Dragging Photos from iPhoto

In prior verisons of iPhoto (using '08) and Final Cut Pro (using 6.0) I was able to drag photos from iPhoto, and drop them on the timeline and they would appear in the same order as they are shown in iPhoto..now, it looks like it is placing them in so random order...any ideas?

Are you getting an error message that says something to the effect that one of the files are busy? If so this is usually due to the original files sharing the same file title in the Finder. An easy way to get around this is to use the export feature of iPhoto and choose "use album name" It is something like this: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iPhoto/6.0/en/hlp215.html Try exporting them to a folder that you create on your desktop. If you use the export feature iPhoto can rename the files so they don't share the same title.

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    Because you have a problem and you need to fix it
    with no information except it does not work no one can give any more help than that - remember that we are jsut users like yourself and know nothing except what you tell us - which in this case was nothing except it does not work
    Some details like the OS version, version of iPhoto, what does happen and what does not ahppen, any recent changes, ect would at least give someone a chance to try to assist you
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    It sounds as if you have a permissions issue with your Home folder.  Try this method posted by Linc Davis:
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    I experience trouble when trying to insert a photo from iPhoto. I want to have the sound from the video clip running, while the "live video-image" change to a "still-photo".
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    Click on the preview photo to select it... right click and drag and drop it to the desktop or folder. (Don't click on the photo to open it...)
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    http://youtu.be/4BOm_OYvqoQ

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    Hunter

    Hey,
    Thanks for the quick response. I am trying to bring a logo from a near pinpoint using Ken Burns effect to as big as I can before I transition to a bumper. I did this once before and had the same problem. I finally found the center of the picture/logo by moving it around, trial and error and luck. I have tried to use known good images in place of the logo that went black and it seems they are all showing black as if they are all so far off center they only show black. I have opened finished projects where it shows a similar logo effect and when I go to 'edit photo settings' in the completed project it the image goes (or shows) black.
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    T

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    W

    Make sure the external drive is formatted Mac OS extended (journaled) and is connected with a wired connection, quit iPhoto, drag the iPhoto library to the EHD intact as a single entity and launch iPhoto while depressing to option key. Use the resulting select library window to select the new location. Be sure the EHD is available prior to launching iPhoto
    LN

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    Whenever I preview the picture the quality is great but when I drag it into the timeline it degrades with the Ken Burns effect. Any guess as to why? I'm new to Mac so this may be obvious, just not to me yet.

    http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=3724054#3724054

  • Why can't I drag a photo from iPhoto to a folder?

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    WHAT!?  That's insane.  Am I missing something or have all of the updates changed things so drastically!?
    All of my business is up to date.  If this is what it's like updated, that is a bummer.

    This seems to be a desktop issue rather than an iPhoto one, as you can't drag from Mail either.
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    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4921
    has details of the options in the Export dialogue.

  • E-Mailing small photos from iPhoto '09

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    I realize that I can transfer the photos from iPhoto to my desktop, open Adobe Photoshop, manually downsize each photo, close Photoshop, and then send the reduced size photos,
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    As for the comments about iPhoto 11 - search and you'll find pretty much the same ones about iphoto 09, 08, 6, 5 etc

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