Phase One is best known for making ultra-pro-grade digital camera backs like the massive 80-megapixel IQ180, as well as their pro RAW conversion software, Capture One. But, in 2010, Phase One purchased Microsoft's Expression Media (formerly known as iView) and promised to keep it as a tool both for people who wanted either complete or seperate workflow tools.
Now, almost a year later, that software has arrived in the form of Media Pro 1. Their digital library management solution can work seamlessly with Capture One or run independently. Media Pro 1 is designed to work with most pro and semi-pro cameras, offering support for Nikon and Canon RAW files. Designed specifically for large libraries, it offers the ability to tag thousands of photos at once, and some basic editing tools — but if you want anything more complex than the standard rotate, crop, resize, you'll have to jump into another application.
For first time buyers, the app costs $199USD/€139, but if you already have Expression Media 2 that drops to $59/€39 and if you upgrade from iView it's $69/€49.
I am kind of pissed to pay another $59 for Media Pro 1 to upgrade from Expression Media 2. It seems after Microsoft messed up the iView Media Pro, Phase One took over to fix the mess!! I don't see much of the improvement except some cosmetic changes and a bit of improved speed and yes they added the original logo of iView in to the icon of Media Pro 1!! When you double click on the thumbnail to make it bigger, software does some strange in & out moves till finally image opens up. On the image editor part they have removed three items, 1) Brightness & Contrast,2) Preset Enhancement, 3) the one I liked the most Auto Enhancement. I don't know why they remove them and still charge more for a lesser software!! Bad move from Phase One:( also when you use action file transfer to new folder software dose not remember what folder you used previously which tends to get very annoying. Process indicator rotating gear icon on the lower right hand side of the window is not there either so when you load images it is hard to tell what software is doing. Bottom line is with this new release you get a iView Media Pro version of Phase One with lesser capability and more money out of your pocket. I was a fool to pay $59 and not down load a trail version to test it!! Don't be like me and don't waste your money.
For the stability and running the application I have not encountered any problem yet!
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I am kind of pissed to pay another $59 for Media Pro 1 to upgrade from Expression Media 2. It seems after Microsoft messed up the iView Media Pro, Phase One took over to fix the mess!! I don't see much of the improvement except some cosmetic changes and a bit of improved speed and yes they added the original logo of iView in to the icon of Media Pro 1!! When you double click on the thumbnail to make it bigger, software does some strange in & out moves till finally image opens up. On the image editor part they have removed three items, 1) Brightness & Contrast,2) Preset Enhancement, 3) the one I liked the most Auto Enhancement. I don't know why they remove them and still charge more for a lesser software!! Bad move from Phase One:( also when you use action file transfer to new folder software dose not remember what folder you used previously which tends to get very annoying. Process indicator rotating gear icon on the lower right hand side of the window is not there either so when you load images it is hard to tell what software is doing. Bottom line is with this new release you get a iView Media Pro version of Phase One with lesser capability and more money out of your pocket. I was a fool to pay $59 and not down load a trail version to test it!! Don't be like me and don't waste your money.
For the stability and running the application I have not encountered any problem yet!