Search/Filter

hollywoodstills

• December 01, 2019 19:39

Hi,

It seems like this has been asked before, but how can you search multiple folders for color or rating tags/keywords, etc?

I like to be really organized, so have a dense file hierarchy, but it seems like because that's so, I am not able to filter out color tags, even to do a smart album from the top level folders.

If that is the case, it seems like a certain Achilles heel? Isn't that a need almost everyone has? I understand catalogs can do it, but why would it be so hard in a session? (which is easier on larger catalogs and road trips)

thanks in advance for any work around or hope!

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  Ian Wilson

  Moderator

  • December 01, 2019 19:41

  

  In a session, as well as in a catalog, you can select the All Images collection, and search that.
  
  Ian

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  hollywoodstills

  • December 01, 2019 21:32

  So my workflow might not be the most optimized, but I use sessions for about 100k photos, using my own folder hierarchy like I said -- the thing is that I'm not able to get ANY results when I click on folder and try to filter results. Is it because they are in lower folders, and C1 can't "see it"?
  
  It's hard to be so organized, but also have the ability to search throughout without having to drag everything into a "catalog".
  
  But I can't search for 1 star or blue or anything. Bit frustrating because LR could easily see past the folder structure.
  
  Thanks!
  
  
  

  [quote="Ian3" wrote:
  In a session, as well as in a catalog, you can select the All Images collection, and search that.
  
  Ian

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  Ian Wilson

  Moderator

  • December 01, 2019 21:49

  

  If the folders are added as session favourites, they will show up in All Images. But with 100K images, you really should consider catalogs. You can do it with sessions, but not without work-rounds. Sessions were not made for this kind of thing, catalogs were.
  
  It’s true that Capture One can’t view a folder and its subfolders (unless you add the subfolders as favourites). Youvar3 not the first to wish that it could!
  
  Ian

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  hollywoodstills

  • December 02, 2019 20:36

  With catalog, I'd have to literally bring in all the images into a catalog -- all 10TB? So an entire drive just for the catalogue? It's a shame it can't just reference. I wish there was an amazing best practice with this that made sense for such large and copious amounts of photos.
  
  J
  
  

  [quote="Ian3" wrote:
  If the folders are added as session favourites, they will show up in All Images. But with 100K images, you really should consider catalogs. You can do it with sessions, but not without work-rounds. Sessions were not made for this kind of thing, catalogs were.
  
  It’s true that Capture One can’t view a folder and its subfolders (unless you add the subfolders as favourites). Youvar3 not the first to wish that it could!
  
  Ian

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  Ian Wilson

  Moderator

  • December 02, 2019 21:17

  

  But it can reference! There is no need to store the images in the catalog itself. On import, you need to choose the Destination option that says Current Location.
  
  Ian
  
  Edited to add - have you watched the webinars and tutorials on catalogs on the YouTube channel or the Learning Hub?

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