A Smart Collection based on import date?

Is this possible?
I want to introduce this into my workflow if possible

fishalot wrote:
Thanks for getting back to me
You bet .
fishalot wrote:
I wanted to use import date so that I can easily make sure that I track my actions, The problems that I have with capture date is due to the problem of having multiple devices, I may miss images if I dont import on a regular basis.
Personally, I set some metadata when I'm finished, so anything without that metadata set still needs work.
You may find something like this helpful:
http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/folder-status
Rob

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Can I bulk collect based on a date variable?

I'm want to use some sort of Bulk collect to speed up this query inside a PL/SQL block (we're in 10g). I have seen examples of using a FORALL statement but I don't know how to accommodate the variable v_cal_date. My idea is to be able to run the script to update a portion of the table "tbl_status_jjs" based on a date range that I provide. tbl_status_jjs contains a list of dates by minute of the day for an entire year and a blank column to be filled in.
I though of using something like FORALL v_cal_date in '01-apr-2009 00:00:00'..'01-jun-2009 00:00:00' -- somehow need to increment by minute!? ... but that doesn't seem right and i can't find any exmples of a bulk collect based on a date. How do I bulk collect on a date variable? Can I use the date/time from a subset of records from the final table in some sort of cursor?
Thanks
Jason
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intX := 1;
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    UPDATE tbl_status_jjs
           SET (cal_date, my_count) =
                (SELECT      v_cal_date,
                             NVL(SUM(CASE WHEN v_cal_date >= E.START_DT AND v_cal_date < E.END_DT THEN 1 END),0) AS my_count
                 FROM        tbl_data_jjs E
           WHERE cal_date = v_cal_date;
    v_cal_date := v_cal_date + (1/1440);
    intX := intX + 1;
    COMMIT;
END LOOP;

Here are the two tables. The goal is to find an efficient way to count how many records in tbl_data have a start_dt before and a end_dt after each cal_date in tbl_status.
01-apr-2005 00:05:00 ==> 3
01-apr-2005 00:25:00 ==> 1
DROP TABLE tbl_status;
CREATE TABLE tbl_status
(   CAL_DATE    DATE,
    MY_COUNT    NUMBER);
DECLARE
    start_date Date       :=TO_DATE('01-jan-2006 00:00:00','dd-mm-yyyy hh24:mi:ss');
    end_date   Date       :=TO_DATE('01-jan-2006 01:00:00','dd-mm-yyyy hh24:mi:ss');
BEGIN
    INSERT INTO tbl_status (CAL_DATE)
    SELECT start_date + ( (LEVEL - 1) / (24 * 60))
    FROM    dual
    CONNECT BY    LEVEL <= 1 + ( (end_date - start_date) * (24 * 60) );
END;
DROP TABLE tbl_data;
CREATE TABLE tbl_data
(   START_DT    DATE,
    END_DT      DATE);
INSERT INTO tbl_data VALUES (TO_DATE('2006-01-01 00:05:00', 'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss'), TO_DATE('2006-01-01 00:15:00', 'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss'));
INSERT INTO tbl_data VALUES (TO_DATE('2006-01-01 00:05:00', 'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss'), TO_DATE('2006-01-01 00:20:00', 'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss'));
INSERT INTO tbl_data VALUES (TO_DATE('2006-01-01 00:05:00', 'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss'), TO_DATE('2006-01-01 00:30:00', 'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss'));
INSERT INTO tbl_data VALUES (TO_DATE('2006-01-01 00:35:00', 'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss'), TO_DATE('2006-01-01 00:40:00', 'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss'));
DECLARE
    v_cal_date Date       :=TO_DATE('01-jan-2006 00:00:00','dd-mm-yyyy hh24:mi:ss');
    intX Integer          :=1;
BEGIN
    WHILE intX <= 60 LOOP
        UPDATE tbl_status
               SET (cal_date, my_count) =
                    (SELECT      v_cal_date,
                                 NVL(SUM(CASE WHEN v_cal_date >= E.START_DT AND v_cal_date < E.END_DT THEN 1 END),0) AS my_count
                     FROM        tbl_data E
               WHERE cal_date = v_cal_date;
        v_cal_date := v_cal_date + (1/1440);
        intX := intX + 1;
        COMMIT;
    END LOOP;
END;Edited by: Jason_S on Oct 21, 2009 9:00 AM -- i messed up the years/months .. fixed now
Edited by: Jason_S on Oct 21, 2009 9:13 AM

How to sort a collection based on their date?

how do i sort a collection based on their respective dates which are in Calendar format?

this is my codes
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import java.util.*;
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          return 0;
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Search or Smart Collection based on Camera Calibration profile?

Is there a way to do this?

Well, DevMeta is the slowest for doing initial metadata aquisition, but then is the fastest to use, since it harnesses Lightroom's native lib filter & smart collection mechanisms. It keeps develop metadata up to date in the background, ready for lib filters and smart collections.
AnyFilter aquires metadata on demand, but does it fairly quickly, so if you only use develop metadata on special occasions, and don't care if access is via native lib filtering or smart collections, it may be preferrable to DevMeta.
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In Smart Collection, the rule "Capture Date is in the last n hours" doesn't work for me. It seems to behave similarly to "Capture Date is today". (See the screenshot below). Has anyone else noticed this, or can you replicate this? If so, I'll file a bug report.

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Smart albums based on date images were last edited

Here's a quick question to throw out to the masses...
Is it possible to create smart albums based on the date images were last edited within Aperture?
If yes, then I can't seem to locate it! - Probably right in front of my nose!
If no, then I think it would be a really handy feature so you can easily keep track of any changes made to individual images throughout your whole library by the date they were last tampered with.
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Hi,
this is exactly what I am looking for too! I would like to extend the question to: Is there any way to find the date when a version was created or modified?
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Update to process version 2010 & smart collection "has adjustments"

Buying the new Lightroom 3 version ofcourse I wanted to profit of the new process version. So I selected all images I had "not adjusted" before and selected Update to Process version 2010. This works great.
However I now have one problem.
I had and have a Smart collection which helps me in my workflow to find all images that have not been touched, so have no adjustments.
This Smart collection has become worthless because of the update to process version 2010 all images have been adjusted.
Ok, this is correct and yet I miss my ability to select images which I have not adjusted.
Once I have set the default process version to 2010 all new images are correctly shown.
Question: how can I select all those images which have only the process version updated, but have no further adjustments?

Changing the process to version 2010 is considered as an adjustment; it will appear in the photo's history in the same way as any other development adjustment. The smart filter condition "Has Adjustments" only has a true or false setting so you can't distinguish the process version adjustment from any other. Instead of using this method to spot the photos I need to work on, I find that I have more control over my workflow by using keywords such as "review", "develop", "print"; you can make these keywords not exportable so that they are not part of the keyword list in exported photos.
Interestingly, when one or more photos are selected in the film strip and the reset button is clicked in develop mode the photo will revert back to its original state, the "Has Adjustments" condition will become false, but the process version will remain at 2010.
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If you did not make other edits following the change of the process version, and have not made other edits on that date, you could built a smart collection based on the 'Edit Date" and then reset the develop settings of all the photos in that collection.
Another possible condition is a "Capture Date" range where you know photos haven't been touched yet.
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http://www.BDLImagery.com

Copy Smart Collection Settings

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Suggestion - in the context menu for the smart collection, add a new item Duplicate.
This came up when I was building smart collections based on dates and keywords and wanted to create new collections with different date sets.

I've been asking for this ever since smart collections made their first appearance in Lightroom - there should be a simple right click menu.
Instead, you have to right click and export the smart collection, then right click and import it.

Smart collection of images that have been printed

I'd like to create a smart collection of images that have been printed. Is there any way to do this? If not, is there a way to search for images that have been printed?
Separately, one my smart collections screens by edit date so that I can find out what I have worked on recently. However, it also picks up everything I shot and imported recently, even if I haven't edited the images. Is there any way to filter these out?
I'm using LR 5.3 for Windows.
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Smart collection and folder names with "_"

I have problems when making Smart Collections based on folder names
My folder name is 2009_11_20 Mist
When I make a Smart collection with "Folder" Stars with 2009
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When I change the 2009 to Mist and the "Starts with" to "Contains" again I get the desired files.
When I change the 2009 to 2009_11 and the "Starts with" to "Contains" again I get no files.
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Alternatively, you could assign keywords with the person's name, and simply click on the arrow to the right of the keyword name to perform your search, or create a smart collection based on keywords.

Smart Collection Keyword Problem

I'm having a problem with smart collections. I do bird photography and am trying to catalog my bird images. I created a collection set called Birds, and I created sub-collection sets for various species. Smart collections by and large do a good job of pulling images into the proper smart collections based upon keywords I've assigned to images. But I'm having a problem with a couple of keywords.
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Contains All - Treats the input as multiple "word fragments" and matches any photo that has a keyword that contains all of the "word fragments", even if only in part (i.e. as substring).
For example: If you have two photos:
Photo A, with: 'Big Mallard Ducks'
Photo B, with: 'Small Mallard Ducks'
Then Contains All:
'allar uck ig' will match photo A, but not B.
'allar uck' will match both.
'Contains Words' is confusing as heck - I took a whack then realized I was wrong. Maybe somebody else can educate us both.
I just did this test - I have a photo with the keyword:
'Big Mallard Ducks'
then Contains Words:
Big - matches
Mallard - matches
Big Mallard - matches
Mallard Big - matches
Big Mallard Ducks - does not
Mallard Ducks - does not
Ducks Mallard - does not
Big Ducks - does not
Ducks - does not
Straight from the latest help file: Contains Words
Searches for text that contains all specified alphanumeric sequences as whole words. To find photos with the keyword flower using a Contains Word search, for example, type flower.
Here's another question for y'all:
Is 'Contains Words' broken? - I'd have to say it is...
Rob

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All,
I’m trying to do create a Smart Collection based on Keywords, unfortunately I can’t seem to get it to work. The criteria is that the collection must contain the keyword phrase “Publish to Flicker & Facebook” but not “Published Image”.
I’ve tried variations of the following:
Match all of the fallowing rules
Keyword doesn’t contain = Published Image
Keyword contains = Publish to Flickr & Facebook
This should give me all the images that I want to Publish to the services but have not been published as of yet. If I do either of these separately they work but not together as a filter. FYI I’m using the Beta 3 version. - CES

That didn't work... even renamed to nonsence words still dosent work

"any" vs "all" when filtering SMART COLLECTIONS

Need help from the pros in this group. I've to teach a specific skill to some students tomorrow, and--I must admit--I'm a little lost. Can sometime provide detailed answers to me? I'd be much obliged.
I need to know the distinction between filtering between "any" and "all" in smart collections.
Basically, what does that mean? I mean, to me, filtering between, say, "any" clips with the a certain attribute would be the same as my wanting to see "all" of the same. I'm a bit embarrassed to say I can't wrap my mind around the concept.
The first choice of "all" vs. "any" is when you go into the first level of the filter, itself:
Then, you have the same options for each filter variable:
I've an excercise where I have students have to filter smart collections based on keywords and shot compositioin. And the devil is in being able to distinguish between "any" and all"
Any help for "any" or "all" of you would be greatly appreciated.

the words "any" and "all" do not refer to clips, but to criteria.
"any" means "or"
"all" means "and"
In your example:
1) you would set a smart collection for clips satisfying ALL of
- having the keyword "shoes"
- being favorites
2) similarly, but ANY (as in either or)
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and in the people category choose "any".

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OK, so I have been using the new facial recognition feature to tag people in all my photos.
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You can't create a SC that finds all the pictures with keywords with the Person property enabled.
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A Smart Collection based on import date?

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