Edit in IPhoto

Question

I can see some photos in a certain event, but when I double click to edit I get a black empty screen. I know they are in the library, but why can't I edit them?

Answer 1

Well if you’re running a Managed Library then having your own system of folders on the HD is doubling up the work and utterly redundant. But more importantly, you’re creating an overly complex filing system, and - based on the age old “Keep it Simple Stu...art” principle, complexity can lead to data loss. How? One day you will get confused between iPhoto’s fles and the photos in your own system and delete from the wrong one...
Remember your other post where we discussed ways to access your photos?
There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
*For Users of 10.5 Only*
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.
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You can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
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*For users of 10.4 and 10.5* ...
Many internet sites such as Flickr and SmugMug have plug-ins for accessing the iPhoto Library. If the site you want to use doesn’t then some, one or any of these will also work:
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. However, 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.
*If you want to access the files with iPhoto not running*:
Create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use this free utility Karelia iMedia Browser
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.
That said:
I cannot absolutely guarantee that the Library will look exactly the same - there are a few variables. But I can state that it will, within the limits described in my post above, be broadly the same.
In any event (sorry about that unintentional pun) you don’t really have much choice.
Regards
TD