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Opening file from previews

Norm1
I have lost some file on a hard drive, but I still have the files from the preview folder, I can see the jpg and ci? file is there a program that open these file up?
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  • Photographicon
    I believe the C1p preview files can only be read by Capture One (maybe Keith can confirm this). Which of the following files you still have access to?:

    • The original raw camera files

    • The C1 outputted JPG / TIFF files

    • The C1W and C1P files in the preview folder
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  • Norm1
    I tryed renaming the JPG has about size 1.2 mil but can't read it
    and also C1 file tryed rename that file still no luck.
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  • Anonymous
    Normand,

    Dominic is correct, these files are used and understood by Capture One only.
    In the Preview Cache, a JPEG is created when you browse a JPEG in a Session. This is a Proxy image for Capture One and if you try to open, it will error.

    Some have salvaged a lost RAW image this way:
    > You still have the .C1p file or Preview
    > Display it in Capture One
    > F9 for Maximize Preview
    > Capture a ScreenShot, PrtScn on keyboard
    > Paste into new in Photoshop and see if the image you get will suffice.

    Good Luck -
    Regards,
    k c
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  • johnsmith
    I am in the exact same situation - I lost some VERY important photos due to a physically damaged hard disc (the backup only runs once a week...)

    I no longer have the RAW (cr2) file, but I do have the .C1p (and .C1w) file.

    Unfortunately you lost me in your second step: "Display it in Capture One" - how do you do that?

    First I selected the preview directory, and C1 said "this collection is currently empty". Then I copied all the C1P files to a temporary directory, but I got the same result.

    What is the proper procedure to make CaptureOne display these previews?

    Regards,
    John

    [quote="Keith Carpenter" wrote:
    Normand,

    Dominic is correct, these files are used and understood by Capture One only.
    In the Preview Cache, a JPEG is created when you browse a JPEG in a Session. This is a Proxy image for Capture One and if you try to open, it will error.

    Some have salvaged a lost RAW image this way:
    > You still have the .C1p file or Preview
    > Display it in Capture One
    > F9 for Maximize Preview
    > Capture a ScreenShot, PrtScn on keyboard
    > Paste into new in Photoshop and see if the image you get will suffice.

    Good Luck -
    Regards,
    k c
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  • Anonymous
    John,

    Sometimes the Thumbnail and Preview will display even if the RAWs have been removed.
    It seems if the Preview Cache is set to Never clean-up and the program is Not Closed this will occur.
    It has worked for a few in this situation.

    IF they will display, and you hit F9 for Full Screen View, a PrtScn will 'capture' the preview and you may be able to salvage an image this way.

    Sincerely,
    k c
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