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Merging sessions

NN635583850387646630UL
Hi,

I work on a laptop for tethering and create a new session for each client. After the photography's completed I copy the entire C1 folder to my main (Windows) PC for post work. Unfortunately, I sometimes need to continue with more photography for the same client after I've already worked on their images on my main computer. The question is, how do I add the extra images with any adjustments / ratings that I subsequently shot on the laptop?

Hope that makes sens and you can help.
Cheers,
Dayve
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  • Paul Steunebrink
    As you probably now, a session is a folder-based way of organising your images. Therefore there are several ways to achieve what you are after.

    On the tethering computer you can add the extra images to either:
    a) a separate folder in the same session and only copy that folder to the session on your edit computer
    b) create a new session and copy the capture folder that contains the images to the session on your edit computer; note that renaming the folder might be necessary
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  • NN635583850387646630UL
    Many thanks Paul. How do you create a separate folder in an existing session?

    Thank you,
    Dayve
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  • Paul Steunebrink
    Good question, Dayve,

    The answer is simple, just a need to know.

    In the Library tool, where you see your session, look for Session Favorites section. It is perhaps empty. Click on the '+' sign. In the Explorer-like window, either create a new folder and select it, or browse to an existing folder and select it.

    It is a good habit to use/create extra folders inside your session main folder, because when you move your folder, it will move along.
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  • NN635583850387646630UL
    Hi Paul,

    Thanks for that. I assume that if I just copy the new folder to my edit pc it will bring along any edits to the images within that folder?

    Cheers,
    Dayve
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  • Paul Steunebrink
    That is correct, Dayve.
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  • William Middleton
    NN635583850387646630UL wrote:
    Hi Paul,

    Thanks for that. I assume that if I just copy the new folder to my edit pc it will bring along any edits to the images within that folder?

    Cheers,
    Dayve


    Your question has been answered, but these things below are some related. You may already know these things, but since you asked if edits would all be moved along with the folder:

    Your edits are moved with the images because the edits are in sub-folders within the folder that holds your images... These sub-folders are typically hidden from view unless you 'show hidden folders' in Windows (Mac = ?). It is fine to leave these folders hidden and forget about them. When you move the folder with images, all goes at once. Great.

    If you do not want to move entire folders but want to move one or more images alone, then edits can be left behind.

    If I use my OS (for me, Windows) file browser to select and move image IMGP8782 all of my edits created by C1 will be left behind. The OS file browser doesn't know there are associated files made by C1 in hidden folders... Going back and trying to reunite these things can be a long process.

    I will move whole folders using the OS file browser, but for individual images, the best thing to do is to perform file management using the file browser within C1. This is the file browser Paul mentions. It knows about the edits and moves them when you drag/drop images. It just the same as sending an image from 'capture' to 'selects'; all edits move.

    One other note for deleting files. If I delete images using the OS file browser, the edits made by C1 remain.. If I delete images from within C1 itself, all edits are deleted along with my image.
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  • NN635583850387646630UL
    That's great and really helpful guys. Many thanks 😊
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