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Copy and Apply adjustments and layers

Denis Huk
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The Adjustments Clipboard overview

This article contains the following sections:

     

    About Copy Adjustments and Apply Adjustments

    The Copy Adjustments and Apply Adjustments tools are available in various parts of the application and allow you to copy adjustments from one tool (local) or one image variant (global) and apply them to selected image variants.

    When you Copy Adjustments, they are copied to the Adjustments Clipboard.

    When you Apply Adjustments, the adjustments from the Adjustments Clipboard are applied to selected variants.

    You can access Copy Adjustments and Apply Adjustments from:

    • Cursor Tools
      The easiest way is to Navigate the Cursor Tools palette where you can toggle between Copy Adjustments and Apply Adjustments by clicking on the corresponding tool icon and holding the mouse button until the sub-menu appears.
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    • Toolbar
      Press the left arrow (located in the top-right corner of the user interface) to copy all the adjustments made to an image. Afterwards, select all the images that you want to apply the settings to in the Browser. Apply adjustments by pressing the right arrow (located in the top-right corner of the user interface).
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    • Keyboard shortcuts
      You can also use keyboard shortcuts Shift+Command+C for copying and Shift+Command+V for applying adjustments on macOS. Use Shift+Ctrl+C or Shift+Ctrl+V for copying and pasting respectively on Windows.

    • OS Menu Bar
      Another way to copy and apply adjustments is to navigate to the Adjustments tab in the main menu and select the appropriate option.

     

    Autoselect adjustments

    You can choose which adjustments Capture One should automatically select when copying them.

    1. In the Adjustments Clipboard, go to the Action menu (...).

    2. Under Autoselect, choose one of the available options:
      • Adjusted: autoselect all the adjustments.
      • Adjusted except Composition: autoselect all the adjustments except Crop, Rotation, and Keystone correction.
      • None: autoselect nothing.

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    Local Copy and Apply

    Copy adjustments from a single tool to other selected images.

    1. Enable the Edit Selected Variants option.
    2. In the Browser, click the image that you want to copy the adjustment from.
      This will be the primary variant (the thumbnail will have a thick white border in the Browser).
    3. In the Browser, hold Cmd (macOS) or Ctrl (Windows), click the image thumbnails that you want to apply the adjustment to.
      These will be the selected variants (the thumbnails will have a thin white border in the Browser).
    4. Click the small double-ended arrow icon on a chosen tool to copy the adjustments locally.
    5. The Adjustments Clipboard dialog box will appear. Here you can check what adjustments are about to be copied.
    6. Press Apply at the bottom of the dialog box to apply the selected adjustments to the selected images.

     

    Global Copy and Apply

    Copy adjustments from a single image to other selected images.

    1. Enable the Edit Selected Variants option.
    2. In the Browser, click the image that you want to copy the adjustment from.
      This will be the primary variant (the thumbnail will have a thick white border in the Browser).
    3. In the Browser, hold Cmd (macOS) or Ctrl (Windows), click the image thumbnails that you want to apply the adjustment to.
      These will be the selected variants (the thumbnails will have a thin white border in the Browser).
    4. Copy Adjustments and Apply Adjustments by using one of the mentioned above ways to Copy and Apply Adjustments, like the cursor tools, toolbar buttons, OS menu bar or keyboard shortcuts.

     

    Using the Adjustments Clipboard to select and copy certain adjustments

    1. Enable the Edit Selected Variants option.
    2. In the Browser, select the image that you want to copy the adjustments from.
      This will be the primary variant (the thumbnail will have a thick white border in the Browser).
    3. In the Browser, hold Cmd (macOS) or Ctrl (Windows), click the image thumbnails that you want to apply the adjustment to.
      These will be the selected variants (the thumbnails will have a thin white border in the Browser).
    4. Navigate to the Style Tool Tab.
    5. Click Copy at the bottom of the Adjustments Clipboard. You will notice that all the copied adjustments will have a checkmark next to them in the Adjustments Clipboard tool. Deselect any adjustments if you do not want them to be applied to the selected images.
    6. Click Apply at the bottom of the Adjustments Clipboard or use one of the other ways to apply the copied adjustments.

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    Copy and Apply on Layers

    Capture One 20 and newer versions open up for a more flexible, layer-centric workflow. You can now select which layers you would like to copy to other images. Additionally, the Layers that get applied to other images will be added on top of already existing Layers instead of replacing them.

    In Capture One 12 and earlier versions supporting the Layers feature, those Layers copied from one image to another completely replaced the existing Layers on the target images.

    It is now possible to copy and apply layers between images of different dimensions as well, making it much easier to streamline a workflow where, for example, multiple cameras are used and Styles are applied to Layers.

     

    Copying only Styles between images

    When you want to copy only the Style (and no other adjustments accidentally), you can copy it directly to the Adjustments Clipboard using the Copy to Clipboard option from the tool's Action menu.

    NOTE: Only one Style may be copied at a time, as selecting another Style replaces it in the Clipboard.

    1. Select an image in the browser with the Style or stacked Styles applied that you want to copy. Note that the image may include individual adjustments in addition to Styles.

    2. To copy only the Style (or Preset), click on the Action menu button (... icon) in the header bar of the Adjustments Clipboard tool, select Copy to Clipboard and then select the required Style or Preset.

    3. To keep the Styles data separate from other adjustments when copying between images, make sure the Include Style Name option in the tool's Action menu is enabled with a check-mark. Styles data remains visible and editable. If unchecked, Styles data is merged with other adjustments, making subsequent editing or removal of individual Styles impractical.

    4. Select the images you want to apply the Styles and any individual adjustments to in the Browser, using the Cmd/Ctrl key (macOS/Windows).

    5. To apply the adjustments from the Adjustments Clipboard, press Apply.

     

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    Comments

    3 comments

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    • A Photographer
      • Edited

      Is it possible to copy and paste an "action"? 

      e.g.  Using the heal brush to remove dust spots.  C1 will usually make a good choice for the source.  However if I copy this layer to another image, C1 will use exactly the same location for the source and this does not always work!  Ideally C1 needs to know that C1 made the decision and needs to redo that step on pasting the adjustment.  The same feature would be useful where we can use the magic wand - like rotation and flip, levels, etc.

      Thanks!

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    • Alex Wong
      • Edited

      About Copy/Apply on Layers, CaptureOne 20 and after Layers that get applied to other images will be added on top of already existing layers instead of replacing them, I understand maybe some of the photographers need these function, but if just change the figure of the layers setting then apply to all others, these will need to rest the other photos first, otherwise layers settings will getting duplicate and duplicate, as a photographer which use from CaptureOne 3 to now, I think is the worst change even, copy and paste is mean copy and paste with same thing not getting more and duplicate, hopefully can give back the full replacing feature to us, whatever a new button or an option for us to select.

      Thanks!

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    • Jim Scherer

      I am trying to copy an adjustment layer with a mask, from one image to another. Here it says "You can now select which layers you would like to copy to other images. Additionally, the Layers that get applied to other images will be added on top of already existing Layers instead of replacing them." But unfortunately I cannot find where or how to make this copy. I see only options to copy styles or to copy masks, not to copy a complete layer with its mask. Is this possible?

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