Finding just the images which have adjustments

A query elsewhere about how to find just the images the photographer had made adjustments to made me think about smart collections (again). What he wanted was to be able to find the images he'd altered in LR 3 and export just those to a new catalogue to import into LR4 which he had just purchased.

This is actually a simple thing to do if you use smart collections. (If you don't use smart collections, I suggest you make a start on them because they're very powerful.)

Anyway, to achieve this, scroll down to the collections panel in either library or develop module (you can't create them in slideshow, print or web modules) and click the plus symbol to the right of the word collections. From the menu which appears,

Select "Create Smart Collection"

Up pops the box in the next screenshot in which you need to click the condition dropdown (highlighted):

And select from the large menu:

The option "Has Adjustments". This will return you to the previous box. You now need to click on the rule dropdown:

And select "is true" if it isn't already selected by default (mine was)

And that's it. If you want to find every image which has an adjustment made to it in LR 3, use the power of smart collections.

HTH somebody.
Matt

P.S. I'll leave you with an image I made recently of which I'm rather proud :)