Capture One 7 Buddy File definitions

[Ferdinand]

Master expression:                \.(nef|nrw|arw|raf|cr2|crw|pef)$ (add your file types if necessary)
Replacement Expression:    ^_*//
Link Expression:                    ^(_*{filename}).*\.(cof|cop|cos|comask|cot)$
Search:                                  3 levels down (if you delete the cache files you only need 2 levels down)

Remember to use the buddy file script that ships with IMatch to verify that it's working properly.

[nordkapp]

don't forget the .comask extension. This is the file where the mask for the local adjustments is stored

[Ferdinand]

Thank you for pointing this out.  I have amended the initial post accordingly.

[nordkapp]

With Capture One Version 8 they invented an new file extension for thumbnails and put it in a subfolder called "Thumbnails" at the same level than the proxies.

They got really weird filenames. It looks like 29991127_bre_2088.CR2.[44557284-333c-466a-9e3b-2a46e5661198].cot where my raw file has the name 29991127_bre_2088.CR2

First I thought I let the thumbnails where they are when moving my raw files. Should CaptureOne build new ones. But I don't want to have files cluttered around on my hard drive with no use

But with the power of RegEx in IMatch I played the last two hours trying to build an expression that will move the thumbnail files too. Now I am happy that it worked and IMatch moves the thumbnail files together with the raw file. Great job from Mario to let the user define the relations (even it looks a little complex)

I set up an extra relation just for the thumbnails:

Master expression:                \.(cr2|crw|arw|rw2|nef|nrw|raf|pef)$
Replacement Expression:      ^_*//
Link Expression:                    ^(_*{filename})\.\[[a-f0-9-]+\]\.(cot)$
Search:                                  3 levels down

[Mario]

Seems that the CaptureOne company is efficient at making things harder for their users.

[Carlo Didier]

Seems that the CaptureOne company is efficient at making things harder for their users.

Yes, their "file management" chaos was one of the main reasons I abandoned that (otherwise good) product.

[Ferdinand]

Thanks for pointing this out.  I have modified the top post with my new definition.  Because I delete the cache folder when I've finished editing a set of images, I hadn't noticed this.

While these .cot buddy files have crazy strings appended to the RAW file name, I don't think that you need a complex regex expression to match them.  I've just added .* to my link expression to match any characters that appear after the filename.

I agree about the mess that C1 makes of my file system.  It was a turn-off for me for a long time as well.  LR is ok in some circumstances and ditto for Photo Ninja, but C1 is the best all-round option for Fuji RAF, so I have come to tolerate what C1 does, but as I said, I delete the cache folder to minimise the mess.  At least with IMatch 5 it's possible to manage the sub-folders of buddy files, in IMatch 3.6 you couldn't.  I think it's crazy that C1 doesn't allow you to run a centralised cache, but at least it keeps the settings sidecar files close to the RAW. 

C1 seems aimed at professional photographers who think in terms of a shooting session.  Either you use C1 catalogs to hide all this mess (not compatible with IMatch) or you use sessions and the folder hierarchy for each shoot is like a mini-catalog.  A bit like LR, since the program has a DAM they don't think in terms of working with an external one.