import dialog: *per catalog* default main folder, naming and other settings

What problem do you see this solving?

Simple answer: Spend less time in the import dialog.

I am working with several different clients over the course of months to many years.

So I made separate catalogs for each bigger client to keep things organized.

In these catalogs I have different folder path schemes and file naming conventions, specific to the need for this one client.

For example:

raw files for Client/catalog A go in /Pictures/ClientA/YEAR/MONTH/DAY/ and are named „YYYYMMDD-Filenumber.CR2“

but for client B it’s /Harddisk2/ClientB/YEAR_MM_DD/ and the name is „NUMBER_projectname.CR2“

Now everytime I switch between clients and import new photos I need to change these settings manually.

(for comparison in Lightroom there has long been a way to save these settings specific to a catalog)

Possible "easy" solution: In Capture One's export panel/recipes there already is one similar feature called „Catalog default _output_ folder“. When implemented for _import_ would help a lot.

Saving all the import settings directly to the catalog file would save much more time than all the other recent import improvements with groups and culling...

Import dialog:

Output dialog:

When was the last time you were affected by this lack of functionality, or specific tool?

Today. Every time I import photos for a different client.