Duplicating a subject

Applies to: Details Mode

Beginning with Version 3.2, it is possible to duplicate a subject. Furthermore the option exists to duplicate just the subject data or the subject data and their matched image.

To duplicate a subject only:

1. In Details Mode select the subject or subjects to be duplicated
2. From the main menu select Edit>Duplicate ... or use the Control+D keyboard shortcut

Figure 1: Duplicating a subject in Details Mode

Duplicating the subject Wally Bash as per the screen grab above produces the following result. Note the data is identical except the duplicate record does not have a matched image.

Figure 2: Result of duplicating a subject

To duplicate a subject and their image or images

1. In Details Mode select the subject or subjects to be duplicated
2. From the main menu select Edit>Duplicate including image(s) ... or use the Shift+Control+D keyboard shortcut

The screen grab below shows the result of duplicating Wally Bash including his image(s). Note the image field now includes the image filename.

Figure 3: Result of duplicating a subject including their images

A look at Images Mode or Poses Mode will show the duplicate images for the subject

Figure 4: Images Mode showing a duplicate subject

Before duplicating a subject the following points should be considered.

• In SQL jobs the subject key is never duplicated (subject keys must always be unique)
• Order information if present is not duplicated
• If a subject has multiple images matched to it, all images will be duplicated
• Pose numbers where assigned will also be duplicated
• The duplicate subject will have the same unique field value (ID) as the original but will be considered a separate subject. This fact should be taken into account when ordering, forming composites, exporting and in any other areas of your production workflow

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