Apply ratings to companion files

[ahura999]

Ideally, I want a set-up that mimics this:
- I shoot in RAW+JPG, so after importing I want files to be linked so that I do not see duplicated images.
- I want the actions I perform through the culling process to be applied to each photo (If I rate an image, the rating applies to the companion JPG file as well as the RAW that I've rated (or vice versa)

- My personal desired methodology:
- Rating 5 stars: (Keeps RAW+JPG) photos I absolutely want to keep and will likely post
- Rating 4 stars: (Keeps RAW+JPG) photos that are great and backups to post
- Rating 3 stars: (Keeps RAW+JPG) May review later and are average at best. May have been shot more for the memory rather than the quality
- Rating 2 stars: (Keeps JPG only) Keeping the JPG only for the purpose of memory. no intention to potentially edit in the future
- Rating 1 star: Honestly, don't even plan to use this. I figure everything else that doesn't make the list above would be deleted.

[rnmerchant]

I second this request.

[jkm]

Ideally, I want a set-up that mimics this:
- I shoot in RAW+JPG, so after importing I want files to be linked so that I do not see duplicated images.
- I want the actions I perform through the culling process to be applied to each photo (If I rate an image, the rating applies to the companion JPG file as well as the RAW that I've rated (or vice versa)

Configure companion files, then enable sidecar files and configure your ratings to be to be saved there.

The software can already do what you’re asking.

[rnmerchant]

Just by the by, I'd rather not use sidecar files for my routine photos. Too "messy" to deal with, doubling the number of files in use... Works fine if the only thing you use is the particular application using the files but if I use another - a file manager, for example, then I have all these 'random' (well, perhaps not random) files hanging around. ON1 does this - creates a file (*.on1) for every photo that it catalogues and I spend time deleting them...

Just my preferences.

Richard