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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: sniper on July 04, 2013, 12:11:15 pm

Title: Filter by virtual copy?
Post by: sniper on July 04, 2013, 12:11:15 pm

Is there any way to find/filter virtual copies?  it's a pain having to do it manually so to speak.

Title: Re: Filter by virtual copy?
Post by: john beardsworth on July 04, 2013, 12:19:25 pm

In the filmstrip or in the filter bar's Attributes pane, there is a little dark grey "Kind" icon on a darker grey background.

Title: Re: Filter by virtual copy?
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on July 04, 2013, 01:50:48 pm

Quote from: johnbeardy on July 04, 2013, 12:19:25 pm

In the filmstrip or in the filter bar's Attributes pane, there is a little dark grey "Kind" icon on a darker grey background.

Thanks for that tidbit, John. I'll be using it a lot, now that I know it exists.

Eric M.

Title: Re: Filter by virtual copy?
Post by: john beardsworth on July 04, 2013, 02:57:39 pm

I'm slightly surprised you hadn't noticed it, Eric, but I often think LR's interface could shout a bit more.

The other way to find VCs is using a smart collection and using the Copy Name criterion. For example, assuming the copy name will always contain a vowel, you would add a criterion like: Copy Name / Contains / a e i o u.

Title: Re: Filter by virtual copy?
Post by: sniper on July 05, 2013, 04:40:47 am

Many thanks John, wish I'd spotted that before, it'll make life easier for me.
Cheers Wayne

Title: Re: Filter by virtual copy?
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on July 05, 2013, 09:46:14 am

I'm not at all surprised that there are many useful tricks lurking in LR that my aging eyes don't find easily. That's one of the reasons I find the LuLa forum so valuable.

Eric M.