Transfer Smart Album photos to an album

You can transfer photos from a Smart Album to another album, such as a slideshow album or a book album. You transfer photos by selecting the photos in the Smart Album and dragging or copying them into another album. You can also select the photos in the Smart Album and have Aperture create a new album to hold them.

Transfer photos from a Smart Album to a new album that Aperture creates

  1. In the Library inspector, select the Smart Album containing the photos you want to transfer, then click the Filter HUD button in the Browser.

  2. In the Filter HUD, specify search criteria for the photos you want to transfer.

  3. Click the New Album With Current Images button to create an album, or choose the type of album you want from the Filter HUD Action pop-up menu in the bottom-right corner of the Filter HUD.

    Figure. Browser's Filter HUD showing items in the Filter HUD Action pop-up menu.

    A new album is created, containing the photos you selected using the search criteria.