How do I move a folder and it's subfolders from one catalog to another and maintain the edits and varients?
How do I move a folder and it's subfolders from one catalog to another and maintain the edits and variants?
-
https://support.captureone.com/hc/en-us/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=import+catalog
Try this search if you have not already done so.
I think the subject was also covered to some extent in this recent Webinar.
https://learn.captureone.com/webinars/master-catalog-organisation/
0 -
Looked through all of those before posting. Webinar does not cover transferring images from one catalog to another. I have found no references to doing what I want to do. I think I’ll do a search about exporting as a catalog.
0 -
So If I export as catalog then import from catalog the images are copied and put in the In Catalog. There is no choice to add them to catalog as referenced images. If I do it this way I will have to make all the folders and drag all the images from the In Catalog to them. If I just try and import with Add To Catalog none of the adjustments come along. Seems like if I do a normal import I should be able to open the folder that was created when I exported as a catalog and drag the adjustment folder into the existing catalog folder. Is this doable to get my adjustments back?
0 -
I would do the following:
1) from C1 library, select each folder/subfolder, right click and select export images-originals
2) select the destination folder, create a new folder (export for ex), select "include adjustments" only, for the subfolder option, select the "image folder name" token option and click Export
3) repeat the operation for all subfolders but select the first folder as destination folder
4) when done, you should have the same folder structure as your original folder structure
5) close C1
6) open C1 and create or open other catalog
7) import the "export" folder structure (select your main folder that includes the subfolders) into new catalog
8) close C1
9) delete the "export" folder
10) open C1
11) from the library, right click your main imported folder and select "Locate"
12) point to your original folder, that should be it
0 -
Steve,
This FAQ article makes it sound quite simple so long as one knows what happens if you have Managed files, Referenced Files, or a mixture of the two.
Importing a Capture One Catalog – Capture One
Now the thing is if you are selecting a subset of Images from the Catalog and exporting I think the assumption is that they are to be managed as a single item and that implies having the images "Managed" within the catalog folder structure. That makes it portable without the risk of breaking links to original images.
If you are importing a complete catalog there is, as far as I am aware, no need to export to a new catalog first. You can just import it as it is. In the case of "Managed" files, this will likely result in duplicate source image files in your system since the catalogs are separate and the original catalog that contained the images will not be deleted automatically as part of the process.
Even if you export/import as a Managed catalog it should be possible to quickly re-organise the Source files to be referenced in folders outside the catalog folder structure. However, my understanding is that Apple OS provided GUI features make that a little easier than Windows features allow.
FWIW you can do the same sort of importing and exporting using the "Session" concept although some detailed aspects of the process will be slightly different in terms of the process.
0 -
The Webinar for Master Catalog Organisation, link provided above, offers advice on the "merging" of catalogs at just around the 1 hour mark.
0 -
Re-reading the earlier posts.
If the concept of "transfer" is the issue - i.e. take out of one catalogue and add to the other - that might be a stumbling block.
The images will never be removed from the original catalog, as far as I understand things, unless the user deletes them in a separate action.
So copy to the new catalog and then delete from the old one. If so desired.
0
Post ist für Kommentare geschlossen.
Kommentare
7 Kommentare