Export jpgs to shot folders to match raw capture folders

anettleship

• June 02, 2014 16:30

I think this is a common question, but can't find it asked on the forum.

I have, for example, 10 shot-folders of Raw files from a shoot. I want to export small jpgs of these files and have them come out arranged in corresponding shot folders in the output folder.

So:

Capture: Shot_001: Raw Files 1-20
Capture: Shot_002: Raw Files 20-40
etc.

would give...

Output: Shot_001: Jpg Files 1-20
Output: Shot_002: Jpg Files 20-40
etc.

I want to do the least amount of work possible myself because I am an error prone human. How do people solve this problem?

Here are some ideas, but I'm not satisfied with them:

i) Output jpgs to image folders (i.e. corresponding jpgs go in each shot folder next to the raws) then copy each group across to output.

ii) As above, but use a third party tool or the command line to copy only the jpg files to the output folder. This can be fiddly to set up.

iii) Wait until C1 supports name tokens for output locations in recipes (it's definitely coming, but until then...)

How does everyone else do this quickly and accurately?

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  Paul Steunebrink

  • June 02, 2014 19:12

  iv) Store the jpgs in a sub folder to the respective image folder; there is a sub folder option for that in the process recipe

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  Rick Allen

  • June 04, 2014 11:00

  viewtopic.php?f=46&t=16277
  
  😄

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  anettleship

  • June 05, 2014 10:29

  Aha, thanks for the link to the other topic. I hadn't considered Apple script as an alternative to the commandline. I'd definitely like to have a look, how do I obtain this one week demo version you mention?
  
  Likewising thanks Paul, storing files in subfolders in the image folder is definitely worth mentioning. You still have to copy them from each shot folder to Output, but moving folders is definitely easier than selecting groups of files.
  
  For the record I've found that the cpio command can be used to replicate directory structures, so if you run the following in the Capture folder:
  
  find . -name '*.jpg'
  
  You'll get a list of the jpgs in each folder in Capture. (You can drag and drop the folder to the terminal window to automatically input the Capture folder's path).
  
  So you can then pipe the results of the find to the cpio command:
  
  find . -name '*.jpg' | cpio -pdmv ../Output
  
  the p option tells cpio to take input from the find command.
  the d option creates directories as necessary
  the m option preserves file creation dates
  the v option is for verbose mode, so you can see the file list as it goes
  
  Another option is to set up Chronosync with a filter for jpg files to backup from Capture to Output.
  
  I'd file these both under 'fiddly' though.

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  Rick Allen

  • June 05, 2014 12:02

  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_v32s ... sp=sharing
  
  Will work until 15th of June.
  
  Place the app in the background scripts folder under the capture one applescripts menu item.
  
  <home>/Library/Scripts/Capture One Scripts/Background Scripts
  
  Doesn't work that great when only processing Quickproofs. You need to use a sub folder option if processing more than one recipe.
  
  Love to get feedback

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  anettleship

  • June 06, 2014 11:12

  Thanks, I'll give it a try.

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