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can't import anymore.

malcolm davis
Hi, I am sort of new to Capture1
I had no problem importing images before but all of a sudden the software tells me when I try to import

"not a valid collection selection"

This happens when I try to import a folder or single photo on my computer or from my camera. This happens even if I create a new folder and location to import to.

Any Ideas of what is going wrong?

Thank you!!!
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  • RichardT
    Are you using a catalog or a session?

    Have you tried the File -> 'Verify Catalog or Session..' option?

    Richard
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  • Ian Wilson
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    Also you mention importing from your camera. You can't just connect the camera to the computer and import to C1. It thinks that a connected camera is for tethered shooting. You either have to connect the camera and import the images (not using C1) to some location on your computer, then import to C1 from there. Or you put the card from your camera in a card reader (or card reader slot in the computer if it has one) and import from there.

    Ian
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  • John Doe
    [quote="Ian3" wrote:
    Also you mention importing from your camera. You can't just connect the camera to the computer and import to C1.

    Yes you can.
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  • SFA
    [quote="John Doe" wrote:
    [quote="Ian3" wrote:
    Also you mention importing from your camera. You can't just connect the camera to the computer and import to C1.

    Yes you can.


    Does that not depend on the camera?


    Grant
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  • John Doe
    [quote="SFA" wrote:
    [quote="John Doe" wrote:
    [quote="Ian3" wrote:
    Also you mention importing from your camera. You can't just connect the camera to the computer and import to C1.

    Yes you can.


    Does that not depend on the camera?

    Might depend on the mass storage vs. MTP setting of your camera. Try to change it if it doesn't work.
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  • SFA
    [quote="John Doe" wrote:
    [quote="SFA" wrote:
    [quote="John Doe" wrote:

    Yes you can.


    Does that not depend on the camera?

    Might depend on the mass storage vs. MTP setting of your camera. Try to change it if it doesn't work.


    I think there may be some options with Sony cameras that are not generally certain to be found in cameras from other manufacturers.

    Grant
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  • John Doe
    Well if your camera can be set to USB mass storage, whatever brand it is, then it will be seen as a card reader by the OS. So I don't see why it wouldn't work.
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  • SFA
    [quote="John Doe" wrote:
    Well if your camera can be set to USB mass storage, whatever brand it is, then it will be seen as a card reader by the OS. So I don't see why it wouldn't work.


    Canons, for example, don't seem to come with an option to set the connection type for the USB port.

    I do have a separate (Wireless) adapter for one of mine that does have some facilities of that type but the body itself does not.

    Whether newer bodies with inbuilt Wi-Fi functionality (for example) also offer options for connection type I don't know.

    Connecting my bodies the computer sees them as mass storage but C1 sees them as a tether and will not allow access to the on card folders through the browser.

    Of course one could use the autodownload feature of the system to copy the files over and then import from there. Personally I find it easier and faster and generally far more convenient to use a card reader - either a built in reader in the computer or an external reader (really only needed for CF cards these days.)

    HTH.


    Grant
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  • malcolm davis
    Hi, I guess I just don't understand how the file handling works with Phase One.

    two questions:

    1. Dose phase one create copies of the original RAW files when you import into a new session? If so can it be avoided when editing? Raw files are big enough as they are I don't want copies made. This I a problem I did not have in lightroom.

    2. Can I have the imported work stay in the same location as the original RAW files?
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  • SFA
    Capture One has 2 options for managing a set of images - Session or Catalogue.

    They are similar but different.

    If you use a Catalog you can choose to create a copy of the source file inside the catalogue (Managed) or leave it in an external location (Referenced).

    If you use the Managed option you can remove the original source images after import (or maybe just back them up soemwhere?).

    If you use Referenced you will need to have them available for access for full editing although partial editing is sort of possible (some functions and using the preview files) should it be useful.

    All Previews, thumbnails and settings will be held in the catalogue no matter where you choose to keep the files.

    If you use Sessions you have the option to import to the session (sensible if you are taking images off a memory card) or the use the built in Library tool to simply browse to the folder where the images you want to work with currently reside. Any session can use both approaches.

    The benefits of the Import process include options to rename the files, auto create folder structures for them, so some pre-processing using preset and styles and so on, all as part of the import process that will also create previews and set some other basic defaults. You can also select just some of the images in a folder or specify that you want to see everything from the selected folder and all subfolders and, perhaps, select all of them.

    If you simply browse to a folder and open it C1 will assume that all of the files it can find there are candidates for editing (if the files types are recognised and acceptable to C1) and so it will add some folders at that location to establish the previews and edit instruction files that will be required when editing the files.

    If you are opening a folder on a memory card C1 will add folder there - so it's best to download first if you are NOT going to use the Import process.

    If you are importing from a memory card then there are options to back the files up to an additional location as part of the import and, potentially, to delete the imported files at the end of the task. Personally deletion is not something that I would recommend as good work flow but that is simply because I prefer to keep hands on control over the cards and the format process.

    It's all quite easy to understand but I would certainly recommend that you take some time to consider the options and decide which of them might work best for you under which circumstances. You do not have to choose one approach or another before using the system. All can be used if it suits your needs. But it is a good idea to understand which approach works best for different needs.

    There are some videos that cover this functionality, some recorded webinars that may be helpful and a few independent sources of similar information. (Here for example: https://imagealchemist.net/category/capture-one/page/3/ ).


    HTH.


    Grant
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  • malcolm davis
    Thank you!
    I am now clear on how the file handling works. Even though I know I am importing into sessions the right way... with most of the imported folders I can not seem to edit the images. The tools are non responsive with most sessions but not all.

    Any suggestions as to why this is happening?
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  • SFA
    What is common with the folders that work and common to the files in the folders that don't work?

    Are you using RAW files, jpg files, TIFF, DNG or something else?

    Are all the files from a camera?

    Are they all from the same camera? Or at least the same manufacturer?

    Have they been edited elsewhere before you import them?

    How big are they - in terms of pixel dimensions?

    Which version of Windows are you using?

    Any other information that you think may be useful?

    I think the message relates to the place you are hoping to import from rather than where you are importing to but I don't recall seeing that message in the context of an initial import of images to a session.

    I think you may need to help us out here with a step by step description if what you are doing if none of the suggestions above lead to identification of the source of the problem.


    HTH.


    Grant




    Grant
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  • malcolm davis
    Hi, all the images are from the same camera and all DNG about the same size (about 500). I am using window 7. I can not figure out any difference between the images that are editable and the ones that are not.

    I can say that with the images that are editable there is a question mark on the lover right corner, while the ones that are not editable have an eye symbol. What do these mean?

    You were asking if they had been edited in another program. some of them were but not the ones I am having trouble with.
    I can say when I first started using lightroom I had no problem editing any of the images and now even those ones are un-editable. Also new ones are un-editable.

    Thanks again,

    Malcolm
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  • malcolm davis
    Hi, all the images are from the same camera and all DNG about the same size (about 500). I am using window 7. I can not figure out any difference between the images that are editable and the ones that are not.

    I can say that with the images that are editable there is a question mark on the lover right corner, while the ones that are not editable have an eye symbol. What do these mean?

    You were asking if they had been edited in another program. some of them were but not the ones I am having trouble with.
    I can say when I first started using lightroom I had no problem editing any of the images and now even those ones are un-editable. Also new ones are un-editable.

    Thanks again,

    Malcolm
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  • OddS.
    [quote="SFA" wrote:
    ...Canons, for example, don't seem to come with an option to set the connection type for the USB port.


    Nikons used to have that option, but it was removed some years ago and is not present in newer models (but my D300 lets me select USB-mode). So yes, it does indeed depend on the camera.
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  • NN635393033850381250UL
    I have exactly the same problem. As far as I know I have not altered any settings, Capture One 9 acknowledges the amount of files on the SD card, but doesn't produce previews, and will not import anymore. So frustrating...I have asked support for help, if it works I'll let you know.
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  • SFA
    [quote="Swift98" wrote:
    Hi, all the images are from the same camera and all DNG about the same size (about 500). I am using window 7. I can not figure out any difference between the images that are editable and the ones that are not.

    I can say that with the images that are editable there is a question mark on the lover right corner, while the ones that are not editable have an eye symbol. What do these mean?

    You were asking if they had been edited in another program. some of them were but not the ones I am having trouble with.
    I can say when I first started using lightroom I had no problem editing any of the images and now even those ones are un-editable. Also new ones are un-editable.

    Thanks again,

    Malcolm


    http://help.phaseone.com/en/CO9/User-In ... aspx#item9

    Off line (but with some edit capability if part of a catalogue) or having view only status.

    You mentioned DNG files. From which camera?

    Grant
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