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- Chris
Thing to remember about this version is it only does catalogs. So you have to import photos which is something the OP was having issues with.
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Thanks for the link. Looks like I was wrong. However, the description leads me to believe it only works with RAW files. Although it looks to be a viable option for RAF conversions, as I shoot primarily shoot jpg I think I may be leaning toward FastStone or one of those also suggested. I appreciate the link and your suggestion.Here’s a link.
You have to scroll to the bottom. The three months free is for the full version.
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- Rob
FWIW I did try downloading and installing the Fuji only free processor. After completing the installation and a restart, the software was trying to force me to sign up for a free trial of one of their subscription suites. I could not get past that, so I had to uninstall the package (whatever it was supposed to be). I wasn't very fond of their apparent trickery.Here’s a link.
You have to scroll to the bottom. The three months free is for the full version.
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- John ...
Rob, it appears that Adobe aren't the only villains in town ...
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- Chris
Yeah, that's what the free version has migrated to.
The "suits" are hoping you will forget to cancel and they get to pop your credit card every month for the subscription version of C1.
Capture One has descended far in my eyes over the last year or so.
Unfortunate, as technically I love it.
The fact is though, they will likely (never say never) see another dime of my hard earned, now fixed income, monies. (I'm retired)
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- John
Damn. Wasn't like that when I used it, but that was a long while ago. Sorry for the goose chase.
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- Rob
No worries. It kept me off the streets for an afternoon, LOL.
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- Rob
Yep. I just canceled my Adobe subscription after less than two months (but beyond the trial period) and had to pay US $49.99 for an early cancellation fee. All my fault, but never again Adobe.
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- Gloucester, UK
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- Mark
Cheap but effective
DAM = FastStone Image Viewer*
PP = Affinity Photo 2** (50% off at time of posting)
All in one solution
DAM & PP = On1 Photo RAW** (50% off at time of posting)
Cloud Backup
IDrive (currently 5TB for $9.95 for first year, $99.90 pa thereafter)
As @doobs recommended and I second.
Dump OneDrive for backup storage. It works fine inside the MS ecosystem e.g. Office, but sucks for general backup. In my experience the desktop software is unreliable and unpredictable.
* = might not support XT-5 files
** = definitely shows XT-5 in the supported cameras list
DAM = FastStone Image Viewer*
PP = Affinity Photo 2** (50% off at time of posting)
All in one solution
DAM & PP = On1 Photo RAW** (50% off at time of posting)
Cloud Backup
IDrive (currently 5TB for $9.95 for first year, $99.90 pa thereafter)
As @doobs recommended and I second.
Dump OneDrive for backup storage. It works fine inside the MS ecosystem e.g. Office, but sucks for general backup. In my experience the desktop software is unreliable and unpredictable.
* = might not support XT-5 files
** = definitely shows XT-5 in the supported cameras list
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- Rob
Thanks for the suggestions. I am currently experimenting with FastStone. I took over 300 photos at my grandson's birthday party on Sunday. I used FS to cull, crop and perform minor edits down to 150 images. It worked pretty well except the clone/healing function was less consistent than I had hoped for. I have been looking into other options for RAW processing including Affinity, but I had tried that a few years ago on an iMac and couldn't jive with it.
I have uninstalled the OneDrive App on my PC. As you've mentioned it works seamlessly with the Office suite of apps but outside of that not so much. I still have access to it through OneDrive.com and upload some files to it, just not photos.
IDrive, from $9.95 to $99/yr? That's a huge jump after they get you invested. For now I'm just going to use an external SSD.
I appreciate your input.
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- Gloucester, UK
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- Mark
My background is primarily IT Audit / IT Security. Every year, from the mid 90s to now, I’ve received at least one call from a friend or contact asking for help restoring data. Every. Year.
Never do any of the callers have a backup and, despite my best efforts, in some instances precious memories are gone for ever.
I would therefore urge you to reconsider iDrive. The set up is pretty much configure it and leave it to do its stuff. Yes, there’s an initial large upload of existing data but once over that hump it just works. $99 is not a lot for an off site, accessible, easily restored backup. $8 and change a month.
If that truly is beyond your budget, and I appreciate things can get tight financially for us all at times, then there’s a possible alternative.
It seems a well kept secret that it’s easy to FTP to a OneDrive account. Using something like FileZilla, you could easily upload your files to that big 1TB MS storage space. The caveat is there’s no file syncing so old files deleted locally will need to be removed manually from OneDrive. However it could work with a disciplined approach and well ordered file and folder naming convention.
Never do any of the callers have a backup and, despite my best efforts, in some instances precious memories are gone for ever.
I would therefore urge you to reconsider iDrive. The set up is pretty much configure it and leave it to do its stuff. Yes, there’s an initial large upload of existing data but once over that hump it just works. $99 is not a lot for an off site, accessible, easily restored backup. $8 and change a month.
If that truly is beyond your budget, and I appreciate things can get tight financially for us all at times, then there’s a possible alternative.
It seems a well kept secret that it’s easy to FTP to a OneDrive account. Using something like FileZilla, you could easily upload your files to that big 1TB MS storage space. The caveat is there’s no file syncing so old files deleted locally will need to be removed manually from OneDrive. However it could work with a disciplined approach and well ordered file and folder naming convention.
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- Rob
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with this.
It's not that $8/month is going to break the bank. It's more the fact that I'm already paying for iCloud storage for our iPhone and iPad backups, including files and photos backing up from those. And also, the 1tb of cloud storage already included with Office 365 that we're paying for. Hard to justify another cloud storage subscription fee.
I'm currently looking into a program that allows to map a cloud storage service to a virtual drive on the pc. $39 one-time fee, Mountain Duck I think it's called. Still not an ideal backup plan but easier than manually uploading to onedrive.com
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- Gloucester, UK
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- Mark
That's impressive. I'd be interested to know how you get on with Mountain Duck.
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- Rob
I’ll try to remember to report back if I decide to go that route.
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- Rob
It sounds like you are quite pleased with the app. Are you as happy with the paid, "pro" version as when you were using the free version? I ask because a lot of reviewers on the Microsoft Store indicated problems with locking up, not being able to access the "locked/pro" options, etc. Curious as to your thoughts on this as I'm thinking about giving it a try. Regardless, thanks for the suggestion.
