Display photos in sub-folders in catalog

nbirkett

• November 04, 2017 13:35

In a referenced catalog, is there anyway to set-up Capture One so that it will display all of the photos in all sub-folders when you select a folder higher up in the directory structure?

For example, suppose I have a folder for a 10 day trip, with sub-folders for images taken on each day. Sometimes, it is useful to display the images from all days in one large thumb-nail display so that you can scan across days for images for a project. Having to enter each sub-folder separately can be a nuisance. Seeing images in sub-folders works in other software but I can't seem to get it work with Capture One. Am I missing a configuration option?

Thanks.

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  fotojenic777

  • November 05, 2017 15:59

  In CO under User Collections if you create a group and then albums within it, clicking on the group will not show any images from the albums within. However if you create a project and albums within it does show all images when you click on the project entry.
  
  Folders as you have found out does not do this - stick to creating a User Collection hierarchy that mimics your folders structure. You can also include smart albums under User Collections which you can’t do in Folders.

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  nbirkett

  • November 05, 2017 16:16

  Thanks. I wasn't aware of that approach. I will look into it.
  
  One issue I have found is that, when you import a Lightroom Library into Capture Pro, LR 'collections' are converted into 'groups', not 'projects'. If you have a lot of imported collections, it is a lot of work to re-create projects and move your photos/albums around.

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  fotojenic777

  • November 05, 2017 19:40

  I came from Aperture, sounds like Lr imports also had issues. Hopefully it works for you.

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  Leon Droby

  • November 06, 2017 16:47

  [quote="nbirkett" wrote:
  In a referenced catalog, is there anyway to set-up Capture One so that it will display all of the photos in all sub-folders when you select a folder higher up in the directory structure?

  
  
  I was also hoping the parent folder would display all the photos in the child sub folders also. Seems like this would make a lot of sense.

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  Permanently deleted user

  • November 06, 2017 16:57

  Media Pro does this. It's called show "Union of Folder Hierarchies." This has been a feature since at least 2003 (with the original iView MediaPro).
  
  The feature makes using Media Pro a very satisfying experience (and it has become essential to my work). I can't understand why Capture One would not have this ability. It seems so basic. One more reason for me to continue using Media Pro and not purchase Capture One.

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