Capture one: storing photos in the cloud
I am considering buying Capture One, would be 21. New to this software. Can my photos be stored in the cloud? I have all my photos in Dropbox (work with desktop and laptop Macs, need to be able to work with the photos on both, plus don't have room on either for all my photos).
-
If you set up a DropBox folder locally and sync the file(s) you need locally, edit them and then sync them back then yes. But i don't think C1 will work directly with the cloud in the same way you can with Adobe.
I use an external SSD drive, once done i upload them to my cloud service and also copy them to a local NAS. Then delete from the SSD, much easier.
0 -
No, that’s not possible. C1 needs a path to the file, but Dropbox return only a link to the file. You should better consider an external SSD drive. Works great!
0 -
First question: Sessions or Catalogs?
It's easy to copy a Session to another computer, work on it there, then copy it back to the original computer. Not so easy with Catalogs though as the pointers to the raw files are usually broken when you copy to another machine and you would need to "re locate originals" .
Drives are so cheap now, how about an external drive? E.g. buy a single external SSD drive and just plug it into the machine you want to use? It could contain the catalog db and the raws.
0 -
Looks like there is a consensus on using an SSD drive. Thanks to all who took time to reply.
0 -
This is an area were Capture One is really behind. It seems like cloud computing was took off about 7 years ago and every other graphics/photography app works fine with the cloud. When I try to sync a session I get errors messages (although nothing seems wrong with the edits I make between my two computers.) I don't want to remember to bring a drive around with me. That requires to much pre-planning. A solution like that may make sense for really large files like video projects but all other photography programs have some sort of cloud system going now.
2 -
Hi Kip, if you think that this is an option that others would use, then it may be best to place it in the request section for the forum, that way C1 can gauge how many people are after the feature. Personally I think cloud storage is best left away from this raw editor, as too many variables are at play which would require constant changes within the software. You are also at the mercy of your internet speed, carrying a small SSD is not only convenient but also cheap, a 1TB SSD can be purchased for around 150 UK Pounds.
0 -
Yes I have made a wish list and that was on it. I have a 5TB drive but I don't see the need to being it around with me if it can be automatically loaded into my laptop's hd. Editing Raw photos in Affinity, Pixelmator, etc. works fine over the cloud. Also when Capture One finally makes it to the iPad there is only one USB port on that to work with which makes a plugging one in awkward especially if one of the power cords is in use. I have slowish internet but have never had the problem of anything in a session not being synced over in time when I switch to my other computer.
3 -
This is the only thing keeping me from switching. I have two Fuji cameras and very much want to switch, but I rely heavily on Adobe’s cloud storage functionality after a series of mishaps with external local storage. Happy to pay more for a reliable cloud storage integration.
0 -
There are more cloud storage options than you can shake a stick at (OneDrive, Icedrive, Adobe, Sync.com, iCloud, pCloud, Mega, Tresorit, Dropbox, Google drive, etc. etc.) and there are lots of differences in functionality and such. Some are more geared toward privacy (Sync.com, pCloud) while others want to be your every day storage and collaboration platform (dropbox and onedrive). The Adobe offering is highly tied to their products. And then there's the "unlimited" Flickr plan which allows you to store unlimited photos in the cloud as well at a fixed annual price (something like $75/year maybe... don't quote me on that). Heck, photography website company Photoshelter will let you store unlimited photos at an annual fee, PLUS get a slick website.
Are you using the Adobe cloud in an Adobe specific way? I know if you use the Lightroom CC version (not classic) then all images (including RAWs) are stored in the Adobe cloud only and not locally. But if you are just using it as more generic storage, Adobe cloud is one of the most expensive ways to store files. I have 8TB of raw photos and the Adobe plan is obscenely expensive, so much so that I refuse to consider it.
You might re-think local storage again . I wouldn't give up on local drives because of a mistake, instead consider a proper backup strategy (see https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/ ) and higher availability storage (SSD, RAID 1 etc) . All my data (personal files, raws, everything) gets backed up to Backblaze for $60/year. It's like cheap insurance and it's unlimited for that price too, thus allowing me to backup 8TB for $60 . There are other backup options as well (iDrive is a good one but not unlimited, but works for multiple devices at once). There are safe and secure ways to do local storage.
I use a cloud drive for personal files and for photo sharing: How? After finishing a photo project, I run a process recipe in C1 to export jpg images I want in the cloud for sharing and I do that be exporting to a local cloud drive folder; that folder then syncs to the cloud automatically via my cloud vendor (could be OneDrive, Sync.com, iCloud drive etc). Sharing is done via the cloud drive vendor's app.
In my case, I export all '2-star and better' photos to that local "cloud drive folder" . My raws are never sent there, but live on a local drive and are backed both locally and to Backblaze's storage in the cloud.
... but the right solution depends on what you want the cloud drive for: sharing? sole storage location? sync'ing between devices? editing? storage AND social sharing (Flickr)?
All that said, if you want to store ALL your images in the cloud, including raws, like Adobe does with Lightroom CC or whatever they call it now, then I'm not sure there's an easy way to do that with C1. But you are then kind of stuck paying Adobe storage prices for the rest of your life I think.
1
投稿コメントは受け付けていません。
コメント
9件のコメント