What's the work around to view subfolders?
What's the work around to view subfolders? I'm importing from LR catalog. When I originally imported my images in LR, I make a folder, then add subfolders based on shooting date. For viewing everything in the folder I pick show subfolders. There is no such animal in C1, so how can I view everything in a folder including subfolders. There has to be a work around, or some developer needs to be fired, right? If not, I'll have to drag every single subfolder individually into a parent folder, in order to use the program. This will take an eternity.
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"or some developer needs to be fired, right?"
Yes this a useful feature if working with a catalog, for sessions it might cause you problems when browsing through your file system.
But to your question, is this your usual kind of humor? Why can't many of you LR refugees not consider or even respect that other software might possibly be working different? I am sure you have set up your folder structure to fit your wokflow because LR supported your workflow. And guess what, I have set up my wokflow such that I can conveniently work with C1 using the existing possibilities of C1.
If I enter a scene I have to bring my camera and lights with me or live with the available light, no one else to blame.
Remember, developers are humans and will have a higher motivation to provide great software if they get appreciation instead of this.
Regarding your other question, you can use the filter tool, the advanced search or smart albums as a workaround, assuming you can use the date or have other keywords or other metadata which are appropriate to use for your intended filter purpose.
My advice is to request your desired feature in the feature request section (or search for this request and give your vote, I think it already exists).
peace,
BeO
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It would be a useful feature if using LR I assume.
I cannot get excited about it for my use of C1.
In fact I would certainly not want to be forced to use such an approach in order to work through folders for my shoots.
I can understand that others might feel a need for such a facility especially if trying to move from an approach that has been familiar to them for some time.
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BeO,
Thanks for your reply. Forgive me for being an ignoramus and trying some bad humor. It does appear your trying to help and I appreciate it. I see your the first one and sometime only one here that is big on helping newcomers.
I do know the software is different and because I like it, I'm in the process of using it for my main processing software. Tried it years ago and made a pro and cons list along the way. Gave up on it after seeing the list was heavily weighted towards LR. I'm doing the same again, and the list is looking the opposite, and I have decided to accept the different ways to do things, hence my question. I figure like most things there should be away to get the same results.
I don't have any issues with changing my folder structure so C1 will show me all the images. Sounds like you did this from the beginning, and not coming from LR, so it's very different for me.
For me this seems to be a very popular request. It's all over the internet. Sorry my remark hurt your feelings. it was actually made in fun to get attention not meant as as a derogatory statement. So I hereby officially apologize to all the developers as I think they have done a fine job so far. If not I wouldn't be purchasing their software for 5 years waiting for the moment it would be to the point I could start using it.
So now onto the question. Smart search for what? Parameters of what type, will show me all images in subfolders? These subfolders can have names, so not sure how that would work. If the subs have dates, I would have to add every single date no? Unless you can give me a more detailed answer I will watch all the videos on searching, filtering, and smart albums. I'm getting the feeling there is actually no easy way to do what I'm asking. If so I'll need to hear from someone who has come from LR with the same situation, to see if they change their folder structure before exporting as a catalog or change it after import to C1.
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SFA,
I hope you see this reply. The forum seems a bit light on the features and I don't see any ad quote function. Anyway I'm seeing the difference in opinions from mine, and am determined to start using this program for more than my tethered shooting needs I have no problem at all to change my ways, but need to know the best and smoothest way to restructure, in order for my images to be seen in C1. So far I'm going slow and not importing everything so if I need to change my method, now is the time. What do you suggest?
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Steve, I very much appreciate your response.
You said you create a (parent) folder and then subfolders beneath for different dates. So this parent folder represents a theme, I assume, e.g. Trip to NYC, or Wedding Mr. Smith, or just Weddings or Landscapes, or similar. You can give all these images in the subfolders this parent keyword and define a user collection/smart album based on all images having this keyword.
Because you don't have this show images in subfolders feature in C1, selecting the images to give them a keyword is of course tedious.
You might have already keywords or IPTC fields filled in the LR catalog which may come through when migrating, not sure about this.
On importing, you can use predefined presets, and this includes keyword presets I think.
There are more features to organize images, regular albums, groups and projects, from which I use only albums.
The videos/recorded webinars and the knowledge base are a valuable source. Finding the way which works best for oneself might require some thoughts, and maybe re-evalution of the current wokflow.
I personally go with image referencing catalogs ("Current location"), and have a folder structure by camera/year/month/event or theme, I use albums and smart albums, keywords and IPTC fields mainly for scene and location.
regards
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Hi, its an old thread. However i have the same request: How to view Pictures in subfolders of a session easily?
It should not be rocket science.
I use other programs for quick sorting and renaming my photos -especially as they are able to keep the files' originally date and time when doing so (e.g. irfanview).
So I put all Photos in a session e.g. Portrait session of indidviduals of a group (company, children, club etc.) one main folder named "company" and then subfolder "name of person".
It would be great to make all basic adjustments on ALL of the sessions pictures at once and then go to subfolders afterwards for individual sorting and adjustments.
I do not see how i can do this with capture one 20 easily. I am working with capture one since years - but on a non regular basis as there are these little difficulties that makes the program so problematic to work with.
(its gettig better, though).
A quick answer would be great - An answer in German would be also great. (did not find an actual German Forum of Capture ONE).
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@SebSch
In a session you can either Import (which you probably do not want to do because you are managing the files in a different program) or you can make the folders "Favorites".
A Favorite folder makes adds a reference to the folder in the cosessiondb file and means that it can be used for Albums, smart Albums and the "All Images" session Album too.
If using a Catalog it is possible to "Import" the images but leave then at their current location. (Referenced Images).
It would be wise to understand how to manage Referenced images that are under the separate controls of different applications.
In both Session and Catalog work flow you could consider just keeping all of the images in one main folder or, maybe, a few "main" folders for different sub groups when that would work better.
Manage the groups by using Albums or Smart Albums using Metadata to filter and group. Then split the final output images into folders automatically based on the same Metadata as the albums.
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Steve, I do agree with your view - somebody in UX department needs a good kick in the (you know what I mean) to start respecting our needs, not only one's own views on the process.
ESPECIALLY it's extremely basic and easy to implement not hurting anybody anyhow.But until it's done (it hasn't been for 10 years though) I can't move to C1
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Hi Folks
I read this thread with interest. I have just migrated to C1 from LR. My file structure is very similar to the one described in the first post: a folder (empty) with subfolders holding images. I quickly discovered that ONLY folders holding images could be migrated across to C1, so the empty 'master' folder could not be migrated cross and as a consequence neither could any of the subfolders. Of course, each subfolder could be individually migrated across, but this defeated the intention of a quick migration to C1 including the various edits from LR.
The C1 help desk 'helpfully' confirmed what I had discovered and that there was no workaround!My workaround was to move ONE image from a subfolder into each main folder, thereby allowing it, and its subfolders, to be seen by C1 and thereby be migrated across. This took awhile, but it was easily done in LR. Having done this, the migration went smoothly.
Having got all my files migrated across to C1, I then reversed the process, returning the moved file back to it original subfolder using the move file facility in C1.
All rather tedious and a disincentive to move to C1, so yes, the developers SHOULD take note. Surely it can't be that difficult? As with any aspect of life, it's the little things that irritate.
I hope this helps.
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