if optimise mac storage is on will photobook use originals or low res?

I would like to save space on my Macbook Air and since my photos take lots of space, i thought of turning on Optimise Mac Storage in Photos as i do on my Phone. But when i create a project from the photos, i'm not sure whether it will use the originals or low res photos, I'd like it to use the originals. Any idea about that?

MacBook Air (13-inch Late 2010), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Sep 6, 2016 8:00 AM

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Sep 6, 2016 8:04 AM in response to AMPC00

The project will use the originals and you will need an internet connection to be able to work with the project.


https://help.apple.com/photos/mac/1.0/?lang=en#/phtf5e48489c


Choose Photos > Preferences, click iCloud, then click Optimize Mac Storage.

With this option selected, whenever Photos determines that your Mac has limited storage space, older full-resolution photos are removed from your Mac, leaving only smaller thumbnail versions. (As long as your Mac has adequate storage space, the full-resolution photos are kept on your Mac.) Whenever you edit or change a photo, iCloud automatically downloads the full-resolution version again, so you always have access to the original photos. If you later want to restore all your original photos back to your Mac, select “Download Originals to this Mac.” Restoring the original photos may take some time, depending on the size of your photo library.

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