4 Replies Latest reply: Oct 27, 2012 9:33 AM by TheDigiCamMan RSS

    Smart filter in bridge

    TheDigiCamMan Community Member

      Hi guys, I hope this is right forum to ask.

       

      I'm making order in my older pictures and I was wondering it there is a way to create smart collection/filter to show pictures  where file type is equal (pdf or raw or jpg) and where keyword doesn't exists.

       

      I want to make sure I have keywords in every picture now but I would like have smart collection/filter like this to help me find pictures without keywords.

      I can lookup files without keyword but all folder, subfolders and other files will show as well.

       

                           Thanks for your help.   Charles

        • 1. Re: Smart filter in bridge
          Curt Y Community Member

          In Bridge use the filter tab.  If you have keywords checked in filter category it will list # of photos without keywords.  Click on keywords and it will reorder picutures and show those without keywords.

          • 2. Re: Smart filter in bridge
            TheDigiCamMan Community Member

            Problem with this approach, and maybe it's just settings, is that it will show me just 1st sublevel of directories.

             

            Let's say I have this structure.

             

            Photos

             

            2004  2005 2006

             

            and under each year I have other subdirectories....  

             

            If I am in Photos folder and I go in Filter tab  and keywords it will show me that there are 3 files with no keyword. Those file are folders  2004 2005 2006

             

            I have to go into actual directory with pictures to see files.

             

            I was hoping that I would be able to setup conditions in smart filter that would give me pictures without keywords as I have described in previous post.

             

              Am I missing something?

             

                Thanks  Charles

            • 3. Re: Smart filter in bridge
              Curt Y Community Member

              If you have other Bridge questions it is best to post in that forum at http://forums.adobe.com/community/bridge/general?view=discussions

               

              Setting up a collections is the same format as using Search for Find.  The way I see it you can search for a specific keyword, but there is no provision to search for the lack of any keyword.

               

              With Filter it only works on the folder that is displayed on screen.  So to use the method I describe to do what I think you want to do, you would have to perform it on each folder individually.  If you have sub-folders you can go to View and check show items from sub-folders.

              • 4. Re: Smart filter in bridge
                TheDigiCamMan Community Member

                I missed Bridge forum.. 

                I will check that out. Thanks for your help.