more XMP questions / filtering on edit...

alright, i've imported one or two of my old CS projects into LR1.0.



now i have a couple of questions.



in CS, i used sidecar XMP files, both as a way to avoid the mystery of the photoshop database, and to future proof myself for when something like LR came around.



now, if i import a CS 'raw' directory into LR, LR is picking up the XMP data. nice! but what happens if i import files in their current location, and then tell LR to use XMP files as well? will LR overwrite the CS .xmp that's sitting there? or do the LR .xmp files go somewhere else?



also, when i check 'use XMP' files in the LR preferences, i hear the disk starting to churn. does it go off and create XMPs for every file in the library which existed prior to turning on the XMP switch?



related to this, generally speaking, the files in my CS directories with a corresponding .xmp file are the ones which i also flagged as 'keep'. being a packrat, i never deleted the duds. is there a way in LR to filter on files which have had edits made? if i can do this, then i can very easily delete all the duds from the LR library. for now, i have to scan thru the filmstrip view for the +/- icon, select and label... this is going to be kind of time consuming for 10,000+ images...



i suppose another solution to this problem would be if LR could read the CS database and import flags, but this is probably too much to ask!



thanks for any replies.
more XMP questions / filtering on edit...
You can use the filters in Filmstrip to hide Rejected files, by clicking both the Picks and Unflagged Icons. If you want just Flagged files, click the Picks Icon in the Filters instead.



I haven't checked to see if it reads Flagged status, so I can't help there Rob.
more XMP questions / filtering on edit...
Re the Use XMP. Yes it does. And it can takes ages and slow the machine down. This is highlighted in the FAQ on the Product page.

well, yeah, my question wasnt so much on how to filter out picks, but how to quickly identify which files i picked back in CS. the only handle i could really get on this was the fact that the file has adjustments.



i havent read the FAQ, i guess i should. doh!

also, its not such a bad thing that LR goes off and builds all the XMPs. i couldnt figure out how to get CS to automatically create the XMP sidecars when i realized i should be creating them. i had to go do it manually! ugh.

Don't forget to upgrade to ACR 3.7 too. The link is in a recent post.

will ACR 3.7 work on CS? i thought it was CS2 only.

In the FAQ.



Photoshop CS2, Photoshop Elements 4.0, Photoshop Elements 5.0 and Premiere Elements 3.0.

Sid is right.

I thought you were speaking generically saying CS.

yeah, yeah okay. my first post mentions that i'm using CS and then i get a reply saying that i should upgrade to ACR 3.7, so you can understand my confusion.



maybe i should have said ''i thought the FAQ says it was CS2 only''

?

Yes, Sorry Rob.. Mea Culpa.

its not unreasonable to read ''CS'' as ''CS2'' given that probably most of the known universe has upgraded... except for me :)



anyway it was my other post in which i emphasized it was not CS2. oh well.



also i made post #9 which post #7 was the last post, so i didnt see your response, sean. we must have posted simultaneously.



anyway... time for bed... ugh.