Save after making adjustments
I know this is a "newbie" question but how do I save a file after I make a number of adjustments using layers? When I do a "save as" the file shows the masking.
When I'm done in Cap One 10.2 I want to be able to compress my work into a completed image and I'm struggling to find how to do it.
Another dumb newbie question is how do I remove (completely) a layer from my workflow?
Thanks for the help. I need to spend more time learning this product!
When I'm done in Cap One 10.2 I want to be able to compress my work into a completed image and I'm struggling to find how to do it.
Another dumb newbie question is how do I remove (completely) a layer from my workflow?
Thanks for the help. I need to spend more time learning this product!
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No need to save anything, CO continually keeps track of your adjustments (it's in "autosave" mode, so to speak).
When you're done and want to export your picture to JPEG or TIFF or whatever, you can either right-click > Export or go to the Output tab and select or create a process recipe.
I advise you to take time to watch the very useful webinars by David Grover, available on Phase One's YouTube channel.0 -
[quote="John Doe" wrote:
No need to save anything, CO continually keeps track of your adjustments (it's in "autosave" mode, so to speak).
When you're done and want to export your picture to JPEG or TIFF or whatever, you can either right-click > Export or go to the Output tab and select or create a process recipe.
I advise you to take time to watch the very useful webinars by David Grover, available on Phase One's YouTube channel.
So you are saying to Export it as a variant in a JPEG or TIFF of my choosing?
I watch as many as I can just recently watched the one on Thursday and I've been practicing what he was showing. Thanks for the help.0 -
Yes, that's it, simply export to the format you want. If you often export to the same format/quality/size etc., then process recipes are the way to go. 0 -
There is no flatten layers command as there is in Photoshop. So, withing Capture One, an image with layers can not be compressed/flattened to save space.
You can't really export something as a variant.. the JPG or TIF you export will be a whole other file, of course, and it will not be included with the original image and its associated variants..
Removing a layer : on the Local Adjustments tab and in the Local Adjustments pallet, select the layer you want to use and then click the - (minus) sign in the lower right of the Local Adjustments pallet. I don't know if there is and 'undo' after this step. Likely there is but I have never tried to undo..0 -
[quote="Tan68" wrote:
There is no flatten layers command as there is in Photoshop. So, withing Capture One, an image with layers can not be compressed/flattened to save space.
You can't really export something as a variant.. the JPG or TIF you export will be a whole other file, of course, and it will not be included with the original image and its associated variants..
Removing a layer : on the Local Adjustments tab and in the Local Adjustments pallet, select the layer you want to use and then click the - (minus) sign in the lower right of the Local Adjustments pallet. I don't know if there is and 'undo' after this step. Likely there is but I have never tried to undo..
Right, I understand about exporting as a JPEG or TIFF by exporting the "variants". I would prefer to be able to just do a "save as" and place the file in the folder of my choice on my hard drive. I really have no use for sessions or catalogs.
Thanks for the info on Removing a Layer and for your help overall.0 -
[quote="fotoman" wrote:
Right, I understand about exporting as a JPEG or TIFF by exporting the "variants". I would prefer to be able to just do a "save as" and place the file in the folder of my choice on my hard drive. I really have no use for sessions or catalogs.
I'm not quite sure what difference you think it would make.0 -
[quote="John Doe" wrote:
[quote="fotoman" wrote:
Right, I understand about exporting as a JPEG or TIFF by exporting the "variants". I would prefer to be able to just do a "save as" and place the file in the folder of my choice on my hard drive. I really have no use for sessions or catalogs.
I'm not quite sure what difference you think it would make.
When I complete a session now I wind up with a bunch of files on my hard drive that I don't need. For me, it's simpler to just work on a file, save it and move on.0 -
I see. Well CO works with Sessions or Catalogs because that's where it stores your adjustments. But once you're done with a session you can always trash its folders. 0 -
[quote="John Doe" wrote:
I see. Well CO works with Sessions or Catalogs because that's where it stores your adjustments. But once you're done with a session you can always trash its folders.
And that's exactly what I do. I use my own system for keeping track of my files. It's simple and as I'm not a professional nor do I do any fee based photography, I don't require an elaborate system like Capture One 10 to keep track of my files. It's a great system if you need one but at my age i like K.I.S.S.
Thanks again for the help.0 -
Hi,
the files C1 stores are relatively small so they hardly compromise the needed storage space. One could compare them to receipts which only tell C1 what adjustments have been definied for a specific image file. Those "receipts" are being executed on-the-fly for creation of the screen preview. An when a file is being processed/exported to the selected output image format.
A variant in this context is nothing more than an alternative receipt with different instruction for a different looking output (perhaps with a differently sized crop). And it's also applied only on-the-fly for screen visualization. However, when the file is being processed/exported then a new image file in the selected format is created.
So if you delete the subfolders created by C1 you're essentially deleting the "receipts" which contain the performed editing steps - you'll loosing your work / efforts. This may have no consequences at all when you don't have the habit to re-visit older shots from time to time and invest some time on a re-edit on some of the very best ones. But if you do then having deleted the C1 files means you'll start editing again at step zero.
I'm working in sessions and the subfolders C1 creates are subfolders in my image files which I have organized to my liking. But those subfolders don't interfere with that structure. And for backup purposes simply are copied to another media, keeping the very same structure (that keeps the "receipt-files" in place so that I can access them easily with C1 WITH their edits and possible variants).0 -
[quote="Michael11" wrote:
Hi,
the files C1 stores are relatively small so they hardly compromise the needed storage space. One could compare them to receipts which only tell C1 what adjustments have been definied for a specific image file. Those "receipts" are being executed on-the-fly for creation of the screen preview. An when a file is being processed/exported to the selected output image format.
A variant in this context is nothing more than an alternative receipt with different instruction for a different looking output (perhaps with a differently sized crop). And it's also applied only on-the-fly for screen visualization. However, when the file is being processed/exported then a new image file in the selected format is created.
So if you delete the subfolders created by C1 you're essentially deleting the "receipts" which contain the performed editing steps - you'll loosing your work / efforts. This may have no consequences at all when you don't have the habit to re-visit older shots from time to time and invest some time on a re-edit on some of the very best ones. But if you do then having deleted the C1 files means you'll start editing again at step zero.
I'm working in sessions and the subfolders C1 creates are subfolders in my image files which I have organized to my liking. But those subfolders don't interfere with that structure. And for backup purposes simply are copied to another media, keeping the very same structure (that keeps the "receipt-files" in place so that I can access them easily with C1 WITH their edits and possible variants).
Michael:
Do you create a separate folder for your C1 files. Currently the C1 files are placed within my photo file (I file by topic and date) and I find it extremely disorganized that way. Probably a big reason I don't save them.0 -
No. I do create folders for my photos named "YYMMDD-Zoo" with "Zoo" being a short reminder of the place or event.
Those folders are subfolders in a superior folder structure according to the used camera and its image numbering run (since they go from 0001 to 9999 and then would repeat if not store separately; I keep OOC file naming and don't mess around with it). This means that files from 0001-9,999 are kept in a main folder like "A99-01" while images in the following run (10,001-19,999 which are again 0001-9,999) goes to a main folder "A99-02".
C1 then creates (automatically / by default) subfolders in the "YYMMDD-Zoo" folder level with all the preview and edit files of that day/event. That way everything is where it's expected - even when creating backup.
Just as an example how I have my files organized. YMMV.0 -
We are pretty much using the same system. Thanks for all your help. 0
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