Kuuvik Capture had a mono peaking mode from day one. But in some situations it’s preferred to have just monochrome viewing without the addition of focus peaking. This is exactly what Monochrome Mode does in version 3.3. The image and live view will be converted to monochrome, while everything else (the image browser, navigator) will remain in color.
Monochrome Mode active in Kuuvik Capture 3.3
It is not just similar to the Mono peaking mode, but in fact they both display the luminance channel (the L in Lab mode) of the image. The only difference is that Monochrome mode does not activate peaking.
They are interconnected, though. Turning on Monochrome mode when peaking is active, and is in Color mode will switch peaking into Mono mode. Turning off Monochrome mode when peaking is active in Mono mode will switch peaking into Color mode. If peaking is active in Color mode when Monochrome mode is turned on, it will switch into Mono mode. Choosing the Color peaking mode will turn off Monochrome mode.
Monochrome mode is also available during live view and movie recording. But unlike the Monochrome picture style, it only converts the image into grayscale for display. Recorded images and movie files are not affected.
Monochrome mode can be toggled from the menu (View > Monochrome) or by pressing Ctrl+Cmd+M.
Kuuvik Capture 3.3 is available on the Mac App Store. It is a free update for users who purchased the app earlier from there. You can see the complete list of new features and changes in the release notes.
