Organizing and Synchronizing Files and Folders
I have many years worth of images organized in a folder structure similar to the following:
Basically, I break groups of images into sub-folders based on a combination of the Event and Date. When there are a small amount of images over multiple days, I group the images into one folder ("20160905,06,07 - Event 3, 4, 5"). When there are a large amount of images I'll group images into folders based on year, month (no example here), day ("20160902 - Day 1") or hour ("20160903.11 - Late Morning").
I will organize images before or after culling and editing (it depends on my backlog and other factors). After I am finished editing and organizing the images, I will move the images to my NAS device which will save a copy to S3 and to Amazon Photos. Sometimes I will remotely log into the NAS while away from home and continue to further organize images (usually breaking events into more granular sub-folders).
Currently, I am using Iridient Developer for editing my images. It is convenient because I can move the jpeg, raw and Iridient setting file together when I am remotely organizing my files. It is also a bonus that the Iridient Developer file is small and automatically copied to S3.
What is the closest workflow to the above in the CaptureOne world? Do sessions or catalogs have the ability to re-synchronize changes when files are moved on disk outside of CaptureOne? Can edits be saved side by side with the raw file (rather than in a catalog or in a subfolder)? Also, while processing raws into jpegs, is it possible to overwrite the existing jpeg rather than create a " 1"?
If it makes any difference, I don't make use of ratings, keywords, color tags, or those sorts of features. I would prefer a filter which allows me to select raw files which have edits which have not been processed, does something like that exist?
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 20160901 - Event 1
- 20160901.08 - Morning
- 20160901.12 - Noon
- 20160901.16 - Afternoon
- 20160902 - Event 2
- 20160902 - Day 1
- 20160903 - Day 2
- 20160903.07 - Morning
- 20160903.11 - Late Morning
- 20160903.15 - Early Evening
- 20160904 - Day 3
- 20160905,06,07 - Event 3, 4, 5
- 20160908 - Event 6
- 20160901 - Event 1
Basically, I break groups of images into sub-folders based on a combination of the Event and Date. When there are a small amount of images over multiple days, I group the images into one folder ("20160905,06,07 - Event 3, 4, 5"). When there are a large amount of images I'll group images into folders based on year, month (no example here), day ("20160902 - Day 1") or hour ("20160903.11 - Late Morning").
I will organize images before or after culling and editing (it depends on my backlog and other factors). After I am finished editing and organizing the images, I will move the images to my NAS device which will save a copy to S3 and to Amazon Photos. Sometimes I will remotely log into the NAS while away from home and continue to further organize images (usually breaking events into more granular sub-folders).
Currently, I am using Iridient Developer for editing my images. It is convenient because I can move the jpeg, raw and Iridient setting file together when I am remotely organizing my files. It is also a bonus that the Iridient Developer file is small and automatically copied to S3.
What is the closest workflow to the above in the CaptureOne world? Do sessions or catalogs have the ability to re-synchronize changes when files are moved on disk outside of CaptureOne? Can edits be saved side by side with the raw file (rather than in a catalog or in a subfolder)? Also, while processing raws into jpegs, is it possible to overwrite the existing jpeg rather than create a " 1"?
If it makes any difference, I don't make use of ratings, keywords, color tags, or those sorts of features. I would prefer a filter which allows me to select raw files which have edits which have not been processed, does something like that exist?
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I won't presume to say what is best for you but I have a file/folder system somewhat like yours. Folder by year, subfolder by month, sub sub folder by date. I don't subdivide more than that or consolidate.
I use photomechanic to do the actual image import from memory card to hard drive.
I will start a session and name it after the project I am working on i.e. Alaska trip 2016.
Then in the folders panel I click on the folder containing the relevant images. C1 will generate previews, and read metadata. You want to set it up to synch metadata. If images are in multiple folders then I move from folder to folder as I work on images.
The actual image adjustments seem to be stored either in metadata or in a C1 subfolder.
If I clone my hard drive and later use C1 on a different computer it takes C1 a minute or two to load previews and metadata and then the images can be seen with the previously made adjustments reflected.
I had tried using the catalog system but found use of multiple disks and computers required a log of pointing C1 at links on the cloned drive.
I also found that smart albums get lost.
Keywording and filtering on a per usage basis resolved that problem for me.
I hope that makes some sense to you.
I had been looking for an Aperture workalike that would function as catalog and image processing program. That never quite worked for me.0 -
Thanks for your feedback Peter. I will start a session and name it after the project I am working on i.e. Alaska trip 2016.
Do you have any idea what the difference between a session per event versus having one session and navigating to the image folder via the system folders option? Both methods seem to create a "CaptureOne" folder inside of the images folder to store the edits.You want to set it up to synch metadata
Is this specifically the Activate Auto Sync Sidecar XMP option?0
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