How separate out the virtual copies without filling up original folder?

[jinspin]

I would like to make black/white and sepia virtual copies of the same image but move them to separate collection folders.

If i make Virtual copies of the image I find that they show up in the original folder which makes it hard to manage. Instead of 100 images in original folder I now have 300 images to manage.

How do I keep the 100 images in original folder but move the 100 virtual copies into a b/w collection and 100 virtual copies to sepia collection? What is best workflow way to do this?

[arodney]

Virtual copies are always "linked" to the original. Make a collection to separate them visually. And you only have one original, VC's are just metadata (text files) and take up virtually no space at all.

[jinspin]

Virtual copies are always "linked" to the original. Make a collection to separate them visually. And you only have one original, VC's are just metadata (text files) and take up virtually no space at all.

I did create a collection and dragged the original images to the collection. I found that once I edited the collection to black/white- the same change appeared in the original image. Collections are linked to the original.

I want virtual copies for black/white versiion but I want it separated out in different folder/collection. What is the best way to do this?

[arodney]

I want virtual copies for black/white versiion but I want it separated out in different folder/collection. What is the best way to do this?

Drag and drop just the VC's into a collection. You can also make a Smart Collection whereby "Copy Name" isn't empty (as VC's are automatically named in this metadata field). Every time you make a VC, it will have a Copy Name in this field and the smart collection will populate with the VC.

[jinspin]

Drag and drop just the VC's into a collection. You can also make a Smart Collection whereby "Copy Name" isn't empty (as VC's are automatically named in this metadata field). Every time you make a VC, it will have a Copy Name in this field and the smart collection will populate with the VC.

I think my problem is once I select 100 images and create virtual copies in the original folder, how do I sort out the virtual copies from the original images so I can easily select just the virtual copies and drag them to collection. Each virtual copy is displayed next to its original image so I have to click on every other image which can be tedious when there are hundred of images in folder.

[arodney]

I think my problem is once I select 100 images and create virtual copies in the original folder, how do I sort out the virtual copies from the original images so I can easily select just the virtual copies and drag them to collection. Each virtual copy is displayed next to its original image so I have to click on every other image which can be tedious when there are hundred of images in folder.

Build a smart collection as described above.

[jinspin]

Build a smart collection as described above.

Ok this is what i did and saw

I created some virtual copies in a folder
I created smart collection where Copy Name is not empty.
I saw that it added ALL virtual copies from ALL folders into this smart collection. I only want it to add VC's from a specific folder.

Also I see the virtual copies are still displayed in the original folder. I want to remove or not display the VC's from original folder because it just adds to the clutter. I only want them to be displayed in another collection/folder

[arodney]

Ok this is what i did and saw

I created some virtual copies in a folder
I created smart collection where Copy Name is not empty.
I saw that it added ALL virtual copies from ALL folders into this smart collection. I only want it to add VC's from a specific folder.

Also I see the virtual copies are still displayed in the original folder. I want to remove or not display the VC's from original folder because it just adds to the clutter. I only want them to be displayed in another collection/folder

1. Update the Smart Collection to target the original folder.
2. You can't not have VC's linked in their original location from the original Raws.

[jinspin]

1. Update the Smart Collection to target the original folder.
2. You can't not have VC's linked in their original location from the original Raws.

Thanks
I saw the filter by Copy Status which filters out VC's from being displayed in the original folder. This helps a lot in removing the clutter

actually you don't even need to create smart collection - just filter by VC's and then select all and create a new collection. easy!