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Capture One to Client Proofing: A Filename-Based Handoff

Use a deliberate export and filename mapping when your editing workflow starts in Capture One.

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The practical answer

Use a deliberate export and filename mapping when your editing workflow starts in Capture One. Do not assume a Lightroom-specific plugin integrates with another editor.

A commercial photographer edits in Capture One but wants clients to select proofs online. The essential bridge is a reliable list of chosen source images.

Put it into practice

A three-step working sequence

  1. 01

    Export proofs with unique traceable names

    Write the requirement down before sending the files. Use the project identifiers in the record below.

  2. 02

    Collect the client's selection in the gallery

    Use the real recipient or receiving environment for this check. Record the result against the current version.

  3. 03

    Match selected names back to the editing session

    Keep the result with the project handoff. Resolve any mismatch before treating this step as complete.

Worked handoff

A concrete example

Export a small proof set with unique session-based names. Collect selections, then locate those names in the source session using its available filtering or search workflow. Confirm the mapping before sending a large commercial set.

Keep the record

Your project worksheet

Session, source name, proof name, client pick, retouch note, matched source.

Use these fields to record your own project. The blank worksheet includes the three steps above, room for results, an owner and a date. It is an editorial template, not an automatic export from the product.

Download the CSV worksheet ↓

Product fit

Where clientgallery.io fits

ClientGallery offers a Lightroom Classic workflow; the integration should be evaluated in your actual catalog. Other editing tools can use a deliberate export and filename handoff without implying a native integration. Keep source catalogs and originals under your own recovery plan.

Explore the Lightroom workflow

Product reference: the existing clientgallery.io workflow guide. The scenarios and worksheets on this page are illustrative editorial examples, not customer testimonials.

Make the next step concrete

Test it with one real project.

Check the client handoff, then choose the plan that matches the work you need to deliver.

Capture One to Client Proofing: A Filename-Based Handoff