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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: marcgoldring on March 10, 2015, 08:50:35 am

Title: Virtual copies and searches
Post by: marcgoldring on March 10, 2015, 08:50:35 am

I was looking at all the files in 2014 with 3 or more stars and noticed that when I'd made a proof copy, both files were shown. If I'd made different proof copies for different papers, all of them were there. I want to figure out the number of unique images with 3 or more stars and thus only count each image once. Now, I don't have so many good shots that I couldn't just count 'em manually... But that seems so... 20th century... Is there an easy way to do this in LR?

Thanks

Marco

Title: Re: Virtual copies and searches
Post by: RikkFlohr on March 10, 2015, 09:50:03 am

Using the Attributes Selection in the Library Filter bar , you can specify original or virtual copy by selecting those icons at the far right of the bar in the section marked "Kind".  Invoke the library filter [ \ ], set your star rating to >= 3 stars and click on only the master icon in the Kind section.

Title: Re: Virtual copies and searches
Post by: digitaldog on March 10, 2015, 01:59:46 pm

I use Smart Collections. For Proof copies, Is Proof set to Is True. For Virtual Copies, Copy Name isn't Empty.

Title: Re: Virtual copies and searches
Post by: marcgoldring on March 11, 2015, 06:23:51 am

Thank you both! I wish I knew more about LR so I could pay back some of the thoughtful assistance I've gotten over the years!

Marc