Combining pictures

How do I combine two or more pictures into one, blending one partially covering the other?

In Editor, go to the expert tab.
Open picture B, the one you wish to select something from to add to another picture.
Use one of the selection tools, e.g. selection brush, lasso tool, to select the object. You will see an outline ("marching ants") once the selection is complete
Go to Edit menu>copy to copy the selection to the clipboard
Open picture A, then go to Edit>paste
Use the move tool to position object from picture B.
In the layers palette you should see picture A as the background layer, and object B on a separate layer.

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Combined pictures and a video quickly for a presentation

I have an immediate need to combine pictures and video together.
It is for a fallen solider’s memorial tomorrow at a church that has a video/audio system.
I do not know what type of system but once I get it done I can put it on a DVD or CD or flash drive.
There are 49 pictures which should run for about 6-10 seconds and a video of the Burial at the national cemetery.
I have iDVD and iMovie and am willing to buy or download a program.
I have a friend that may have other programs on a PC.
This needs to be quickly done.
Help is really needed
Thanks
Greg

As you are obviously in a hurry, the last option in the following may be your quickest bet:
There are many ways to produce slide shows using iPhoto, iMovie or iDVD and some limit the number of photos you can use (iDVD has a 99 chapter (slide) limitation).
If what you want is what I want, namely to be able to use high resolution photos (even 300 dpi tiff files), to pan and zoom individual photos, use a variety of transitions, to add and edit music or commentary, place text exactly where you want it, and to end up with a DVD that looks good on both your Mac and a TV - in other words end up with and end result that does not look like an old fashioned slide show from a projector - you may be interested in how I do it. You don't have to do it my way, but the following may be food for thought!
Firstly you need proper software to assemble the photos, decide on the duration of each, the transitions you want to use, and how to pan and zoom individual photos where required, and add proper titles. For this I use Photo to Movie. You can read about what it can do on their website:
http://www.lqgraphics.com/software/phototomovie.php
(Other users here use the alternative FotoMagico: http://www.boinx.com/fotomagico/homevspro/ which you may prefer - I have no experience with it.)
Neither of these are freeware, but are worth the investment if you are going to do a lot of slide shows. Read about them in detail, then decide which one you feel is best suited to your needs.
Once you have timed and arranged and manipulated the photos to your liking in Photo to Movie, it exports the file to iMovie as a DV stream. You can add music in Photo to Movie, but I prefer doing this in iMovie where it is easier to edit. You can now further edit the slide show in iMovie just as you would a movie, including adding other video clips, then send it to iDVD 7, or Toast, for burning.
You will be pleasantly surprised at how professional the results can be!
To simply create a slide show in iDVD 7 onwards from images in iPhoto or stored in other places on your hard disk or a connected server, look here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1089
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How do you Combine Pictures into one Photo

I'm really re.tarded when it comes to this stuff.
I want to take 4 pictures and combine them, making like a montage and I have no clue how to do that.
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Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Did your computer happen to have come with OmniGraffle? It is an amazing application and can create a collage very easily like this one I made out of 96 photos.
If it didn't come with your computer it's demo mode it will let you work with up to 10 items on a page.
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.
Note: There now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

Iphoto combined pictures into a single event

Iphoto took it upon itself to combine all my pictures before a certain date into one event. After that date and before another date, the thumbnails are missing. After that second date, everything is fine.
I have trashed the plist,
restored from a backup
and rebuilt the library using iphoto and iphoto library manager.
Iphoto library manager gave me some good results but left duplicates in the one large event and didn't split a lot of the events properly.
Any other suggestions?

Since rebuilding the library didn't help you'll have to resort to regrouping the photos manually back into Events. One method is to create Smart Albums based on specific time frames. Then select the photos in that smart album and create a new event with them.
When that's done you can create a new library, open the old library in the Finder, go to the Originals folder and drag the new Event folders into the new iPhoto library. That will at least give you the events you created and leave out those duplicates (just import the new events that you created).
OT
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 versions) 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. There are versions that are compatible with iPhoto 5, 6, 7 and 8 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. 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.
NOTE: The new rebuild option in iPhoto 09 (v. 8.0.2), Rebuild the iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup" makes this tip obsolete.

Error during combining pictures together

Hello,
I'm trying to combine one jpg file and 4 png files together as the attachment. The original pictures are in a network folder and I mapped the network folder as z:\ in windows explorer. At the beginning, it can work well, but after serveral hours, the files in the network are not accessible. I had to close labview totally and restart LV and the vi, then it could work again.
I tried to use two computers to run the same program to access the same network folder. If both stopped working, restart LV in one PC could only get this one alive and I had to do the same thing in another PC.
If I use local folder instead of the network folder to read the pictures, the program can work well all the time.
What's the possible reason and how to solve it? Thanks!
Best regards,
George
Attachments:
test.llb ‏198 KB

Hi,
I don't understand very well, the standard characteristic for images is /CCM/PICTURE.
It's a complex characteristic composed by
/CCM/DESCRIPTION
/CCM/URL
/CCM/MIME_TYPE. (for example image/jpeg).
If your problems still exist, you can send me your file
Regards

How do I merge events - not just combining pictures into one event?

I have a iPhoto 09 and haven't upgraded yet. I have a bunch of events and it's hard to get through all of them. Can I combine the events while retaining the seperate events? Sort of an event within an event; not adding all the pictures from one event into anoher event and losing the deliniation.
Or, can I archive them somewhere so they don't appear in my Event list?

Can I combine the events while retaining the seperate events?
No. If you merger events you'll end up with just one event representing those that you merged.
To make selected events invisible in the Events mode do the following:
1 - select the events and double click on one of them to open all in the same window.
2 - type Command+A to select all photos.
3 - right or Control-click on any of the selected photos.
4 - click on Hide in the window that comes up:
That will hid those events from the list of other events in the Events mode and wherever else those photos are, i.e. albums, books, etc.
To makes the Events visible again use the View ➙ Hidden Photos menu option:
To make them permanently viewable you'll need to select those events and follow steps 1-4 above but click on the Show button this time.
OT

Combine picture with audio!!!! how difficult it is!?

how can i possibly combine or insert a picture into audio file! I've spend 4 hours trying to figure this out. I just updated iMovie to 10.0.6 and there is not a single active button no options no nothing

Hello darmatt,
If the picture is in iPhoto, then all you need to do is to find the photo in your library from the link on the side bar in the Libraries list. Once you found it, then drag it it to the timeline. Once that is done, look at the side bar again and you should see a tab for music. Find the song and drag it under the picture and it should fill in the amount of time the picture will play for. Take a look at the articles below for those steps with more detail if you need them. Let me know if this works or if you need further assistance.
Add photos and video clips from iPhoto or Aperture
http://help.apple.com/imovie/mac/10.0.6/#/mov865570171
Add audio and music
http://help.apple.com/imovie/mac/10.0.6/#/mov91a895a64
Regards,
-Norm G.

Combining pictures in Elements 7

I am trying to take the sky from one picture and use it as the background on another picture. Help.......

Steve, 1. Select the sky in the source picture and copy it to clipboard (Ctrl-C). 2. Open the destination picture and rename the Background layer to anything else. This is necessary in order to get the transparency in step 4. 3. Select the background you want replaced, or select the subject and invert the selection (whichever is easier). 4. <Delete> the selection; the removed portion will be replaced by transparency. 5. Paste the sky from the clipboard (Ctrl-V). This places the sky on a new layer; move this layer below the picture layer. You might have to use the Move tool to move and/or resize the layer so that the sky covers all the transparency. You can also create your own sky. In this example I replaced the cloudy sky with a cloudless one: http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1rooyEyHe8NTRBgPDt0GoGhUDBBA 1. Set foreground/background colors to dark and light blue. 2. Select the sky. 3. Activate the Gradient tool with the options Linear Gradient and Foreground-to-Background. 4. Draw the gradient vertically from top to bottom of the selection. The degree of the gradient transition from dark to light depends on the start and end point of the gradient, so you might have to redraw it until you get the result you want. Note that I could have done this directly on the Background layer, but I did it on a duplicate of the Background layer so that you can see the before and after. In my first set of instructions you can do this on a blank layer below the picture layer after you have deleted the background. You can also add your own clouds using the Clouds filter, and there are some excellent photo-realistic cloud brushes you can download into your PSE Brush directory. If you are interested I can supply details in another post.

Help with combining pictures

I am totally PSE8 illiterate. Is it possible to take, for example, a picture of my 4 year old grandaughter and put my younger granddaughter's face (from a different picture) into it?

Okay, for the red part, I would go to Enhance>Adjust Color>Adjust hue/saturation, choose Reds from the pulldown menu and desaturate the reds in the original of the face photo before copying (I'd also make a tidier selection--you have some extraneous stuff around the neck).
Otherwise, you're halfway there--just use the move tool to position and resize the face how you want it, then erase on that layer to remove the part that should be covered by the hat. You can also rotate the face with the move tool so that it's at the correct angle for the background photo.

Can I move photos around in iPad? There are some photos in camera roll, are those the ones I took with iPad? Then there are some that are imported-I guess those are the ones from my camera. Can I combine them into different albums? Thanks

Can I mover photos around in iPad? There are photos on the camera roll-are those the ones I took with iPad? Then there are the ones labeled as imported-I guess those are the ones I took with my camera? Can I combine pictures from both into one album? Thanks.

At the moment no, you cannot move photos between albums in the Photos app directly on the iPad - but with iOS 5 (which will be free to download) in the Autumn, from http://www.apple.com/ios/ios5/features.html#photos :
Even organize your photos in albums — right on your device.

How should I set up my pictures with iCloud?

I am so confused with Photo Stream and my pictures.
Basically before the iPhone, I had all my pictures all my computer.
Got the iPhone and synced it through iTunes. This made two folders in my iPhone under Albums. A PHOTO LIBRARY folder and a My Pictures folder, exactly the same pictures.
QUESTION 1- Why did it do this and how can I fix it? Is it really taking up double space on my phone.
Then I got into the PhotoStream thing. I enabled it on my phone and download the Control Panel. Stupid iCloud makes you have two different folders for Uploads and Downloads on your computer. So I did it, and its working fine.
QUESTION 2- Is there a way to just have ONE folder with pictures for PhotoStream? I like the idea of Photostream and wireless sharing.
QUESTION 3- Lastly, I had an issue with Uploads not working on PhotoStream, so I changed some permissions on the Upload and Download folder and uninstalled and reinstalled the Control Panel. Now the pictures that download onto my computer from my phone, have a LOCK symbol next to them and I can't edit them with any pic-editing program. It gives a "This photo can't be saved because there is a problem with the photo file's properties" .. What is going on?
I know I'm asking for a lot but please HELP!

Question 1: You have to have both folders. The reason is because the actual photos you synced to your phone from your computer are all in Photo Library. The My Pictures album only contains links to the pictures in Photo Library, not duplicate pictures. If you synced multiple folders to your phone they would all appear on your phone as separate albums, and Photo Library would contain the combined pictures from all these albums.
Question 2: No, you have to have a separat upload and download folder using Photo Stream with Windows.
Question 3: Sorry, don't know what's going on there. You might need to reinstall the iCloud control panel for Windows but I'm not sure.

Combining and Editing Sound in Titles Clip

Okay, now that I actually managed to capture the sound I wanted from my camera to my computer I am unable to find anything in the iMovie tutorial that explains how to get the sound and titles together AT ALL, much less exactly the way I want. How do you edit sound to coordinate it with picture? For instance:
1. Because of the nature of the capture device, I had to capture sound at the beginning and end of the clip that I didn't want to ensure I got ALL the sound I DID want. As a result, I want my opening titles sound to BEGIN at 1:23:28 and END at 1:59:17. I think the clip is almost exactly this length. If it's longer, and there's black screen/no sound for a few seconds at the end, FINE, but I don't want extra sound at the end of the audio clip spilling over onto the picture (titles). So how do I make sure that JUST this part of the clip ends up on the titles without recapturing it trying to cut it closer, and
2. How do I get the sound to play at the same time, in the same clip as the titles, at all? What is the exact process of putting picture and sound together?
Thanks for any replies. I'm off to work on the parts I do understand.

Although I can't find anything about combining picture and sound in the iMovie Tutorial, I did find something about shortening clips:
Keeping Only the Parts You Want
Edit clips in the timeline view
1. Click the Timeline Viewer button in the iMovie window.
2. Select a clip from the iMovie timeline.
3. Move your pointer to near the end of the clip and notice the pointer change to two arrows. This means you can trim your clip.
4. Drag your pointer toward the center of the clip and notice that the duration of your clip shortens as you move further to the left. You can see the new ending point in the clip viewer.
5. Stop dragging when you find exactly the frame you want to end your clip. Notice the right edge of your clip now displays a straight edge rather than rounded corners indicating an edit has been made.
6. If you change your mind and want to restore the clip to a longer duration, simply drag the edge to the right.
7. Repeat this process with the other end of the clip.
8. Save your iMovie project.
I don't see why in the world this wouldn't work just as well for a sound-only clip as a picture-and-sound clip. The only way I see of getting the out-of-sequence ones I want in the order I want is to either duplicate the clip and then shorten both clips, or delete the existing clip and recapture it as two clips--then shorten each to the length I want and somehow run them together in sequence. (Copying it into two clips would be faster and easier for me, but is it possible and does it make a difference?)
What I don't know is how to make it understand to put the three clips (these two shortened ones and the third I want to follow it) into ONE sound sequence, and then make it understand to run THAT sequence with the closing titles! How do I get each sound clip together with each other, then make it run together with each title clip I want? This has me at a loss. It would REALLY help if I could do this like TODAY! I will be DEEPLY GREATFUL to whoever can offer a CLUE!

HT201077 Shared Photo Streams do not upload full sized photos!

Oh boy, so it seems that Apple's "optimized for your device" policy with photos has reared its ugly head again (PLEASE, just give us an option for optimizing the size or leaving it the original size like you do for compressing songs to 128kps on our devices!!!!)! The addition of Shared Photo Streams seemed a godsend to me, as prior to iOS 6, my wife's iPhone was stuck in this iCloud ID ghetto, where her device's main account was mine so that we shared the same Photo Stream. This way, when I went into Aperture on the Mac to process and import photos to our home library, all of our mobile pictures were in one place. This came with the consequence that the other "main" iCloud features, such as (inexplicably) Safari syncing, were unusable to her as they were from my personal settings. So once shared Photo Streams came about, I thought "Perfect! Now I can just share all of my photos to her iCloud ID, and then all of our combined pictures will show up in Aperture!" The problem is that, when I looked at the pictures on the Mac from the shared photo stream, they only were available at the "optimized" 3 megapixel resolution for iPhone, not the original 8 megapixel pictures are the photos from the main iCloud ID ones are. This is a huge deal for two reasons, 1. I can't import and process these pictures for saving permanently they're more than HALF the original resolution, 2. Anyone that I share photos to, friends, family, who want to maybe save those to their computer for printing and whatnot, are ALSO stuck with a halfbaked low resolution file!
I did have the a-ha idea, that perhaps if I shared photos from Aperture on my mac to my wife's Photo Stream, perhaps it would then share the full resolution photo as that's what Aperture gets from iCloud's servers. Alas, no, still the shared photo stream only gets the compromised file. There has GOT to be a way for the full resolution pics to be shared, otherwise the service is nearly useless to me! As far as I knew, shared photostreams just link to the original files, so it's not like this will take up any more space on Apple's servers. If someone has a solution, let me know!
The only other solution is to allow the use of more than one Photostream account on a Mac with Aperture. I feel that this is a no-brainer, and a little silly. Either you provide family style iCloud accounts for uses like Photo Stream, or you accept that every iOS user in a family will have their own Photo Stream. This means that they need to be able to be accessed on the same family computer.

I have this same issue except with iPhoto. We each have our own computers and I thought the shared photostream would allow us to each have all the photos, but they aren't full sized.

Problem importing files into Elements 9

Apparently Photoshop Elements 9 dropped the ability to import files from the computer in the order they are on the computer. The only option is "date oldest" and "date newest". This is a problem if you are combining pictures from multiple cameras with some cameras having improperly set dates. We order tthe pictures by file name, only to have them scrambled by Elements 9 prior to uploading to Kodak. My old version (Elements 4) had this third option "file order" that apparently was dropped along the way. Does anyone know of "a work around." BTW - going to Kodak and "pulling the files using their system doesn't work because it fails to bring the label along with the upload.

Hello,
A lot has changed between Photoshop Elements 4 and 9. While "File Order" was dropped from the sort list of the Organizer Thumbnail View, it is the order method used by both the Import Batch and Folder Location Views. You can change Views by going to the Display button in the top right:

Is it Possible to add a Short Camera Video to a Slideshow?

Is it possible to include a short camera video into an iPhoto slideshow?
I have been able to import the video into iPhoto but the program does not appear to allow me to include the video into a slide show.
My nephew has been able to create a dvd which combined pictures and a short video that was taken directly from his camera using a pc and a program he downloaded for free from the Net. I hope iPhoto has this capability.
Please Help
Ron

Hi Lori
Thanks for the info.
It is unfortunate that iPhoto cannot do this because it has been my experience that still picture quality remains much higher when I use a slideshow in iDVD or iPhoto as opposed to video programs such as iMovie and Final Cut Express.
As an experiment, I imported the same photos into a slide show as well as Final Cut Express - the end result on my TV was that the slide show photos were far sharper.
I guess thats ilife.
Ron

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