New to the forum. New to Aperture.
I have approximately 3,000 smart albums in iPhoto 09 (for about 135,000 extensively keyworded images) that I want to import – as intact smart albums – into Aperture 3. I’d either like to import my entire iPhoto library or selectively import iPhoto smart albums into Aperture. If, for example, I open my iPhoto browser window in Aperture, and drag a smart folder into Aperture, it converts the smart album to a new Project with a regular Album inside, thus losing the smart album controls. Is there a solution? Thanks.
Greg,
What if you use the Import feature of Aperture, File > Import > iPhoto Library…? I haven’t tried myself as I haven’t used iPhoto in years. You could create a simple test library for iPhoto before committing your entire library to import.
Let us know what you find!
-Joseph @ApertureExpert
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Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, that process creates a New (Aperture) Project for every iPhoto smart album with a regular (non-smart) Album inside, thus losing the smart album function. I’ve read elsewhere that this is a known problem with Aperture 3. I wish I had KNOWN it before I bought it! Manually converting 3,000 smart albums isn’t on my schedule any time soon, I’m hoping for an upgrade … someday.
Greg