At 1/8/2020 12:12 PM, Chris wrote:
>Capture One will operate as 1a or 1b, Wayne. At home on my iMac I operate
>using 1a, sometimes called Referenced Files, I believe. This will run my
>database/catalogue with whatever file structure I fancy.
>
>When Iâ??m on the road I operate with 1b with a new catalogue, then import the
>catalogue to my main one when I get home. I can then move all the image files
>to the hard drive so that they become referenced like the remainder.
>
>I posted a comparison between LR and C1 a few days ago, but your youtube video
>is made by Dave Grover who does most of the Capture One tutorial videos and
>webinars; heâ??s pretty good at explaining stuff.
>
>Chris
I did read the comparison. Thanks, it was helpful. I'll venture into DAM at
some point.
WayneS
>> On 7 Jan 20, at 19:14, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Reading through this thread, there seem to me to be a lot of possible
>> confusions and/or misunderstandings.
>>
>> 1. There are two models:
>> a. Leave all the files where they are and create a catalog of them,
>> including thumbnails. Browsing is fairly quick; viewing full size or editing
>> loads the original from disk. Catalogs are relatively modest in size.
>>
>> b. Suck up the original files and move them into a catalog/database.
>> (Madness!!)
>>
>> LR allows either model. My impression is that most other converter/editors
>> use model 1.a.
>>
>> Model 1.a. has an inherent problem with keeping catalog and image files in
>> sync. In LR, it's relatively easy. When any photo had had metadata changes,
>> there is a little arrow on the thumbnail. One may choose to import the
>> metadata changes, or overwrite them from LR.
>>
>> If a file name is changed, one must delete the catalog entry and re-import
>> under the new name. Not a personal problem, as I don't change the file names
>> that the camera assigned, nor do I move original files.
>>
>> 2. I'm not sure, but it seems as though there is some confusion about
>> switching to a new/different DAM. LR stores its image specific data, such as
>> geocode, keywords, star ratings and ACR/Develop Module settings, in XMP
>> "sidecar" files in the same directory as the image file.
>>
>> I can see all these things in an external EXIF viewer, so they are not
>> hidden away somewhere in LR.
>>
>> As far as I can tell, LR does not store Collection data in the XMP files.
>>
>> It would appear that I could try out a different DAM by simply using it to
>> index/catalog my existing photos. Perhaps all I would need to recreate would
>> be its version of Sets/Collections?
>>
>> Confuse A Moose
>>
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