Smart Collection: Only specific keywords?

[reidthaler]

What's the correct syntax for creating a SC with only specific keywords. i.e.. I want a SC with keywords only of my kids, Avi and Ezra, and no one else.

I thought of a 4 line rule. See the attached thumbnail.

I still doesn't exclude other keywords.

Thanks all, Great forum.

Reid

P.S. Is there a Photoshop forum? I'm having difficulty making droplets run, and I know the actions work.

 

[Kiwigeoff]

That should work, give it a whirl.......
PS forums, I am sure there are plenty, google what you want.

 

[reidthaler]

But I still get keyword other than Avi and Ezra in the collection...

But I still get keyword other than Avi and Ezra in the collection...

Reid

 

[Kiwigeoff]

Maybe you should try "any" not "all", experiment around and you will find the solution hopefully - it's a great way to learn I find!

 

[luckystokes]

All I can think of is to split your original smart collection so that you have two separate "starts with .... ends with" collections. Fetch them and add each to the same quick collection.

Lucky

 

[Andrew Hayton]

Can you set the Starts with to only? so that it will only look for that word as the settings you have at the moment are only looking for files with those keywords and you are not excluding any others.

 

[johnbeardy]

To some extent you might be able to do this - a single line "Keywords contains words sophie alice !tom" would give you all the images with both sophie and alice as keywords but excluding those with the keyword tom.

 

[johnbeardy]

Oh, the contains words forces it to "both". The excludes Tom can be a separate line.

 

[reidthaler]

Oh, the contains words forces it to "both". The excludes Tom can be a separate line.

I would neet to have an excludes all other keywords, and not just Tom.

possible?

Thanks!

Reid

 

[samdring]

Reid
Only way I can think of is to have a look at what 'extras' from the first line below

Keywords Contains Avi Ezra
Keywords Starts with !D

..on the basis that avi would give you David but second line prevents.

 

[Brad Snyder]

There's a thread on the same topic here:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/adobe_lightroom/discuss/721576'711131'479/

with the same mixed results, but a couple more ingenious work-arounds.

 

[Victoria Bampton]

P.S. Is there a Photoshop forum? I'm having difficulty making droplets run, and I know the actions work.

Hi Reid, welcome to the forum!

Start another thread for your droplet issues, if you haven't already (I'm a bit out of touch this month, due to work commitments), and we'll see if we can find out what's going on.