Error downloading videos from my camera onto iPhoto?

I plug my SD memory card from my camera into my Macbok Pro. At first, I try to import all my videos all together (there is only about 2-5 short ones each time) but that fails, so I try to import each video seperatly. Only some work. I have tried this many of times, I refilmed some of the videos and tried again, and I tried importing them from image capture. Nothing works! I even bought a new SD card to see if that would work and the same thing happened. I tried logging onto a different user on my laptop to import, and that didnt work. Help what do I do. I'm using this with iPhoto 11. I recently have been getting notices saying my "Start up disk is nearly full" Could this have anything to do with it? If so, how do i fix it because I have deleted more than half my photos (I went from around 1,400 to about 500) and deleted all my documents (They weren't important don't worry)

I recently have been getting notices saying my "Start up disk is nearly full" Could this have anything to do with it?
Indeed yes. If your start up disk is full (or the Mac reports it is full) you will not be able to import your movies.
If your photos are in iPhoto Library, you need to be sure they are really deleted.
Remember to empty the trash after deleting.
Could you please include info about the version of Mac OS you are running on the MBP. (Go to Apple menu / About This Mac.)

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I am trying to download photos from my camera to iphoto on my mac book (which I have done many times before). This time I am getting an alert that saysThe photo “IMG_5965.JPG” could not be opened, because the original item cannot be found. How can I fix this?

There is a fair likelihood of an explanation of this symptom
in another ASC discussion thread; see the reply by léonie:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/20165563#20165563
You may have to research any newer possibilities in trouble-
shooting or resolving issues by use of iPhoto Support page.
Since I don't use iPhoto as a primary editor or storage, the
details on the topic aren't so good. I prefer ToyViewer editor.
•iPhoto Support
•iPhoto Video Tutorials
Hopefully the error is easily corrected.
Good luck & happy computing!

Loading video from digi camera onto eMac

I have a Casio Exilim digital camera. I plugged it into the USB and chose iPhote to run. So I imported all the pictures onto iPhoto but none of the video imported. How can I get the video from the camera onto my eMac? Thanks for the help!

If you want to import videos from your digital camera frequently it might be an idea to upgrade to iLife '06 as iPhoto 6 supports this.
Hope this helps.
Stu

When I downloaded pics from my camera to iPhoto it put them in a file that was named with the download date. Can I do that with Aperture (as the download default)?

I recently replaced iPhoto with Aperture. When I download pics into Aperture they are place in a file that's called "Untitled Project." When I downloaded pics from my camera to iPhoto they were put in a file that was named with the download date (YYYY MM DD). Can I do that with Aperture (as the download default)?

My apologies.
When I import I have an Applescript that stores the images in a year month day folder-project structure so I haven;t used the default Aperture behavior in some time. When I tested it out to reply to you I was doing it from the file system and it picked up the date from the folder. mea culpa.
Anyway the closest you can get is to have Aperture split the images by date. IN the Aperture preferences set the project split granularity
Autosplit into Projects
and then in the import window set
Automatically split projects.
This will give projects named Month Day, Year (ie: Mar 13, 2012) there is no way to change this
As I said I have a script that runs on import and sets up a structure like:
Of course many here will say not to name projects this way, that Aperture has the ability to sort by date and you're better off naming projects something more meaningful. For them that is true and it might be for you also. For me I like to store my masters this way, it works for the way I shoot.
regards

I downloaded pics from my camera to iphoto, forgot to click 'import all' and closed iphoto and deleted the pics from the camera. is there any way to retireve these pics?

I downloaded pics from my camera to iphoto on my macbook pro and forgot to click 'import all. Then i closed iphoto and deleted the pics from the camera. i know I'm screwed, but i'll give this a try, is there any way to retireve these pics?

Use an app like MediaRecover to get the pics back from the card.

How do I download videos from my ipod onto itunes

how do i download videos from my ipod onto itunes?

If you are using iTunes version 7 or later, then you can transfer purchased iTunes store music from the iPod to an authorized computer by using the "file/transfer purchases from iPod" menu. Note that the maximum of 5 authorized computers applies here.
For all other non purchased music (your own CDs etc) try this method which works on some Windows PCs.
Enable your iPod for disk use.
See: iPod Disk Use.
Open iTunes and select edit/preferences/advanced/general. Put a check mark in the box marked "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library" and also "keep iTunes music folder organized", then click 'ok'.
Connect the iPod whilst holding down the shift/ctrl keys to prevent any auto sync, and if you see the dialogue window asking if you want to sync to this itunes library, click 'no'.
Then go to file/add folder, open 'my computer', select your iPod and click 'ok'.
The music files should transfer to your iTunes.
If this doesn't work (and it may not because officially it's not supposed to), check out the instructions/suggestions here.
Music from iPod to computer (using option 2). This a manual method using "hidden folders" and although it works, it can be messy.
Much easier ways are to use one of the many 3rd party programs that copy music from the iPod to the computer.
One of the most recommended is Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.
Another free program is Pod Player.
SharePod is also freeware.

Hi, I can't download my photos from my camera onto iPhoto!

Hi, I can't download my photos from my camera into iPhoto! A few months ago I bought iPhoto 9.1.1 (on it's own from iTunes) and it's been working fine till now. When I plug in the camera (Lumix LX3) the flying pizza starts and eventually I have to turn off the camera and force quit iPhoto. I don't think it can be a camera problem as I have successfully dowloaded same photos from same camera onto my laptop (with older version of iPhoto) and it works perfectly. Please help me - what am I doing wrong? Also, is there a limit to the amount of photos i can keep in iPhoto? I have quite a lot, and wonder if it simply is full up and cannot take any more? Thanks! Mands

To re-install iPhoto
1. Put the iPhoto.app in the trash (Drag it from your Applications Folder to the trash)
2a: On 10.5: Go to HD/Library/Receipts and remove any pkg file there with iPhoto in the name.
2b: On 10.6: Those receipts may be found as follows: In the Finder use the Go menu and select Go To Folder. In the resulting window type
/var/db/receipts/
2c: on 10.7 they're at
/private/var/db/receipts
A Finder Window will open at that location and you can remove the iPhoto pkg files.
3. Re-install.
If you purchased an iLife Disk, then iPhoto is on it.
If iPhoto was installed on your Mac when you go it then it’s on the System Restore disks that came with your Mac. Insert the first one and opt to ‘Install Bundled Applications Only.
If you purchased it on the App Store you can find it in your Purchases List.

Get error message when I try to download pictures from my camera to Iphoto.

Whenever I try to download photos from my digital camera to my Iphoto application in my Mac Book Pro laptop, I'm getting an error message that "startup disk is running low on space" and to delete some files before I try to download again. I also tried to install a recent software update to my computer and could not because it said that I did not have anough GB to do so. So... I'm thinking I need to delete some things. Which items take up the most hard drive space and which would be the best files to delete? I have all my info backed up on an external hard drive, so I could delete a lot of pictures. Thanks!

The order of consumption is usually, video, pics, music, docs.
If you have a great deal of photos on you internal drive and have them on an external storage drive, then you can delete them from your internal, that would free up space, same for videos, they are both space hogs. I regularly put my photos to an external drive, just keep my internal with as much free space on it. It runs faster and less stressful on the drive.
If you are having these error messages then you most certainly need to get stuff off, overloading can kill a drive.
As a general rule try to keep the internal below 50% for better performance.

IPhoto won't download videos from my camera! Help please!

I have a Samsung WB250F camera and my Mac has been downloading videos and pictures fine until today! I put my card in and only some of the videos will download. I have two clips that won't. They aren't long, one is 4 minutes and the other is 5 minutes. I've deleted all other videos that were in my iphoto and that didn't work. Everytime I push import a message comes up that says "Error downloading image. iPhoto cannot import your photos because there was a problem downloading an image"
It's starting to get VERY frustrating.

JordanFox,
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
Your friend is correct; iPhoto 2 does not handle video files. You'll need at least iPhoto 5 to keep videos in your library. There is no other way to get it than to purchase a copy of iLife, either version 5 or version 6. Upgrades from one version to another cost money, updates within a version (ex; 6.0 to 6.0.6) are free downloads from Apple.
Try using Image Capture (in your Applications folder) to upload the video clips to your Mac. You can manage them yourself in your Movies folder.
Regards.

Can't Download Photos from my Camera into iPhoto

Hi, I've been trying to download my photos from my Casio Exilim camera into iPhoto. Whenever I do, iPhoto shows me that the photos are downloading, but at the end it shows me an error message saying, "Error Downloading Image: iPhoto cannot import your photos because there was a problem downloading the image". I've also tried to access my camera from the desktop, and copy it to another folder, but I had no success with that either.
Thanks.

Have you tried Image capture (in your applications folder)? Have you tried a USB card reader?
It sounds like your card format probably is bad - how long has it been since you formatted it?
Once you get your photos off you should use your camera and format it - and in the future do not have iPhoto erase your photos but use your camera to format the card

Can't download video from Canon camera

I have a video in my Canon PowerShot SD300 Digital ELPH camera that does not download into iPhoto. I can watch the video (292mb) in my camera, and iPhoto recognizes that it is there, but does not download it. When I click to download the video, the computer behaves as if it is downloading, but the video does not appear in the library when it is done. I've tried looking for it elsewhere on my computer, but can't find it. I've thought about trying to pull it directly off the camera using the desktop, but the camera doesn't show up in the finder, only within iPhoto. How can I get this video!?

I have seen this exact behavior with large video files. You have 2 basic choices:
1) Use Image Capture (in your Applications folder) to download the video. In IC you can select "Download Some", see the files on the camera, and select just the ones you want to download. With a file this big I recommend doing one at a time. Set it to Download to your Desktop, and be patient. Ignore the blue Progress bar, as it seems to go from 0 to 100 very quickly, when in fact the process has just begun. It may seem like nothing is happening, but wait long enough and it should complete.
2) Canons do not appear in the Finder, as you have observed. Instead of uploading via the camera, use a USB card reader to mount the card. Then you can simply drag the video files to your Desktop. The Finder seems to copy much more quickly than Image Capture, and its blue Progress bar is much more accurate. Another advantage is that you don't have to worry about the camera's batteries dying during the download.
Either way, once the videos are on your desktop you can import them into iPhoto, then trash the desktop copy.
Regards.

I am having problems downloading photos from my camera to iphoto 11

I am unable to download photos from my sony cybershot DSC-W170 and my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30 to iphoto11. The problem started when the colour wheel started spinning when iphoto opened after I switched on either camera and the programme became unresponsive. Subsequently when ever I then tried to open iphoto the colour wheel span and iphoto didn't respond, force quit the only way out.
After this happened the first time I rebuilt my library from timemachine (not the quickest process with around 9000 images), iphoto then opened okay and I could view libraries again.
I then downloaded the images directly from the camera sd card to my desktop and tried to drag the images into iphoto one at a time this worked but as soon as i tried to import the whole roll, the colour wheel popped up and iphoto became unresponseive again but I could view my libraries at least.
I then read about deleting the library cache which I did and restarted my mac (imac core duo 2ghz, running 10.6.8) I then tried to download from the sony cybershot again and I here am back at the start, with the colour wheel and iphoto not responding, I have just force quit and I can't open iphoto. Help!

What exactly happens when you try to sync?
Was the iPod previous synced to another iTunes library/computer?
Have you successfully synced from this iTunes library/computer before?
If so have you done anything like update iTunes on the computer since it last successfully synced?
Do the songs play in iTunes?
Does any media now sync to the iPod?
Do you have the right boxes checked to sync?
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod
Try syncing using the manual method
Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod

Is there anyway to get photos back after downloading them from digital camera to iphoto?

Ok I am in panic mode because I just got home from vacation from Disney world and imported all of my photos into iPhoto like I normally do. Once it was completed I look at the photos and check them all out and accept the delete all photos on memory card option. Well I went to bed and my computer was on all night. When I came back this morning to put the photos into an album, there was an error message and I needed to reboot iphoto upon logging in. WHen I did all my photos that I just imported are gone. However, under my split events there are gray boxes showing where my photos were. Has anyone seen this happen and if so how to I refresh my iphoto or manage it after it crashes?
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Was the backup before or after the update?
is you calendar syncing with icloud?

Downloading Video from Samsung camera WB500

Hi folks, Can anyone help me out here? I"ve bought a new camera which handles video footage too but I cannot downloading into iMovie. The camera is a Samsung WB500 and I operate OSX 10.4.11. What occurs in the thumbnails of imovie is just a blank screen and the error message is "cannot download clips".

Samsung says on its website, your snapshot-cam records in 720p/30fps and uses h264/AVC.. means AVCHD..
... which is supported on Intel_Macs only and MacOs 10.5.6. at last..
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1010
and, for AVCHD
http://www.apple.com/ilife/systemrequirements.html
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I am trying to download pictures from my camera to Iphoto and all of a suddent it shuts down after showing a few of the pictures from the camera. This never happened before

Any ideas

There are 9 different versions of iPhoto and they run on eight different versions of the Operating System. The tricks and tips for dealing with issues vary from version to version and OS to OS. So before anyone can help, they need information to work with. Things like:
- What version of iPhoto.
- What version of the Operating System.
- Details. What were you doing when the problem arose?
- Did it ever work properly?
- Are there error messages?
- What steps have you tried already to solve the issue.
Anything else you can think of that might allow someone else to understand your issue.

Error downloading videos from my camera onto iPhoto?

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