and also between regular or square thumbnails.

• Gestures - Zooming, panning, and changing photos is more natural with a smooth, animated experience, with full gesture support on macOS trackpads and Windows touch-screen devices

• Apple Silicon Native - ON1 Photo RAW now runs natively on Apple Silicon-based macOS computers.

ON1 Photo RAW 2022 will be available around the end of September 2021.