Does iPhoto archive edits to photos?
I just merged my data with my new MacPro and when I go through my iPhoto library I see many images that I deleted and many that I edited alongside the original photos. Why is this? Does iPhoto archive every edit I make? If so, how can I turn this feature off?
SMurphy
How did you "merge" this iPhoto library?
It sounds to me like you imported one iPhoto library into another. If you're moving a library from one machine to another the correct procedure is to copy the iPhoto Library Folder to the Pictures Folder, then launch iPhoto. There's no importing involved.
iPhoto always protects and preserves your Original file, and all operations are carried out on a copy. At ant time the iPhoto installation carries the Original file, a tiny thumbnail and, if you've made edits, a copy with your modifications. This version control is a core feature of iPhoto and cannot be turned off. If you don't require it, simply, don't use iPhoto.
Regards
TD
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Thanks!As Larry said that's a "limitation" of iPhoto. Report that to Apple via http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphoto.html. I think you can go back to iPhoto and select another 4 photos and open them in PS with the original 4 still open.
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Using Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements) as Your Editor of Choice in iPhoto.
1 - select Photoshop as your editor of choice in iPhoto's General Preference Section's under the "Edit photo:" menu.
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3 - however, if you get the navigation window that indicates that PS wants to save it as a PS formatted file. You'll need to either select JPEG from the menu and save (top image) or click on the desktop in the Navigation window (bottom image) and save it to the desktop for importing as a new photo.
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Hi peeps.
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Use the File -> Export command. See this User Tip
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4921
for details of the options the Export Dialogue offers.
If you're interested in your Photos then this workflow
The trouble is, after moving images to folders/hard drives I subsequently delete them from iphoto to keep my macbook airs HDD with some space.
means you are losing quality, metadata and the version of control. If you don't want these why use iPhoto at all?
You could just move the whole Library to an external:
Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
1. Quit iPhoto
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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.
Regards
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HI, Hope you can help with my query. Does iPhoto automatically edit my images straight from my sd card BEFORE I import to iPhoto and edit myself?
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How can I change or cancel this feature
You can't.
Does anybody have an idea or similiar expierence.
Everybody does.
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(ii) Modified contains edited pics, shots that you have cropped, rotated or changed in any way. This also includes photos that have been auto-rotated by your camera.
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click here for a discussion of safely and correctly accessing your iPhoto library.
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How does iPhoto'11 maps modified photo with corresponding original photo?
Hello,
I see that every picture I edit in iPhoto, iPhoto keeps 2 copies of it - 1) of course the edited/modifed version 2) Original version, so that I can come back later and still get the original copy.
1. But I think it takes up a lot of space of local hard drive and I would iPhoto to only keep the final edited/modified version. Is there a way to set iPhoto property like this?
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Cheers1. But I think it takes up a lot of space of local hard drive and I would iPhoto to only keep the final edited/modified version. Is there a way to set iPhoto property like this?
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Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
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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.
I would also like to know how iPhoto maps original version to the modified version, if there an xml that I can see? I would like to filter out my current photo collection. Suppose I have 1000 pictures and out of 1000, I modified 700. So iPhoto has 1700 pictures, so what I would like to do is that keep the modified version (700) and only 300 of the original. This way hard drive will be used only for 1000 pictures and I could save a lot.
As Larry says, the relationship is tracked in the SQL database. Forget about trying to do what you want via this method. FOr a start, hacking the db won't delete anything. You'll still have to go in to the folders and delete the files. Here's a tedious way to do it: Export everything using any setting except Originals, empty the library and then re-import what you exported. Repeat endlessly everytime you edit. Be prepared for dataloss when you make a mistake in the process.
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My 24" 2008 iMac, running 10.5.8 and iPhoto '08 (300 GB harddrive, 67 GB avail, 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB 800 MH sdram), only imports my digital photo images directly from the camera at about 1/2 or less of the original file size. I thought it might be my 12.2 mgp. Samsung camera, until I just a 14 mpg. Lumix, and its doing the same thing. A 5 mg. images imports at around 2.4 mgs... a 14 mg image imports under 6... Its always done this, but until I bought the new camera, I assumed it was my peripheral issue.
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Hello All,
My iPhoto library is fixated on one date and always shows the same date at the top of the Recent group. I have imported many photos since that date but it continues to show the single date - containing a single photo.
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ThxSorry it was too complicated for you
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