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importing to catalog

Isaac Salgado
What is the difference between importing into catalog and a different folder. If importing them in catalog where do the originals go? I did a backup of the catalog and of the original files and tried to open it on a different computer and got nothing....thanks for the help.
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  • EnderWiggins
    Importing to catalog stores the original RAW files inside the catalog file package in the finder (which is nothing else but a folder hierarchy masked as a single file).

    Importing to a different folder (generally called "referencing") puts them whereever you want and links the catalog to them.

    The second option is better if you want to access your RAW files from other applications besides C1 (like Photos, Lightroom etc.). The first option "hides" the RAW files for other applications, so its great if you are lazy and work with nothing else but C1.
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  • Isaac Salgado
    [quote="EnderWiggins" wrote:
    Importing to catalog stores the original RAW files inside the catalog file package in the finder (which is nothing else but a folder hierarchy masked as a single file).

    Importing to a different folder (generally called "referencing") puts them whereever you want and links the catalog to them.

    The second option is better if you want to access your RAW files from other applications besides C1 (like Photos, Lightroom etc.). The first option "hides" the RAW files for other applications, so its great if you are lazy and work with nothing else but C1.

    Thanks for this explanation. It clears it up. So if i import the pictures to the catalog and then back it up, will the images go in the backup?
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  • John Doe
    [quote="Reelon" wrote:
    [quote="EnderWiggins" wrote:
    Importing to catalog stores the original RAW files inside the catalog file package in the finder (which is nothing else but a folder hierarchy masked as a single file).

    Importing to a different folder (generally called "referencing") puts them whereever you want and links the catalog to them.

    The second option is better if you want to access your RAW files from other applications besides C1 (like Photos, Lightroom etc.). The first option "hides" the RAW files for other applications, so its great if you are lazy and work with nothing else but C1.

    Thanks for this explanation. It clears it up. So if i import the pictures to the catalog and then back it up, will the images go in the backup?

    If the RAWs are "managed" (inside the catalog) then yes. If they are "referenced", then of course no.

    You can see what's inside your catalog by right-clicking on it and selecting "Show package contents". If you use managed RAWs, you'll see them there (in the "Originals" subfolder, IIRC).
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  • Isaac Salgado
    [quote="John Doe" wrote:
    [quote="Reelon" wrote:
    [quote="EnderWiggins" wrote:
    Importing to catalog stores the original RAW files inside the catalog file package in the finder (which is nothing else but a folder hierarchy masked as a single file).

    Importing to a different folder (generally called "referencing") puts them whereever you want and links the catalog to them.

    The second option is better if you want to access your RAW files from other applications besides C1 (like Photos, Lightroom etc.). The first option "hides" the RAW files for other applications, so its great if you are lazy and work with nothing else but C1.

    Thanks for this explanation. It clears it up. So if i import the pictures to the catalog and then back it up, will the images go in the backup?

    If the RAWs are "managed" (inside the catalog) then yes. If they are "referenced", then of course no.

    You can see what's inside your catalog by right-clicking on it and selecting "Show package contents". If you use managed RAWs, you'll see them there (in the "Originals" subfolder, IIRC).

    Thanks! I know have a decision to make, catalog or referenced. I'm leaning toward catalog just because it would take my pictures when I do the backup.
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  • EnderWiggins
    [quote="Reelon" wrote:
    Thanks! I know have a decision to make, catalog or referenced. I'm leaning toward catalog just because it would take my pictures when I do the backup.

    Just to make sure that there is no misunderstanding here: if you have your images as referenced outside the catalog, there is nothing preventing you from including those in your backups as well. I have my catalog file on my internal SSD and all my RAW files referenced on a SATA drive (Mac Pro). Both are picked up by Time Machine and backed up on another SATA drive (in addition to that I copy all of my images from time to time to an external USB HD and store it someplace else).
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