Unable to photocast a smart album?

Am I missing something or is it impossible to photocast a smart album? Seems like this would be the perfect situation, where I would photocast "last roll" or something similar and people could see what my last roll was.
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.4) the last of the PPC iMacs. Thanks, Steve.

Certainly seems to be the case that you can't photocast smart albums, though it doesn't explicity state that anywhere in iPhoto documentation.
You may want to submit feedback to Apple as an 'Enhancement Request' to have this feature enabled.

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I have created several smart albums in iPhoto, and would like to combine them into one. I have make smart albums that have pictures depending on how old they are. One is for the last three months, another is of pictures that are 360 to 365 days old and so on. When I try to view all of these on appleTV, I can only choose one of the smart albums at a time. I would like to combine them into one album, but when I create a new smart album, I am unable to choose the smart albums.
Is there a way to combine all of my smart albums into one to view on AppleTV?
Thanks
Chip

Create folder, and move all three smart albums into the same folder. Then select the folder. It will contain the combined photos from all three smart albums.
Select all photos in the folder and drag them to an empty album. Only, you will have to recreate this album, when the smart albums change.

Lost iphoto smart albums

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I don't use iPhoto daily and so just realized I have lost my many smart albums. Not sure if it happened during an operating system upgrade, a migration (got a new computer) or a iphoto upgrade.
Must needed, each album is actually a patient (medical field)... many¡¡¡
Iphoto 9.5.1
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Here's a possible solution if you're unable to restore the smart albums any other way.
1 - rename your current library to something other than it is now, like iPhoto Library Old or whatever.
2 - copy the library from your old laptop to the Pictures folder on the new iMac.
3 - get the paid version of iPhoto Library Manager and use it to merger the renamed library into the library from the laptop. iPLM can be set to not import duplicates.
This should give you a library with the smart albums and any new photos. Once you've confirmed that the merged library is complete and working correctly you can delete the renamed library.

Photocasting Smart Albums?

I'm having some problems with photocasting. I can share a regular album of images, but for some reason a smart album won't work. I get the photocast icon for the smart album, and when I click it, I get the dialogue box with all the usual photocast options, but it doesn't actually do anything - no progress indicator next to the album name in the source list, and no icon to show it is being shared . This works fine with a regular album.
Any ideas?
Thanks .

Dave:
I just tried a photocast from a smart album and it completed fine. As Terence suggested check for unusual characters in album name.
Also the next step would be to rebuild the library and select just the database option. See if that will help.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB file backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Unable to create smart albums as metadata does not register

I recently upgraded to 3.0 and have imported/upgraded my previous albums. All the images show up and have the appropriate metadata, but when I go to create a smart album only the images uploaded and tagged in the last two weeks (that is, directly into Aperture 3.0 and not upgraded from 2.0) show up. Any suggestions on how to get 3.0 to register the metadata (particularly keywords) from the earlier images?

As long as you have let Aperture run long enough to process all images (check via "Window→Show Activity"), then I suggest repairing and if needed rebuilding your library. It won't harm anything (usually). Full directions are here:
http://documentation.apple.com/en/aperture/usermanual/index.html#chapter=26%26se ction=10%26tasks=true

Unable to create smart album

Hi,
I am using iPhoto 6.0.6. Yesterday I wanted to create a new smart album. But after choosing "File" => "New Smart Album" nothing happens. I do not get a dialog box.I can create a normal album. book and calendar. I created a new library but taht did not help either.
I have searched for an answer but could not find anything.
Hope that someone of you will have a solution.
Thanks in advance.
Wouter.

Wouter
the troubleshooting basics:
1. Repair Permissions using Disk Utility
2. Delete the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the home / library / preferences folder. You'll need to reset your User options afterwards.
3. Create a new account (systempreferences -> accounts) and make a library there, see if the problem is repeated. If it is, then a re-install of the app might be indicated. If it's not, then it's likely the app is okay and the problem is something in the main account.
Regards
TD

Cannot create smart album?

I'm trying to create my first smart album in iPhoto 8.1.1 , but seem to be missing the right UI elements.
This is what I see: http://imgur.com/28LWS
Note that I cannot see any add button to add criteria to the smart album.
This is the preinstalled version of iPhoto that came with iLife on a MBPro.
(I'm only about 1 week in as a Mac user, so I could've overlooked something easy.)
Thanks for your time.

Terence Devlin wrote:
Have you moved, removed or renamed any fonts?
Regards
TD
Terence Devlin wrote:
Have you moved, removed or renamed any fonts?
Regards
TD
To my knowledge, I have not changed any fonts, however based on your question I should note that I had also been unable to edit events, and after reading this thread,
"Can't edit 'Event name' in iPhoto"
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1079297
I followed the instructions in this support article:
"Some fonts may appear incorrectly rendered"
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24904?viewlocale=en_US
Which had me execute the following steps (cut and paste from the article, so you don;t have to go there). Perhaps this is related?
1. Log in with an administrator account (or a user account that allows you to install software, make changes, and so on).
2. Open the Terminal application from Applications/Utilities.
3. Cut-and-paste (or carefully type) the following text at the prompt:
sudo rm -r /Library/Caches/com.apple.ATS
4. Press the 'Enter' key.
5. When prompted for your password, enter the password you use to login (or install software) and press the 'Enter' key again.
6. Close the Terminal application and restart the computer. The fonts should now look properly rendered.
This article was able to solve my event editing problem.

Help with filtering smart album

Hi
Wonder if any of you clever bods can figure this out, as I am unable to.
I have a project that contains files of .NEF, .jpg (750px web proofs) and .jpg's (hires retouched) between 2-8mb in size.
I am trying to create a smart album that will show only '.jpg' that are over 750 pixels in size (ie. just the hires retouched), however I cannot figure how to setup the filtration on a smart album.
I can start the first sequence, for example 'Show only files which end with .jpg' (which gets rid of the NEFs). However if I put the next filter line in to show files over 1mb, the NEFs show up again.
Very confused, any help very welcome.
Kindest
Kiran

Gary
U R A Genius!!
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Unable to Sync with iPhoto albums

Using iTunes 6.01 and iPod Video I wish to sync with iPhoto (5.04) albums.
In iTunes Preferences/iPod/Photos I have selected the Synchronize photos from iPhoto but am unable to select an album (Copy selected albums only is grayed out and no albums appear in the selection box). iPhoto operates OK and photos are stored on external firewire drive.
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Not sure if you are still having this problem, but I think the issue might be corrupt or malformed data being written by iPhoto to the albumdata.xml file in your iPhoto library folder.
One common cause of this is having an ampersand in a keyword (e.g. "vacations & travel") and then using the keyword in a smart album. Having an ampersand in a folder in the Finder path where your library is located can also cause this, as can keywords that use foreign character encodings.
The quick way to find out the offending corrupt data is to download iPhoto Library Manager (http://homepage.mac.com/bwebster/iPhotoLibraryManager.dmg) and then point it to your iPhoto library folder. The album column will tell you the line number of the malformed data in the XML file, and then you can open the XML file, locate the line number and see what item is causing the issue. If it is a keyword, just open iPhoto and delete it. If it is a caption or other text, delete or rename in iPhoto. Do not edit the albumdata.xml file directly, as this file is automatically generated by iPhoto and any changes you make will be overwritten. (more detailed steps on troubleshooting this issue is at http://homepage.mac.com/bwebster/Documentation/iPLM/pgs/albumdata.html)

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I'm having the same problem. I deleted all the photos in the photostream then tried to drag a couple new ones in to see if they'd synch. Nothing is happening. I recently installed aperture (have about 125 gb in the library). If anyone has an idea what to do, i'm open to try something.

Unable to delete pictures from album on iphone

I am unable to delete pictures from album on Iphone 5

Hi tat33,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below may be able to help you with this issue.
You can remove photos, etc. from your iPhone by following these directions in reverse
(i.e. remove the checkmark from an album you previously selected to add.)
iTunes 11 for Mac: Add photos to iPod, iPhone, or iPad
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12116?viewlocale=en_US
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Is there a way to burn multiple smart albums to DVD?

I just finished shooting a wedding. I have made a number of smart albums for Reception, Dance, Ceremony, etc...
Now I would like to burn all of these albums onto one DVD to send to the client. But I would like each album to be in its own folder on the DVD. I could go the long way and export each album into a folder on the desktop and then put them all in a burn folder.
Is there a more automated way of doing this, such as a plugin maybe? After a little searching I found BurnToDisc from Blue Room software but it looks like you can only select one album at a time to burn to DVD. I would like to be able to select all 8 or 9 albums and have them burned in one operation.
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Bo

As I wrote:
There's only one problem, I'm not sure if this will work for smart albums in folders.
so unfortunately I was right. Smart Albums behave differently then regular Albums one of the biggest differences is the way Folders and Smart Albums interact.
With a regular album if it is in a folder clicking on the folder shows the images in the album. With smart albums this doesn't happen, the folder doesn't show the images in the smart albums it contains.
A few work arounds off the top of my head:
convert the smart albums into regular albums. With the smart album selected and in browser mode click on the magnifying glass icon at the top right to open the browser filter HUD. At the bottom of the filter HUD is a button New Album with Current Images click it and a regular album with the images from the smart album will be created. Once you've done this to the smart albums the procedure I wrote should work.
You could manually create the folders in the Finder and export each smart album individually to the corresponding folder you created.
Let us know if either of those work for you,
regards

How do I use Smart Albums to show photo's from two different iphone 5 devices so all photos are not together?

Hi,
My wife and I both have the iphone 5.
I backup all our photos onto the one iphoto but she wants to be able to now see the photos she took on her iphone 5 only and not mine.
I've tried using smart albums but there is no option to pick between two of the same devices.. Is there any way I can just her iphone 5 pics to show up and ignore mine?
Thanks

Have a look here...
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Is there a way to display the number of pictures or photos in a smart album

when I look at my project view on the left, all of the projects or folders show the number of photos that are in them at a glance. However, on my smart albums, it just shows the looking glass which you can click on to edit the properties. Is there any way for aperture to show the number of photos in a smart album without having to open the smart album and count? Thanks!

No. But when you click on them, the number of images they contain will be at the bottom of the Browser screen and in Split View just above the bar separating the Viewer from the thumbnails.

IPhoto 8.1.2 can you create a smart album with only one face

I'm using iPhoto 8.1.2 and have about 23k photos in the library. I have identified 32 key faces, and would now like to create some smart albums that contain only the face or faces that I want and to exclude all the others. S for example a smart album that has only my son.
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You can't really, because you can't exclude enough of the faces.
I would keyword the preferred images as well, so finding the face and the keyword would find the pics of the person alone.
Regards
TD

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