In the past, I used sucessfully a workflow with Photo Mechanic (PM) for ingesting, culling and keywording in combination with Nikon Capture NX2 for raw editing.
Since Nikon abandoned the development of NX2, I searched for the best raw converter and editor to replace NX2 and opted for C1Pro.
I tried LR but I cannot get used to the program and do not like the Raw conversion it produces.
I did properly set up PM to work with LR via the use of XMP sidecar files and experience no issues with color or star ratings between LR and PM (attached screenshot).
Now, do I need to modify anything in PM Preferences to ensure the smoothest operation with Capture One Pro?
I intend to use Sessions in C1 Pro to edit my nef files in dated and event-named folders created at ingest with PM (I will do the culling and keywording in PM).
Do I need to do anything in C1Pro to make sure it will read the sidecard xmp files of my dated folders?
Anybody can recommend settings? Is there anything I need to define in C1 Pro (such as the Auto Sync Sidecar XMP parameter) ?
Thanks for advising.