Exclude stacked photos in a Smart Album?

Hi all,
Is there a way to exclude photos that are stacked in a Smart Album?
I want to duplicate images (new version) and rotate the duplicates. Then, I want to stack the two images. In this project, there are already images that have been "processed" and are already in stacks. I would like to remove the "clutter" as I do this processing. Yes, I can close all stacks but it still leaves the one image per stack. Only a number in the preview tells me it is a stack. Seems there should be some match criteria like "in stack" and "not in stack" that allows me to indentify if am image is stacked or not. "Is stack pick" and "Is not stack pick" criteria would be nice as well.
In the meantime, I can go through and flag the images I want to work on. Then use a smart album to only show flagged images.
Any help will be appreciated!
Thanks & Enjoy life!
Steven

Hello Steven,
hmm, the additional rules you want would be nice to have, but the only thing we have is the "stack picks only" option.
If you define a smart album there is a flag you can set ( in the top row of the HUD) that lets you define, if you only want stack picks in your album.
Cheers
Léonie

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