Photos creates many albums automatically. And users can create their own albums, too. In this video, Derrick shows the difference between Media albums and My Albums in Photos for macOS High Sierra.
- [Narrator] We're going to explore albums for a bit.…I think they're very helpful, and Photos does…a pretty good job of giving us some nice…organizing options via albums.…Now there are two basic types that we're going to look at…right now in this movie.…The first type is My Albums right here,…and we've been working with those a bit.…We've created some albums and I did these on import,…which I think is very handy.…And then we also have some smart albums right here,…and we use those for our rating system.…Now I'm going to talk a bit more about configuring albums…in some upcoming movies.…
Right now I want to focus on media types,…and this is what the application creates…based on the content that comes into your library.…So for example, I had to add some content to this library,…we have some new things here, since the last movie.…And that was because I wanted to have some…different media types.…I didn't think it would be very interesting to talk about…media types with no variety in our media.…(chuckles)…Right?…So I've added some stuff, and as a result…
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12/1/2017Still using OS X El Capitan and its older version of Photos, Photos for OS X? You may want to check out Derrick's Photos for OS X Essential Training course instead of this one.
- Exploring the Photos user interface
- Importing images from a camera and a hard drive
- Creating your own filters with keywords
- Duplicating images for creative editing
- Working with metadata
- Creating, deleting, and duplicating albums
- Organizing albums within folders
- Cropping, rotating, and straightening photos
- Working with light and color adjustments
- Using editing extensions
- Searching for pictures by location
- Working with video and live photos
- Exporting images from Photos
- Managing libraries
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome57s
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1. Get Started with Photos
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Check your preferences4m 39s
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Import images from a camera4m 21s
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2. Take Control of Your Images
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Explore filters2m 26s
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3. Work with Metadata
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Add location data2m 15s
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4. Master the Albums Tab
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Media Albums vs. My Albums5m 12s
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Organize the My Albums area1m 35s
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Build and edit Smart albums4m 23s
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5. Basic Editing
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Apply filters1m 34s
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Copy and paste adjustments2m 28s
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6. Advanced Editing
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Using the Histogram3m 7s
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Eliminate flaws with Retouch4m 32s
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Using editing extensions5m 9s
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7. Memories
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Introducing Memories1m 1s
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Make a Memory2m 30s
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Delete or block a Memory2m 13s
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Share Memories with others1m 29s
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8. People and Places
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The People album3m 20s
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People album settings4m 3s
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View photos by location3m 30s
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9. Work with Video and Live Photos
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Introducing Live Photos2m 29s
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Trim a Live Photo2m 3s
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Apply Live Photo effects3m 28s
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Edit a video clip3m 8s
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Export a video as a movie1m 43s
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10. Share, Export, and Output
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Export images from Photos5m 17s
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Create projects in Photos2m 27s
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Work with project extensions1m 12s
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11. Library Management
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Switch among libraries1m 11s
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Repair a library1m 15s
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Back up your Photos library2m 48s
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Conclusion
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Next steps3m 46s
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