Comments on: Jeffrey’s “Extended Search” Lightroom Plugin http://regex.info/blog Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Wed, 23 May 2012 20:38:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Massimo Basso http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-45284 Massimo Basso Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:04:01 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-45284 Thank you for the plugin. I need to make searchable the "category" and "other categories " fileds in the IPTC data. Is it possible? Thenks - Max <span class='jfriedl'>No, sorry, plugins can't do that. I know that the Lr4 beta has some extra sortable metadata, so perhaps check that out as a preview of what to expect, and if something you want is not there, submit a feature request. —Jeffrey</span> Thank you for the plugin. I need to make searchable the “category” and “other categories ” fileds in the IPTC data. Is it possible? Thenks – Max
No, sorry, plugins can’t do that. I know that the Lr4 beta has some extra sortable metadata, so perhaps check that out as a preview of what to expect, and if something you want is not there, submit a feature request. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Marc http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-44384 Marc Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:01:44 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-44384 Love your plug-in! It saves me so much time finding selected photos of brides! Thank you so so much!!! Love your plug-in! It saves me so much time finding selected photos of brides! Thank you so so much!!!

]]> By: Matthew Taylor http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-40168 Matthew Taylor Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:22:40 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-40168 Just wanted to thank you for the plugin. I've been experimenting with HDR using bracketed shots and was going nuts trying to find a way to search for those shots. being able to use <i>Exposure Bias</i> as a search parameter really helped a lot! Just wanted to thank you for the plugin. I’ve been experimenting with HDR using bracketed shots and was going nuts trying to find a way to search for those shots. being able to use Exposure Bias as a search parameter really helped a lot!

]]> By: Larry White http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-38627 Larry White Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:33:01 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-38627 Hi Jeffrey, I am writing from the San Francisco Bay Area. Since you have written several expanded search programs for Lightroom 2.x I wanted to ask you if there is any way to search for original raw files in the catalog that have had no modifications made to them, i.e. have only been imported? Also is there a way to search for particular presets that have been applyed to images? I created a custom sharpening preset that I applyed to some images that is too strong and I would like to search for only those and apply a lesser amount. Thanks, Larry <span class='jfriedl'>It's not possible in LR2, but will likely be possible in LR3 to find images whose settings exactly match those in a preset. It's not possible to inspect a photo's history with a plugin, so once further adjustments have been made after applying a preset, a plugin won't be able to find the connection. —Jeffrey</span> Hi Jeffrey,

I am writing from the San Francisco Bay Area. Since you have written several expanded search programs for Lightroom 2.x I wanted to ask you if there is any way to search for original raw files in the catalog that have had no modifications made to them, i.e. have only been imported? Also is there a way to search for particular presets that have been applyed to images? I created a custom sharpening preset that I applyed to some images that is too strong and I would like to search for only those and apply a lesser amount. Thanks, Larry

It’s not possible in LR2, but will likely be possible in LR3 to find images whose settings exactly match those in a preset. It’s not possible to inspect a photo’s history with a plugin, so once further adjustments have been made after applying a preset, a plugin won’t be able to find the connection. —Jeffrey

]]> By: keli http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-38483 keli Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:11:41 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-38483 Wow! Great! I actually arrived to your site, while looking for a database schema of the lrcat, as I needed it for something very similar to this: I want to be able to move Picasa's "starred" marks over to Lightroom in some fashion (don't ask, I have a twisted workflow, but I like it :P ) and was contemplating writing a python script for that. I might still do that sometime, but this really gets me there today (the other half was basically done - getting the list of starred files from Picasa). Thanks! Wow! Great! I actually arrived to your site, while looking for a database schema of the lrcat, as I needed it for something very similar to this: I want to be able to move Picasa’s “starred” marks over to Lightroom in some fashion (don’t ask, I have a twisted workflow, but I like it :P ) and was contemplating writing a python script for that. I might still do that sometime, but this really gets me there today (the other half was basically done – getting the list of starred files from Picasa). Thanks!

]]> By: Chris Raezer http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-37466 Chris Raezer Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:25:05 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-37466 Thanks so much for adding exposure-bias to the search. It's a huge time-saver tracking down un-tagged HDR or bracketed images. I gave it a quick write-up on <a href="http://www.chrisraezer.org/blog/?p=99" title="Chris Raezer's blog" rel="nofollow">my blog</a>. Chris Thanks so much for adding exposure-bias to the search. It’s a huge time-saver tracking down un-tagged HDR or bracketed images.

I gave it a quick write-up on my blog.

Chris

]]> By: Olukayode http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-37254 Olukayode Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:20:23 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-37254 Thanks so much. I didn't realize it was already in the grid filter. Simple and elegant. Continue the good work. Thanks so much.
I didn’t realize it was already in the grid filter. Simple and elegant.
Continue the good work.

]]> By: Olukayode http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-37244 Olukayode Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:44:06 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-37244 Thanks Jeffrey for your nice plugins. Is there a way you can incorporate into your "extended search" plugin the ability to search pictures uploaded to facebook via your facebook plugin? <span class='jfriedl'>I'm not sure what you mean... you can already pick "Uploaded to Facebook" in the grid filter... is there something else you're looking for? —Jeffrey</span> Thanks Jeffrey for your nice plugins.
Is there a way you can incorporate into your “extended search” plugin the ability to search pictures uploaded to facebook via your facebook plugin?

I’m not sure what you mean… you can already pick “Uploaded to Facebook” in the grid filter… is there something else you’re looking for? —Jeffrey

]]> By: Thorf http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-37004 Thorf Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:25:24 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-37004 I've encountered a similar bug wherein images don't show up in the grid. It usually happens when moving files around, and may have something to do with moving files while showing contents of sub-folders too. I wonder if the bug is related to this one. I’ve encountered a similar bug wherein images don’t show up in the grid. It usually happens when moving files around, and may have something to do with moving files while showing contents of sub-folders too. I wonder if the bug is related to this one.

]]> By: AJ in NYC http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-36953 AJ in NYC Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:57:20 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/extended-search#comment-36953 Wonderfully useful plugin! Any plans on expanding the searchable fields to EXIF data and adding support for numeric value operations (less than, greater than, between, etc.)? Specifically, I would love to have the ability to search/filter by focal length ranges. Your Data Plot plugin is terrific, but a way to actually see what pics go with each range would be highly useful. Judging by the posts on your Megapixel Sort Plugin page, as well as rumblings on various online forums, it seems I'm not alone in thinking the focal length range search to be a killer feature. It wouldn't be quite as elegant as a dedicated plugin due to lack of multiple range support, but the versatility allowed by the general nature of the plugin would more than make up for it. Thanks again for your efforts! <span class='jfriedl'>That's a good idea... I'll see what I can do. —Jeffrey</span> Wonderfully useful plugin!
Any plans on expanding the searchable fields to EXIF data and adding support for numeric value operations (less than, greater than, between, etc.)?
Specifically, I would love to have the ability to search/filter by focal length ranges. Your Data Plot plugin is terrific, but a way to actually see what pics go with each range would be highly useful.
Judging by the posts on your Megapixel Sort Plugin page, as well as rumblings on various online forums, it seems I’m not alone in thinking the focal length range search to be a killer feature. It wouldn’t be quite as elegant as a dedicated plugin due to lack of multiple range support, but the versatility allowed by the general nature of the plugin would more than make up for it.
Thanks again for your efforts!

That’s a good idea… I’ll see what I can do. —Jeffrey

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