C1 --- implementing a (specific) workflow

G Condra

• August 08, 2020 08:56

I have an established workflow with LR, and want to continue using the same workflow with C1.

1. I work in sessions (e.g. a visit to a special location)
   All the pictures from the session go into a single folder... let us call it DrivePath/MyPix/20181017_Dublin
2. In LR, I open a Catalog which references to the session folder.
   This is placed in a folder  DrivePath/LightroomCatalogs/20181017_Dublin
3. I process the pictures as required.
4. I then export the processed pictures to one or more sub-folders, e.g. DrivePath/MyPix/20181017_Dublin/NationalMuseum

So, as you can see, the picture (archive) folders are intrinsically independent of the picture processing software, allowing me to use another processing package, e.g. C1, as I wish.

Now, I want to create the same workflow with C1, but somehow it does not seem to mesh.

Any suggestions?

Any workflow alternatives that would enable the same separation of data (pictures) and process (in this case C1).

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  BeO

  • August 08, 2020 11:31

  

  You can do the same in C1 with catalogs.The orinigal images stay in your folders from point1, the catalogs alongside the adjustment folder separate as in your example, the outputted images wherever you want. I suggest you make youself familiar e.g. with the exquisite webinar recordings.

  regards

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  G Condra

  • August 09, 2020 07:49

  Thanks for your extensive and detailed reply BeO; I was impressed at your readiness to share your knowledge so extensively and so concisely formulated.

  g

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  SFA

  • August 09, 2020 10:06

  The requested workflow is entirely possible in C1 Sessions or Catalogues.

  Using a Catalog an import process needs to be run but one would leave the files where they already exist as "Referenced" images.

  For a session the import step, although useful normally, is not a requirement. Simply navigate to the existing folders and set them as "Favourites" and C1 will know where to look. Even that is not a requirement if one is prepared to navigate to the folder each time one wishes to work on the images within it.

  For output C1 will by default offer some locations that keep things "packages" - especially useful for sessions if one is only using C1 and wishes to keep everything together. However you can redirect the output to be sent to wherever you wish and potentially automate the destination definition using the output folder (and file) naming tokens.

   

  HTH.

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