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UUID parameter in styles files

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Discussing possibilities of using styles in Capture One a friend of mine mentioned that it is possible to edit these files manually. This might be an easy way to duplicate and modify existing styles. Since many of the parameter names are self explanatory we were wondering about the UUID parameter nevertheless.

What does UUID stand for and which purpose is it targeting at? Is it necessary to use this parameter in a particular styles file to avoid trouble? Any helpful comment is welcome.

Thanks,

Bernhard
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  • Paul Steunebrink
    The UUID or Universally Unique Identifier is part of the XML schema. If you like to get involved in it, do a web search for UUID XML and knock yourself out for at least a couple of hours, if not days. 😉

    Note: the style files are XML files.
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  • Permanently deleted user
    Paul,

    Thanks for your input. It gives me at least a basic idea what is the hidden truth about "UUID". Anyway, and this might not be a real surprise to you, I did not want to dig deep on xml and UUID for many days - 🤓 .

    This leads me to my following question. Do I really need to use a unique UUID in C1's style files? If not, this would be a possible solution anyhow.

    Regards,

    Bernhard
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  • Paul Steunebrink
    Bernhard,

    I am a bit disappointed now, expecting you to go to the bottom of it. 😉 Because I don't have a clue either, that's why. All I know about this topic I wrote in my previous post...

    Being more serious now, the point for me is that you either let CO do the work, or you decided it to do it yourself, that includes UUIDs and whatever else you come across. My 2cts.
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    Paul,

    Since I am more a photography guy not a software developer both of us must not be disappointed - 😉 . Thanks for your hint on xml syntax. Now it is up to me to explore things a bit further.

    Regards,
    Bernhard
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  • Permanently deleted user
    Phase One support just replied the UUID helps to avoid any trouble, if dublicate names for styles are in use. Very helpful is the additional information about creating such UUIDs from external sources.

    For Mac OS simply use the terminal command 'UUIDGEN'. On Win OS Microsoft's SDK contains uuidgenerator.exe. Unfortunately this SDK is not installed on Win computers by default. So you might prefer a online generator for this task (i.e. "http://uuidgenerator.com/index.cfm" or "http://www.famkruithof.net/uuid/").

    Regards,
    Bernhard
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  • Paul Steunebrink
    Thanks for the update. This is learning on the job.
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