Help Using iPhoto Photos as Screensaver

I had a 1st Gen ATV for years, but it finally died on me and I recently replaced it with a 3rd Gen ATV.  One of the primary ways I used the old ATV was to display a large number of my iPhoto pictures on the screensaver.  Through iTunes, I was able to select the specific events, albums, etc I wanted to sync.  Is there anything roughly equivalent with the ATV3?  How do I select the photos for the screensaver?  Thanks.

Overall, it's not really a lot different with the new Apple TV. Screensaver photos are chosen from the photos you have chosen to be available at Computers > Photos.
However the way you choose the photos for Computers > Photos is quite different and the screensaver has some limitations.
Photos are now chosen from iTunes > File > Homesharing > Choose Photos....... The screensaver on the new Apple TV 2 or 3 does not have the storage available to it that the Apple TV 1 did and consequently only a selection of photos from large albums are used.

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