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Do not import duplicates

pwnell
I am trying to transition from LightRoom to Capture One Pro for various reasons. However, there is one feature specific to LightRoom that makes it very hard for me to move my workflow too. And this issue has been mentioned many times - the ability, when using catalogues (or for that matter referenced files), to have Capture One Pro display images to be imported (especially from SD / CF cards) slightly greyed out if they are already in the library. Alternatively, just a "Do not import duplicates".

The first option is most desired as it is a great way to pop a card in, and quickly see what you have already imported and what not. I never remove photos from my cards until I absolutely have to, as do many other photographers. Without this feature, I have to stick to LightRoom for cataloguing / importing photos.

I tried to find a place where I can submit a feature request to Phase One but could not find anything. Any pointers?
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  • Paul Steunebrink
    You can submit feature requests through a support case:
    https://www.phaseone.com/en/SupportMain.aspx?
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  • pwnell
    Thanks, submitted.
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  • Permanently deleted user
    You are right. This feature would be really great!
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  • Max Ammosov
    I agree with previous authors... "Do not import duplicate" useful and needed option.
    I was very disappointed when do not find it in Import wizard in C1 8 Pro.
    Waiting for C1 9 with new features? 😊
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  • Tommy Weir
    Yes, I miss this from Aperture as well. It would automatically hide any existing imports from the Import screen, an option you could toggle off if you wished.
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  • Permanently deleted user
    It's not a solution and after the fact, but I see that Photosweeper has just been updated to include Capture One support. It might help.
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  • SFA
    If you are using Catalogs and referenced files have you tried the Synchronize Folder feature?

    Potentially not as viable taking files directly from a memory card depending on how the system can identify the card as a "known" storage medium.




    Grant
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  • pwnell
    No I need to copy images from the card to the local storage - no use in referencing images on a memory card that will be wiped some day.
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  • SFA
    [quote="pwnell" wrote:
    No I need to copy images from the card to the local storage - no use in referencing images on a memory card that will be wiped some day.


    Import will do that for you but intended point was that the system would need to know (by setting a flag somewhere) that is had imported some files previously.

    If the files to import are already on disk then a small index type file could be created and the location recorded and checked next time it is used as the file source. If, however, you import from a card on to disk and into a catalog/session at the same time there may not always be a unique card Identification tag to reference to - which could make things trickier trying to identify previously imported images automatically. In addition there is no reason to assume that, out of the camera, a file name will always be unique.

    So there is some potential for the ability to offer such control to be a but hit and miss.

    Grant
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  • pwnell
    Why not just use the method Lightroom uses - it works very well:

    Don’t Import New Photos

    Only photos that exist in the current catalog are imported. Lightroom determines a photo is a duplicate (already in the catalog) if it has the same, original filename; the same Exif capture date and time; and the same file size.


    No need for indexes.
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  • SFA
    [quote="pwnell" wrote:
    Why not just use the method Lightroom uses - it works very well:

    Don’t Import New Photos

    Only photos that exist in the current catalog are imported. Lightroom determines a photo is a duplicate (already in the catalog) if it has the same, original filename; the same Exif capture date and time; and the same file size.


    No need for indexes.


    Viable for a catalog provided one is importing to the same catalog.

    Perhaps not so viable for sessions especially if importing to a new session using new import folders. Unless one is prepared to search all possible system storage locations in advance of import.

    Or so I would think.

    That constraint would be fine by me but might be confusing to some.

    Grant
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