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I want to have the same setup as I have with iPhoto where I have a couple of albums that contain a shortcut to my favourite edits that I sync to the iPhone so I have a library of the edits with me at all time. I have all my edits on Photos, but can’t figure out how to create these shortcut albums as seen in screenshots.
If you open you iPhoto library with the Photos app it will convert it to the Photos format and all albums will be intact. The Events in iPhoto get converted into albums and will show up in a folder in the sidebar titled iPhoto Events:
Once you do that you can merge the new Photos library into your existing Photos library with the paid version of PowerPhotos and maintain all albums, edited versions, original versions and metadata you may have added in the iPhoto library.
This is what PowerPhotos can merge compared to Photos:
PowerPhotos: Photos:
Albums -----------
Smart Albums (as regular albums) -----------
Folders -----------
Captions Captions
Titles Titles
Original images Original images
Edited images Edited images
--------------- Locations
Favorites Favorites
Can detect and exclude Duplicates detect after import
duplicates or not during import
Neither method included projects.
Both methods could import older iPhoto libraries into a Photos library when the iPhoto library couldn't be migrated into a Photos library under Ventura.
If you open you iPhoto library with the Photos app it will convert it to the Photos format and all albums will be intact. The Events in iPhoto get converted into albums and will show up in a folder in the sidebar titled iPhoto Events:
Once you do that you can merge the new Photos library into your existing Photos library with the paid version of PowerPhotos and maintain all albums, edited versions, original versions and metadata you may have added in the iPhoto library.
This is what PowerPhotos can merge compared to Photos:
PowerPhotos: Photos:
Albums -----------
Smart Albums (as regular albums) -----------
Folders -----------
Captions Captions
Titles Titles
Original images Original images
Edited images Edited images
--------------- Locations
Favorites Favorites
Can detect and exclude Duplicates detect after import
duplicates or not during import
Neither method included projects.
Both methods could import older iPhoto libraries into a Photos library when the iPhoto library couldn't be migrated into a Photos library under Ventura.
Sorry, the screenshot was with my first post. I didn't know the thread wouldn't be visible.
I am using iPhoto Version 9.6.1 (910.42) on a MacBook Pro running OSX Mojave 10.14.6 and have my new library on Photos Version 4.0 (3461.7.160). I am syncing to iPhoto through iTunes on my MacBook to an iPod Touch 6th generation, but am currently migrating everything to an iPhone 11.
What I have circled in the screenshot from iPhoto is what I want to create in Photos.
Thanks. I think I didn’t explain it well.😳 I’m wanting to stop using iPhoto completely, but I can’t figure out how to have the same filing system in Photos as I have in iPhoto, with a few photos that contain certain edits without having my entire library on my iPhone (screenshot to illustrate what I currently have on iPhoto).
To create an album in Photos use the command File > New Album. You can select photos before you create the album or drag photos to an existing album. You can also rearrange albums in the sidebar by dragging them to the position or folder you want. If Photos has migrated an album from iPhoto under iPhoto Events, you could drag the album to the top level in the sidebar, if you want to keep this album.
Thanks. I have created folders in Photos already (see beginning of thread), but as I am still using the iPhoto interface I am unsure whether when I sync to my iPhone, Photos will transfer the entire library (>10,000 images) to the phone, or whether I can just select particular folders that hold a Hi-Res image that I can use "on the go", as I am currently doing in iPhoto?
I also struggle with the definitions of "albums" verses "smart albums" v's "events", and which is preferable for my needs.
You can only do that if both devices are signed into the same Apple ID and have iCloud Library enabled on both devices.
There was no screenshot included with your last reply.
What system and iPhoto versions are you using?
How are you currently syncing your favorite edits in your iPhoto library to your iPhone?
Thanks for the guidance!
Mirroring iPhoto albums layout with Photos
