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Disabling catalog, use folders only

olewolf
I'm currently trying out Capture One 7 and haven't been able to locate any information on how to avoid the catalog and import features.

I want my originals to stay in one place, in only one version, without getting copied ("imported") somewhere else. That is, I basically want a simple view showing the files that are stored somewhere on the hard drive so I can make whatever adjustments I want and then export images, without making intermediate, identical copies of the images.

How do I do that in Capture One? (Other photo editing software can do that. Please don't tell me this isn't possible with Capture One!)
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  • Jim MSP
    You should work in the mode called "sessions".
    Create a new session, and you will be able to work the way you want.

    You can also work in a catalog mode that leaves the photos where they are. I use sessions.
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  • olewolf
    Thanks! That explains why I couldn't figure it out. I was using the "Express" version instead of the "Pro" version.

    Is the "sessions" folder view feature--or rather avoiding the catalog feature--really not available in Express? I'm certainly not going to shell out €229 instead of €69 for a simple folder view!
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  • Luke Miller
    When Importing images to the catalog select "Current Location" as the destination. The images then get added to the catalog, but remain where they are. I use both C1 7 (with Catalog) and Lightroom. My image files all reside in a single folder structure that is accessed by both catalogs.
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  • olewolf
    Thanks. I actually tried to select that option, but the "free space" counter indicated that I'd be moving to a different folder (on a different drive) nonetheless. This may be a minor, cosmetic bug, though, so if the original file stays in one place that way, I can certainly live with that.
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  • Luke Miller
    On my system the free space reading matches that of the drive containing the C1 catalog. I'm guessing that allows me to know if I have enough space to actually move the images into the catalog should I choose to do so.
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  • Paul Steunebrink
    On CO713/Mac the Space Left field is cleared when I choose to import with Current Location. I assume this should be the same on Windows. It applies to Inside Catalog only.

    I suggest to neglect it in this situation.
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  • Luke Miller
    [quote="Paul_Steunebrink" wrote:
    On CO713/Mac the Space Left field is cleared when I choose to import with Current Location. I assume this should be the same on Windows. It applies to Inside Catalog only.


    A reasonable assumption. But no, it does not clear on my Windows 7 PC regardless of my import choices. Not an issue - in fact I had not noticed that field until reading this thread.
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  • Paul Steunebrink
    [quote="Luke_Miller" wrote:
    [quote="Paul_Steunebrink" wrote:
    On CO713/Mac the Space Left field is cleared when I choose to import with Current Location. I assume this should be the same on Windows. It applies to Inside Catalog only.


    A reasonable assumption. But no, it does not clear on my Windows 7 PC regardless of my import choices.

    That is what I meant but I did not made it clear. It should be cleared on Windows too. An alignment issue.
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  • SFA
    [quote="olewolf" wrote:
    Thanks! That explains why I couldn't figure it out. I was using the "Express" version instead of the "Pro" version.

    Is the "sessions" folder view feature--or rather avoiding the catalog feature--really not available in Express? I'm certainly not going to shell out €229 instead of €69 for a simple folder view!


    Of course you do get quite a bit more than that for the money - if you can make use of it.


    Grant Perkins
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