Creating new photo library

IPhoto help left me in the dark to create a new library and to switch libraries. I created a new one but it's the only one I can bring up. I have iPhoto 2.0.1 What else do you need?

Hi Earl,
Welcome to the APPLEWORKS forum.
It appears you've made a wrong turn on the information highway. Your question will stand a much better chance of getting as useful answer, and the answer will be viewed by more people who could benefit from it, if you repost the question in one of the iPhoto forums.
Regards,
Barry

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IPhoto Help tips don't help create new Photo Library

I have 35 photos of folks associated with the magazine I edit. I created a separate album for them in the present Photo Library, but I would like to disconnect them from there and keep them in a totally distinct Editorial Photo Library. The Help tips for iPhoto allow for this action, but in my attempts to make it happen, iPhoto would not launch; it continues to launch only in the original way, with the lone Library and the usual albums with all their photos.
Not wishing to risk loss of hundreds of photos, I abandoned my attempt. All I really want to accomplish is to house the Editorial photos in a completely different place. This collection will expand as the magazine takes on new contributing authors, but I don't want any of these photos intermixed with my personal albums. Part of the reason for this is that I wish to preserve my method of captioning personal photos with numerical prefixes. This is the only sure way I have found to have photos sort strictly chronologically; no alpha method works worth a fig. I would still prefer that the default launch would bring up my personal Photo Library; but it would sure be nice to be able to toggle to the only other photo library that I intend ever to use.

I'm not sure which tip you're following. When you change the name of the "current" iPhoto library, the next restart cannot open in the renamed library on its own. Your choices are to create a new library, or locate an existing one. If you follow the steps in the iPhoto Help topic "Creating a new photo library", I don't see how you can go wrong.
To bring up a library other than the current photo library, you would follow the instruction in the iPhoto Help topic "Switching between photo libraries". If you want to keep your several photo libraries all together in the Pictures folder, you just need different names for each of the iPhoto Library folders.
Export the 35 photos (simply drag them from the iPhoto window) to a temporary folder on the desktop, then restart iPhoto with the new library and import the contents of the temporary folder. You can delete the photos from the initial iPhoto collection any time after you've successfully exported them.

After creating a new photo library....

Just got my MacBook last week, everything was fine until I tried to learn more.
I have created a new iphoto library, creating some additional login names, do some settings to expose/spaces....
Now I have faced some problems:
1. RAW file could no longer be edited
2. RAW file opened appears very blur
3. RAW file opened cannot be seen after flipping forward and backward to other phots (appear as white screen in window format, appears as black screen in full screen mode)
I am wondering whether could this be related to some settings that I have set unintentionally?
Additional questions:
- how do we remove/delete additional iphoto library?
- how to move photos from 1 library to another?
please help....

TD
I was exploring and trying to create a new library, I first drag the original 'photo library' to 'document' folder in the Hard Disk and rename it, then create a new photo library and drag back my 1st library into iphoto. when restarting iphoto, hold down the option key and select to open in the 1st library (the one renamed)
other than that didnt do any thing else.
is there any mistake in my above steps?
When you mentioned 'elements', do you mean the photo inside?
Called up applecare, was guided:
1. drag and put all the very first photos imported (inside 'Data' folder) into Desktop
2. thrash all the iphoto library
3. go library>preferences and trash com.apple.iPhoto.plist
4. create back iphoto library and drag back all the photos from the Desktop
the major problem here is that all photos now becoming JPG (guess all RAW converted to JPG in the Data folder) and all <50KB.
now I have loss the RAW file and dont think the quality of JPG will be good when developed...
I still yet to try again RAW file editing in the new library created. will update after I got home later.

I just reinstalled and this is the question that show "You have made changes to your photo library using a newer version of iPhoto. Do you want to quit and use the latest version of iPhoto, or do you want to create a new photo library?" what do i do next

I just reinstalled and this is the pop up that shows "You have made changes to your photo library using a newer version of iPhoto. Do you want to quit and use the latest version of iPhoto, or do you want to create a new photo library?" what do i do next? it just keeps popping up and loading but only gives a quit button?

Update it.
How old is your Mac? If it's very recent you need to update via the App Store
If you purchased at the App Store you need to update via the App Store
Otherwise you update via Softare Update
Regards
TD

You have made changes to your photo library using a newer version of iPhoto. Do you want to quit and use the latest version of iPhoto, or do you want to create a new photo library?

Long story short, I made a backup using TimeMachine of my iMac. I got my MBA which was being repaired and i restored from backup. Everything works fine, except for iPhoto which is not saying:
"You have made changes to your photo library using a newer version of iPhoto. Do you want to quit and use the latest version of iPhoto, or do you want to create a new photo library?"
I have OS X 10.7.2 and iPhoto 9.1.4. I've tried:
Repairing permissions
Deleting iPhoto, installing agaian, and updating
Repaired iPhoto Library (stays stuck at 98% when rebuilding database)
I've also tried iPhoto Library manager which cannot even see the library
Tried restoring from backup from iPhoto and it messed up library (I still had my backup)
Quite frustrating - any ideas on how to get iPhoto back to life?

Dunno why Software update was not displaying the latest version of iPhoto (9.2.1 as of January 27, 2012)...updating to this has fixed the issue

I am having macbook air recently my iphotos did not open and was showing report apple and reopen but i came to know that by pressing alt and iphotos i open an new photo library and stored the pics but now how can i get the pics which i had in the earlier

i am having macbook air recently my iphotos did not open and was showing report apple and reopen but i came to know that by pressing alt and iphotos i open an new photo library and stored the pics but now how can i get the pics which i had in the earlier photo please help me to recover my photos

Well I'll guess you're using iPhoto 11:
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 to make a 2nd, new Photo Library the default on open

well, we've now reached 15,000 picts on my iPhoto and you know what that means.
I read MISSING MANUAL (pogue) and now how, with option-boot up, to create a new photo library. Very cool.
HOWEVER: I wish this new library to be the default library when I open up iPHoto 5.
How do do?
JON

JON,
iPhoto opens the most recently used library by default. So all you have to do is create the new library. When you Quit iPhoto, it will be set to open that library the next time you launch. If you want to open a different library, you will have to Option-Launch to select it.
Also, you might like to check out iPhoto Library Manager. It facilitates switching among iPhoto libraries. Plus, it allows you to transfer rolls and albums between libraries while preserving the keywords, ratings, titles, and other database information.
Regards.

How do I upload folders to new Photo Library?

i have 13,000 pictures in 600 folders on my PC and I want to convert them all to the new photo library in iCloud. The Icloud browser app won't allow me to select folders to upload. I have to open each folder and upload individual photos. Then I will have to create albums and put all the photso in the albums? This will take forever.

I'm having the same problem as Keithj999.
Your solution is not viable, as it only pertains to Mac computers, and this is the PC thread.
The problem: We have a PC computer. We have a lot of photos on the computer which need to be uploaded into the iCloud library. The only way this seems to be able to be done is via the iCloud website. When going through the iCloud website to upload into the iCloud Library (NOT photostream, as my understanding is everything there deletes after 30 days..) from a PC computer, you can only select one photo at a time to be uploaded. Having thousands of photos, this clearly is not a good solution to the problem..
The desired outcome to the problem: To get thousands of photos from a PC computer into the iCloud Library in an efficient manner.
The solution for the desired outcome: ???
I've been looking for a few hours now on how this might be achievable, and I have yet to find a solution.

I have mac book air os x 10.8.2 i create a photo library on iPhoto and i moved it to my time capsule disk now i try to access library from my wife mac book running on mac os x 10.5.8 i always receive library locked on locked disk

i have mac book air os x 10.8.2 i create a photo library on iPhoto and i moved it to my time capsule disk now i try to access library from my wife mac book running on mac os x 10.5.8 i always receive library locked on locked disk

Unless you can set the Time Capsule's drive to have it's ownership ignored
you won't be able to use the library on the same volume as the Time Machine backups.
OT

New Photos Library Not Showing up in Media Browser

Hi, all--
I have the new Photos Library app, but I cannot select photos from it in other apps (like Twitter) because it doesn't show up the Media Browser that appears in the sidebar. The Photos Library is stored in my Pictures folder, and although I can click on the Pictures folder, the package contents of Photos Library isn't accessible there. Is anyone else experiecing this? I see other posts about this problem for iWeb, but I'm seeing it with EVERY 3rd party app/website. I can't select those photos. Help, please!
Thanks!

It's not a bug. It's not an iWeb issue.
It's progress.
Everytime something new arrives, the old is left behind.
But there is a solution.
iPhoto and the old library are still on your computer.
Open iPhoto and select the old library.
After that the images are available again.

Can't create new photo streams in Aperture

When I select new photos to add to a photo stream, I am not prompted to create a new photo stream, they are simply sent to the stock photo stream that is already shared between my iPhone and Aperture. How can I create new photo streams in Aperture if the standard method doesn't work for me? What is wrong with my setup that I can't follow the videos of instructions because I don't get a dialog box when I try to share?
Thanks,
Will

Is your Profile signature correct Mac OS X (10.7.5) ? Then you cannot create Shared Photo Streams. They require OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2 and Aperture 3.4, see:
Using and troubleshooting shared photo streams.
You can create Shared Photo Streams with:
an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using iOS 6
a Mac using OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2 with Photo 9.4 or later or Aperture 3.4 or later
a PC using Windows 8, Windows 7, or Vista with the iCloud Control Panel 2.0 or later installed. (iCloud Control Panel 2.1 required with Windows 8.)
If your system is compatible with shared streams, check, if you have enabled shared streams in both the System Preferences and Aperture's Preferences.
iCloud: Photo Stream FAQ
iCloud: Photo Stream Troubleshooting
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How do I create new photo albums in iphone? why isn't it organized like in the iPad?

How do I create new photo albums in iphone? why isn't it organized like in the iPad?

You can't create new albums on the iPad either. The user interface looks different, but the functionality is essentially the same.
The route is to create new albums on the desktop, and then sync via iTunes.

Creating new Photo Ablum

Hi, I have 16 gb, original iphone, and I want to creat new photo albums with different names in my iphone, but when I syncing the new photo folder, all of them going into the same folder in iphone. Is there any way to create different albums in iphone. thank you for any help

One thing that might help out.
If you are syncing photos from a folder, you can have the iphone show different albums.
The way to do this is to have one main folder that you are using to sync photos to the iphone.
Then each sub folder you create in that main folder, shows up as a different album on your iphone.
But, as the previous post, you have to create the album or folder on your computer, then sync it to the iphone.
Hope this helps.

Importing a photo folder just with references creates a photo library 2/3 of its size. crazy!

after ignoring iphoto for many reasons over the last years i thought i give it a try with the new photo app.
i imported a 70gb photo folder - turning OFF to copy it into the library first, just refering to them - and now it ate up all my space by creating a 41gb (!!!) photo library just with references alone. so now i have a 70gb folder plus an index file that is 41gb big. i am beyond baffled.
am i doing something wrong here or are they crazy?
they cannot possibly think this is a smart way to store photos with the small internal hard drives they give us nowadays can they?

it gets even worse. "photos" has created empty subfolders of almost every photo in my original photo folder.
thank you apple. good job.

Created new iPhoto library and can't get back old one?

I was importing photos from my iPhone to my MacBook Air and it got stuck on one photo and wouldn't move. It wouldn't let me quit the application so I had to restart my computer. When I turned it back on it told me it had detected inconsistencies and stuff, so I let it do it's thing, but then it told me that I needed to create a new iPhoto Library. I did, then the next time I opened iPhoto, it was on this brand new, totally-clear-of-any-photos Library. Where have all of my photos gone? How can I go back to my old photo library? Help!

Hold down the option key while launching iphoto until the select library window appears - how many libraries do you see?
Probably the quickest recovery is to restore your backup from just before you had the problem
LN

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