Filter for .dng files?

[andrewpolitano]

In the develop module, is there a way to only show specific file types? For instance let's say you did a realty shoot and have a couple hundred files that you've batched HDR files from and you're left with the .dng's. Is there a way to display all those .dng's instead of going back to the library module and flagging them individually, searching for a file extention on each one? There has to be an easier way, and if not, Adobe - could we consider some form of file extention flagging or sorting?

Thanks all

[Ian Lyons]

You can create a Smart Collection that filters on DNG files as shown below

[johnrellis]

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Go to Library, and in the Library Filter bar, and in the Metadata browser, selectthe File Type column and then Digital Negative:

Or do a Text filter, "Filename Ends With .dng":

Now back to Develop, and the same photos will be displayed in the filmstrip.

If you do this a lot, create a filter preset called "DNG" saving these filter settings, and you can invoke that preset in the upper-right corner of the filmstrip directly in Develop without having to make a detour to Library:

(But the detour to Library is very quick -- type "g", set the filter, type "d" -- no big deal.)