Hi Rob,
thanks. Yes, I know it. I stumbled upon it last week and that, plus the introduction of PM+'s catalogue, gave me the impetus to try PM+C1 again. Alas, as you can see from the thread, were between a rock and and hard place for a two-way sync, at least for DNG files. (Can't say for others.)
I am trying some one-way scenarios now: Ingest and geotag with PM, the rest in C1. I was hopeful with the PM+ Catalogue, but without two-way sync, it will never work to fit my workflow. (So, I am sticking with PM6, which I already have licensed.) I discovered some cool aspects in PM today using code replacements and variables along with the geotagging features. So, it's worthing going forward with a one-way workflow. I've got about 8 years invested in C1-managed pictures. And, given C1's strengths in RAW processing (which is for me the heart of the matter), I have no interest in changing.
I am in the process of writing up a feature request for PM (and will do the same for C1). I would think it would make a good business opportunity for them to solve this conundrum. The cataloguing/metadata capabilities of PM+ and the RAW processing of C1 together would be hard to beat.
Cheers,
Jamie
P.S. I saw your post on the C1 & PM cataloguing question. You will always have to have a catalogue file in C1 (but you don't have to use it actively). If you want to catalogue in PM, and process RAW in C1, you'll probably run into another stumbling block: The triggers in PM to open an image in C1 are either drag&drop or "edit with". These actions always open the import box in C1, as if starting with a new image. You need to set C1 just right to avoid duplicating the file. I want to go directly to the C1 image in the catalogue in the last state that I left it, so that I can start further edits. I haven't even tried a scenario with variants. That would likely mean that the two catalogues would have to talk to each other. I doubt either company has that on its strategy whiteboard. Too bad for us.