Feature CO 5.1: Handling multiple selected images
Primary versus All Variants
When multiple images are selected, Capture One differentiates between the primary variant (thumbnail with fat white border) and all others selected (thin white border). By means of a toggle key you can either have an action or adjustment applied to the primary variant only or to all selected. This distinction is a powerful feature when introduced in CO 4 and allows you to edit images individually or not while maintaining the selection itself.
The toggle key is now called ‘Edit All Selected Variants’ and can be set through the menu, toolbar button or keyboard (Shft+Cmd+E). Note that the symbol on the toolbar (3 rectangles lined up) show the number of selected image when you hover your mouse over another button like Reset or Process when switched ON. Also note that this toggle introduced in CO 5.1 is the inversion of the ‘Edit Primary Variant Only’ of previous versions of CO 5.O.x. However, in 5.1 this ‘only one or all selected’ switch acts a bit different – let’s say more advanced – from its predecessor.
What’s new in CO 5.1?
Actions/adjustments that follow the logic of ‘only primary or all selected’ switch are Rating and Color Tagging, Process, Auto Adjust (Cmd+F) and Reset (Cmd+R), Delete and Delete Permanently, and Copy/Apply and Local Copy/Apply adjustments. This is not different from CO 5.0.x.
However, actions/adjustments that ignore the state of ‘only primary or all selected’ switch are all Auto Adjust (A-symbol) and Reset (curved arrow-symbol) options in the title bar of the respective tools. For them to work on all selected you need to press the Shift-key while clicking the symbol with the mouse to affect all selected. The state of the ‘Edit All Selected Variants’ toggle is affecting these two functions. In other words, these functions are controlled by the Shift-key to work on all selected, not the one-or-all switch. This is new in CO 5.1.
How to use?
The exclusion of the Auto Adjust/Reset per tool from the ‘Edit All Selected Variants’ toggle might be potentially confusing but prevents making ugly mistakes and opens a new way of applying auto adjust to multiple images.
First, the benefit of the independence of Auto Adjust and Reset from the ‘all-selected-switch’ is that it prevents accidently affecting all images in a selection. This is important because both Auto Adjust and Reset are very powerful actions and therefore should be disengaged from the all-selected-switch to prevent accidental changes.
Next, it makes for a more advanced way of fast applying an auto adjust of one image to all selected. For example, to auto adjust the white balance of a selection of images, I can use auto adjust as described while holding the Shift-key. All images run an auto adjust individually, resulting in potentially a different adjustment for each image. This may be fine yesterday but perhaps not for today’s pictures. Now, you have the option to auto adjust ONE IMAGE (without pressing the Shift-key), next you press the Shift-key while clicking the Local Copy/Apply (and the ‘Edit All Selected Variants’ toggle ON). The toggle switch does not affect the auto adjust for my primary variant, but I can apply that specific auto adjustment to ALL selected image in one additional click.
I hope this helps in understanding this feature change. Now all we have to do is to get used to it...
When multiple images are selected, Capture One differentiates between the primary variant (thumbnail with fat white border) and all others selected (thin white border). By means of a toggle key you can either have an action or adjustment applied to the primary variant only or to all selected. This distinction is a powerful feature when introduced in CO 4 and allows you to edit images individually or not while maintaining the selection itself.
The toggle key is now called ‘Edit All Selected Variants’ and can be set through the menu, toolbar button or keyboard (Shft+Cmd+E). Note that the symbol on the toolbar (3 rectangles lined up) show the number of selected image when you hover your mouse over another button like Reset or Process when switched ON. Also note that this toggle introduced in CO 5.1 is the inversion of the ‘Edit Primary Variant Only’ of previous versions of CO 5.O.x. However, in 5.1 this ‘only one or all selected’ switch acts a bit different – let’s say more advanced – from its predecessor.
What’s new in CO 5.1?
Actions/adjustments that follow the logic of ‘only primary or all selected’ switch are Rating and Color Tagging, Process, Auto Adjust (Cmd+F) and Reset (Cmd+R), Delete and Delete Permanently, and Copy/Apply and Local Copy/Apply adjustments. This is not different from CO 5.0.x.
However, actions/adjustments that ignore the state of ‘only primary or all selected’ switch are all Auto Adjust (A-symbol) and Reset (curved arrow-symbol) options in the title bar of the respective tools. For them to work on all selected you need to press the Shift-key while clicking the symbol with the mouse to affect all selected. The state of the ‘Edit All Selected Variants’ toggle is affecting these two functions. In other words, these functions are controlled by the Shift-key to work on all selected, not the one-or-all switch. This is new in CO 5.1.
How to use?
The exclusion of the Auto Adjust/Reset per tool from the ‘Edit All Selected Variants’ toggle might be potentially confusing but prevents making ugly mistakes and opens a new way of applying auto adjust to multiple images.
First, the benefit of the independence of Auto Adjust and Reset from the ‘all-selected-switch’ is that it prevents accidently affecting all images in a selection. This is important because both Auto Adjust and Reset are very powerful actions and therefore should be disengaged from the all-selected-switch to prevent accidental changes.
Next, it makes for a more advanced way of fast applying an auto adjust of one image to all selected. For example, to auto adjust the white balance of a selection of images, I can use auto adjust as described while holding the Shift-key. All images run an auto adjust individually, resulting in potentially a different adjustment for each image. This may be fine yesterday but perhaps not for today’s pictures. Now, you have the option to auto adjust ONE IMAGE (without pressing the Shift-key), next you press the Shift-key while clicking the Local Copy/Apply (and the ‘Edit All Selected Variants’ toggle ON). The toggle switch does not affect the auto adjust for my primary variant, but I can apply that specific auto adjustment to ALL selected image in one additional click.
I hope this helps in understanding this feature change. Now all we have to do is to get used to it...
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still don't like the CO5 adjustment method. is it possible to select images (shift-click, command-click) and move your sliders and have all of the selected images adjust at the same time? this was how it was in 3.7.9. can't get any easier than that. 0 -
Edward,
That's true, but the adjusted workflow advantages came at that price. All you need to do is add an additional "Shift+Click" to that ideal workflow.
•Select Your Images
•Adjust Your Exposure
•"Shift + Click" on the Local Copy/Apply (UpDown Arrow)
•Kablamo, all the selected images have that adjustment
... of course, if the mouse messes up your method.
•Select Your Images
•Use the Keyboard Shortcut to Adjust Exposure
•Kablamo, all the selected images have that adjustment0 -
[quote="Drew " wrote:
Instead of searching for that totally oversized icon you can also code a shortcut for "copy/apply adjustments".
All you need to do is add an additional "Shift+Click" to that ideal workflow.
•Select Your Images
•Adjust Your Exposure
•"Shift + Click" on the Local Copy/Apply (UpDown Arrow)
•Kablamo, all the selected images have that adjustment
In the logic of MAC cmd|(shift)|C is copy and cmd|(shift)|V is paste.
So if you code cmd|shift|D ("duplicate") that's easy to remind.
(You can't code simply cmd|C and cmd|V for adjustments as it is coded for Edit->Copy and Paste.)
This is how I am working - selecting all relevant images, making adjustments and copy/apply the setting with cmd|shift|D.
It's easy and fast as I don't have to move around with the mosue.0 -
How do you "code" this on a Mac? I want to work like this with Keyboard shortcuts not all the mousing. 0 -
[quote="Brian6" wrote:
How do you "code" this on a Mac? I want to work like this with Keyboard shortcuts not all the mousing.
I read a lot of keyboard shortcuts in this thread. Which are you looking for in particular?0
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