Allow Smart Collections to use other Smart Collections as a source
Lightroom currently allows Smart Collections to filter the contents of regular Collections, but not the results of another Smart Collection.
Example:
Smart Collection A:
- Camera Serial Number = X
- Filename contains Y
Smart Collection B:
- Source = Smart Collection A
- Folder contains “2603”
This currently does not work, even though the exact same setup works when Smart Collection A is replaced by a regular Collection.
Supporting Smart Collection → Smart Collection filtering would eliminate duplicated rules, simplify complex workflows, and make large archives significantly easier to manage.
The current workaround is to create a regular Collection and continuously copy the contents of a Smart Collection into it. This feels like an inadequate solution to a problem Lightroom should be able to solve natively. It also introduces unnecessary maintenance and creates additional opportunities for user error, especially in larger workflows with multiple collections.
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