Accepted file formats or types in iphoto

I'm getting an error when I try to import a PDF photo into iphoto:
"The following file could not be imported. (The file is in an unrecognized format)"
I cannot find a list of the file types that iPhoto accepts.. anyone know?

iPhoto does not support pdf's but only image formats such as jpeg, psd, png, gif etc.
Regards
TD

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Which file formats are supported bij iPhoto?

Which file formats are supported bij iPhoto?
Where is this kind of info written?

There is no comprehensive list released by Apple that I am aware of.
Here is what the help menu says: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iPhoto/8.0/en/6303.html
For best results I stick to JPEG, PNG, TIFF, GIF which are fairly universal standard formats.
If you are working with RAW here is a list of supported RAW cameras: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3825
Was there a particular format you were trying to use?

Acceptable File Formats for Applying Transparent Watermarks In Compressor

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I'm trying to use a .psd file as a transparent watermark in Compressor, but instead of Compressor seeing the watermark, it only sees a blank white sheet. Question: Do I have to have Photoshop installed on my Mac workstation in order to use a .psd as a watermark? Or is something else going on?
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File format not recognized in iphoto

When I try to import photos from my camera's SD card I get an error message that says the files are in an unrecognizable format. I'm not sure what has changed, I was able to do this before without issue and I don't recall making any changes to the files or my computer. Anyone know a solution to get my photos onto my computer?

Create a minimum of 10 GB of free space (yes really) - a simple google search will confirm this (in fact many suggest a minimum of 15% of your hard drive be kept free) - one link is here - http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/lackofram.html
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Moving the iPhoto library is safe and simple - quit iPhoto and drag the iPhoto library intact as a single entity to the external drive - depress the option key and launch iPhoto using the "select library" option to point to the new location on the external drive - fully test it and then trash the old library on the internal drive (test one more time prior to emptying the trash)
And be sure that the External drive is formatted Mac OS extended (journaled) (iPhoto does not work with drives with other formats) and that it is always available prior to launching iPhoto
And backup soon and often - having your iPhoto library on an external drive is not a backup and if you are using Time Machine you need to check and be sure that TM is backing up your external drive
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Acceptable file formats - .VOB

I had a friend burn video copies to DVD and the file extension is .VOB There are also a couple of other files with .BUP and .IFO extensions Unfortunately, I can't import into iMovie. Are these files usable in iMovie or is there something I can do to import into a usable format?

Are these files usable in iMovie or is there something I can do to import into a usable format?
DVD video data is converted to MPEG-2 with either PCM or AC3 audio and multiplexed together in the VOB file container as title sets. This "muxed" content is stored as interspersed blocks of audio and video data in single stream which relies on spatial synchronization. QT and all of its applications are based on multiple tracks of data which are synchronized together temporally at the frame level so, "no," they are not usable in iMovie as they are. If you have the QT MPEG-2 Playback component ($20) installed, you could convert the video (but would lose the audio content) using QT conversion work flows already available on your computer. However, MPEG Streamclip (free but also requires the MPEG-2 Playback component) will convert your VOB title sets to single clips (DV, AIC, M-JPEG, Photo-JPEG, MPEG4, H.264, etc.) and retain the audio. If you don't have the required component installed, then you could use iSquint (free) to perform your conversions but will be limited to MPEG4 and H.264 output. FFmpegX (donation-ware) or Visual Hub (pay-ware) are also frequently used converters.

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I created a video clip on my Sony Camcorder. The disc shows a folder containing 6 files: 2 BUP files, 2 IFO files and 2 VOB files. When I try to bring the clip into Adobe Premier Elements 11, the files that show up are VIDEO_TS.VOB and VTS_01.VOB. Although I can import them through Add Media, they do not play clean. They have lots of wierdness happening. How can I convert the files to an acceptable file format? And do I have to convert all 6 files? Thanks, Mitch

As I show you in my book, if you put the DVD into your computer's DVD drive and then use Premiere Elements' Add Media/From PC DVD or DVD Camcorder, the program will "rip" the video files from the disc and then set up your project automatically to work with your video as the best settings possible.
I still don't know what processor you have or how much RAM, so I can't say if your computer is adequately powered to edit this type of video. But in my experience, Premiere Elements 11 does a pretty good job with DVD video if you use the Add Media tool to get the video from the disc to your computer.
Also, don't forget to render your timeline (press Enter) whenever you see yellow orange lines along the top of the timeline, above your clips, in Expert view.
I show you more of the basics of this program in my free 8 part Basic Training tutorial series, if you're interested.
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Batch Changing iPhoto File Formats

I have scanned a few thousand photos and imported them to my iPhoto library. 90% of them are saved in Photoshop format. Most of these photos have comments, locations, and face IDs, The date has been changed to the date the photo was taken.
How can I change the file format from Photoshop to JPEG and retain the data that currently exists?

What settings exactly are you using in the Export window?
There is no way to write Faces Information to a file. Simply there is no standard for sharing this information yet. The workaround is to use keywords. This is true of all Faces type technology on all systems.
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TD

Is there a way to restore photos from Drop box to my desktop iPhoto in a large batch instead of one at a time? I tried and a zip file was downloaded but won't open. Says file format not recognized.

Is there a way to restore photos from Drop box to my desktop iPhoto in a large batch instead of one at a time? I tried and a zip file was downloaded but won't open. Says file format not recognized. I see how to do it one at a time with the "download" button in Dropbox but that's so cumbersome for lots of photos.

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OT

What is the next step after editing or triming a video ? What type of file format to save and what to do after that ?

what is the next step after editing or triming a video?
what type of file format should be save and what to do after that?

In the early days of digital video editing, an export render could take hours! Not many applications are as hard on system resources as video editing, and rendering the final edit is probably the most system intense action of all.
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I have iphoto 6 and my pictures are no longer showing. I have tried importing them but it just give me an error msg. (file format not recognized) I have tried rebuilding the iphoto library but that doesn't work either. Any suggestions?

I have iphoto 6 and my pictures are no longer showing. I have tried importing them but it just give me an error msg. (file format not recognized) I have tried rebuilding the iphoto library but that doesn't work either. Any suggestions?

How did you rebuild?
Try these in order - from best option on down...
1. Do you have an up-to-date back up? If so, try copy the library6.iphoto file from the back up to the iPhoto Library allowing it to overwrite the damaged file.
2. Download <a href="http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/"><b><u>iPhoto Library Manager</b></u></a> and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
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Note this will give you a working library with the same Rolls and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.
Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Roll Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.
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I'm using iPhoto and Time Machine to backup my RAW and JPEG image files. I'd like to add some insurance and backup the RAW files to a second external hard drive. Is there any way to select files by file type in iPhoto '11 and group them for export?
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then Export using File -> Export and be sure to set the Kind to Original in the Export dialogue
Regards
TD

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i am correct or wrong???
what is the difference between these formats?

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'BIN'.
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'DAT'
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T
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I am getting this error whenever I try to play its file type on my MacBook Pro,"The document “VN622195.WMA” could not be opened. The movie's file format isn't recognized."

The mac has no native way to read .wma files (these are Windows Media Audio files). Do a search on the internet for playing wma files on a mac. You will find several links to solution (one is to use flip4mac).

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