Projects and Albums.  Could they have been more ambiguous?

Aperture is feature packed and does a great job editing images. What it doesn't do so well is make it clear EXACTLY what the difference between a 'Project' and 'Album' is. Could someone offer a CLEAR explanation as to what exactly a 'Project' is and why one would use it instead of an album or folder? Case in point. I processed about 400 images yesterday. Some were imported into a 'New Project' directly off the CF card. Others were imported as a folder into the 'New Project'. The folder that was imported was brought in as an album by Aperture. The images imported from the CF card itself are all contained in the project AND the folder. I know there is only one copy of each as the album versions are referencing the master file. But, I now want to move the processed images into an album and then export it. Exporting is another topic altogether...
TIA.

Dan Donovan wrote:
A photo can exist in one and only one PROJECT. Conversely, one photo can exist in as many ALBUMS as you like. The previously mentioned playlist analogy for Albums is great. One song can be in many playlists.
I look at Projects as photo shoots. The raw files from each of my photo shoots are kept in their own project. When I see the word Project, I automatically think "photo shoot".
So, where do albums come into the picture? If I shoot an executive portrait session on 7-12-08, I may create an album with just the favorite photos from that shoot. The album is a way to keep a certain group of images easily accessible. Then, what if the client wants to pull together portraits from that shoot and several others? In that case, I can create ANOTHER album with the exact same selects from the 7-12-08 shoot, PLUS images from any other shoot as well. The bottom line is that albums give you the opportunity to have the same photo in many locations.
Folders are a way to organize your projects, albums, websites, books, etc.
Great explanation thanks. But, you had to go and complicate it by mentioning folders...;-).

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