What’s the difference between a project, album, and folder in Aperture 3?

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I’m confused about how projects, albums, and folders work in Aperture 3. What does each one contain, and what happens if I move a photo from one project to another?

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Project: Contains distinct photos/videos. A given photo/video can't exist in multiple projects, if you drag a photo from a project to another project it moves that photo.

Album: Contains photos/videos from any number of projects but can only contain one instance of any photo or video.

Folder: Contains Projects and Albums.

So, Project A can contain Photo1 and Photo2 and Project B can contain Photo3 and Photo4. Album A can contain Photo1, Photo2 and Photo3. Album B can contain Photo2, Photo3, and Photo4. Folder A can contain Project A and Album B.

If you drag Photo1 from Project A to Project B it becomes part of Project B and is no longer part of Project A. It has no impact on Album A and Album B.

If you make a couple test case Project, Album Folders it'll become clear :)

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In Aperture 3, they serve different organizational roles:

project: The main container for your actual photos and videos. A photo can belong to only one project at a time. If you drag a photo from one project to another, it moves there and is no longer in the original project.
album: A collection that can reference photos or videos from one or many projects. An album doesn’t duplicate the file; it just gathers items together. A given photo can appear in multiple albums, but only once per album.
folder: A higher-level organizer that holds projects and albums.

Example:

Project A: Photo 1, Photo 2
Project B: Photo 3, Photo 4
Album A: Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3
Album B: Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4
Folder A: could contain Project A and Album B

If you move Photo 1 from Project A to Project B, it leaves Project A and becomes part of Project B. Any albums that include Photo 1 are unaffected.

What’s the difference between a project, album, and folder in Aperture 3?

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