This movie will outline some of the capabilities that are built into Phase One Media Pro.
This movie will outline some of the capabilities that are built into Phase One Media Pro.

Perhaps the most important thing to understand right at the beginning is that Media Pro is
Perhaps the most important thing to understand right at the beginning is that Media Pro is

catalog software which is very different than browsing software.
catalog software which is very different than browsing software.

Capture One’s file browser will let you look inside a hard drive
Capture One’s file browser will let you look inside a hard drive

and down through the folders there until you can find individual files, and you can easily
and down through the folders there until you can find individual files, and you can easily

look through any of the folders that happened to be on this hard drive.
look through any of the folders that happened to be on this hard drive.

However, once the hard drive is disconnected from the computer,
However, once the hard drive is disconnected from the computer,

Capture One can't show you the pictures anymore.
Capture One can't show you the pictures anymore.

Media Pro however saves all the information it knows about your pictures in a catalog
Media Pro however saves all the information it knows about your pictures in a catalog

document,
document,

and that catalog document can show you the pictures and let you group and organize them
and that catalog document can show you the pictures and let you group and organize them

even if you're not currently connected to the computer.
even if you're not currently connected to the computer.

In this case you can see that the
In this case you can see that the

hard drive that these images are on, is not even currently connected, and that's what that
hard drive that these images are on, is not even currently connected, and that's what that

red question mark shows us.
red question mark shows us.

A catalog also has the ability
A catalog also has the ability

to bring images together from anywhere in the collection and let us
to bring images together from anywhere in the collection and let us

sort, group, and make use of them in interesting and useful ways. Let's take a look at that.
sort, group, and make use of them in interesting and useful ways. Let's take a look at that.

I’ve got Media Pro’s organize panel showing which you can access or hide by this item right
I’ve got Media Pro’s organize panel showing which you can access or hide by this item right

up here.
up here.

Down in the bottom in the catalog folders area
Down in the bottom in the catalog folders area

we can see all of the folders.
we can see all of the folders.

We have catalog images
We have catalog images

on this hard drive,
on this hard drive,

and I can go through and look at any of the images in any of these particular folders
and I can go through and look at any of the images in any of these particular folders

by simply clicking on it
by simply clicking on it

and then scrolling through the images.
and then scrolling through the images.

That's a nice way to look at images but up here in this catalog fields area,
That's a nice way to look at images but up here in this catalog fields area,

we have a lot more flexibility to find images in a lot of different ways.
we have a lot more flexibility to find images in a lot of different ways.

In the date finder we can look through the collection according to
In the date finder we can look through the collection according to

what day the pictures were shot, and this information is automatically created by the cameras clock
what day the pictures were shot, and this information is automatically created by the cameras clock

when the images are shot.
when the images are shot.

You can use the place finder
You can use the place finder

to organize and sort your images according to the location where they were photographed,
to organize and sort your images according to the location where they were photographed,

and you can use the rating tool
and you can use the rating tool

to find images according to how good you think the pictures are.
to find images according to how good you think the pictures are.

You can even combine these tools together. I can select all of the pictures from Iceland
You can even combine these tools together. I can select all of the pictures from Iceland

and then I can cross reference it with my rating stars
and then I can cross reference it with my rating stars

starting with the four-star, then three-star, then two-star images to just look through
starting with the four-star, then three-star, then two-star images to just look through

a smaller subset of all of the pictures from Iceland.
a smaller subset of all of the pictures from Iceland.

Catalog sets tool offers the most flexibility for grouping your images together
Catalog sets tool offers the most flexibility for grouping your images together

in ways that make sense for your images and your image collection. For instance I've
in ways that make sense for your images and your image collection. For instance I've

got groups here for
got groups here for

all of the clients that I work for, and inside every client
all of the clients that I work for, and inside every client

group I have different groups that are made for any particular job I might have done for them.
group I have different groups that are made for any particular job I might have done for them.

This lets me put my images away
This lets me put my images away

and make them navigable in ways that make sense to me.
and make them navigable in ways that make sense to me.

We’ll look more deeply at strategies for making use of these sorting and organizational
We’ll look more deeply at strategies for making use of these sorting and organizational

tools in another movie.
tools in another movie.

Sorting through pictures is important, but the real gain from using Media Pro is the
Sorting through pictures is important, but the real gain from using Media Pro is the

ability to add productivity. One of the chief ways to do that
ability to add productivity. One of the chief ways to do that

is to create something using Media Pro.
is to create something using Media Pro.

You can make web galleries, run slideshows,
You can make web galleries, run slideshows,

save those slideshows as movies, print contact sheets,
save those slideshows as movies, print contact sheets,

output files, and email files, all directly from Media Pro.
output files, and email files, all directly from Media Pro.

Once I have re-connected the hard drive
Once I have re-connected the hard drive

that holds the images,
that holds the images,

creating a web gallery is just a click away.
creating a web gallery is just a click away.

This template has been customized so that it looks like the rest of my website.
This template has been customized so that it looks like the rest of my website.

I can also run a slideshow using this item in the make menu.
I can also run a slideshow using this item in the make menu.

I have control over layout, duration,
I have control over layout, duration,

and some other stuff as well.
and some other stuff as well.

In this case we’re just going to run through it manually.
In this case we’re just going to run through it manually.

If I'd like to create an exportable movie of that time lapse sequence,
If I'd like to create an exportable movie of that time lapse sequence,

I can do that right here as well.
I can do that right here as well.

“Save slideshow as movie” gives me the option to save this
“Save slideshow as movie” gives me the option to save this

and create a free-standing movie that I can send to other people.
and create a free-standing movie that I can send to other people.

This isn’t a full-featured tool for creating a time-lapse sequence,
This isn’t a full-featured tool for creating a time-lapse sequence,

but it is a good way to make a quick proof of your sequence
but it is a good way to make a quick proof of your sequence

to see what it really looks like.
to see what it really looks like.

If you'd like to email an image that's also just a couple of clicks away.
If you'd like to email an image that's also just a couple of clicks away.

I've set this to create an email
I've set this to create an email

that includes media summary
that includes media summary

as well as a copy of the image
as well as a copy of the image

and a watermark.
and a watermark.

If you need a batch convert a set of images to jpeg or TIFF
If you need a batch convert a set of images to jpeg or TIFF

that's also easy using the convert images command
that's also easy using the convert images command

where you have the ability to create presets that are useful to you.
where you have the ability to create presets that are useful to you.

Of course you can print from Media Pro as well,
Of course you can print from Media Pro as well,

and you have lots of control over the grid and which information is showing underneath
and you have lots of control over the grid and which information is showing underneath

the images, what kind of background colors etc.
the images, what kind of background colors etc.

You can either print to paper or you can print to PDF
You can either print to paper or you can print to PDF

By the way, you can also view
By the way, you can also view

and convert,
and convert,

and embed your movie files into your web galleries using Media Pro as well.
and embed your movie files into your web galleries using Media Pro as well.