How do I select desired proxy image

[clpratt]

I have CR2 images and derived tif and jpg versions.
I am using the default CR2 Version Link Expression ^(_*{name})[+\-_]*[0-9|a-z]*\.(jpg|jpeg|psd|tif|tiff|dng)$
My image files versions have typical names like
80D-08926.CR2
80D-08926_DxO5.tif
80D-08926_DxO5crop.jpg
Imatch correctly identifies them as versions but I am unable to instruct Imatch which version to use as proxy. Imatch chooses the tif as proxy, but I want the jpg as proxy.


If I strip the file names to 80D-08926.CR2, 80D-08926.tif, 80D-08926.jpg the jpg becomes the proxy but I do not particularly
want to change the file names.
Is there a way to tell Imatch which file to use as proxy?

[Mario]

If you just merge all versions into one rule, IMatch picks the first version as the version proxy (I assume this is what you mean?)
To control this en-detail, maybe add a second version rule which picks one specific file as the version and make that the version proxy? Or visual proxy?

[clpratt]

I have created a similar File Relations Version with the link expression only referring to jpg,
This runs after the main Version expression and successfully sets the jpg version as my desired proxy image.


Many thanks Mario.


Chris