Photos / Albums / Media Types
How are photos assigned to various media type albums in Photos app? I have photos in the selfies album and slo mo albums e.g. that don't belong there. Can I edit? Thanks
Mac OS 10.14.6
MacBook Pro Retina
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No, it is not possible to change the Media Types albums. These are essentially smart albums, and Photos is creating them automatically, based on the properties of the Photos.
When I look at the Selfies album in my library, it contains essentially all photos I have taken with the front camera of my iPhone or iPad. None of the photos there are selfies, mostly pictures of the ceilings in historical buildings, that I have taken with the iPhone lying flat on the floor. You would have to change tag for the camera, to remove photos from the Selfie album.
The Slo-Motion album seems to contain all videos with a high frame rate - 120fps.
You would have to modify the tags with exiftool or another program, to remove the photos from these albums. I would simply create a new standard album and add the photos and videos to your own album, that you want in the custom selfies and slo-motion album.