No automatic image import?

Andrew1211

• January 25, 2008 23:09

Version 3.7 used to run a "media reader" program that sat in the system tray and woke up whenever a flash card was inserted, bringing up a dialog box that allowed you to choose where to import the files and whether you would like them deleted from the card afterwards.

When I started using 4.0, I still had 3.7.7LE installed and the media reader box from that would still come up when I inserted a memory card into the card reader slot on my monitor. But having done its importing it would open 3.7.7 not 4.0, which was annoying. So I uninstalled 3.7.7, which also seems to have got rid of the media reader program.

But now when I insert a memory card nothing happens at all from Capture One, even though Windows is recognising the card. Surely it should be producing the "Import Image" dialog box automatically? Then when I go into C1 4 and start import image manually, select the folder etc, all looks OK except that the option to choose to delete images from the card after download is greyed out and not selectable.

What's going on? Is there a secret setting I have missed??

Thanks

Andrew

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  photogenix

  • January 26, 2008 23:06

  The Media Reader program was tied into your v3.7.7 installation, so that is why (after installing v4), v3.7.7 would still be the program it'll communicate with. I don't believe Media Reader comes with v4 (could be wrong, have only used the betas). Though many people like the Media Reader (for one I did not, I have my own folder structure and it takes little effort to copy the files manually); my biggest gripe with it however wasn't the functionality of the M.R. but rather the lack of option for turning it off at startup, requiring to use other tools (msconfig, regedit etc) to remove it from startup. If I could turn it off, it wouldn't bother me.
  
  I'm not expecting C1v4 to recognise a memory card that's been inserted (Windows should at least bring up AutoPlay options asking what you'd like to do with it). I'm wondering if the inability to delete is due to the files being marked as read-only?
  
  Have you considered using DownloaderPro (by the guy who wrote BreezeBrowser)? :
  

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  SteveCa

  • January 27, 2008 02:29

  From the "manual"......
  
  "Inserting a memory card into a card reader will also bring up the import dialogue window. The Import window offers a range of options to make importing a quick and straightforward task."
  
  Doesn't work on my machine. Anybody seen it work?

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  Paul Steunebrink

  • January 27, 2008 14:42

  It does not work.
  
  CO4 intends to use the Autoplay option in Windows (like Downloader Pro does). This opinion is based on the configuration in the registry of Windows during installation of CO4 (it configures an Autoplay event for Pictures and Mixed Content).
  You can see and set this option if you get the Autoplay pop-up after card insert or go the the properties of your card in Explorer. For a reason not known to me, this action does not take place. I assume a bug.
  
  CO4 however is capable of starting and directly opening your media card with images if you invoke the following command in Start-Run dialog:
  "C:\\Program Files\\Phase One\\Capture One 4\\CaptureOne.exe" /import G:
  if G: is your cardreader.
  This is the command that should be executed through Autoplay when a card is inserted and which is also registered in Windows during installation (recorded on XP SP2).
  
  I have put this issue on my list for bug report (to be filed shortly).

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