If you can export only one image at a time in Capture One, turn on Edit All Selected. This setting controls whether Capture One applies actions — like adjustments, metadata, and exports—to just the primary variant or to all selected images.
Note: To apply edits like Exposure or HDR to multiple images, you may want to use Speed Edit keys.
How to fix it
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In the menu bar, pick Image.
- Click Edit All Selected or use Shift+Cmd+E keyboard shortcut.
- Export again. All selected images should now export together.
Troubleshooting
- Confirm selection: Make sure more than one thumbnail is highlighted before you export. Highlighted variants will have a thin grey border around them.
- Check the primary variant: If only one thumbnail shows a thick white border and the others aren’t highlighted, you’re exporting the primary variant only.
- Toggle the setting: Click the Edit Selected icon off and on once to reset the state, then try exporting again.