Excessive Files in "Modified" Folder
I've noticed that the size of my iPhoto '08 "package file" is considerably larger than the size of my library. After extensive investigating, I have found that ever since I've been importing files from my DSLR (RAW & JPEG for each photo); my RAW file is placed in the "originals" folder, my original JPEG is placed in the "modified" folder, and a copy (slightly compressed) of the JPEG is placed in the "originals" folder. This all occurs before there is any manipulation of the photos & it does it both for landscape and portrait photos. This is really taking a bite out of my external HD. It is essentially eating an extra 30 - 40% of space for no reason.
1. Is there any easy way to prevent iPhoto '08 from doing this?
2. Is there any easy way to reverse this. I would take a chance on just deleting the files out of the "modified" folder, but these are better quality JPEG's than what is in the "originals" folder. Aside from that, the file structure of iPhoto '08 is not something that I have time to decipher.
3. I also have recently aquired Aperture, should I just abandon iPhoto & manage everything out of Aperture from this point forward?
Loosing the extra drive space is getting expensive (I'm storing on a 2TB Lacie Biggest Quadra set at a 5+ hot swap RAID, so I'm only getting about 850GB to start with); at $950 a drive, this will soon break the bank.
Thanks for the input.
xx Shack xx
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
iPhoto's behaving exactly as expected. The oddity is because you're shooting RAW and jpeg. When you import a RAW iPhoto creates a jpeg preview of the file - hence the additional jpeg file.
1. Is there any easy way to prevent iPhoto '08 from doing this?
No, unless you change from shooting RAW and jpeg.
2. Is there any easy way to reverse this.
No.
I would take a chance on just deleting the files out of the "modified" folder, but these are better quality JPEG's than what is in the "originals" folder. Aside from that, the file structure of iPhoto '08 is not something that I have time to decipher.
*It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss* So, don't "take a chance", you'll just trash your library.
3. I also have recently aquired Aperture, should I just abandon iPhoto & manage everything out of Aperture from this point forward?
Aperture will do everything iPhoto does, and is much more geared for working with RAW than iPhoto. But it's quite a different app and takes some learning. That said, have a read of this thread on Aperture and shooting RAW and jpeg.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6868021�
For what it's worth, I would agree with William Lloyd there:
Aperture doesn't show you the JPEGs, as you have the RAW files. The only way to get access to the JPEGs is to do a "new version from master JPEG."
Really, with Aperture, shooting RAW+JPEG is a waste. Just shoot RAW. You can easily batch convert everything you want to JPEG and export it.
Regards
TD
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