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Confused around: Catalog vs Metadata vs XMP files

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  • Ian Leslie

    C1 will keep the metadata in the catalogue for each image. You can have it create XMP files either automatically (controlled by those settings in the preferences) or by using the Image | Sync command.

    Check out this page in the online manual: https://support.captureone.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002544898

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  • Marco Scheepmaker

    Hi Ian,

    Thank you for the prompt response and help! Just for my understanding: does C1 also stores the edits made to the RAW files, or is it just metadata, keywords, color- and star tagging?

    Thank you!

    Marco

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  • Ian Wilson
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    Capture One doesn't store information about edits in XMP files. If you are using a catalog, it stores all that in the catalog database. If you are using a session, it stores it alongside the raw files (in subfolders) in the form of .cos files (and perhaps .comask files if you have used layers). This is one of the main differences between catalogs and sessions.

    Ian

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