Consolidate rated photos into library

Make a copy of your iPhoto Library by duplicating it in the Finder.

Create a smart album with the single rule: Rating is less than ***

Then select photos in this album and delete them. But don't try to delete all at once, do it in easy instalments and empty the Trash after deleting each batch. iPhoto has problems to empty the Trash, if it is too full.

The only way to move photos from one Library to another, along with all metadata, versions and edit history is with iPhoto Library Manager

Other than that, your option is to export to the Finder (and be forced to choose between original and edited versions, potentially some metadata, including ratings) and then import to a new Library.

If you can explain why you want to do this, then perhaps we can suggest alternative approaches.

The basic, simple answer is to backup your iphoto library and use iPhoto library manager to move the photos you wan to a new library - which may be a very bas idea but that is the simple answer

Maybe if you gave us more details and what exactly you want to accomplish a more detailed answer ia available

LN

If you want to keep the edited versions and metadata, i.e. keywords, titles, descriptions, etc., then you have two methods.

Method 1:

1 - duplicate the library.

2 - open the duplicate library.

3 - create a smart album with the criteria Ratiing is less than 3 stars. This will give you all of the photos that are not in your first smart album, 3 stars or greater.

4 - in groups of about 200 photos at a time move the photos from the second smart album to the iPhoto Trash bin with the key combination Command+Option+Delete and empty the trash bin with the key combination of Shift+Command+Delete.

5 - now you have your preferred photos in a library by themselves.

Method 2:

1 - create a new library for the special photos and videos.

2 - purchase the paid version of iPhoto Library Manager.

3 - add your current library and the new library to iPLM.

4 - select the smart album with the preferred photos and videos and drag to the new library in iPLM's left hand pane.

5 - after the copying between libraries is complete open the new library and confirm that the photos and their events are present.