Synchronising Catalogs
I am running Capture One on two Macs by Synchronising my catalogs with Chronosync. ie I have the catalog file in the Pictures folder on both Macs
Th files look identical but if I adjust a photo and close the catalog then reopen on my second Mac my adjustments do not show. Any ideas why this is the case?
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I adjust a photo and close the catalog then reopen on my second Mac
I don't know Chronosync (nor Mac) so please bear with me. Does Chronosync kick in after the source catalog file is modified?
Assuming it is my explanation is that probably the image previews on the target machine need to be refreshed (unless you also sync the cache folders). C1 likely does not recognize (and does not need to) that image adjustments have been changed just by opening a catalog or looking at an image, as it recreates a preview for the catalog in which and when you make changes. So, previews for your target catalog are outdated.
Either sync the cache folders too or refresh the previews for selected images (somewhere in the 'Image' menu or F5 (on Windows)).
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I use ChronoSync. Changes show on the source and target only after you synchronize them. You will need to sync the catalog if you want to work from both interchangeably you will need to be sure you are doing a 2-way sync. If you are only using the target for a backup that you want to be able to substitute for the source, do a one-way sync from source to target.
So, if you make a change on one computer, you will need to sync it with the other computer before you open Capture One on the other computer.
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Hi Jerry…thanks for that.
However that’s exactly what I am doing.
I make adjustments on a photo then exit Capture One. Then I do a bidirectional sync with Chronosync. Ie Sync the pictures folder containing my catalog database.I then open Capture One on my second Mac but the changes are not there.
The only way to get the changes visible is to do a Backup left to right
This is ok but a pain as any changes I make on my second Mac means I have to do a right to left backup. Close Capture One open on my Mac desktop when again the changes are visible!
I don’t understand why the sync both ways doesn’t work??Mike
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Sounds a little long-winded; I use Dropbox and all works perfectly although there is a cost involved and unsure what you pay for Chronosync.
Peter H
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Mike, that is very strange. The changes should synchronize in a bidirectional sync if they sync in a right to left sync, assuming the only difference in the sync task is bidirectional versus right to left.
This sounds like a ChronoSync problem. Their support is very good and they usually respond to questions promptly. I would contact them.
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Peter, ChronoSync costs $49 with free upgrades, thereafter forever. I bought it in 2012 for $40 and have received free upgrades ever since. It is runs locally on your media, which makes it very fast. Interesting how they have been able to raise the price of an original purchase only $0.75 per year and give free updates and still stay in business.
Dropbox Basic is free, but other versions can be as much as $20/month. Dropbox and Chronosync have different focuses although both can be made to do much of what the other does.
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Did you check the basics i.e. that Chonosync overwrites the catalog file on your target computer with the catalog file from your source computer before you open C1 on the target machine?
If so, did you try to regenerate the previews as I suggested? The fact that I am not a Mac nor Chronosync user does not mean that I'm a dud.
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BeO raises a key question in determining if the sync process is doing what it should.
If ChronoSync is not overwriting the changes, it is not working as it should. Normally, it would be able to replace (overwrite) all of the files in the package that have changed, although you can set it up to overwrite the entire catalog package. Either way, you should end up after a sync with a target catalog identical to the source. When you open the synced catalog in Capture One, you should not have to regenerate the previews. Capture One should not be able to tell the synced target from the source. If this is not happening the sync is not executing as at should.
All of this is only applicable if you executed the sync after you made changes in Capture One to the source in a source to target drive sync or either drive in a bidirectional sync.
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You are right, if not only the catalog file but also the whole package is being synchronized, or at least the incrementally changed files in the package, including the Cache folders which are having the proxies for the previews, then Mike should be good without regenerating the previews.
Regarding bi-directional syncs:
For sessions, the images adjustments are stored in the .cos files. Did you know that C1 version 15.3 or 15.4 has introduced a bug, at least in the Windows version, so that the .cos files "modified date" is updated as soon as you look at an image in the browser? (At least if browsing via system folders, don't know for albums or smart albums). They acknowledged it is a bug six months ago - but still no bug fix.As a consequence, I cannot do a bi-directional sync anymore as it will overwrite an edited image .cos file with the .cos file of the same image which I have just looked at at the other computer, if I have browsed in that image folder more recently than I did my last edit.
(EDIT: I downgraded to 15.2 in which this bug did not exist, but for another reason, a more severe regression bug of a C1 function which I need for my workflow, which btw. they did not acknowledged since six months as a bug. 15.2 will be my very last C1 version if that is not fixed or a viable workaround exist.)0
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