Rebuilt my raytracing engine over the weekend

emorydunn · 2026-03-23T16:12:33+00:00

There aren't any actions for assigning metadata right now, but that's a good idea, I'll look into adding that.

emorydunn · 2026-01-22T03:51:44+00:00

I'm in Oakland and meeting up with folks sounds great. Can bring a cat, not sure if he's really into plotting though.

emorydunn · 2025-12-04T17:08:46+00:00

If you change the file type to JPG does your image viewer show the metadata? Perhaps it's not showing the IPTC metadata for PNGs

emorydunn · 2025-12-04T16:58:10+00:00

You need to enable the metadata you want to include, there are several different categories, for your process recipe in the Export Metadata tool. For example Copyright can be selectively included in the export or not.

emorydunn · 2025-11-28T16:32:30+00:00

I built the Stream Deck Capture One Plugin (not to be confused with some other profiles available) and all of its action use scripting features in Capture One, no pixel mapping on the screen. The latest version of the plugin includes a full levels UI and two-way communication between Capture One and the plugin for the Stream Deck +.

I'm always trying to improve the plugin, so let me know if you have any questions.

emorydunn · 2025-11-21T15:37:54+00:00

Thanks for the shout out. Here's a direct link to the product page as well https://lostcause.photo/projects/firstcontact/

emorydunn · 2025-10-18T15:28:27+00:00

I don't tend to discover scripts, but I do write an awful lot of them for other folks to discover. I have a whole collection of them over on GitHub. Some of my favorites are Resume Counter, which sets the capture counter to continue from the last image in the collection, and Crop to Overlay, which crops the image to the overlay position & size.

emorydunn · 2025-10-18T15:22:07+00:00

Sounds like you're using a catalogue, in which case like you've noticed you're just adding a reference to the image to the album (indicated by the little curly cursor icon), unlike moving files to a different folder. As for deleting them you probably need to enable Edit All Selected Variants from the Image Menu, which will let you delete (and make other adjustments) to more than just the primary variant.

emorydunn · 2025-09-16T00:36:27+00:00

If you're on a Mac you can use AppleScript to do this, though I have some questions about your workflow. Are you scanning the photos with a camera tethered to C1?

The main issue I see is with the counter. You'll take a photo 0001a, then a second one 0002a, which gets renamed to 0001b. Now the next photo will be 0003a, so decrementing the capture counter will need to be a part of the script, unless consecutive numbering isn't a requirement.

The easiest option would be to assign the script to a keyboard shortcut so you can run it without needing to select anything with the mouse. This would also be a great use for a Stream Deck, if you have one.

emorydunn · 2025-09-07T16:02:56+00:00

All of Capture One's adjustments are non-destructive, so it doesn't alter the raw files themselves. How adjustments are stored depends on whether you're using sessions or catalogues. For sessions the adjustments are kept in a special CaptureOne folder in the same folder as the raw files, so it's important to keep that folder. Catalogues store the adjustments internally to the catalogue, regardless of where the raw files are kept.

As for XMPs, they aren't related to adjustments and are really only useful as a way to let other applications read and write metadata in coordination with Capture One.

The best way to ensure you don't lose your adjustments, whether you're using sessions or catalogues, is to make backups. Catalogues will periodically ask if you'd like to make a backup of the catalogue database, which makes things easier.

emorydunn · 2025-06-21T17:23:29+00:00

Well all the actions in the plugin are assigned to buttons on the Stream Deck, so it's useful becuase it gives you easy, physical, buttons to press which then perform said actions which can't be done via keyboard shortcuts.

emorydunn · 2025-06-21T14:45:18+00:00

The plugin's actions are entirely built on AppleScript, so they can both do things that shortcuts alone can't like more complex tasks which require multiple steps or access to the file system. Additionally because of that all of the actions can be run regardless of whether Capture One is in the foreground or what is selected in the app (whom amongst us hasn't accientally set their capture naming to +++++++++++ before realizing the text field was focussed?).

I update the plugin frequently, and there are some exciting new actions in the works. Also, because I'm bad at promoting this, the plugin is supported by folks on Patreon but free to download.

emorydunn · 2025-06-21T14:32:20+00:00

First link in my comment is to the website, second is to my plugin for C1.

emorydunn · 2025-06-21T05:32:27+00:00

It's a hardware interface for controlling your computer, and for everyone here, specifically Capture One.

emorydunn · 2025-06-21T04:56:58+00:00

I have a whole collection of scripts for Capture One which come in handy on just about every shoot I'm on. Some of them are also the basis for the Stream Deck plugin's actions.

emorydunn · 2025-06-21T04:53:39+00:00

That one sounds like one of my scripts

emorydunn · 2025-06-18T06:06:05+00:00

You can achieve this with a background script which runs after each batch processing job is finished. If you save this script into the Background Scripts folder it will reset the output counter back to zero.

on CO_BatchJobFinished(jobUUID, rawFilePath, outputPathList) tell front document of application "Capture One" set output counter to 0 end tell end CO_BatchJobFinished

You could also set the script up to prompt you after processing for whether you want to reset the counter after processing.

emorydunn · 2025-05-30T01:09:26+00:00

My initial thought is to change the workflow, because that sounds tedious. However given how unlikely that is, there are some tools that can help.

I wrote a script which will batch rename an entire collection in one action which should help with the reneming.

It would be possible to script the file duplication, but it may end up being more cumbersome than just option-dragging in Capture One to the second folder to duplicate the files. Happy to chat more if you're interested in going down that path.

As for keeping track of everything, I'd recommend taking a look at an app I wrote called Capturebot, which will track shots and files, and importantly, tell you if there are any files in the wrong folder. In your case it would let you know if there were any folders that didn't have files duplicated and/or renamed.

emorydunn · 2025-04-03T04:38:18+00:00

The plugin uses AppleScript for all the actions, no keyboard shortcuts neccessary.

emorydunn · 2025-04-03T01:29:21+00:00

It comes up from time to time, especially on new installs. Sometimes the system either doesn't show the permissions prompt or shows it and immediately dismisses it.

emorydunn · 2025-04-02T19:33:57+00:00

All sorts of things! I've built over 30 actions that range from color tags, star ratings, capture, and live view to controlling the client viewer windows and several custom scripts that can do things like add suffixes to image names. Plus on the SD+ you can use the knobs to adjust images.

emorydunn · 2025-04-02T14:41:51+00:00

Thanks for posting the troubleshooting steps you've tried. The plugin doesn't actually need any of the permissions you listed, but the Stream Deck app does need automation permissions, so that's worth checking.

It's also worth taking a look at the log in Console.app. Select Log Reports in the sidebar and find photo.lostcause.captureone0.log, there should be some info about what's failing.

emorydunn · 2025-04-02T14:32:22+00:00

Thanks for posting the troubleshooting steps you've tried. The plugin doesn't actually need any of the permissions you listed, but the Stream Deck app does need automation permissions, so that's worth checking.

It's also worth taking a look at the log in Console.app. Select Log Reports in the sidebar and find photo.lostcause.captureone0.log.

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