Bringing Photos to Organizer

Bringing photos from My Pictures (Windows) to Elements Organizer will mean doubling the the use of hard disk space. Right?

Nope. The organizer is just a database. The only time it ever makes a copy is when importing from iphoto on a mac, since writing to the iphoto library from outside iphoto can cause corruption and loss of photos. In windows, organizer never makes a copy.

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Cannot bring photos from PS Essentials Organizer 10 into Premiere Essentials 10

On a Win7 64-bit machine, trying my first Premiere production. Have successfully imported audio files from Windows file system into Premiere but I cannot get photos from Organizer to map to Premiere Essentials. There is no "Send To Adobe Premiere Elements" command in Photoshop Elements so I don't think the two products are properly integrated.
I purchased Premiere Elements separately and installed it several months after Photoshop Elements.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,
Rob Shirra

When you say Essentials Organizer, you mean the Elements Organizer, right?
I'd try uninstalling and reinstalling Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements 10 (YOu won't lose any work in progress). The Elements suite clearly isn't aware you have both programs.

How do I transfer photos in organizer to iPhoto?

I am going to be switching from windows to Mac. I currently use Photoshop Elements 9.0 and I have approximately 9000 photos in Organizer. I would like to continue to use Elements as my photo editing program and iPhoto to catalog my pictures. Is there a way to transfer ohotos from Organizer to iPhoto, keeping the tags I used to catalog my pictures in organizer?

I couldn't see how to export from the organiser?
I don't use the app but I'd ask on the support of whoever does.
The process of exporting from any app makes a new file. You would then import that file to iPhoto. Then trash both the ones in organiser and the exported copy.
As I'm not familiar with organiser I can't comment. But in your case I would export 50 shots from organiser and import them to iPhoto and explore.
I have tried to import from iphoto to the organiser but it seems to bring all files over each time even though some info on the net suggests it can select events
How are you exporting? This User Tip
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4921
has details of the options in the Export dialogue.
I had also used the faces feature in iphoto, but organiser doesn't seem to import these tags and wants to do face recognition again.
None of these apps can share Faces data. They all use their own system and there is no standardisation.

Can't Seem to Get My Photos Into Organizer

I am feeling dumber than a clock! I am new to PSE and have version 10. My photos are organized by year and within a year by dates and events. I cannot seem to bring those pictures into the Organizer.
I have succeeded in bringing a single photo into Organizer but would really like to bring in entire folders at a time.
What am I doing wrong?

There's a learning curve to the software, for sure. Don't hesitate to ask more questions.
When you have the Help open, look in the upper right corner for an icon that's labelled "View as PDF". Click on it, and when the PDF finishes loading, you can save the PDF onto your computer. The PDF is great because you can search for terms in it. Note: There are separate PDF Help files for the Organizer and the Editor.
Ken

Why does Flip-Pal Scanner's SD card down load photos to Organizer even the photo is already in Organizer?

Why does Flip-Pa Scanner's SD card down load photos to Organizer even though the photos are already in Organizer. My preferences are to not load again photos already in Organizer. My camera SD card loads photos only one time.

My daughter has had her Razr for about 9 months now. About two weeks ago she picked up her phone in the morning on her way to school when she noticed two cracks, both starting at the camera lens. One goes completely to the bottom and the other goes sharply to the side. She has never dropped it and me and my husband went over it with a fine tooth comb. We looked under a magnifying glass and could no find any reason for the glass to crack. Not one ding, scratch or bang. Our daughter really takes good care of her stuff, but we still wanted to make sure before we sent it in for repairs. Well we did and we got a reply from Motorola with a picture of the cracks saying this was customer abuse and that it is not covered under warranty. Even though they did not find any physical damage to back it up. Well I e-mailed them back and told them I did a little research and found pages of people having the same problems. Well I did not hear from them until I received a notice from Fed Ex that they were sending the phone back. NOT FIXED!!! I went to look up why and guess what there is no case open any more for the phone. It has been wiped clean. I put in the RMA # it comes back not found, I put in the ID #, the SN# and all comes back not found. Yet a day earlier all the info was there. I know there is a lot more people like me and all of you, but they just don't want to be bothered so they pay to have it fix, just to have it do it again. Unless they have found the problem and only fixing it on a customer pay only set up. I am furious and will not be recommending this phone to anyone. And to think I was considering this phone for my next up grade! NOT!!!!

Can't Get Photos in Organizer 7

I'm running PSE7 on Windows XP SP3.
I created a movie with my camera.
I downloaded the .avi file to my pc.
Then I brought the .avi file into Windows Movie Maker.
I captured four still images from the .avi file and created .jpg's from them.
So I ended up with four jpg's.
I then tried to do a 'Get Photos' in Organizer by navigating to the folder with the images.
When I tried to import them I got an error indicating that the files were either already
in the catalog or they were not the correct type.
I checked the catalog by filename (using Find) and the files were not there.
Then I opened the file in PSE Editor. They opened fine.
I then Saved them using the option to include in Organizer.
The images now show up in Organizer just fine.
Any ideas whey my jpg's were rejected by Organizer initially?

Here's what I think the problem is.
WMM adds a couple of pieces of EXIF data to the image.
One is 'Date Modified' and the other is 'Firmware Version'.
If I modify the 'Date Modified' information with an EXIF editor I can then
successfully Import the jpg into Organizer.
The WMM tag looks like 'Sun Jul 12 09:46:20 2009'.
The EXIF editor (Exifer) changes that tag to look like:
'Sunday, July 12, 2009'
'09:46:20 AM'.
My guess would be that PSE7 Organizer doesn't like the way that tag
is constructed by WMM.
I did try Premier Elements for capturing my jpg's. That seems to
work fine. The jpg's get placed back into Organizer.
I'll have to practice a bit more with PE to see if I can get
comfortable with using it. PE seems to have a lot more
functions.

Import photos into Organizer Photoshop 7

How can I import photos into Organizer from a Desktop folder in the same order that I have arranged and numbered them?

I can confirm that Barb's method also works in PSE 7.
Are you on Vista or XP?
Can you give an example of two files that are in the desired order on Windows Explorer but a different order in PSE?
Most likely, youre encountering a feature of Vista Windows Explorer. PSE sorts filenames in Folder Location view by the customary dictionary (lexicographic) order used by most applications. For example, the file p15.jpg will come before p2.jpg, because 1 comes before 2 in the dictionary. But Windows Explorer sorts p15.jpg
after ps2.jpg, because it uses a different rule for sorting filenames if filenames end in numbers, then it sorts files that all have the same leading prefix by the numeric value of that number, not by dictionary order.
If this is indeed your issue, there are several alternate approaches:
- Rename the files in Windows Explorer to have names of the form p002.jpg and p015.jpg (that is, the same number of trailing digits).
- Use PSE albums rather than Windows Explorer to create ordered collections of photos. Its very easy to rearrange the order of photos in albums, much easier than renaming in Windows Explorer. In general, if you want to use the PSE Organizer, then things will go easiest if you do all your file management within PSE and not try to use Windows Explorer.
- If you want your photos in order of date taken, use the PSEs Display > Thumbnail View to show them in date order. (Folder Location view shows in filename order, and albums show in the order you set.) Use Edit > Adjust Date And Time to change the date taken of any photos as necessary.

How do I rearrange photos in organizer 13 albums?

How do I rearrange photos in organizer elements 13 albums?

When you have selected an album, look at the third line: there is a 'Sort by' button. Just choose 'album order' and move your thumbnails around in the display space.

Unable to open edited photos in organizer

I Imported the photos with organizer in RAW format, used the RAW converter and did some editing in Editor, I have Elements 9, I save as photoshop.psd and in organizer I get a picure of a torn paper, unable to open,
what is this It´s probably a simple answer, but I can´t find it,

Does the original photo still exist in the directory it was in when imported into Organizer? If so, use File...Reconnect...All Missing Files to reconnect to it.
If you no longer have the original imported photo in its original directory, use File...Get Photos and Videos...From Files and Folders to re-import photos from the directory.
Ken

Why has elements 10 editor gone away;when i click on a photo in organizer to go to editor i get that editor still busy sign!!

why has elements 10 editor gone away; when i click on a photo in organizer to go to editor i get that editor still busy sign!!

You'd better ask in the Elements forum.
Photoshop Elements

Photo Elements Organizer crashes

Downloaded the trial version of PSE 9 and opened the photo editing page. When I selected the Organizer icon and attempted to import photos from i Photo the Organizer crashed. The only was I could get out of the program was to force quit. Repeated efforts have given the same results. As far as I can tell I have never seen the Welcome Page. I have had some success with the PE page and have been able to import individual images there and have been able to edit those images. What am I doing wrong?

The best I can tell there are 7221 items in the catalog. Scrolling thru the catalog I see a lot of images that I did not originally take or to my knowledge import. You can see from the above threads that I was not able to import directly from IPhoto so I did a work around and imported all the files individually.
I would like to start over completely but am not sure how to do that. How can I just delete everything and begin the trial again?
james

Can I bring photos INTO my iPhone from my computer?

Can I bring photos INTO my iPhone from my computer? If so, what size jpg will work? Do I need to make them smaller first?
TIA

Yes. this is a basic feature of iphone.
iPhone User Guide (For iOS 5.0 Software)
You need to do nohting, they will be optimized when syncing.

New to mac and iphoto, questions about photo structure & organization

I bought a new Macbook Pro a couple of days ago and am still figuring things out. I wasn't displeased with windows...I just decided to try a mac anyway, So far, I adore it except for one thing, the pictures.
I spent hours researching whether to download and use picasa 3 for mac or iphoto. I decided on picasa....and now I've changed my mind. (Mostly because I tried to take pictures of the moon tonight, and they looked great in camera, but Picasa could only pick up a black screen whearas iphoto actually saw and defined the moon- and with the editing software on the two, the picasa auto-edit looked like a picture that was created in microsoft paint, and iphoto came out with a beautifully contrasted photo).
Now that I decided to use iphoto, I have been researching how to switch and still seem to have a lot of questions. (I've poked around numerous forums but have found conflicting answers on different sites).
1) I organize my pictures by folders with the month and year. I know iphoto organizes events, which it seems to determine based on photo similarity. Will my photo structure still appear in finder -> pictures?
2) Is it possible to stop iphoto from organizing my pictures and just trust me on what I want?
3) All of my friends and family use PCs, and there is a chance that due to financial concerns, when I eventually replace my macbook pro (far in the future) I could switch to a pc. Does iphoto make transferring pictures more difficult? (If I understand correctly, it does not change the photo file, a jpeg is still a jpeg but I want to be sure)
4) I do not want iphoto to duplicate all of the pictures already in my library....if I import from finder-users-pictures, will it simply use those, or duplicate all 150gb worth of pictures?
5) Any other tips for someone completely new to macs and iphoto?
6) This is very silly, but how do I uninstall picasa (I know how to uninstall on a windows but want to make sure I do things correctly on my mac!)
Also, just a "bonus"- regarding events vs. files I create, will iphoto create events within the program but leave my file structure in the library it imports from alone? If I use finder to go to where I store my photos, will I still see my file structure regardless of what iphoto does?(Does that make sense? I'm having a hard time trying to describe it)
I apologize if this question is foolish or misplaced- I did read many other posts but didn't see the answers I was looking for.

Your questions are neither foolish nor misplaced.
The first thing I strongly suggest is that you make a trial iPhoto Library. Import 100 or 200 pics and explore. Iphoto isn't right for everybody, and if you're going to use it you will need to rethink things a little.
1) I organize my pictures by folders with the month and year. I know iphoto organizes events, which it seems to determine based on photo similarity. Will my photo structure still appear in finder -> pictures?
A: Events are based entirely on Date and Time not on 'photo similarity' You can set the interval for what makes an Event in the iPhoto Preferences: iPhoto Menu -> Preferences -> General Pane: Autosplit into Events... And select from the drop down menu.
Will my photo structure still appear in finder -> pictures?
Yes or no, depending... iPhoto can run as a Referenced or Managed Library. In the former case, yes you files will be visible in the Finder, in the latter case they won't.
Note that Referenced or Managed refers +only to file storage+ It offers no extra functionality, it does nothing at all. App like iPhoto are your go-to app for your photos. If you use it, then you never access the photos via the Finder. Ever. It's always via iPhoto or the many, many hooks into the OS that it has.
I'll detail more on Referenced v Managed below.
2) Is it possible to stop iphoto from organizing my pictures and just trust me on what I want?
I'm not sure what you mean by this. Iphoto does basic date and time organisation by default. You can change it, you can change the location of the photos in Events, merge them and then using the other tools available - Albums, Smart Albums, Faces, Places etc you can organise your photos whatever way you want.
But what do you mean by pictures. There is a distinction between Photos - the image of your child holding his dog - and files: A Jpeg is just a file. Iphoto is designed for you to +forget about the jpeg+ and get on with the interesting bit: the pics of your younger and his pet.
3) All of my friends and family use PCs, and there is a chance that due to financial concerns, when I eventually replace my macbook pro (far in the future) I could switch to a pc. Does iphoto make transferring pictures more difficult? (If I understand correctly, it does not change the photo file, a jpeg is still a jpeg but I want to be sure)
A Jpeg is a Jpeg is a Jpeg. If you migrate to another app or an entire OS you can export the photos plus any and all metadata you've added to the Finder and move it on. (Caveat: You cannot export Faces. There is no agreed standard on any system for exchanging this info.)
4) I do not want iphoto to duplicate all of the pictures already in my library....if I import from finder-users-pictures, will it simply use those, or duplicate all 150gb worth of pictures?
It can do either. And this brings me back to the Referenced v Managed discussion above. By default, iPhoto will Manage the files, that is, it will copy them into the Library. You can choose not to, but I strongly recommend that you don't:
*How to do it:*
Simply go to iPhoto Menu -> Preferences -> Advanced and uncheck 'Copy Files to the iPhoto Library on Import'.
*What Happens:*
Now iPhoto will not copy the files, but rather simply reference them on your HD. To do this it will create an alias in the Originals Folder that points to your file. It will still create a thumbnail and, if you modify the pics, a Modified version within the iPhoto Library Folder.
*Some things to consider:*
1. Importing and deleting pics are more complex procedures. You have to to put the files where they will be stored before importing them. When you delete them you'll need to remove the files from the HD yourself.
2. You cannot move or rename the files on your system or iPhoto will lose track of them on systems prior to 10.5 and iPhoto 08. Even with the later versions issues can still arise if you move the referenced files to new volumes or between volumes.
3. Most importantly, migrating to a new disk or computer can be much more complex.
4. Because iPhoto has no tools for managing Referenced Files, if, for some reason, the path to the photos changes then you could find yourself resolving aliases for +each photo in the Library+ one by one.
My own opinion:
I've yet to see a good reason to run iPhoto in referenced mode unless you're using two photo organisers
If disk space is an issue, you can run an entire iPhoto Library from an external disk:
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library as an entity from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
If you're concerned about accessing the files, There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
*For Users of 10.5 and later*
You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Command-Click for selecting multiple pics.
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You can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
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*For users of 10.4 and later* ...
Many internet sites such as Flickr and SmugMug have plug-ins for accessing the iPhoto Library. If the site you want to use doesn’t then some, one or any of these will also work:
To upload to a site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. However, if you're using Gmail you can use iPhoto2GMail
If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
*If you want to access the files with iPhoto not running*:
For users of 10.6 and later:
You can download a free Services component from MacOSXAutomation which will give you access to the iPhoto Library from your Services Menu. Using the Services Preference Pane you can even create a keyboard shortcut for it.
For Users of 10.4 and later:
Create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use this free utility Karelia iMedia Browser
Other options include:
1. *Drag and Drop*: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. *File -> Export*: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
3. *Show File*: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
*If you want to edit the photo in another application:*
You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.
5) Any other tips for someone completely new to macs and iphoto?
*To Push Home a point*
For someone inexperienced with Macs and inexperienced with iPhoto I cannot stress enough that Managed Library is the way to go. I understand there is comfort in seeing all those folders. But inside the Library that's all there is: all those folders, stored so that an inexperienced user can't grub things up!
The iPhoto Library Folder is a Package File. This is simply a folder that looks like a file in the Finder. The change was made to the format of the iPhoto library because many users were inadvertently corrupting their library by browsing through it with other software or making changes in it themselves. Want to see inside?
Go to your Pictures Folder and find the iPhoto Library there. Right (or Control-) Click on the icon and select 'Show Package Contents'. A finder window will open with the Library exposed.
Standard Warning: Don't change anything in the iPhoto Library Folder via the Finder or any other application. iPhoto depends on the structure as well as the contents of this folder. Moving things, renaming things or otherwise making changes will prevent iPhoto from working and could even cause you to damage or lose your photos.
Now close that window and forget about it.
So, once you've imported your photos to iPhoto in a Managed Library, the surplus duplicates are +your folders+. Of course, in time, trash them to get back the wasted disk space. But don't do it today or tomorrow. There's no hurry. When you feel confident that you understand how iPhoto is working and that's it's working for you, theat's the time to reclaim the space.
I organize my pictures by folders with the month and year.
If you want to duplicate your Folder Tree in iPhoto:
Start at the bottom of the hierarchy and drag a folder of images to the Album Heading in iPhoto. The pics will be imported and an Album of the same name created.
You can then create the Enclosing Folders in the iPhoto Window (File -> New Folder) and drag the Album to it. Folders can contain other Folders (Nested Folders) and Albums.
However, is your folder system date based? Then this form of organisation is a bit pointless in iPhoto when Smart Albums or the Calendar tool (Click on the wee magnifying glass in the Search Box) mean you can find the photos taken on any day, month or year at a click. With Smart Albums it's easy to find photos from specific range - say, June 3 to August 25, 2009 etc.
If your folder system is theme based - Xmas pics, Birthday pics etc, then you'll find Keywords are much more flexible, and can be used in conjunction with other criteria for making Smart Albums and searches.
6) This is very silly, but how do I uninstall picasa (I know how to uninstall on a windows but want to make sure I do things correctly on my mac!)
Drag the app to the trash and empty it.
Regards
TD
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Aperture photo re-organization final advice

i am about to put the final organizational efforts into my Aperture database. they are currently sorted into PROJECTS by "topic" or "theme". basically i had to do it this way since they all came in from my PC organized under thematic folders to a very large extent. in this sense there never was an organization that grouped them by "date' or by "shoot".
so, right now i have everything organized into a correct Project and this Project is named by "theme". these Projects are also organized under a parent folder which is titled by "topic" (for instance "Personal", "Business", "Construction" or whatever). i have also then gone ahead and created albums (or slideshows) with these photos and then these albums are currently being used to organize my images or to post them to Flickr or whatever.
what i would like to do now is to TAG each image in each project with both the name of the Folder it is in (for instance "Personal") and to also TAG the image with the name of the Project it is in. this way i am imaginging that all my images will have TAGS that will then let me sort in a similar manner to the organization i have now.
once i do this i would like to SORT the images by DATE and then move "like dates" together so that my images are then effectively organized by "Shoot" which i understand to be the conventional organization for Aperture.
i am wondering if anyone can suggest issues that may come up with this or anything that i need to be aware of before i do it or even a brief numbered step by step explanation of how they suggest i do this. one thing i can see is that i won't have my nicely organized Folders and Projects on the left hand side and instead i will have to find this organization by sorting via TAGS in Aperture. since i haven't used any kind of tagging system it is hard for me to envision how this works. i am also imagining that all my ALBUMS and SLIDESHOWS will stay intact as losing these would be a huge problem.
the database is 70,000 items plus and it represents the sum total of my work life (not to mention personal photos) so i would ideally like to get a couple of pros to OK this re-organization before i attempt it.
thanks very much in advance for any help.
JC

hi leonie. thank you for the always thoughtful and helpful advice. can you just help me finalize this?
i am actually just now finishing up this "organization by project" sort so i thought to take some time in thinking through a properly considered reply after hearing your very helpful comments. since i expect i will be using this database for many, many years to come it would be wonderful to make sure i /optimize/ the organization.
here are my thoughts (please correct me where you think i may be in error). at the end i summarize the steps i am considering taking:
1. one thing i am noticing is that this method is /requiring/ met to put images in a Project. basically they come in as an arbitrarily named project (for instance Untitled Project, Untitled Project (1) etcetera) and then i have to go in and manually sort the images in each incoming new Project. so right now i am getting to the end of this sort but i still have a lot of Projects to get through since i have had a lot of imagery coming in as i have tried to get things together.
1A. i am seeing a couple of problems here. first off i am not able to put an image into more than one Project "Theme". so if some images should be in "manuscript" but also could be in "creative images" or even in "international architecture" - right now i am choosing to put them into a single project since i don't want to copy them to a new project. basically these are in one single project and only then do they go out to Albums. however it is sort of inconvenient to have to always make a decision about puttitng them in one single Project.
so i am wondering if your mentions of setting up SMART ALBUMS would be helpful. this way i am thinking i could bring in images "By Date" and they could stay in this "By Date" Project forever. then when i had the time or i wanted to i could go in and assign TAGS that were basically based upon my existing "Project Themes". if (as you indicated) i then had a Smart Folder set up with the Theme Name this image would automatically populate the Smart Albums.
AND i would be using my "Manual Albums" as i have been using them all along. however, the Smart Album would both let me have an image show up in multiple albums but it would also let me allow the images to sit in Projects "By Date" and i would only add them to the Albums either by assigning a Tag or Tags (so they then go to a Smart Album or to Multiple Smart Albums) /or/ by MANUALLY sorting them into Albums as i have already been doing. right now if i don't sort them they sit in an arbitratily named Project and then they /have/ to get assgined into a Project.
it seems to me that this new method would give me an ability to multiply tag the images (so they show up in multiple smart albums) /and/ let images that may not need a tag stay where they are (so i don't have to sort them).
1B. i am also seeing that in my effort to organize things that i sometimes need to create a new "Theme Project" and since Aperture does not allow me to create a new Project i am finding that i have to bring in an image from my desktop to create a new Project which i then name with the new Theme. this is sort of awkward and i would like to avoid it.
2. i am also thinking that there is a utility to leaving all the images in a sort that is effectively Chronological based upon the Projects as they are imported (or as they are re-sorted into "Projects by Shoot"). i am imagining that this lets me allow the images to stay in these Projects so that i am not forced to clean them up by sorting them and that i only have to assign tags when i want but also that it allows me to see my images chronologically easier. for instance right now i might take a road trip and i have images of architecture or something during the road trip but i also have pictures of friends or family in this "Project by Date/Shoot" - whereas right now i would have to make an effort to see how things related chronologically and even when i do they are listed in a rather inconvenient "list view" that is not optimal. it seems like the database is sort of unnecessarily segregated in this way.
anyway, in all honesty i am not looking forward to spending more time organizing this database but i would very much like to do it right.
can i ask you if - after creating a smart album - i can just drag and drop my images into this album and have them tagged by this album (or albums)? i mean, one thing i would LOVE to keep is the ability to drag and drop organizationally and if i have to go through a manual tagging process i will probably do it but i would like to tag by dragging and dropping - as i am doing now when i create a new ALBUM. do you know if it is possible to set up a Smart Album and to then add a Tag by just dragging the images?
i mean, would a new sort look something like this:
Step A. i am imaginging setting up SMART ALBUMS with the name of the PROJECTS that i currently have, then (if i can in fact do this) dragging and dropping the images from this Project into the Smart Album. then these will show up in this album.
Step B. get into LIST VIEW and sort by oldest date first. set up a NEW PROJECT with the oldest date and MOVE the images in the list view from whatever Project they are in to the /new/ Project that has the oldest date. then repeat this for all DATES so that all images are in a "Project by Date".
Step C. select each of the old "Project by Themes" and make sure there are not images in there, then DELETE the old Projects.
THANKYOU THANKYOU
jon

PSE 9 - Importing photos into Organizer

I have just upgraded from a previous version of PSE and none of my photos from the hard drive are in Organizer. Organizer only has a handful of photos - mainly I think from those recent shots which I have edited over in the Editor.
I have spent ages trying to find a way to import them and arrange for them to be automatically appearing in Organizer when I download future photos from my camera.
Chris

On the top menu click File à Get Photos & Videos à From Files & Folders
Browse to Pictures or My Pictures; then click on the first folder and press Ctrl+A to select all.
Make sure “include sub folders” remains checked; then click Get media or Open.
Organizer will bring in all files automatically. Wait for it to make the links and generate thumbnails, select all suggested keywords and then you’re done.

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