ON1 Photo Raw 2025 Is Coming - Watch This Before You Buy

[@marklaurendet1861]

I think this will be a good update. One thing I wish they would consider is a way to easily migrate any add ons into a new release. I no longer add any of their extras from their library. I always seem to have to do a fresh install every time as the update never seems to work and the new micro updates are ever worse. To me it would be good for all user addons and custom made presets / luts etc to be installed into a seperate folder system, so we could just point the program to it after an install and they would then populate into the menus.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

That is an interesting point Mark, I can't say that I have experienced this problem but for the small updates to the software it would be nice to see them become more stable. I know they have been making improvements to the downloader and installer, so overtime I think things will get better. When it comes to the extras, it would be nice to have an online store that links them to your account, and saves them locally for you. Having to download and install each one manually takes time, even though most presets and extras install by just double clicking them. What I do is save them all to a single folder and then double click the presets to install them on my computer. In that way it works similar to what you are referencing, but I still have to install each one at a time. It is very time consuming when I upgrade to new computers or have to do a clean install.

[@rob8754]

Depth mapping can be a killer feature for me if it can read the depth info of an iPhone photo. The ability to adjust focus after the shot has been made, is awesome and I’d love to see that coming to ON1 too, because otherwise I have to pre-edit on my iPhone and postprocess in ON1. Lovely video. Very informative.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Yea depth masks will be a great addition to the software if it is implemented in a way that allows us to really take control of our edits. I’m glad this was helpful for you as well. As I get more information, I will share it in hopes of helping out.

[@RafalMichalik-y1r]

Hmm... the GenErase is an interesting feature. To augment it, I think I will make it my standard practice to take photos of backgrounds without people whenever I'm photographing people. Would be investing to see if there is an option to assist GenErase with a selected background.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

I think that is a good practice and would yield the best results, but keep in mind the idea behind the tool is to erase things that were distracting in the image. Even if you were to take a photo without your subject, you may still have the distracting element in the photo, so it may not help too much if the distraction is really large.

[@tedfeld3118]

I am curious to know if edit colour will apply to infrared captured and edited files. Thanks to ON1 2024, camera profiles are now available for the two Nikon bodies I had converted to IR. The IR channel modification in effects doesn't always produce the desired red-blue channel swap. Consequently, I have to integrate the file into CS3. I'm hoping that edit colour will modify the NEF files before exporting to Jpeg.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Yea that is a good question that I don’t know the answer too, but I’m not sure edit color is a tool needed for IR photos, because you could just use a color range mask to make any specific edits to this colors. I could also be wrong since I don’t actually create IR images, but that just doesn’t seem like you would need this tool for IR.

[@KeithHeinrich]

The way functionality is rolled out is classic ON1. headline capability with the October release, updates and sometimes additional capability soon after. Maybe a point release after that.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

@@KeithHeinrich That is true, this is their common release tactic

[@baihu4u]

Sounds very interesting and promising. My 2 biggest concerns/curiosities are will it perform the tasks and render high quality, accurate results reliably and are the hardware requirements going to to be raised yet again, as On1 usually seems to suggest as a resolution to users' issues with each new version.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

I imagine there will be a bump to system requirements considering the there is a lot of processing going on with this program. I hope the results are good too. Based on what was demonstrated, the results look promising, but they are not perfect but good enough.

[@manueljlopez]

A deciding factor: Hardware specs. Am I going to be able to run ON1 2025 in the same computer that I am running ON1 2024.5.1???????

[@FreeWillPhotos]

That is a fair question, and hopefully it does not require a computer upgrade. I know Dan said their is a way to use the GenErase tool with older graphics cards, but that is not something I am too smart on. I fear this is going to be a resource eater though so it will likely need 16GB RAM to run the most efficient. That is just my assumption.

[@leonfisher]

Several months ago I made the decision to use ON1 exclusively. Then the latest update came out and my computer wasn't up to snuff. It exceeds all requirements except it does not have a separate graphics card making the program unusable for me. That was sad to learn as I loved the program. Thanks for all your tutorials.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

I am sorry to hear that. I recommend reaching out to the ON1 support team and asking for a download to an older version of the software. I know that 2024.5 has been taxing a lot of computers and users are experiencing a sluggish system.

[@avnerbenzvi8757]

unfortunately, not going to upgrade all time I can't eliminate objects in version MAX 2024.5.2

[@FreeWillPhotos]

I understand that, I think upgrading is a personal choice and if you don't see the value in upgrading then there is no need to. The 2024.5 version is great and the new features are not so impressive that you have to jump immediately to the 2025 version. Maybe when they release the 2026 version next fall it might be worth the upgrade?...

[@orangeuavpilot7572]

Thanks Chris for the ON1 2025 feature preview! I’m most looking forward to the Gen AI tools, photo stacking, edit color, and camera profiles. Question: Can the photo stacking be activated / automated during the import of photos? This would save me a lot of time as I shoot many exposure bracketed shots for landscape scenes. Thanks!

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Thanks for the comment and I am not entirely sure if stacking will be added to the import sequence. Where I think it may make an appearance is the Smart Organize filter which already exists in ON1. This tool allows you to group images into separate folders of like items. What I hope ON1 does is allow us to stack the images instead of grouping them into subfolders which is not as helpful. Since I don't have a copy of the software, I am not able to answer that question entirely but hopefully soon. Have you used the smart organize tool in ON1?

[@jordanking7711]

YES!!!!!!!!! Will definitely be upgrading from 2024 MAX just for the edit colour feature alone. That feature in C1 was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why other companies can't do something similar including Ad..............................Ad.............................that company, I will never know. THANK YOU ON1.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Happy to hear that, and I am also really excited to see the new Color Editor tool come to ON1. It was great to see it looks similar to the Capture One tool as well, but having that in ON1 means we will have blending options available to us as well, there are some many possibilites of what we can do with that tool. I really look forward to getting my hands on it.

[@jordanking7711]

@@FreeWillPhotos Forgot to mention DxO Photolab too Chris. Was trying to think of what other program that was in, and just thought of it now. Nevertheless so happy it's coming to Photo Raw/Photo Raw MAX 2025

[@shs2665]

hi. I have had problems with my ASUS computer and a new motherboard should be installed. I would like to buy ON1 because I am very happy with the program and it is easy for me to use. I would also like to buy it through you, as it is my impression that I am giving you some money by buying it through you. Please send me information on how to do it and preferably key by key. and also some info if there are problems with the speed of using version 2025 rather than version 2024, which I have complained about previously...Jeg har version 2024 og vil købe version 2025 thanks in advance....

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Thank you for the support, and if you are having issues with your computer I recommend getting that fixed first and then purchasing ON1. To save the money on during the purchase, all you would have to do is add the software to your cart on the website, and then just before you click to check out, there will be a field to enter the coupon code FREEWILLPHOTOS20 which will save you some money when you check out. When this code is used, I make a commission and I truly appreciate that.

[@joco2262]

I'd be happy if they added full screen preview for Windows PCs.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

I didn't know full screen preview wasn't in the windows version. Thank you for bringing that up, and I hope they do support this in the future.

[@ianyorke2617]

The new Generative features will almost certainly require a decent GPU, probably at least an Nvidia 2060 or equivalent. I also expect the minimum system requirements to include this to manage expectations.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Yea I would agree, the system requirements will likely be increased, but since I use Apple Silicon devices, I don’t pay too much attention to the system requirements since I can’t really do too much about them. The software works well most of the time which is all I really need for my work. I do plan to update this video as more information is released.

[@pleclere]

Thanks for this info. I hope the perspective tool will much improve. I have the old version of Lightroom 5, and its auto (we would now call this AI) as a first try is great while this is non-existent in ON1 and hopefully becomes possible. The current ON1 can be useful when you have a large area to connect points so the program can calculate how to correct the pictures although a slider to moderate the effect would be handy, otherwise manual needs to be used and this isn't easy, certainly as the sliders can be too sensitive to touch so I overdo the effect and need to redo (my experience, I can be wrong by using it wrongly). Also, the options in Elements may be a way forward to change a perspective. I think this can only improve.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

I hope they do bring an auto feature to the software. I don’t use the keystone feature in my work but if I ever need to use it, I would love to have access to it.

[@gabrielferragutt]

Hey man, thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge with everyone. I started my trial on ON1 and I really enjoy the user interface. It also supports my old Ricoh GX200 raw files, which DxO Photolab couldn't open. I'm new to photography and photo editing, and like I said, I do use time to time my old GX200 for B&W photos. The problem I'm having is that the CCD sensor on the GX200 is now having a vertical bad line, which is common on old CCD cameras, but I cannot find a way to remove the line on ON1. When I zoom in the photo, I can see that 1 pixel line is very visible, but it also affects another one line on each side, so I can see 3 pixel lines with wrong colors, normally white/grey. Do you know if there is a way I can create a default action so I can run the same on all pictures before starting editing them?

[@FreeWillPhotos]

If I am understanding the question correctly, you are asking if there is a way to create a preset that will remove the dead pixels in your image. Without seeing the issue, I think you could create a preset that has retouching built into it in those ares. I think the issue you will have is getting a good outcome for all of your images, since it would need to be a sampled area. With the new version of ON1, you may be able to create a preset that uses AI to read your image and then fill the dead pixels, but I don't have a good idea on the possibility of that.

[@hepgeoff]

What are the minimum system requirements for this version for a MacBook Pro?

[@FreeWillPhotos]

To keep from making a long response, I encourage you to scroll to the bottom of this linked page and click the drop down that says "System Requirements". www.on1.com/landing/photo-raw-2025-announce/ Without knowing if you have an M series Mac or an Intel based mac, it would be hard to explain the requirements.

[@bobhenderson7961]

With depth mask are we getting compound masking? hope so, agree looking forward to the new colour edit and the camera calibrations, Ai can take it or leave it, be using your affiliate link again when it's released, thanks

[@FreeWillPhotos]

As of right now I have not seen anything about compound masking, but I hope they give us something that is similar to what LrC has when/if they do add compound masking to ON1. I think the AI tools will be helpful, and that is the buzz right now. Eventually I think it will die down, but for the time being every company is racing to get the best AI tools added to their program. I think ON1 has a slight advantage because they have been observing what other companies have been doing and let those companies test the market, and now they are delivering something that has been accepted by the market. The Color tools have me the most excited about this release, and as soon as it drops, I will start testing it out with my photos. Thank you your support and I look forward to bringing more content for ON1.

[@Tanya99503]

The document template is huge. I don’t want to use and learn infinity for my sublimation and creating. Thank you

[@FreeWillPhotos]

We Will see how they implement the document template

[@ednsb]

Chris, thank you for the update. A couple of thoughts to be determined in the future. The biggest issue with Adobe Gen Fill features (definitely the leading product) is a huge flaw in that is very restrictive to resolution capped at 1024x1024. And that is even with it being pushed to Adobe servers rather than tasking home computers. For me, it means I only use the erase function because a printed landscape with a blob on it shows up like a red flag. On1 2024.5 is already having issues with many computers (especially intel-based ones) reporting issues like crazy in the Facebook blog. More AI stuff will further exacerbate this. Next, I am a bit disappointed in the coming features because at best they just catch up on1 to their competitors, not really adding new. Thirdly, I am not sure I like the. resources being put into On1 for Graphics - canvas, etc. I think this is outside the lane of photography which is what I assume most users of On1 are - photographers. Lastly, I am primarily a landscape photographer but with the extremely wide-angle lenses, there can be a fair amount of perspective distortion. While lens correction fixes some of that, there are images I take o Camera Raw because of its very good (and almost automatic) correction. On1 tools are quite basic so hopefully, On1 can catch up to Adobe and Nik Perspective. While I teach both Photoshop and Lightroom Classic on the college level On1 has been my primary post-processing tool and will continue to be so in the future.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Wow thanks for this well thought out comment, and I am in the same mindset as you are. I think it will be hard for ON1 to compete with the powerhouse of Adobe and many of the new features are playing catch up to other programs. I personally appreciate the idea of the tools, but I look forward to seeing how they are implemented, and how well they work. The restriction to 1024x1024 from Adobe sucks and I hope ON1 does not have that limitation since it is supposed to use information from the photo to fill in the selected area. I do have concern this will eat up resources on the computer like crazy but hopefully that is not the case. I think DxO has some of the best lens correction profiles on the market, and since they create profiles based on lens and camera body we tend to get amazing results. With that said, I have found for portrait work, the in camera corrections for the cameras that offer it is really good. It’s cool to hear that you teach Lightroom and Photoshop at the college level, and I use those programs as well. As a content creator, I think it will be nice to have some of the graphic design options that are present in Photoshop added to ON1. I agree the main audience using ON1 are photographers, but with the layer system and blending options available, it is hard to deny that ON1 is looking to provide a bridge between LrC and PS. I don’t think it should be their primary focus, but it is nice to see they are trying to round out the edges a little bit.

[@ednsb]

@@FreeWillPhotos Yes a lot TBD sometime in the future.I am really rooting for On1 to succeed. They are a great group of people and have a lot of integrity. I'm a retired software exec so I'm very aware of software competitors leapfrogging each other with new releases. Some companies sell sizzle instead of meat, which is a phrase we use a lot. In the On1 space, there are a few companies that deliver more than what they promise. On1 for the most part is one of those but with their software requiring more and more resources, they are getting blamed for things not working. Unfortunately, that is the state of software going forward. These new ML (not AI) apps use lots more computer resources and might not be using the same resources of old. Photoshop for the most part didn’t care what GPU you used but used the native CPU until Gen Fill came out which wants to use modern GPUs or forces the processing to be done offsite. I kind of understand why Gen Fill is limited to 1024x1024. If it is on your computer then they have to limit it because it takes so much resources. I have utilities on my M1 Mac Mini 16GB (Istat) which show processor and memory usage in real-time. When I use Gen Fill in Photoshop they explode. I can't image how long it would take to process it at 6kx7K which is where my raw images sit. The same thing applies if the images are processed in the Adobe cloud. Image thousands of users pushing images up to their servers in high res with big files being uploaded and downloaded. That is not a scalable business plan. Oddly enough most of us don’t know Adobe makes more money from its cloud business than selling all of its various software programs. (, by the way, the same is true of Amazon where Amazon Cloud Services makes more money than anything else they sell). Right now I look at Gen AI as a toy to play with. I have some actions that allow me to use it to produce interesting effects like water color or oil painting but I have zero control over what it creates. So just a toy.

[@JPtheOG]

I like your style. Unabashedly biased, but authentic.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Thank you. That is my goal.

[@shs2665]

Hello.. many thanks for your message... I have to admit that the program I am very happy with and 2024 I am satisfied with, but, as I am writing to you, after updating to version .5 then that is very very slow... and my computer was specially bought for your program ON 1ie. I have an asus vivobook, 32 gm. ryzen 7 and a good graphics card... at least I hope it gets better with the next update, otherwise I'll probably have to go back to Affinity, which I used previously... but as I said, I'm very satisfied with the program. continue to have a good day, Greetings from Denmark.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Thanks for this note, and I would suggest contacting the support team at ON1 to see if they have any solutions on making it run faster. On all accounts it should be working faster. I wouldn't suggest getting the new version until you find a way to get the 2024.5 version to work as well as it did before you updated to the current version. I hope you have a great day too.

[@SPetersonImages]

Thanks for the great review and extra discount. I just placed my upgrade order today.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

No problem on the review, and thank you for the support through the coupon code, it really does mean a lot for you to support me in this way.

[@tessadagnely2201]

Thank you, Chris, for this great video. It’s giving me a good idea of what is coming on ON1 which is my favorite photo editor program. By the way, I’d like you to know that I’m a french speaking person…so my English could be approximative ;-)

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Thank you for your support, and I am happy to help. I think your English is great. Cheers

[@marcrjacobs]

Great review of the new features, Chris! Thanks for doing this. I'm really looking forward to this release.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Thanks Marc. I am also looking forward to this release as well.

[@garydaniel8096]

the link is directing me to the "UPGRADE". I never bought photo raw before, so if i but the upgrade, will i be screwed?

[@FreeWillPhotos]

That is odd. It should take you to the product page and then you would be offered the option to purchase a new copy or subscribe. Try this link to see if it helps you out. on1.sjv.io/6e34PG. if this link does not work, then I recommend just going to the ON1.com website and navigating to the product page. Once you get to the checkout screen you can apply the coupon code to save some money.

[@IvanGamer3000]

I´m planning to buy it, but I only get the "Upgrade" as well. Did you get it anyway?

[@Manabeasts]

Can it automatically find faces and tag them like lightroom? I know you can filter by gender and age, but I really want to tag photos with person names.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

No this tool is not designed that way to the best of my knowledge. It is really only developed to identify that a face is in the frame and the number of faces in the frame to sort through images. The only way that you would be able to tag images with a particular person is by using the keywording option and manually typing the name of the person in the image. Not ideal, but a way to get a similar result since you can filter by specific keywords.

[@CardonaJason]

I'm getting ready to switch over to On1 from Adobe programs. Are Adobe pre sets transferable to Photo Raw?

[@FreeWillPhotos]

The presets themself are not able to transfer to ON1, but if you export all of the RAW images in your LrC catalog as DNG, you will at lease be able to migrate a version with the edits on the image into ON1. You won't be able to make the same adjustments as you were able to in LrC once you start working in ON1, but having the edits baked into the file will allow you to at least have a copy of the image with the previous edits. I know ON1 has a migration tool built in to help move your images from LrC to ON1, but I am not very familiar with it, and have not heard it was a simple tool to use.

[@jasmck3261]

@@CardonaJason can I ask why your making the switch? What r u not happy with in adobe?

[@grantmatthews7728]

Thanks for the great video Chris, as always. Have upgraded, thanks for the code. Current object erase isn't at all good, hoping that this new Ai version is better, but so pleased that can own a stand alone version of something so happy to support this, and USD isn't my native currency. BTW have you seen the image go blurry but when click into it, it's sharp? Only a new thing in the last month or so (am on 2024.5 currently) Keep up the great work. Cheers

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Thank you for the comment and support. I hope the new version of the erase tool is more powerful and runs smoothly on most computers. Sorry bout the currency difference, but hopefully when you visit the site it is converted for you. I have experienced the blurry image and I think it has to deal with the quality of your video card and the preview settings you select in ON1. I have the biggest issue when I use NoNoise AI on an image.

[@grantmatthews7728]

@@FreeWillPhotos Thanks for the comments, the graphics card is quite a high end gaming one, but I think you have hit the nail on the head with the fact the blur is associated with using nonoise, as thinking back this is when I experience the problem. (the currency comment was in relation to our dollar isn't strong vs USD, but it did show up fine converted.) cheers

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Thank you for clearing up the currency comment. I am glad I was able to help you figure out where the issue may be coming from and hope it gets cleared up. If you run into more issues with ON1, let me know and I will do my best to help out.

[@jasmck3261]

Hey Chris. Thanks for your info and opinions on the 2025 On1 photo raw. Im torn about what I want to do with this update. It all sounds and looks good (from whats been shown so far) but on the other hand I use the current version of 2024 and have only had more and more problems/bugs with the program. So I dont know if I want to update or if I want to change to something else. Ive been thinking about adobe's photography package but I hate having to pay subscription. If bugs like I have with masks currently where I have to constantly repeat masks I make using AI get fixed. Then maybe ill go ahead. But put it this way the problem i have with masking atm makes some of my images look amateurish if I dont double check and make sure the program hasnt spread the mask to areas I didnt mask before. Anyway thanks for the great video and help. Jason 😊👍

[@BakaWoodworker]

Been an On1 PR user for 5 years, coming from LR 5x. After some of the issues I have with On1 (nothing is perfect), I got frustrated enough to buy Adobe LR photo package early this year to start switching back (more testing if I could). After 4-5 months, I decided to stay with On1. Many things, such as masks were more powerful in Adobe and I liked the erasing tools much better (NOT looking at 2025 PR's new features), I found general use/feel of the tool and final look/feel of my image edits just were not the same. As a test, I edited a handful of images in both On1 PR and LR, performing simple/quick edits (last few images, included 3rd test from Neo). I then had my wife look at the images (without saying which is which). From 10 images, 7 she voted for On1 PR saying looked better and appealing (light, glows, general look/feel). 1 was LR... and 2 were equal. When I did a few tests including Neo, with all 3 as tests (two image edits), On1 was still came on time. Maybe this is because I could quickly apply the masks and effects I tend to like (glows, sunshine, and few others) in On1 vs having to do more manual in LR and experience would bring that up with time, but end of the day....I just find working with On1 PR was more fun. Lastly, mobile editing (Ipad) was a big draw to LR, but after the initial ooh...ahhh... found it more difficult to do mobile editing and many I did had sync issues, with one point requiring me to delete all mobile photos and reset that took me two days to fix (with no help from Adobe's support), so less desire for mobile editing now.

[@jasmck3261]

@@BakaWoodworker thanks for your experience using Adobe. I understand there's no program out there that's perfect. That's one of the things that's making it hard to know what to do. In general I like on1 PR and enjoy using it. But the latest update is bugging me. Dunno maybe I will update in hope for the current bugs to be fixed. Worst case I guess can be to get money back and revert to what I'm using today. 🤷‍♂️ thanks again for your food for thought. 👍

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Thanks for this comment and sorry for my delay on responding. ON1 2024.5 has been a hassle for many computers and I can only hope that the 2025 version gets back to what the initial 2024 version was like. When it comes to subscriptions, I understand not wanting to get locked in with them, but if you are only working with AI masking and don't want to clean up the mask or at least have less cleaning up to do I would recommend LrC. The AI masking tools in that software is really powerful and accurate which is to be expected since Adobe has a large research and development team. I will say, if you are earning any money from photography it is reasonable to pay for an LrC subscription. I personally write this into my business model for every shoot I do for a paying client. At this point, for every client I photograph LrC is paid for 2-3 months in my business overhead. If you are a hobbyist, then I could understand not going for an Adobe subscription. ON1 will have bugs in it, but I know the team is working to get them fixed so the software gets better. I personally beta test the software and do my best to provide feedback on issues I run into, but those issues are not always corrected by launch.

[@jasmck3261]

@@FreeWillPhotos no worries about delay. Thanks for your reply. I'm mainly a hobbiest but have taken a couple of small payments for things. But nothing consistent. I'm considering maybe trying out the 2025 version and hope it helps with bugs. Thanks for your time and help. 🙏😊👍

[@marklaurendet1861]

Does anyone have multiple accounts on a Mac PC? My wife now wants an account since getting a new camera, but from what I can see there is no option to install for all users on a Mac. This would mean a fresh install for every license, is this correct or am I missing the correct way to install for more than one user? For ease of updating I am hopeing there is a way to just have one installation with a way to add a license with each users login

[@FreeWillPhotos]

That is a good question Mark. I don't have an answer to that, but I imagine there is a way to install ON1 across multiple users on a machine. That may be a good question to ask the ON1 support team.

[@Sean-Smith-Photos]

I use keystoning occasionally and find it useful

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Hey Sean good to see you! I can see how that tool is helpful for your work, and I know there are many people out there that will gain the benefit from an updated version. I think ON1 is really developing the software into a contender for the photo editing space. I am excited for this version and the future of the company. But I still have not used the latest version of the software, so I don't want to get overly excited.

[@hidaven]

We need a quality REMOVE TOOL like photoshop! Also an updated clone tool

[@FreeWillPhotos]

I agree we do need an improved removal tool, and I think ON1 is working to get us that with the generative erase tool. I don't think it will be perfect, but it will be something for us to use an should give better results than the current tools. Only time will tell though.

[@shs2665]

hello. I would very much like to buy the new version 2025, BUT, I think that the version I have now, i.e. 2024.5, is very slow. Will it be changed to the new version. Can you help with an answer/survey. Can you notice a difference or have you made an upgrade on your computer. thanks in advance Stig

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Hey Stig, thanks for the comment, and right now I am not sure what the speed will be like with the new version. Understanding that 2024.5 slowed down a on a lot of users, I would recommend holding off until 2025 is released to see if that is an issue. I will be doing a review on the updated version of the software once it is released and at that time you can decide if it works well for you. What are the specs of your computer? I think that will play a huge role in the overall performance as well because ON1 does use a lot of computing power.

[@shs2665]

@@FreeWillPhotos Hi, thank you for your quick reply. I await your further investigation. my computer has the following specifications: ASUS vivobook AMD Ryzen 7 6800H with Radeon Graphics 3.20 GHz 32 GB ram and there is no option to upgrade the machine, thus not possible to add more ram, gb or change the graphics card

[@FreeWillPhotos]

@@shs2665 It sounds like you are running a well built machine, and I really do recommend waiting until the software is released so you can download a trial to see how it works on your computer. If it is good, then you can make a decision to purchase it.

[@KeithHeinrich]

Stig, turn of the AI keywording. This alone will crush performance.

[@shs2665]

@@KeithHeinrich I try, thanks

[@sstokoe2301]

Chris…you are just awesome! I’ve learned so much from you!

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Thank you for the kind words. I am happy I was able to help you out.

[@nutin321]

Will, you referenced chapters, but there are no chapters. You referenced your website, but you do not list your website.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

There should be chapters and the link to my website now. I got distracted when I was uploading this video, and did not get to complete the description the way that I wanted to. Thank you for letting me know though.

[@BillyBoy46]

Many thanks for the update. Two things to note though:- 1. There are no Chapter Markers 2. "PRICCING" should only have one "C" @ 3:50.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Thanks for the feedback, and I will get the chapter markers added later today. I forgot to drop those in. As for the spelling error, my bad, but thanks for bringing it up. The struggle of being a solo creator

[@Ridgerider13]

Very thorough overview of ON1.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Thank you

[@NiekkieNick]

What a disappointment!!! I just purchased ON1 but now I will have to buy the new version instead of an upgrade of my previous version!

[@FreeWillPhotos]

I would suggest contacting ON1 to see if they can do something for you.

[@alansach8437]

I recently got an email saying that if I buy on1 2024 now I will automatically get the upgrade to 2025 when it comes out for free.

[@BelaAcs-m6r]

Well, if ON1 users have no Dedicated graphics card, forget the 2025 version. I used ON1 from 2019, and now the 2024.5 is almost unusable because my new laptop has an Intel Integrated graphics card. To be honest I'm really angry because if I get some other Editing program I will lose all my ON1 editing and I'm not alone with this problem with ON1.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

This is an ongoing issue with ON1 and I am not sure what they are doing about it. With that said, if you do decide to transfer to another software, you can export all of your edited images as DNG's, and this will save the edits into a RAW formatted image. This does not allow you to re-edit masks and things of that sort, but it does give you a starting point to transfer your images. I would love to see ON1 reduce its system requirements because many people are faced with having to get an upgraded computer when new versions are released. The 2024.5 version was a huge hit to many of the users on older computers from what I hear. If you were to move to another software, which one would you consider going to?

[@BelaAcs-m6r]

@@FreeWillPhotos Not decided yet, but thinking about DXO Photolab 8. I don't do too much editing anyway because I mostly do street photography, rodeos and demolition derbis. I do photography over 40 years and I never needed to replace sky and do AI generated presets. Thanks for the advice!

[@JPtheOG]

It's not an issue, you are not forced to upgrade. It's the price for progress, technology doesn't stand still. Anything AI is going to be demanding the latest tech.

[@BelaAcs-m6r]

@@JPtheOG I know, but this way you have to buy new laptops with dedicated graphics card every year now. I like to take pictures, not AI generated pictures. I like to take pictures from street and family, not virtual and AI generated ones. Good luck to your AI future!!!

[@JPtheOG]

@@BelaAcs-m6r but then you can stick with what you have. Alternatively you could pay a subscription fee elsewhere that utilizes cloud processing and its no longer an issue, but the ease of use with On1 I suspect is what drew you to it in the first place. I'm sure at some point I'll be in the same boat, so I'll have a decision to make. I'm hoping my 16gb VRAM 4060 will be good for many years, or at least 5

[@wessmith2422]

Let's hope they fix all the browser and catalog bugs in 2024.5 before adding new features. I know, ..Silly idea.

[@rob8754]

And being able to move the photosettingscache which totally consumes my internal SSD

[@FreeWillPhotos]

You can move the cache now if you want to. I use an external SSD and it works wonders for my ability to edit. The down side is you have to make sure it stays connected to your computer when you open ON1. If you are working on a laptop it is easy to unplug the hard drive by accident and then open the software and it will reset to the system default location

[@FreeWillPhotos]

I hope they get those bugs fixed too. Are you experiencing issues with browse bugs that will make it hard for you to edit your photos?

[@wessmith2422]

@@FreeWillPhotos Yes, I've given up trusting ON1, especially it's catalog. Browse is very slow compared to other tools. Plus ON1 supports standard reply to 'Reset and start over' for any kind of browse/catalog issue makes it even more unreliable. Hard to accept setting up catalogs and albums only to be told 'to bad, you have to start over'. I've gone back to LRC and only use ON1 for its effects.

[@terryloewenberg2764]

Interesting.... it's my experience that the erase and cloning tools do a mainly poor selecting when it comes to what's inserted in place of the object you wish to erase or clone over. Blending is almost always required if the erase object is something more than a milimeter or so. Also, I've upgraded every year since 2018 and if 2025 requires another GPU upgrade to satisfactorily use..... I'll be skipping and shopping.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Great feedback, and I have experienced the same issue with erasing objects in an image. I anticipate the GPU requirements being increased, but I could be wrong. It seems every version requires a more powerful computer to run it, and that is an issue for many of the users. I had a PC that ran the 2023 version, and I enjoyed using it when I traveled, but when I installed the 2024 version, I had to upgrade my computer. Now that I use Apple Silicon machines, I have not see too many issues with the software, but it does slowdown from time to time. I am not encouraging you to purchase a new computer, but it seems like ON1 works well with the Apple Silicon devices. Only time will tell. What other software would you look at if upgrading to the 2025 version isn't an option?

[@JimBailey]

Excellent video. Thank you so much.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Thanks for the comment and happy to help

[@StephenEastham-h2b]

Youu can make colour profiles in photo lab 7

[@FreeWillPhotos]

That is interesting I will have to look into that. Do you have a recommended video that shows how that is done?

[@StephenEastham-h2b]

@@FreeWillPhotos sorry im late getting back my life is a biit mad at the n moment peter forsgard does a video getting colours spot on

[@andstertube]

Thanks for this informations. I like your channel so much

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Thank you for the support and I enjoy bringing helpful information to this channel and hope to keep doing it.

[@robertrakowicz9666]

Great video Chris. Thank you. Price for this update .... no sorry guys not with me.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

I know a lot of people choose not to upgrade when the new release of ON1 comes out. I will say this is comparable to other programs that offer lifetime license. With that said, pervious versions of ON1 are still really good and I think waiting until there are a lot of upgrades to the software could work in your favor. This way you get 2-3 programs and only pay once.

[@robertrakowicz9666]

@@FreeWillPhotos - I have the MAX 2024 version. As a long-time customer, I don't see the point in paying 20USD less than someone who is just starting out. I have long “sponsored” the company with my updates. My RAW editor remains capture One. ON1 was just a “toy”. Just not a new toy for this price

[@JayJay360x]

bro this will be so cool if its as good as adobe firefly!

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Yea this will be a cool update if everything works well. Do you use Adobe Firefly regularly? If so, what types of things do yo create with it?

[@JayJay360x]

@@FreeWillPhotos i do logo design mostly

[@JayJay360x]

@@FreeWillPhotos I do logo design mostly

[@FreeWillPhotos]

Ok, so are you looking to use ON1 to help with your logo design if generative fill works out?

[@JayJay360x]

@@FreeWillPhotos Yeah, that was my plan

[@brotell1950]

great vid very informative

[@FreeWillPhotos]

I’m glad it was good information for you.

[@tonybeale4482]

Thank you!!!

[@FreeWillPhotos]

My pleasure!

[@R0BTH3PR0DUCER]

Now on1 is charging $200.

[@FreeWillPhotos]

That is interesting... Are you an existing customer? if so make sure that you log into your account to see the upgrade price. I see that the Max version of ON1 is still be sold for $170 for first-time buyers. Everything else is less expensive.

[@johncameron6289]

To the folks at #ON1 - thanks but no thanks!

[@FreeWillPhotos]

I take it you are not a fan of this program…

[@johncameron6289]

@@FreeWillPhotos oh I was a big fan & long time user but I’d have to cough up $120 CAN to get a bunch of AI stuff that we don’t need if you get things mostly right in camera. Thanks.