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.
What problem do you see this solving?
As it is, there's no way of relocating multiple missing image files unless they're contained in a specific folder or on a hard drive that can be relocated; if they aren't, the only way is to relocate them one at a time, which would be very time consuming if you have hundreds or thousands of missing images you need to relocate.
If Capture One would automatically look for images files missing from the same folder once you've relocated the first file, this would save a lot of time. And if Capture One would show file paths for missing images too, this would make relocation easier.
This is issue is further compounded by two things:
1) There's no way of seeing the file paths for missing images in Capture One, i.e. where Capture One expects these image files to be; currently the only way to see these file paths is to open the catalogue database in a third-party SQLite editor (if you know where to look, that is).
2) There's no way of seeing what files are missing/offline. That is, you can see if a specific file is missing, or if a specific folder or hard drive is missing, but there's no way to get an overview, e.g. a list, of missing image files (see this request).
(See also support request #181116 about Capture One crashing when relocating image files.)
When was the last time you were affected by this lack of functionality, or specific tool?
Today.
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Current workaround
Are you using any workarounds or other solutions to achieve your goals in Capture One? Last time I had this issue, I ended up editing my Capture One catalogue in an SQLite editor in order to save time, but it took a long time to figure out how to do so. |
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Thanks for connecting this request and mine, @Thomas Kyhn Rovsing Hjørnet.
I moved to Capture One from Aperture. Aperture handled offline files & file relocation in a well-considered, well coded way.
Part of it was being able to see which hard drive a file was supposed to be on. The other was the automatic updating of large batches. If you had to re-link 1000 files in a folder, you merely had to relocate one of them correctly, and then the other 999 sorted themselves out.
Since I hope to be using Capture One for at least 50 more years, file relocation & re-connecting is an important issue. As is searching by image content, but that's for another thread.
Duplicate request here: https://captureone.ideas.aha.io/ideas/FR-I-1900
Very good discovery. Isn't that something to collect in a new subforum tips & tricks?
16150889432093 Legend!
16150889432093 you are a genius!
Yes! Worked like a charm (except for the fact that a number of the images in Capture that are missing have the filename followed by a (1), meaning they're copies. And the files I'm dragging in don't have that (1).)
But that's a terrific find, Stefan!
That's brilliant! I now know where to move the files that I've managed to locate on an external drive.
I'll now try copying the missing files into the path you showed us how to find.
I may have found a way to display the file path easily;
Right-click on a (or all) missing thumbnail, and select "Regenerate Previews". An events window pops up with the resulting error message, select that message and it reveals the path!!
In osx finder, I then copy all those images to that newly found path destination, Capture One then immediately automatically relinks all of them. Within Capture One, I then finally drag&drop all those newly relinked images into the desired folder via the Library Tab (Folders)
368108974477 – Indeed, the file paths stored in the catalogue should be displayed somewhere in Capture One. As it is, the only way to see a file path – that I'm aware of – is to open the database in an SQLite editor, provided that you know what to look for.
369023522178 – Capture One needs to add a column to their list view that shows the volume/driver letter and path including for stored images. We need to see where Capture One thinks a missing file is located and what it thinks is the file name on disk.
Thanks - that might be beyond my capabilities.
If you want to have a go at editing the database, you can use the free DB Browser for SQLite. If you keep a copy of the database file ([name].cocatalogdb inside the catalogue package), you can always put the unedited file back if it doesn't work. I'm sure there are other users here with more experience with SQLite who'll be able to help.
Thank you for the suggestions. Unfortunately, the missing images seem to be rather random. No idea why...
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You probably know this already, but just in case: if all images in a folder are missing from a catalogue, it's quicker to relocate the folder.
Another solution is to edit the catalogue in an SQLite editor. It took me a while to figure out how to do this, but it's possible and can save time if it isn't just a question of relocating a few folders. Unfortunately the topic that contains a description of how to do this isn't accessible anymore – perhaps someone from Capture One could make it accessible again?
I'm having a similar frustration with C1 -- I just ran across about 300 images in the C1 catalog that show up with a question mark icon -- missing files.
So I mounted an old Aperture backup hard drive that has those missing files and dragged them into the C1 folder they're missing from.
But now apparently I have to Locate each file, one at a time, to have C1 recognize them. That's 300 repetitions of clicking and dialogs boxes and scrolling, over and over and over.
And I know that there are other holes in my C1 that I occasionally come across.
Surely there's a better way. Surely C1 will make a better way.
I've 'located' all the folders now. Photos are correctly connected to the original raw files.
But to my huge surprise it seems the ratings and edits I've done are gone as well!!
I'm speechless!
No the problem is, when the loading bar disappears after 15-20 minutes. No images are found, all is still offline.
The only way I've been able to "locate" them properly is going one folder at a time.
My NAS is internal SSD speed (not M2 speedy, but fast enough), so the speed is not anything I'm worried about in this case.
There are about 20K photos from 2016 and up to today.
It can take quite some time if there are LOTS of photos. NAS access typically isn't that speedy - especially compared to internal SSD storage. Let it go.
That's what I thought too. Still after a good 15-20 minutes of C1 thinking about it, all photos are offline.
If you select each top level folder and "locate" it on the NAS that may be more effective and efficient. It will "locate" everything under each top level folder. I agree. Apple does it WAY better.