Improve Capture One
Request a new feature, or support for a camera/lens that you would like to use in Capture One.
Request a new feature, or support for a camera/lens that you would like to use in Capture One.
In a session-based workflow, it would be very helpful if Capture One could monitor a user-defined folder outside the session and automatically import files into the session Capture folder.
Specifically, the requested functionality would allow:
selecting a custom watch folder
automatically copying or moving files into the Session Capture folder
applying file renaming using metadata tokens (EXIF, date, job name, camera model, etc.)
automatically applying Styles or Presets during import
importing files into the session automatically once they appear in the watched folder
Currently, the “Hot Folder” feature in sessions only monitors the Session Capture folder itself and does not support external source folders or automated ingest actions like move, rename, or style application.
This makes common workflows — such as SD-card ingest, scan workflows, automated camera dump folders, or studio automation pipelines — difficult to implement natively in Capture One.
A configurable auto-import pipeline would make sessions significantly more powerful and reduce reliance on external automation tools.
Example workflow:
Camera / SD card
→ Import folder
→ Capture One auto-import
→ Move or copy to Session/Capture
→ Metadata-based rename
→ Style automatically applied
→ Image ready for selection
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Current workaround
Users must rely on external automation tools (e.g. macOS Automator, Hazel, scripts, or Finder actions) to monitor folders and move files into the Session Capture folder. Afterward, Styles must be applied manually or via batch operations inside Capture One. Capture One only detects images once they appear in the Capture folder, but cannot automate the ingest pipeline itself. |
