How to: Create a Capture One Catalog with Offline Previews

Here are a few guidelines to make the editing process as smooth as possible:

Capture One Pro 16.8 and above.

Please send us a Capture One Catalog with Offline Previews. A Catalog with previews takes up a fraction of the space a full set of RAW files does, while still retaining all the information we need to edit the images. It drastically reduces the time it takes to transfer your files, and works for both Editing Only and Culling + Editing orders.

Please note: this method does not work with Sessions — you must send us a Catalog.

If you'd prefer to send RAW files instead, please send RAWs only (no XMP sidecars, so we start clean). RAW submissions require additional admin time on our side to import and prep, so a $0.07 per image handling fee applies. If you have pre-edits you'd like us to match, send them as EIP files alongside the RAWs.
You can find more information about EIP files here.

Instructions to create a Capture One Catalog with Offline Previews:

Step 1: Create a new Catalog

Step 2: Import images – Select Import to: Add to catalog – Hit Import

Step 3: Wait for the progress wheel to disappear beside your cursor tool icons on the top centre of your catalog window

Step 4: Close the Catalog

Step 5: Compress the catalog file

Step 6: Send it to us!

NOTE: Before sending, open the catalog and confirm each image shows the "? Offline" tag — that means the previews are embedded correctly. If not, re-import and wait for the progress wheel to fully clear before closing.