Managing a catalog on another computer

Jochen Beck

• 2016年08月08日 20:46

Hi all.

This is probably a newbie question but maybe/probably someone has tried this and can provide answers so I dont have to test all possible options myself 😎:

I have imported lots (5 digit number) of images into Capture One Pro 9.2 and would like to get these images organised, of course. All the images are on my desktop PC at home. However, as I spend (i.e. waste) a lot of time commuting to work by train, it would be great if I could use this time to organise my images on my laptop (the images will be offline). To emphasise this: I dont want to edit the images - just sort, rate, tag, group and organise them in projects, albums etc.
I am pretty sure this would work by simply copying/moving the entire catalog folder to my laptop. However, due to the large number of files enclosed in the catalog, copying/moving the folder back and forth between the two computers is going to be time-consuming and error-prone.
Is there a smarter way of doing this? Is all the (organisatonal) information I want to edit contained in the *.cocatalog file, and if so is it sufficient to copy only this single file between the computers? Would this work within Capture One via catalog import/export? Would a third party file-synchronisation software help?

Thanks for your advice.
Cheers,
Jochen

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  okapia

  • 2016年08月19日 11:43

  [quote="Izildur" wrote:
  Is all the (organisatonal) information I want to edit contained in the *.cocatalog file, and if so is it sufficient to copy only this single file between the computers?

  
  Yeah, your .cocatalog file stores previews of the images and database information. If you open it and the full size images are missing, you'll be able to work with the previews but it will say they're "offline". Once you return the file back to the regular location, it should just see them again without running any sync/import/export scripts. At least, that's how it works when you use "referenced" images. Might be different if images are stored inside the catalog.

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  Jochen Beck

  • 2016年08月23日 18:02

  Thanks for your reply.
  
  In the meantime, I have been working a bit on this and I would like to comment:
  Indeed, all the database information is contained in the *.cocatalog file. Therefore it is possible to simply copy this file back and forth between computers to transfer keywords, user collections, tags, ratings etc.
  The previews however, are not contained in the cocatalog File, but are located in the "Cache" subfolder. If I am not mistaken, Capture One generates 2 files in the Cache subfolder per image, a tiny one and bigger one - probably a thumbnail and a preview jpg (in the size specified under Preferences).
  This means that each time new images are imported into the catalog (home PC), one has to copy over the entire catalog folder, which is slightly annoying because copying so many files takes time. A somewhat smarter possibility would be to use a third party file synchronization software to add only the newly generated previews to the notebook.
  This is not great, but I think an OK amount of hassle.
  FYI, you can open the catalog after having copied only the cocatalog file (without the subfolders), but you will only see black boxes with large question marks.
  
  P.S.: Im talking about Capture One Pro 9.2 on a Windows machine. Images are referenced.

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