Accessing Smart Albums in finder

Hi,
I have created a number of Smart Albums in iphoto11, containing photos I wish to use in a digital photo book (created with 3rd party software, not iphoto). Is there any way I can direct the photobook software to the folders containing the smart albums in finder, instead of having to export all the photos before I can use them in the photobook? Appreciate any help

Take a look at iMedia Browser . It can view the albums and smart albums of an iPhoto Library and let you drag photos from it into another application.
OT

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