Duplicate images upon import

When I import images from my camera, images show up in iphoto duplicated with different exposures.
The exposre that it was taken at, then a copy 1 stop darker.

I shoot RAW with no bracketing and have not reset anything...
I will double check settings, as my husband may have reset something on our last trip.
Thanks for the feed back, helps to know it is not a iphoto setting and can concentrate
on the camera.

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Apply settings to images upon import

I am using LR 5. Is there a way to apply settings to images upon import? For example, I want to set noise reduction to X if an imported image has a ISO setting between 1000 to 1250, from camera A with lens B. Right now I am applying the changes manually by using the metadata filter, but it will be great if the same settings can be applied upon import (to save time)

To set detail settings based on ISO, it's best to use a plugin (in my opinion), otherwise you have to mastermind which ISO's your camera is capable of having, and save a default for each, then if you want to change you have to go through the process again.
Some cameras can have dozens of different auto-ISO values, and it's best if you don't skip any of them.. granted it's not so bad if you never shoot auto-ISO .
Consider:
* ISO Detailer (author: me), or
* Bulk Develop (author: Jeffrey Friedl)
instead - both plugins are essentially free.
Rob

Does the new Photo app duplicate images on import (wasting drive space), or simply reference them like Picasa does?

Picasa simply references the original images, and any edits you make to the images leaves the original unharmed. This is the grown-up way to manage images. iPhoto and all, I really mean ALL other photo apps make this mistake of duplication of images on import - but not Picasa. I had iPhoto crash numerous times because it could not handle a large number of images. Picasa is way better than any Apple app thus far - so I'm wondering - does this new Photo app make the same mistake as all the others except Picasa? If it does duplication on imports, then it's doing it wrong.

Instead of instinctively condescending like a grouch, you could have simply replied with the right answer and made me look bad, instead you only made yourself look bad Terence The Devil.
The real answer is that there is an option in the preferences that allows one to select whether to copy images in or just reference them.
Under Importing all one has to do is Un-check the "Copy items to the Photos Library" setting.
The only issue I have at this point is that it should be un-checked as a default.

Why does Fw 9 lighten raster images upon import?

Every time i import, open, cut and paste, or drag and drop, a
raster image from photoshop or from it's original file into
Fireworks it is lighter when it gets to fireworks? optimizing does
nothing. i have to adjust the levels on any raster image once it is
in fireworks and this is costing me a lot of time since i have
already perfected the images in photoshop.
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goatmud wrote:
> the colors shifted in fireworks and then shifted back
when i exported them into
> photoshop. How do make the profiles match in both
programs? In photoshop i used
> working RGB: sRGB IEC61966-2.1. I can't even find a
color proflie option in
> fireworks.
>
Fireworks does not understand color profiles.
Read this:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_13364
It should help.
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Why does iMovie stretch my images upon importing?

I've got some footage that I'm trying to import, but iMovie stretches out the video horizontally. I shot the footage using my Panasonic Widescreen mode, but why does iMovie take that footage and stretch it out further? Anyone have any thoughts?

If AppleMan1958's suggestion does not resolve your problem, and if iMovie is the ONLY app that is giving problems, your iMovie preferences file may be corrupted.
To check this out, quit all applications. Then throw away your iMovie Preferences file (com.apple.iMovie8.plist) from your Home (user) / Library / Preferences folder.
A new preferences folder will be generated when you restart iMovie to test whether iMovie imports properly now, but you will need to reset any preference settings you want different from the default values.
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Exposure Importing Problems __ Darker images after Import

Shooting on 5D Mark II.. Shoot RAW and JPEG.. Running Mac with lastest OS
Getting proper exposures in Camera.. Importing to LightRoom using card reader.
Having major problems once I import into Lightroom. My images are significantly Darker.. 3 stops or so. I have triple checked that I am not applying any presets to my images upon import. Cannot figure this out!!
Please help with this issue...

trevajake wrote:
Several Things that I'm also curious about... Why does the tone curve - point curve default to Medium Contrast???? Also , in the basic develop settings, what are the two icons Tone and Auto... Notice how the Auto is highlighted..
Medium Contrast is just the default for all Raw images in LR
Auto is highlighted because you can activate AutoToning by clicking it
A couple of questions again, which might have been asked before:
If you import the .cr2 and the JPEG from your camera, do both have the same dark look?
Have you tried recalibrating your monitor?
Can you upload a JPEG and a Raw sample file to somewhere (i.e. www.yousendit.com) and post a screenshot to them here (don't use a photo publishing site please)
Beat

Does iPhoto automatically downsize an image on import?

I am new to Mac. I attended a workshop at an Apple store and was told iPhoto will automatically downsize all images upon import. I use CS3/Bridge to manage my image library but really love iPhotos ability to find images quickly. If I import my existing image files into iPhoto will they ever be resized without my knowledge? I don't want that to happen. I have tried a few tests and all the imported images are the same size in iPhoto as the originals in my old folder structure outside of iPhoto. At the moment I tell iPhoto to "not copy folders to the iPhoto library". Thanks.
Jerry

Jerry1635
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
If you’re new to Macs then I’ll bet you’re using iPhoto 08 (iPhoto Menu -> About iPhoto). You’ve posted on the v5 forum and the problem there is that there are many differences between the versions.
However here’s one thing that is *absolutely constant*
and was told iPhoto will automatically downsize all images upon import.
*This is utterly untrue*.
Iphoto simply copies the file - a straight byte by byte copy of the actual photo. It makes no changes whatever to the file unless you tell it to.
It has no facility to resize on import, so you can’t even tell it to do that.
What it does do is create a thumbnail of the image for faster display in the iPhoto Window.
At the moment I tell iPhoto to "not copy folders to the iPhoto library".
This is called a Referenced Library and - especially with folks new to Macs - I do not recommend running a Referenced Library
You need to be aware of a number of potential pitfalls using this system.
1. Import and deleting pics are more complex procedures
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.
Always allowing for personal preference, 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 10.5 users: You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Apple-Click for selecting multiple pics.
Uploaded with plasq's Skitch!
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. 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.
Or, if you want to access the files with iPhoto not running, then create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use THIS
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.
Your choice, obviously, but best to be aware of all the ramifications. By all means post back if you require more info.
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TD

Scanned images rotate slightly upon import- any idea why and how to fix?

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You wrote:
"The windows viewer application ignores all profiles and treats all files as if they were sRGB."
False. Windows 7 Photo Viewer is fully color managed.
As for the reason why Photoshop cannot use the embedded profile, read for example
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935893
Hannu

'Do not import duplicate images' does not work

For some weird and frustrating reason, the 'Do not import duplicates' checkmark doesnt seem to be functioning. Over the past few weeks, I have ended up importing duplicate and triplicate copies of images even though the checkmark on 'Do not import duplicate images' is checked. I dont know why this is happening.
My import settings are customized, but then this was done long before i started facing this problem.
I usually dont delete images till my card is full, and this results in duplicates before everytime I import images from a new shoot, images from the previous shoot also get imported, unless I manually deselect them.
Any help on this would be appreciated.

Leonie,
Yes I rename my files while importing. But I have been doing that for a while now, didnt face this issue earlier. Not sure what you mean by 'Signature'?.
I upgraded to ML a few days ago, so my sys config is MacOS 10.8 & Aperture is 3.3.2 (I've been facing this issue even before i upgraded to ML, so I dont think its related to ML).
I always import directly from my camera (i.e. card) and this issue seems to have cropped up somewhere after the release of Aperture 3.3.
Also, I have sent f/b to Apple on this issue (n vow, they seem to be collecting customer profile data thru this f/b. Look at the number of irrelevant questions they have).
cheers, Bhaven

I use a mac ios and shoot raw in a cannon 5d mark ii and shortly upon import of my images lightroom darkens and changes my images. This has happened before but not every time. The strange part is my last shoot had the same camera setting but this did not

I use a mac ios and shoot raw in a cannon 5d mark ii and shortly upon import of my images lightroom darkens and changes my images. This has happened before but not every time. The strange part is my last shoot had the same camera setting but this did not happen. The images i have now i can not use after lightroom has automatically altered them even if i try editing back to how they looked upon import

First thing to do is to change the default camera profile applied in Lightroom to camera standard (assuming that you shoot Canon or Nikon). Also make sure that your camera is NOT set up to use any of the HDR modes. Nikon calls those Active Dynamic Lighting. On Canons you often see things like highlight priority mode or "Auto Lighting Optimizer". Make sure that the picture style is set to standard and that for newer Canons the HDR mode is turned off. Most of the HDR modes simply underexpose the image and then add an instruction in the raw file to compensate for this to prevent highlights from being blown out. This causes more noise in the shadows and if you know what you are doing there is no point to this as you should simply expose correctly and get the highest quality raw.
Lastly, make sure that in Lightroom you have not checked "Apply Auto Tone Adjustments" in Preferences->Presets. This should make the default rendering of the raw files the same as the in-camera jpeg (what the camera shows on the back even if you shoot raw) but still give you all the latitude of raw files.

Image Squished Upon Import from Photoshop

I imported a simple Tiff from photoshop and it looks vertically squished upon import (about 5% but still). Has anyone seen this before? I tried exporting but it still appeared squished. Any thoughts on what it may be.

You can render to whatever size you want.
You can precompse your HD comp and nest it in a SD comp, and render from that if you wish.
Or, you could use the stretch options in the Render Queue to downsize your comp.
The point I'm trying to make is that there are only a few HD frame sizes (image dimensions).
Generally speaking, you have 1920x1080, and 1280x720.
Those are the two flavors that you have to work with in HD.
Some codecs create variations on those sizes based on pixel shape, but that's it for HD.
Once you depart from one of those frame sizes, you're simply not displaying HD material, beit created in AE, or shot in camera.
If you present a frame size that was downsized HD, then it is no longer an HD frame.
If you want to show your client a certain piece "in HD", then you may want to make sure you're showing them a true HD file, and not a downsized verison.

Image orientation upon importing?

HI, I am using Photoshop elements 8. I was wondering if anybody knows of an option which controls image orientation during photo import? My situation; I have a large catalogue of photos and I have a canon 40d which I use for my serious photo work and I use an Olympus 6000 tough for play. Just recently when I went to upload my images off of the Olympus point and shoot all of my portrait image when imported are laying on their side or are presented in a landscape style. Now I have to go through manually rotate each image or select groups of images which is very time consuming. I don’t know what happen, elements use to rotate the images to their correct orientation during import. Does anybody know how to solve this?
Thanks,
jt

The photo you posted has the Orientation field in the EXIF metadata set to Horizontal (landscape):
Image Width                : 3648
Image Height               : 2736
Make                       : OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Camera Model Name          : uT6000,ST6000
Orientation                : Horizontal (normal)
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Aperture keeps multiple duplicate images in the library file which do not show up in the app

So, I recently had to merge two libraries which have some common images. Although upon import Aperture asked me if I wanted to "Add or Merge" the libraries (I selected "merge", which wouldn't import duplicates), I wanted to confirm there were no duplicates in fact brought in. I ran Duplicate Annihilator, which made a strange claim (about most photos, in fact): it showed a file as a duplicate which had no copies that I could find - searching for it by name revealed exactly one image.
Curious, I searched inside the actual photo library. Imagine my surprise when I found the following files
...Library/Masters/2007/Aug 10, 2007/IMG_0002/IMG_0002.JPG
...Library/Masters/2007/Aug 10, 2007/IMG_0002 (1)/IMG_0002.JPG
...Library/Masters/2007/Aug 10, 2007/IMG_0002/IMG_0002.JPG
which are in fact *exactly* the same image. Meanwhile, to reiterate, Aperture shows only ONE photo:
IMG_0002.JPG
Shocked, I investigated further. In fact almost every single file which was in common between both libraries was "imported but not displayed", which explains why my two libraries of sizes 50GB + 50GB after merger = 100GB when, the two libraries in terms of images had 10k + 12k after merger = 14k images.
Aperture imported all the photos into the new library. But it just opted not to use half of them.
So, now I have a bloated-by-2x library, and of course the frustration with Aperture having made such an insane, bone-headed move. Those files are essentially dead weight which will follow the library around for all eternity.
1) Why?
2) How to fix?
thanks!

I would take a step back here before going further. William's suggestion might very well clean up the library but something obviously did not go right and to start mucking about in the library might make things worst.
For starters I'm surprised to see the folder structure you showed in your first post. Aperture stores managed masters (originals) by import date and time. The structure (in all libraries I've ever seen) looks like:
So something seems wrong with your master folder.
Also the three folders you showed the first and third are identical ( the middle one has the (1) added to which is how the OS handles duplicates in a folder) so this shouldn't even be possible, those folders should not be there.
I'm wondering if this is something left over from your using Duplicate Annihlator. Do you have a copy of the library before you ran the merge and used DA on it? Would be interested to see what the master folder looks like.
Finally when you ran the merge which library did you tell Aperture to use as the master, the one that was used to resolve conflicts?
Again William's suggestion might be all you need to do but it would be good to figure out want went wrong before proceeding.
regards
Message was edited by: Frank Caggiano - A better first step might be to run the Aperture first aid tools, repairing and possibly rebuilding the library.

Duplicate images from camera kit.

I have an iPad 2 and camera connection kit.
I want to use the iPad as backup for raw files from my canon 550d while on vacation, so want to keep the images on my sd card between re imports to my iPad.
I understood from various posts online that the iPad would offer to import new images when I insert the sd card into the kit. However in my tests I only seem to have the option to manually select images or import all images. The latter imports all images including those imported already.
Am I missing something? Can I get the iPad to ignore duplicates when importing images using the camera connection kit?

I have the idendical problem as Emily. When I plug the my camera directly into the Apple Camera Connection Kit, only a few of the previously imported photos have the green check mark. If I remove the SD card from my camera and plug it into the CCK, then it works correctly; all of the previously imported photos have the green check mark. I am using a Canon EOS Rebel XSi and I shoot RAW.
I hate to keep removing the card from my camera on each import. Does anyone have a solution to this problem?

How do you weed through duplicate images?

I love that Aperture allows tasks to be done many different ways. I'd like to hear some ideas on how to do this -
I am going through and finally getting my old photos from 2002 to current managed in Aperture. Many of the images are a mess on CD backup and more recent images are from the pc (I could get these from an EHD or in iPhoto). Long story short, I have LOTS of duplicate images from one disk to another. I mean the same photo two or three times.
My library has a top blue folder for the year. The projects within there are almost all by month year (i.e. Apr 2003). As far as I can tell, all of these images are the same - but one project might have an image that another one doesn't have. Should I worry about this or not? I am very detail oriented and anal about it - so set me straight if I need a slap into reality
Should I just go through my library and view by date and delete the duplicates without regard to which CD they came from? What would you do? How do you weed through duplicate images in this regard?
I'd love to hear your thoughts!

I almost thought you hit a winner there... even for general use. I started to read it and realized the import window cannot be resized. Why did I think that? Well, in general, have you ever imported from your camera and then took more pictures? Do you always remember what the last downloaded image was? Wouldn't it be great to resize that import window and see the actual library underneath to check??!
Anyway, my imports are done so .... last night I did a few months worth and I was in date view within 2003 (not the smart folder at the top under Library) and went through using the 9 key to reject the images that were duplicate. Some of them I could go to the project and reject in larger groups, but mostly it was one by one. It is a painstaking process, but ensures I have every image. Once I know I have it all, I will delete the rejects.
Keep in mind - my duplicates are not in the same project - they exist in multiple projects, sometimes two or three.
No other tips out there? I was sure there were enough power users that would have some secret tip to make life easier with Aperture.

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