Back up management of images in iPhoto & aperqture

Currently partitioned an external hard drive. Aperature back ups go to drive 1. General time machine backups go to drive 1. Am I duplicating images? Is it still the best srtagegy to back up photos to a separate part ion or just let time machine do it's thing?

TM needs to have it's own drive or at least partition. Whether Aperture or iPhoto are included in your TM back up is entirely a matter of how you have configured it. FWIW my back up plan:
My Library lives on my iMac.It’s Backed up to two external hard disks every day.
These disks are permanently attached to the iMac. These back ups run automatically. One is done by Time Machine, one is a bootable back up done by SuperDuper
It’s also backed up to a portable hard disk when ever new photos are added. This hard disk lives in my car. For security, this disk is password protected. For this job I use DejaVu because it makes a simple back up that is clear and can be tested easily without doing an full restore.
I have a second off-site back up at a relative’s house across town. That’s updated every 3 or 4 months.
My Photos are backed up online. Personally I use SmugMug but there are many options including flickr. However, check the terms of your account carefully. While most sites have free uploading, you will often find that these uploads are limited in terms of the file size, or the bandwidth you can use per month. For access that allows you to upload full size pics with no restrictions you will need to pay.
Every couple of months I test the back ups to make sure they are working correctly. It’s very easy to mis-configure a back up application, and the only way to protect against that is to do a restore.
Regards
TD

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Cannot move some images in iPhoto to desktop

I cannot move an image from iPhoto to my desktop. Also, when I click on the image in iPhoto to enlarge it, I get an exclamation point. When the image is small size in iphoto, I can see it. But if I click on it to enlarge it in iphoto, I get the exclamation point. Don't know why this is happening? I have Iphoto 09, version 8.1.2 (424) My goal: Be able to move any image in iphoto to my desktop and not get the exclamation point anymore.
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The ! turns up when iPhoto loses the link to the original image - and that's why you can move it to the desktop.
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places 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.
Regards
TD

Lost images from iphoto

Hi everyone, I am very new to this!. My photos where not in iPhoto this morning so I went into finder and clicked "all images" I highlighted the photos I wanted to put back in the library and drag them over, but they would not drag, then I copied then but they didn't copy then I dragged the "all images" sign and put it over iPhoto and puff it disappeared in a cloud and now my "all images" have gone too! Could someone please suggest how I fix this major problem. Many thanks

This is a relatively simple issue that got a whole lot more complicated.
My photos where not in iPhoto this morning
Option 1 will work in about 90% of cases:
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2 gets the rest
Download iPhoto Library Manager 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, faces and places 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.
But neither may help because:
so I went into finder and clicked "all images" I highlighted the photos I wanted to put back in the library and drag them over, but they would not drag,
Never ever manipulate images in iPhoto via the All Images saved search. It's an excellent way to trash your Library. Please, forget about it, you're better off without it.
and puff it disappeared in a cloud
All you've done there is drag the All Images search from your sidebar.
Try the iPhoto fixes and see if they work.
Regards
TD

If I barrow an image from iPhoto, that is drag it to another file or the desktop it seems to half disappear. It still shows until I try to enlarge it then I get a triangle exclamation mark in the enlarged field, once I return to Photos or an Album it is

If I barrow an image from iPhoto, that is drag it to another file or the desktop it seems to half disappear. It still shows until I try to enlarge it then I get a triangle exclamation mark in the enlarged field, once I return to Photos or an Album it is there. However it can no longer be dragged into another file. How can I recover these images? Is there a better way to duplicate a image to locate in outside of iPhoto?
I never had this problem in previous versions of iPhoto.

The ! turns up when iPhoto loses the link to the original file.
What version of iPhoto? Assuming 09 or later...
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places 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.
Regards
TD

How many images can iPhoto 2.01 hold?

How many images can iPhoto 2.01 hold? What's the maximum.
And why does iPhoto occassionally crash when dragging folders of images into the Album list area?
thanks,
Hairfarmer

I have 70,000 RAW images arranged in directories by year/day. The only thing slow about it is during catalog backup. When first starting LR it takes a couple of minutes to enumerate the dates with photo counts, but that occurs in the background. I detect no database related slowness while editing or performing random accesses and searches. I have seen no difference in the above after having upgraded to V4.
The only slowness that I find annoying has nothing to do with the database. It is after a certain number of spot removals of varying sizes. The larger and/or more varied the spot size tends to accelerate this. At some point it starts disk thrashing and becomes impossible to work with (I have to back up to a history step when it was running OK, which can take several minutes). When this occurs the task manager shows a high rate of page faults, meaning it is swapping out stuff to disk (even though I have plenty of unused ram). This suggests a problem with the compiler, but that is just an wild educated guess.

Critical issue with exporting images in iPhoto 08?

I have been exporting selected photos to a thumb drive under iPhoto 06. I then take the thumb drive and put it in a pioneer palsma and go to GALLERY mode. Works fantastic and I can then review the images with my clients. Never had a problem with iPhoto 06. I upgraded to iPhoto 08 recently and export selected photos to the thumbdrive under the new upgrade. When I go to Gallery mode on the plasma the photos do not come up and it hangs up the plasma..... ??? Seems to be a problem somewhere with what "08" does with the photos? I ran a number of different test with two different thumb drives using photos from iPhoto 08 and cannot get them to work. I go back to an old iMac that was not upgraded to iPhoto 08 and both thumb drives they work fine on the plasma. In fact it is almost impossible to mess the operation up with "06". I have tried to export the photos in "08" in all the various size options and still no success. I would appreciate any help to this critical problem I am facing since I use this function of showing my images on a plasma on a daily basis . After about 10 to 12 hours of working htis problem I am totally loss as what to do. Thanks for your time.

Thanks for your reply.
1. I select the photos from iPhoto - varied between 5 and 20 (ran different test)
2. Click on FILE
3. Select EXPORT
4. Under the FILE EXPORT tab I have tried all the various options with no success
5. KIND - I make sure they are JPEG files - I have tried the Original also which is actually JPEG files
6. JPEG QUALITY - I have tried all 4 options from LOW to MAX
7. SIZE - I tried all 4 size options from SMALL to FULL
8. FILE NAME - I use filename
9. Select EXPORT tab
10. I export to the thumbdrive and I chcek and they are on the thumbdrive
11. I also tried to EXPORT to the desktop and copy them to the thumbdrive
I click on the photos on the exported images I placed on the thumb drive and they come up fine on PREVIEW on my MAC. No prroblem with the images until I try to use them on the plasma. I go back and use images from iPhoto 06 that I did not call up with the "08" program and they work fine.
Hope that explains what I do. Thanks again

How to import images in iPhoto?

I use iPhoto importing images from this same computer and from iPhone with iCloud. A problem I've always suffered also before buying iPhone was that I can't import images in iPhoto.
Well, I can drag an image from, for example, the desktop, but if I delete that file on the desktop I won't be able to open that image in iPhoto, even if I've imported it. This is because of I don't know a way to "consolidate the library" in iPhoto (while I usually do it in iTunes), so iPhoto just manages my images, but it doesn't really import them.
When, in iPhoto, I import a photo shooted with iPhone and showed in Photo Stream, that photo is really copied in the library, so in the computer, and I can delete the photo source, in fact if I delete that photo from Photo Stream that photo will remain however in iPhoto, and if I click on the high menu bar (FIle, Show Original ), a Finder window of the folder in which there is the copied photo will be opened. That finder is "hidden" in the stuff of the iPhoto Library (in Images folder of Mac), but it's not simply to go and find any photo in this way (folders and subfolders named with long numbers).
So can I choose what way to use? The good of that second method is that iPhoto manage directly and really its photos because it "has" them, but the bad is the almost impossible way to find photos in that organization library (waster than iTunes media folder, that is clear). The good of the first method is that no automatic copies will be created because iPhoto just manage photos which remain in my folders, but the bad is that iPhoto doesn't manage them direclty, but depending on my folders and my files wherever and however they are, and I can't edit them because I would change the file that is used in iPhoto with an other different version.
I think this is an annoying problem because there is a file with photos (i.e. the iPhoto Library) that contains copies of photos occuping memory while I don't know this is happening, because that copy is not announced, and simultaneously I have those photos of iPhoto free to be changed and removed with the risk of disappearing from the photos of the program.

I can drag an image from, for example, the desktop, but if I delete that file on the desktop I won't be able to open that image in iPhoto, even if I've imported it
That's an indication that you may have your library set up as a referenced library:
Check the Advanced preferences in iPhoto to see if that checkbox is selected or not. If it isn't checkec, check it and try importing agan.
To make sure all Photo Stream photos are automatically imported into your library set up iPhoto's PS preferences like this:
You should read this User Tip by Terence Devlin which is the best treatise on how to access photos (for use outside of iPhoto): How to Access Files in iPhoto
OT

Can't drag or import images into iPhoto

For some reason, I can't drag images into iPhoto or importing by going to "Add t olibrary"
As opposed to many people I have no problems draggin in jpgs from my computer, but I can't bring in images that iPhoto has sored from my didigtal camera.
In other words, when I import pictures from my digital camera (a regular Sony camera) it imports them no problem, and then stores them in separate folders. But if I ever want to grab images from those folders and drag them back into iPhoto it won't let me.

Try making a direct shortcut to the Organizer and then the Editor.
You should then be able to drag and drop on to the desktop icon.
On Windows right click on the desktop and select New >> Shortcut
Browse to Computer OS C:
And find the PSE Organizer application in Program Files or Program Files (x86) on Windows 7 - 64 bit.
Inside the Adobe >> Photoshop Elements Organizer (yellow folder) you are looking for an application file “PhotoshopEementsOrganizer” with six small icons (e.g. representing thumbnails - could be different in PSE5 but look for the exe file)
Select it and click OK
Click next
Rename by taking out Photoshop Elements leaving just the word Organizer
Then click finish
You should now be able to launch directly form the desktop by double clicking on the icon.
You can set up a similar direct link to the Editor application.

Sending a Photoshop image to iPhoto

This sounds like something that should be easy but I am having a problem. I created an image in Photoshop and want to place it in my iPhoto library. Help

What is the format of the PS file that you save to the desktop. Does it contain an alpha layer? As long as it is a .psd, .jpg, .tif or one of the other image formats iPhoto should be able to import it. However, alpha layers don't play well with iPhoto.
In PS's preferences be sure to set the File Handling preferences to: Maximize PSD and PSB File Compatibility - Always.
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 created 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. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Exporting images to Iphoto libraries

I am new to Apple and am probably trying to run before I can walk so apologies in advance if this is a "dumb blonde" question. I have happily been using Iphoto to store/manage and edit my images. I have recently started to shoot in RAW format, and have installed the trial version of Aperture 3 so enable me to work with these images more constructively. When I have enhanced an image and want to "keep" it I was thinking I could put it into Iphoto - for some reason I cannot find a way of doing this or if this is just using up space, how/where is the finished image, as opposed to the master held in Aperture. I don't want to duplicate files just looking for a simple manner to storing my "best" images.

Warienosmum,
iPhoto is in charge of its library, no one else, so there's no such thing as "exporting to iPhoto." Rather you have to use iPhoto to import into iPhoto.
To answer your other question, your versions are stored nowhere as full JPG's or anything like that. Don't go looking for them because they're not there. You can see them rendered for you in Aperture, but if you need them outside Aperture, you must export.
nathan

How do I Export Raw images from Iphoto to Adobe Photo Elements 4

I recently purchased Photo elements 4 because I could import images from Iphoto in Raw format and work with them. Everything I have read and the instructional video sent to me by Adobe make it look and sound very easy but so far I have had no success.
I have been able to open Bridge and view photos from Iphoto so it seems to me that everything that I have in Iphoto is automatically transfered to Elements 4. However I can not find my Raw images. What am I doing wrong or failing to do and is there some logical sequence that I have to follow to import Raw images.
I am using a Nikon D200 and just to be safe I have been shooting so the images are saved both in JPEG and RAW.
Thanks for any help you can provide

dakota8,
iPhoto and Adobe Bridge are incompatible, so you need to decide which one you want to use (for which photos). iPhoto is a database, with many flexible features for organizing your library and finding your photos. Bridge is a file browser with some organizing capabilities. You absolutely should not use Bridge or any other application (Finder included) to browse the files inside your iPhoto Library folder, as it will damage the iPhoto database. To verify, click on iPhoto's Help and read the section "About using the iPhoto Library."
If you want to keep your RAW files in iPhoto, then you'll need to open them from iPhoto. As Dave E said, this can be done by setting the iPhoto pref to export RAW files. You also need to set PE 4 as the external editor in iPhoto's preferences. With this setup, you can select photos using iPhoto, open the RAW files into PE 4, then edit. Now comes the wrinkle in the workflow. Normally, you would do a Save to cause your edited file to be saved back into the iPhoto library. This Save, not Save As, requires that the filename and extension stay the same. Works great with jpeg files. However, once you edit the RAW, the extension (and file format) must change. Save will not work, because any save at this point is treated like a Save As. So you have to Save As to a folder OUTside of your iPhoto Library, and then import it in as a new file. There will be no link between the edited version and its unedited RAW file. You could organize inside iPhoto to display the edited file beside its original RAW, or keep separate rolls for the originals and edits.
With that in mind, you might not want to save the RAW files in iPhoto at all. You could create your own filing system for them, which you would browse using Bridge. Upload using Image Capture to save your files to a folder of your choice. Once you edit the RAW files and save as another format, you could them import into iPhoto for cataloging or further editing. You'll just have to find the system that works best for you.
BTW, don't save your edited RAW files as Adobe RAW. I tried and discovered that iPhoto refuses to import them at all.
I have been able to open Bridge and view photos from Iphoto so it seems to me that everything that I have in Iphoto is automatically transfered to Elements 4.
There's no transferring involved at all. Bridge is rooting directly inside the iPhoto Library folder. Did I mention that it's best to avoid this?
However I can not find my Raw images.
When you import a file it is saved into the Originals folder. Your RAW files are there, along with any video clips you may have imported.
iPhoto automatically creates a jpeg version of your RAW files and stores it in the Modified folder. It has to do this in order to display the picture on your screen. With video clips, a jpeg of the first frame is created for display purposes.
I am using a Nikon D200 and just to be safe I have been shooting so the images are saved both in JPEG and RAW.
If you import both versions into iPhoto, then you have
Originals - RAW
Modified - jpeg
Originals - jpeg
(Modified - jpeg - if you edit the jpeg version or if they are auto-rotated to portrait orientation)
I don't shoot in RAW, so I can't really comment about which workflow would be the most efficient. I just played with it long enough to realize that there is no easy way to do it.
Regards.

Can I write titles of comments on the picture image using iPhoto?

I will like to be able to write titles or labels in the pictures stored on iPhoto files without the need to go to another photo software.
Is it a way to write descriptive titles on the image using iPhoto?
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punkylobo:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. You will need a 3rd party editor like GraphicConverter or Photoshop Elements 3. Also Gimp is an open source version of Photoshop that would do it. You can find the first two at VersionTracker.com and the other thru a Google search. No matter what editor you use you set up iPhoto (in its preferences) to use that application as the editor of choice when you double click on a thumbnail. You never want to open a file directly thru the editor.
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.

Adding images to iphoto library??

i was just wondering.. when you push CTRL + MOUSE CLICK ( i dont know what to call it??) on an image on a website, it says "add image to iphoto library"... i notice that these pictures go into my iphoto program.. but where does the file save to? like if i wanted to use them later?!?! i am very confused.. please help!
and also, when i save pictures files into the iphoto folder (in the finder), they don't show up in the actual iphoto program??
sorry for the dumb questions!!

where does the file save to? like if i wanted to use them later?
There are several ways to access a file that is inside your iPhoto Library:
* Drag and drop - from iPhoto to your desktop or to certain applications will create a copy of the photo outside of your library
* Control-click (or right-click) on a selected photo in your iPhoto library and choose "Show File" to see a Finder window with that file selected.
* File > Export > File Export selected photo(s) to export a copy. This is the most flexible choice, with the option to downsize or rename the files during the export. Great for preparing files for uploading to websites or for storing on CD or DVD. Exporting always creates a copy; iPhoto retains the files inside its database.
when i save pictures files into the iphoto folder (in the finder), they don't show up in the actual iphoto program??
The concept with iPhoto is that you allow it to manage the files. You stay out of its filing system and manipulate your photos via the iPhoto application. This means that to get photos into your library, you must import them. (As Niel said, "consult" iPhoto.) Saving directly into your iPhoto Library folder does not work. Either open iPhoto and choose File > Import, or drag the photo's icon into the iPhoto window.
For more information, try the Apple iPhoto multimedia tutorial here: http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/iphoto/.
No question is dumb except the one that goes unasked. If you need more help, don't hesitate to post.

Managing RAW image Files on several machines

I am a new user of Lightroom, purchased three weeks ago, and trying to switch from Aperture, which doesn't support my newest addition to my equipment, the Canon G9 RAW files. I feel resonably comfortable after these weeks with LR's basic concept's, with the exception of how it manages files. I just don't get it after going through the FAQ and the online help resources, and trying to slug it out with Martin Evening's book on LR from Adobe.
I have several hundred Gb of RAW images from a variety of sources. I need to be able to read and manage LR from two different machines, my MacBook Pro and my Mac Pro. I also need to be able to manipulate the images in various folders. My images are now contained in folders on an external drive(s). I need to keep the RAW original images for future access, keep the LR image information so it can be read by different machines, and be confident of neither losing the original RAW files nor losing the metadata and LR image edits. I want to keep all of the image information on external drives that can be accessed by physically connecting them to one of the two machines.
I think my problem is in not understanding the concepts in LR of a "library", a "catalog" and a "collection", nor understanding how to manage the images using these concepts.
Any help would be deeply appreciated.

William,
Lightroom cannot modify the image portion of a RAW file, although sometimes the image metadata can get modified. Here is a thread where Chris Birchall and I explain that in detail:
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3c0331a6/13
Regarding workflow, Larry brings up a good point. Lightroom overall is a fantastic ver.1 product, it truly is. The printing functionality needs beefing up and this multi-user multi-copy situation can be troublesome.
If you use only one external hard drive then the method I described above might work fine. Things I'd do if I was running such a setup:
--Use 2 folders, one named Lightroom and one named Photos, on each machine and on the external drive. Store the Lightroom catalog, folders, etc. under the Lightroom folder. Make all subdirectories/subfolders under the main Photos folder as needed for your photos.
--Do not import your photos into LR's database, import them in place and leave them as-is on the disk. A metadata-only catalog file size will be much smaller than a database containing 1000s of photos and will copy much faster.
--Back up your Lightroom directory after every working session.
--Back up your Photos directory any time you add new photos or rearrange the directories/subfolders so all 3 directory structures and contents (laptop, desktop, external drive) are always identical. Since your main LR catalog is on your external disk, your backup can be the copy on your laptop or desktop.
--Keep the copies straight in your mind (harder than it sounds).
--Try to name your on-disk folders as close to your Collections names as practical. A bit more work but makes things easier to find and makes deleting photos easier. You cannot delete while in a Collection, hopefully they'll fix that.... Anyway, when your Collection and Folders names are way out of sync it can be a hassle to track down where that Collection photo is on-disk if you want to delete it.....
One area that might get out of sync is when you want to delete photos from your disk. It's easy to add new photos to your backup machines but not easy to delete them everywhere.... In that case you might sometimes want to delete a folder/subfolder and re-copy the whole thing.
Cheers,
Robert

Removing Images from iPhoto

I don't know how to remove images from iPhoto 8 or 6. I prefer to use PhotoShop Elements and I want to move the iPhoto images from wherever they are into a separdate folder so that I can put them into Bridge CS3 and use Elements. But I cannot figure a way to do this. Thanks.

Terence
I purchased the Duplicate Annihilator that you recommended and with about an hour it had detected almost 5,000 duplicates, so I went ahead and identified them, also did the thumbs and found about 300 there, so I put them in the trash and deleted all that came up and now I am down to 5,000 - pictures. I will run it again tomorrow
Thank you for your help, and a bargain to boot, I must tell my Mac store about this!
Very much appreciated.... the reason that I hesitated to bring over the old iPhoto is that a few months back a bunch of my pictures from there 'disappeared' -so I didn't want to import a corrupt application?
Happy trails
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