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Migration 3.7.8 - 4.5 Pro workflow question

BG-Bill
I process 300-2,500 images per session, and last week had 7,000 images to process from one event. My workflow in 3.7.8 is usually do batch exposure and white balance corrections, then view and crop with a standard 4x6 ratio. I have the process tab open, crop the image, click with the mouse the process the selected captures icon, then use the mouse scroll wheel to move to the next image, move the cursor and crop, click the process icon again, and again scroll to the next image. Sometimes no crop is required so it is just left click on process, then scroll wheel to next image, etc., all a quick, efficient one handed mouse operation.

I have managed to get 4.5 Pro organized for my workflow, but have not found an easy way to advance quickly to the next image, crop and process. I must move the mouse to the next image, select it, then move mouse to crop then move to process. Although it seems insignificant when processing one image, this extends my processing time significantly with a large quantity of images and is "uncomfortable".

Has anyone solved this challange or have an alternate approach for efficiently processing a large quantity of images?

All comments and suggestions are welcome.

Regards,

Bill
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  • Martin312
    Control + arrow key seems to work in most circumstances (wherever the UI focus is). Not quite as convenient as the mouse wheel. It may be possible to programme the wheel to generate the right keys but I have not tried.
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  • BG-Bill
    Thanks Martin,

    Your suggestion works with the right and left arrow key, but it is still a two handed operation and slower than 3.7. I do pick up some time with 4.5 faster processing, but am stll overall slower. I have been unable to program the mouse wheel for that function.

    Thanks for your suggestion.

    Bill
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  • Terry91
    [quote="Bill " wrote:
    Thanks Martin,

    Your suggestion works with the right and left arrow key, but it is still a two handed operation and slower than 3.7. I do pick up some time with 4.5 faster processing, but am stll overall slower. I have been unable to program the mouse wheel for that function.

    Thanks for your suggestion.

    Bill


    Bill,

    first, go to the Keyboard editor and assign a key to Process Image, Insert was the key in 3.7.x. If you click on the Crop tools you should be able to use your mouse as desired and use Shift + arrows to navigate through the Browser and Insert (or whichever key you choose) to place the file in the Process queue.

    With 4.x it is important to remember that clicking on either the Browser or the Tools changes the focus of the keyboard. If the focus is on the Tools you can use Tab or Shift+Tab to move between adjustments and Shift+Arrows to move between files.

    Terry
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  • BG-Bill
    Thanks for your suggestion Terry,

    I have tried it and have found that this two handed operation still is slower and that with my right hand on the mouse and having to use my left hand for the arrow keys on the right side of the keyboard is a bit awkward for me.

    I have been trying for about two weeks now to get 4.5 pro throughput to equal or get close to 3.7.8 but so far no luck and I am getting a bit weary. I really appreciate your suggestion.

    Regards,

    Bill
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  • Gert-Jan1
    Isn't the speed in which the screen refreshes a problem?
    In 3.7 the files appear snappy whereas in 4.5 it takes at least a second for every image to appear
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  • Martin312
    I have given up with 4.x.x and will stay with 3.7.8 until I change my cameras. I will then review whatever version of C1Pro is available and the alternatives.

    Like Bill I find the navigation does not work for me, along with the copy adjustments capability and lack of proper IPTC handling makes it unworkable for me. Might be fine for the tinkere(or fine art user) who only works with a handful of images but not for regular production work.
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  • BG-Bill
    Yes Gert-Jan, the refresh rate being slower adds significantly to my throughput problem. I feel similar to Martin that the product seems to cater to folks in a non volume production environment, not to those of us who need high volume throughput. It is a shame that for my requirements, there were good benchmarks in their 3.8 pro product, but in almost all aspects important to volume users like me the new pro product has not equaled the previous version but has actually regressed.

    I guess there was a business decision to be made on where to focus the performance of the product.

    If anyone in a production environment has solved this problem and has improved their workflow performance, I certainly would like them to comment on how they achieved this.

    Again, thanks for all of your suggestions and comments.
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