Best Way to Use iPhoto for Lectures?

The old utility "iphotowebshare" turns itself off frequently under Mavericks, so I'm forced to look for a better way to do what once worked perfectly.
Here's my situation:
I've got a few hundred images in an iPhoto library that I have been using for class lectures.  These images are sorted into nice, discrete albums, each of which is named for a specific day's lecture.  Everything's so well organized in iPhoto, that the thought of moving everything somewhere else makes me cranky.
Here's what used to work:
Running in the background (accessed via System Preferences), "iphotowebshare" makes all these albums available via web interface.  I don't have to export the images.  I don't have to remember to click the right buttons to sync different applications.  I don't have multiple versions of my images floating around in different places.
The only thing I've had to worry about is iPhoto.  I can reorganize, retitle, re-order, annotate, and otherwise mess with my iPhoto images right up to the second that I'm supposed to be in class.  Then I can walk away from my office and expect to find my images available in my classroom, just as I've most recently assembled them in iPhoto.
"iphotowebshare" seems simply to make my iPhoto Library—as it is, and as it changes—available to a simple web page (that "iphotowebshare" itself builds and makes available on port 8080).
Only problem, now, as I've mentioned, is that the "iphotowebshare" System Preference keeps turning itself off.
So, reluctantly, I have to adopt a new method, and a couple of hours with Google has not turned up an alternative that does what "iphotowebshare" has been doing so nicely for years.
I spent thirty minutes or so messing with the iPhoto-Flickr sync, but found that iPhoto is creating new, duplicate "synced" albums beside the albums I've already created.  Syncing between iPhoto and Flickr requires deliberate button clicking (I know: First World Problems. But I'm confident that I will forget to click the sync and then will find myself in class with an obsolete arrangement of images).
Any advice?  Simpler the better.

I'm aware that iphotowebshare is problematic and un-updated.  That is, in fact, the problem.  Because with iphotowebshare, iPhoto works perfectly well as a presentation tool in my circumstances.
Because my circumstances haven't changed, even if software has, what I'm trying to find is something that does what iphotowebshare does (without intermittently shutting off) or that duplicates the same functionality (which is, basically, to put my iPhoto library on the web, live, without bothering me).
A secondary app will require deliberate second and third steps, not to mention some extra care about how these images get made available online.
Besides iPhoto is a "presentation tool" to the extent that it's designed to "present" one's images (via slide shows [with a soundtrack, no less] and printed books, if nothing else).  So, I'm pretty sure I'm not asking for an apple to be an orange, so to speak.  Especially since iphotowebshare has demonstrated iPhoto's functionality in this respect.

Similar Messages

  • What's is the best way to use iPhoto? I need to understand.

    What's is the best way to use iPhoto? I need to understand.
    I guess the iPhoto is only for people with 5,000 of personal photos.
    Or even 200,000, but they can't use this app everyday.
    I'm not talk about working as a photographer. They use Aperture.
    They may use iPhoto like a family album that you take a look sometimes.
    And don't care about putting photos from the camera or from internet everyday.
    I have tons of music and I love iTunes 8, works great. So I tried but I can't stand iPhoto anymore.
    I have over 173,000 photos. My goal is organize, have total control, crop in Preview and delete them fast as I can.
    The iPhoto is too slow. And is not only about performance, more RAM... but the whole concept.
    Finder is much better/richer/flexible to organize than iPhoto.
    I'm not talking about the photographer workflow.
    And I'm not talking about editing and all these great photo features, the search, and all the iLife environment. They are amazing.
    When I'm iPhoto, I feel like a prisioner.
    I can't open an album/folder/event alone just to take a look, without do lanch the iPhoto app with the all thousand photos together. And it's slow.
    I can't use Quick Look there.
    So, I'll use Finder for manage/crop/etc. But what's the best way to use iPhoto in my case? Put the best/key ones there to use in iLife/MobileMe? To do a more serious editing? I like the features: keywords/ratings/hidden photos/events... It would be cool this features in Finder.
    For example:
    iMovie: Manage movies? NO. It's editng only.
    iTunes: Manage music/small video/podcast...? OK. Editing the song? OK for tags/convert/artwork/equalizer... For music there's a GarageBand of course.
    iPhoto: Manage photos? Yes and No.
    I think Finder would kill iPhoto incoporating all the editing features in Preview and the rich manage in Finder.
    Jobs said that no one care about iDVD anymore. They care about the web.
    Using iMovie to export to MobileMe.
    Maybe iPhoto become less important in a near future. With a better Finder+Preview Right?
    Sorry for this long text with a short question.
    Thanks.

    Your post demonstrates exactly why I keep saying that iPhoto is not the application for you.
    It would be better an iPhoto organizing photos by words like when iTunes browse his music.
    Why on earth would anyone want to organise photos by words? A list mode is entirely pointless in a Photo application. That's like having an old photo album organised with the photos facing inwards so you can read the back of the picture.
    Again, this is a characteristic of a File browser. You don't want a Photo organiser, you want a file organiser.
    And, in iPhoto, you can search by tags, effortlessly in either the search box or by using a Smart Album.
    iPhoto always loads all that events and all the thumbs library to scroll, and I think it's overkill.
    So, how is iPhoto to know which ones you want to work with today? Open a library, get the Library.
    Would be better a Cover Flow option to browsing in Events.
    You've obviously never tried scrubbing along the Event icon.
    Imagine iTunes using Cover Flow mode all the time. It won't be too useful.
    Many, many people do, including myself on a library of 20k tracks totalling more that 100 gigs, and find it very useful. Same with the Finder.
    And if when iTunes Store starts to sell photos?
    Why on earth would the iTunes store start to sell photos?
    My photos are not junk,
    I didn't say there were. Read my post again.
    When I said Finder to crop photos I mean Preview. But I feel in Finder. Because what's in Preview? A photo opened with a Preview's menubar and some cocoa APIs like adjustments. Not?
    Oh, so you don't count Preview as an application. Fine. It is an application but you don't feel it. As you wish.
    My point to you is very simple: Because of the way you want to organise your pics - using lists views and so on - iPhoto is not the application for you. Don't use it. But you keep writing things about the application that are untrue, and I'm aware that other folks search these forums and I don't want them to have inaccurate information about iPhoto.
    Regards
    TD

  • Advice/opinions on best way to use Flash for website

    Hi
    I am working on an animation in After Effects (dimensions 1000px x 350px) which will sit in the masthead area of a website. I intend to render from After Effects as a flv (or as uncompressed avi and then convert to flv) and then import this into a mc and export as a swf to be placed in the masthead. However, I would be grateful for some feedback/suggestions on a couple of points...
    My guess is that the final swf of flv will be about 9mb, which is quite hefty. I need the quality to be good and crisp. If you look at the excellent CS5 trailer on the adobe.com home page you will get an idea as to the quality I need. I'm guessing this is a fairly large file yet it plays great with hardly any pre-load. Any ideas how they achieve this? Using Media Server or streaming video isn't an option for me, only bog-standard progressive download.
    One thing I thought was to break the animation down into a number of swfs and load these one after another. It needs to be seamless. Would that work - any ideas?
    Ok,  hope this post isn't too rambling. I'm excited about the project, but I could do with some ideas as how best to get a good looking video or swf to play in the masthead without long preloads etc.
    Thanks in advance.

    It will probably be easier to manage if you make each section a moiveclip by itself,  That way you aren't always manipulating the main timeline to fit in or adjust for changes in each section.  You can either spread them out along the timeline, using frame comands to navigate to the different sections, or you can have them all in one frame and control navigation by controlling the visibility of each section.
    If the frame you mention is to be applied to each section, then having one on the main timeline to cover all would be easier to manage in most cases.

  • Best way to use `checkupdates' for status line

    Hey there,
    I want to have the number of packages for which there exist updates to be indicated in the status bar of dwm. (At the moment I create my status bar via a shell script, not via a C program. Most importantly the script displays at the moment the number of new emails and the date/time.)
    This was my first attempt (other functions and custom colors stripped):
    #!/bin/bash
    pkg(){
    nbr="$(checkupdates | wc -l)"
    echo -en "$nbr"
    xsetroot -name "... $(pkg) | $(date "+%d. %b %H:%M")"
    After the script has been executed it will be launched again after a sleep of two seconds. Now I wonder if it is considered good practice to execute `checkupdates' every few seconds. I guess it is not. What could be the downsides? Problems when invoking pacman in order to update?
    The other way I thought of was to check for updates only every hour via cron and redirecting the number of package updates into a temporary file and reading that file in the status script. But this has a major downside: After updating with pacman, the number of packages to be updated doesn't change until next invocation of the cronjob...
    How would you handle such a notification?
    Edit: Sorry wrong forum. Please move the topic. :-(
    Last edited by ball (2013-08-08 17:48:55)

    #!/bin/bash
    let loops=0
    while true; do
    [[ $(($loops % 150)) -eq 0 ]] && pkg=$(checkupdates | wc -l)
    [[ $(($loops % 30)) -eq 0 ]] && email=...
    xsetroot -name "$pkg | $email"
    loops++
    sleep 2
    done
    This will run checkupdates every 150 times through the loop (every 5 minutes) and do the mail check every 30 (every minute), but print out the latest result from each every time through the loop.  Obviously, the mail part has to be filled in with whatever you use.  This is just to show how to only update at certain intervals rather than wasting processing on something that may not be that dynamic.
    EDIT: for regular use I suppose their should be a check on "loops" to avoid overflow.  At the last line of the loop, for example, add
    [[ $loops -eq 4500 ]] && let loops=0
    Last edited by Trilby (2013-08-08 18:24:58)

  • Best way to use JAXB for this problem?

    I have an input XML which is very large and complicated. It comes with it's own schema
    I only need to extract a few parts of the data contained in that XML, scattered throughout the document. I care not about most of the XML file but I do care about performance and overhead so would like to perform a Special Ops mission where I go in without anyone noticing, grab the data I need, and get out before the thing becomes a mess.
    Can I do this simply with JAXB?
    If so, what is the best approach, from a high level perspective?
    I am totally new to JAXB.

    I agree with gimbal2 because, as far as I can see, jaxb is intended for "mapping" a xml tree to a very similar structure of classes.
    When you say that your xml is complex I assume that it has many nesting levels. This means many jaxb classes (say about one-per-level) ... in order to retrieve few elements.
    An Xpath approach requires only one line of code per element.
    I usually use the library dom4j for this kind of job.
    bye

  • Question: Best way to use MR for BOS - PIT flight

    Hi all, In august I'm flying to pittsburg from Boston and wanted some advice on making the most of my MR (or whether I should just save my MR for some other use). I've got ~57K MR to play with. Since The flight distance is <650 miles I was thinking avios would be the way to go if I could get a direct US airways flight. I know these exist from the US airways page, but when I search for it on the BA website nothing comes up...does this mean they can't be booked with avios? Do I have any other good options? Jetblue does the flight too, but for more around 16k points each way (and the MR:trueblue ratio is not even 1:1), and delta can do it with layovers for 10k each way. Am I missing anything? Thanks!

    njharlen wrote:
    Hi all, In august I'm flying to pittsburg from Boston and wanted some advice on making the most of my MR (or whether I should just save my MR for some other use). I've got ~57K MR to play with. Since The flight distance is <650 miles I was thinking avios would be the way to go if I could get a direct US airways flight. I know these exist from the US airways page, but when I search for it on the BA website nothing comes up...does this mean they can't be booked with avios? Do I have any other good options? Jetblue does the flight too, but for more around 16k points each way (and the MR:trueblue ratio is not even 1:1), and delta can do it with layovers for 10k each way. Am I missing anything? Thanks!One way?

  • Best way to use BOTH iPhoto and Aperture?

    I have been using iPhoto for 2 years and Aperture for one day! I'd like to continue using iPhoto for snapshots (where i can do minimal editing, tagging etc) but use Aperture when I need more robust management (editing hundreds of vacation photos and creating multi media slideshows).
    What is the best way to do this?
    Do I import everything into iPhoto and then import selected files / folders again into Aperture  - which would mean 2 copies on my hard drive of anything I import into Aperture. I rather not use that much hard drive space if there is a better option.
    Thanks for any advice.

    You might want to take a look at this thread which address many of the same issues you're asking about here. In it I described how I made the switch from iPhoto to Aperture. It may be of some use to you.
    Having bought Aperture, does iPhoto still have its uses?
    regards

  • Best way to prepare photos for iPhoto printed book

    Hello,
    I was wondering what would be the best way to prepare photos for iPhoto printed book on a Macbook Pro so to achieve the most realistic results to what's on the screen
    ie. which software should I use to change photos from RGB to CMYK, photoshop or iPhoto itself. I'm guessing maybe the autofix feature in iPhoto? (I don't have Aperture)
    Secondly, which monitor color setting should I set the screen at? I'm guessing it's either Apple RGB or Colour LCD, maybe even ColorMatch RGB?
    Any any other tips that people can give in achieving the most realistic results to what you have on the screen when your printed iPhoto book gets sent back. I don't want the mid tones to disappear or become too bright because the gamma and color settings were different to what they use at the other end.
    Many thanks.

    Hi,
    The situation has changed a little, our original photos are in RAW format and some of them are slightly over saturated in the higher tones.
    I've read on other threads that it is a good idea to run the 'Enhance' tool on all photos before sending the iPhoto Book away.
    Since iPhoto's 'Enhance' tools seems to do a lot of helpful things like sharpen, adjust the levels, etc it also seems to notch the contrast up and this would prove destructive for the lighter and darker tones not captured by the camera's dynamic range.
    So as I've been advised it's best to use Apple's own tools before sending the iPhoto Book away, so I'm going to download the trial of Aperture.
    Does anyone have any more recommendations on which monitor colour profile setting to use etc. I've also read that iPhoto prints best from JPEGS so the RAW will obviously need changed. Will Aperture automatically save to Profile name: Camera RGB Profile after I've done some editing there?
    What would be the best way to prepare RAW images in aperture where some of them might need an Image Overlay in Photomatix then imported back to Aperture for printing an Apple/iPhoto style Book?
    Many thanks

  • Does Adobe Reader for iOS have the ability to open inbedded links to additional PDF docs?  If not, then what would be the best way to use these already created PDF's?

    Does Adobe Reader for iOS have the ability to open inbedded links created with Acrobat Standard to additional PDF docs?  If not, then what would be the best way to use these already created PDF's on an I Pad?

    driddy61,
    As of June 2014, none of the Adobe Reader mobile products support the hyperlink action for opening a separate PDF document.
    Adobe Reader for iOS
    Adobe Reader for Android
    Adobe Reader Touch for Windows 8
    In addition, the Reader mobile products do not open multiple windows/documents simultaneously, which would make the navigation between PDF documents nearly impossible. (Once a hyperlink takes you to a different PDF document, you have no way to go back to the original PDF document.)
    The only Adobe Reader product that fulfills your department's requirements is Adobe Reader XI (mostly for Windows/Mac desktop/laptop computers).  Acrobat Pro and Standard are paid products.
    Because you are in search of a less expensive device for your department, you could get a Windows tablet instead of a Windows desktop/laptop computer. Microsoft Surface Pro (that you've mentioned in your previous reply) is just one example.  You can also find other less expensive Windows tablets.
    Tablets
    However, please keep in mind that there are two different types of Windows tablets running two different operating systems.
    (a) A Windows tablet with an Intel-based processor running Windows 8.1 Pro
    Example: Surface Pro 3
    You can install and run traditional desktop apps (e.g. Adobe Reader XI) and new Windows Store apps ("Modern" or "Metro-style" apps).
    (b) A Windows tablet with an ARM-based processor running Windows RT 8.1
    Example: Surface 2
    You can only install and run Windows Store apps (e.g. Adobe Reader Touch) but not traditional desktop apps like Adobe Reader XI.
    In general, type (b) tablets are more affordable than type (a) tablets.  However, if you want to run Adobe Reader XI, you do need to check the technical specification of each tablet and make sure the following conditions are met.
    Processor: Intel
    Operating system:  Windows 8/8.1 or Windows 8/8.1 Pro, not RT
    Hope this helps you choose the right device for your department.  Please let us know if you have any questions about system requirements or supported features in the Adobe Reader products.

  • Best way to use an external drive

    Hello all,
    I have several photos.
    I also have three computers that I regularly use: my Windows PC, my Macbook Pro, and a very new iMac.
    Rather than place all my photos on each computer... I thought I could place them on a Western Digital Passport portable ext. drive. Then somehow use the drive from computer to computer to edit/play with my photos.
    How do I best use iPhoto 08 to do that? I'm not sure... do the photos have to be on the computer in order to make albums, libraries, folders, etc? Or are those things more of thumbnails that POINT to certain files?
    Please help a newbie understand the best way to use his external drive.
    Thanks for any and all help!

    Hello, and welcome, Theodore!
    I must first say that I don't yet have iPhoto 8.
    I do, however, have a lot of experience with external drives (I have two). I have a huge amount of music in iTunes, so I keep a copy of it on each external drive. Then, when I need to access my music , I turn on either external drive, up comes the External Drive symbol on my display, then I go over to my dock, and select iTunes. I must remember to first open up the External Drive BEFORE I open iTunes (or iPhoto). I then add or subtract music (or photos), edit, and work on my collection. When I'm finished, I just close the application, then select the Hard Drive symbol, and choose File/ Exit Hard Drive. Reach over and turn off my Hard Drive, and it's all good. I just always remember to open the Hard Drive FIRST, before opening the application.
    The same would work for iPhoto. If you place iPhoto onto your external drive, you could probably use any of your computers to connect to it. I would suggest you think about backing up your external drive's contents with either another external drive (which was my choice), or other alternate storage methods.
    I only have one PowerBook, not multiple computers, but, other than that, the situation's the same. You want to keep your iPhoto collection off your computers, and onto one external drive. I hope this information can be of some help to you.
    All best wishes... Cea

  • Best way to network Iphoto

    W#hat is the best way to network iphoto so that multiple libaries stay uptodatde and runn off the one coppy of photos.
    I have a macmini as a file server and need to keep multiple libaries working on diffrent 9mac.

    There is no way you can "sync" multiple libraries with a backup/syncing program. IMO the optimal way would be to have all of your Macs run the same library located on an external HD connected to the Mac Mini. Or you could partition the Mini's HD and have one partition for the library with the ownership set to be ignorned on it. However as Terence pointed out iPhoto is not a multi user application so only one user could use the library at a time. However, that would not prevent the other users from perusing the photos with an application likeiMedia Browser.
    TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) 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 or later), 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 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger 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.≤br>
    Note: There now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

  • Best way to backup Iphoto and Itunes?

    I just purchased a 2TB Timecapsule and after reading addtional reviews I am reconsidering my purchase. What is the best way to backup iphotos and itunes? The idea of backing up the data wirelessly and seamlessly with time machine was a what encouraged me to purchase Apples solution. However I am seeing alot of TC's are dying after their warranty expires which is a deal breaker as I have a newborn and do not want to lose pictures.
    My 2009 MBP memory is nearly full and my photos eat memory. I would like a solution that allows me to access previous photos etc without relying on the MBP HD in the event it is stolen, crashes etc.
    The same holds true for itunes which I rarely use now that I have Spotify, however I do not want to lose my itunes catelog in two years either, but it would be great to have them off my MBP HD, but readily accessible if necessary.
    The literature on purchasing cloud storage is pretty scarce (Icloud!?, Amazon?)
    Any insight is greatly appreciated, and I am sure I will have followup questions as I need to resolve this soon now that I have a 2 week window to return the TC.
    Thank you!

    Welcome to Apple Discussions!
    Presumably, the old iMac is pre-Firewire? If it is, it really would be very slow for backing up. You can use these methods to network the two machines on my FAQ:
    http://www.macmaps.com/network9X.html

  • Is there a way to use iPhoto and *not* have it import photos?

    Hi there,
    I'm transitioning from a PC to a Mac and everything is going fairly well -- overall a better user experience. One question I have is, is there a way to use iPhoto without having it import photos? My main issue is that currently iPhoto imports all the photos that I want to view/edit in iPhoto and copies them to it's own folder structure. I like to manage my pictures in a folder structure that I define, so I already back up my photos to another location and now I'm finding that iPhoto is just duplicating the pictures that I already have where I want them, sucking up precious space on my SSD.
    So is there a way for me to just point iPhoto to a folder, make my edits on those photos, and have iPhoto automatically save those changes to the original folder I pointed it to, instead of duplicating the photos in it's own folder structure?
    It occasional things like this that makes me miss some Windows features. In this case, I miss Windows Photo Gallery.

    Hm, ok so if I edit my photos (adjust brightness etc) in iPhoto and then export it, does it export with the brightness changed, or does it just export the original?
    It exports whichever you choose - the edited version or the original.
    However, am I the only one with trust issues with importing all my photos into iPhoto? I'm scared the library will get corrupted, etc.
    NO you're not the only one. The protection against any data corruption is a good back up, and you need that for any data on any computer running any OS. But in the case of iPhoto, remember too that the original files are stored exactly as they are imported, in folders, in the filing system.
    that when I go to export the photos, there's a LOT of duplicate file names that the export chokes on, which makes it very tedious, no, painful, for me to export a large number of photos.
    Explore the options under File Name when you export from iPhoto using the File -> Export command
    Regards
    TD

  • HT3819 I have 2 Ipod touch's, one a 64gb and one an 8gb.  Whats the best way to use them both on the same itunes account?

    I have 2 Ipod touch's, one a 64gb and one an 8gb.  Whats the best way to use them both on the same itunes account?

    Click here for options.
    (64410)

  • What is the best way to format Videos for ipod touch?

    What is the best way to format Videos for ipod touch? Used Quicktime Pro/ Export (iPhone setting). Videos aren't as crisp as downloaded Videos. Compressors /ipod video Setting also looks crapy (with bitrate med & High). What should I use?

    Visualhub is a transcoder with multiple input and output formats with specific setting for iPod,iPod touch. Costs around $19-used to work great but recently everything I convert suffers audio crash than closes out the player. Hopefully they will fix it.
    Elgato H.264 hardware transcoder is $99 dollars(USB stick that plugs in to Mac)-speeds up encoding of any file quicktime can handle, settings for apple tv, iphone/touch, ipod,Sony PSP. Worth the cost if you transcode a lot of video for the Touch or own an elgato HD tuner. Files work flawlessly and look great.
    Mpeg streamclip-free. Works great, has presets or can customize the output.

Maybe you are looking for