Offline browsing in Catalogs

Catalogs referencing source images that are located on an external hard drive or a server can still be browsed when they are offline. It is even possible to apply some image adjustments. Working offline can be useful when you are working with a laptop and away from your image collection in the studio. A number of adjustments and metadata edits can be made.

1. Go to the Folders section of the Library tool. By default, the folder hierarchy shows the root folder and the folder the images are stored in.
   
   
2. To see the complete hierarchy, right-click on the folder and choose Show Folders Hierarchy. If the external location is unavailable, it will be flagged with a question mark. The image in the Viewer will also be tagged with a question mark and shown as offline.
   
   
3. Apply adjustments using the available tools. Tools that are grayed out cannot be used when the source images are offline. The full-range of Capture One’s toolset becomes available once the Catalog is re-connected with the source images. 

Learn more about Offline Browsing and how to relocate images when they become separated from the Catalog in this video tutorial.

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