Tools
Tether
In the app, every tool's ⋯ menu ▸ Help opens its section here; hover any slider for a short explanation.
Tools in this tab:CameraHot FolderShot ListNext Capture NamingNext Capture AdjustmentsNext Capture Location
Camera
#Cameras connected by USB (PTP): new shots arrive in the session as they are taken; Capture triggers cameras that allow it.
Good to know
- Connect the camera by USB in its PTP / tether mode and open the Tether tab: the camera appears, connects, and every new shot is transferred into the session as it is taken. Cameras that accept PTP's remote trigger get a Capture button.
- Live view and changing ISO, shutter or aperture from the Mac need the camera maker's SDK, which the app does not include; use the maker's tether software together with the Hot Folder tool for that.
Hot Folder
#Watches the folder your camera's own tether software saves to and takes every new file into the session.
Good to know
- Choose the folder your camera software writes to (Fujifilm X Acquire, Canon EOS Utility, Nikon Camera Control…) and switch the tool on. A file is taken in once it has finished writing, named and placed by the Next Capture tools, and selected in the viewer.
- Move files out of the hot folder keeps that folder empty; off, the originals stay there and copies go into the session.
Shot List
#The day’s shot list: the current shot names each capture ({shot}) and counts its frames.
Good to know
- Paste or load one name per line (looks, outfits, set-ups). The current shot is written as a keyword on every capture, and {shot} in Next Capture Naming puts it in the file name; advance with the arrows.
Next Capture Naming
#File name of the next capture: tokens and a counter.
Good to know
- Tokens as in Export and Batch Rename; the counter advances with every capture and can be reset.
Next Capture Adjustments
#Adjustments every new capture starts with: none, the previous capture's, or a look.
Good to know
- Copy from last capture is the usual studio setting: dial in the first frame, every following frame starts from it. Crops are never copied.
Next Capture Location
#Where captures land in the session and whether each one is selected.
Good to know
- A subfolder pattern such as {capture_date} or {session}/looks sorts captures as they arrive.