Has Adjustments vs Has Edits

[mtb_dude]

Anybody know the difference between these two? They are rules in a smart collection. One thing I noticed is that a photo that has been cropped and no other develop module changes shows as having been edited but not adjusted.

Kinda confusing?

[John Waller]

Not sure if anyone has yet worked out the exact criteria for the subtle distinctions between these filters.

Smart collections in Lightroom - "Adjustments" vs. "Edits"

Lightroom Classic: Questionable usefulness of the new "Has Edits" filter | Photoshop Family Customer...

[TheDigitalDog]

Has Adjustments means it's been adjusted but not cropped.

Has Edits means it's been adjusted and cropped.

[John Waller]

Are they the only distinctions between the two?

[TheDigitalDog]

That is my understanding, yes.

[John Waller]

I asked because in the Photoshop Feedback linked above

Lightroom Classic: Questionable usefulness of the new "Has Edits" filter | Photoshop Family Customer...

an Adobe employee says a change in Process Version is also regarded as Having Edits.

[TheDigitalDog]

A PV or change of a PV is absolutely an edit.

[mtb_dude]

I wonder what was going thru their minds when they implemented these rules? It sure would be nice if there was some documentation?

Thanks for the feedback

[johnrellis · Accepted solution]

"Has Edits" is documented, but it's difficult to find on Adobe's Web site using the the site's search box, I always resort to Google:

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22has+edits%22+smart+collection+site%3Ahelpx.adobe.com&oq=%22has+ed...

A smart collection created based on the new rule 'Has Edits' 'Is True' includes images that have adjustments applied and also the images that only have a crop (and no other adjustments) applied. The existing rule 'Has Adjustments' includes images that have adjustments applied, but excludes those images that only have a crop (and no other adjustments) applied. If you want to include cropped images in the smart collection, then choose 'Has Edits' in the rule instead.

[mtb_dude]

There it is! I did do a google search but I must not of typed in the right search criteria. The PDF manual is more detailed then the online user guide. There's actually a newer version of the PDF on Adobe's website then what a Google search turns up.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Help | Lightroom Classic CC User Guide

There is a link in the lower right part of the page...  'Lightroom Classic CC manual (PDF)'. They should put that in the Help menu as well.

Thanks