Export project library to iPhoto

I have created a rough montage in iMovie using only still photos. I need to hand the files and the running order over to a third party to finish the job. He may or may not be using iMovie. Is there a way to print a list of the images in the order that they appear in my movie? I was wondering if it is possible to export the files back to iPhoto and print a contact sheet there. The contact sheet that iMovie prints is too small for someone else to see. Please help!
Thanks.

My recommendation would be to change your workflow slightly.
First, create an iPhoto Album. Then drag your pictures for your montage into your album, in the order you want them.
Then, you can drag the album into iMovie from the iMovie photo browser and the order will be preserved. You can add transitions, music, titles, etc.
In iPhoto, you can select the photos in the album and do a FILE/EXPORT as jpegs to provide the files to the third party.
Since you have already created the movie, I would suggest just creating an iPhoto album to match your movie.

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Exporting Projects/Library

This may be a simple one to answer but here goes. I have an iMac which is my main machine but occasionally I need to export a project to my MacBook Pro to show a client. I usually export the project to the iMac desktop then drag it over to the MBP which leaves a copy on the iMac desktop and the MBP desktop. Can the project that is left on the desktop of the iMac be trashed pending the arrival of the previously exported project back from the MBP after any changes have been made? Following that I assume that the project on the MBP can be trashed after sending it back to the iMac.

Unless you make changes while working with the client, there's no need to bring it back. Just trash it from the laptop. If you do make changes, you have to bring it back, get rid of the original project in the desktop library and reimport it.
DLS

How to export my Mac's iPhoto library from my iPad?

Hey !
Recently, my MacBook died, taking my iPhoto library with it. Thankfully, i had transferred all of it to my iPad Mini. I bought a new MacBook and would like to export the library i had previously imported to my iPad Mini back to my Mac.
When i plug my iPad Mini, all i can do is transfer photos taken with it, not the rest of the library.
Those (thousands of) photos were all carefully organized, i'd really like to get my library back as it was (the only option i can currently find is sending each individual photos via mail from the iPad...)
I own the iPhoto iPad app, maybe there's a way using it ?
Thanks a lot.

To copy photos that were originally synced from a computer you can use a third-party iPad app such as Simple Transfer which can copy them off via your wifi network. But as photos are 'optimised' when they are synced to the iPad, any that you then copy back to a computer may not be exactly the same as they originally were on your original Mac.

How to hide the file name (the bizarre number assigned by the camera) when exporting an image version in aperture from an album. Pl understand I want to keep the file name in the project library version.

how to hide the file name (the bizarre number assigned by the camera) when exporting an image version in aperture from an album. Pl understand I want to keep the file name in the project library version.

Within Aperture you have Images, which are constructed on-the-fly from two files (the Master and the Version). You get an image-format file _only_ when you export an Image. You select the file name (usually a scheme) when you create an image-format file (that is, when you export). Look under "Aperture→Presets→File Naming" for built-in Presets. You can, of course, create your own or customize any provided.
The Preset is applied to only the file newly created by your "export" command. It is not applied to the Image in Aperture (unless you rename your Versions or your Masters).

Missing iPhoto Thumbnail Images in iMovie Project Library

Okay, here goes...
I'd created a short movie and have it in iMovie's project library. The movie included video footage from a dv camera as well as video from my digital photo camera. I recently reorganized and merged several events folders in iPhoto from my vacation, which included parts of the video used in the iMovie short movie project. Now, when I select the project in iMovie, some of the thumbnails are missing from the video sequence to the right of the project name.
It still plays (thankfully), but it's irritating me that I cannot figure out why the thumbnails have disappeared.
Does it have something to do with merging iPhoto files? If so, or even if not, how do I fix this and have the thumbnails reappear?

Something similar is happening to me. I created a project a couple of months ago in iMovie '08, and now the "upper window" thumbnails are showing with an exclamation mark - but just the video clips! The photos are still there. You can see the thumbnail with the exclamation mark and when you drag the cursor through it to see it play, it only does in the little damaged thumbnail but not in the screen. After touching it, it becomes black. It does not play at all when the project is played completely. I someone finds out how to solve this, please advise.
Thanks so much.
Lol@

Problem with Export Project as New Library

Getting some behavior from Aperture that I do not understand.
I am running Aperture 3.5.1 on OSX 10.9.1 on both a MacPro and a MacBookPro(Retina).
Both machines are believed to be completely up-to-date software-wise (no indication in App store that software updates are available. i don't know how else to look.).
I imported (Nikon D800) raw images from an SD card to MacBookPro Aperture Library (which contains few images), performed adjustments (and "shared" some with my SmugMug account).
Then I selected the Project that contained my images, chose File, Export, Project as New Library (in order to move the adjusted images to my MacPro, where my "real" Aperture Library resides). (first time i have attempted such a workflow). I selected all 3 options (Copy originals . . ., Copy previews . . ., Show alert) and clicked Export Library.
I copied the resulting file to my MacPro. After choosing File, Import, Library (in Aperture on the MacPro), I see it "Merging", and then the project in question appears in the Library on the MacPro.
The problem is that each image has a message at the top of the Adjustments pane: "This photo was adjusted using an earlier version of Apple's RAW processing", and they all come into the receiving library with no adjustments, and no previews - not even the built-in preview that a raw file should carry (the images show in the viewer as _really_ flat, gray - very strange, i have never seen this appearance before, though I routeinely use raw format).
Trying to troubleshoot, I went back to the MacBookPro and closed Aperture, then double-clicked the Library on the desktop that had resulted from the export process (containing only one project).
Same situation. All of the images think they were processed on older raw processor (even though this library is being opened on the same computer that did the processing).
Any ideas? Is this a bug, or have I misunderstood the point of exporting Projects?

There have been two problems, reported, when exporting projects as library:
In earlier versions of Aperture the exported library did not include all images, if images had been imported from Photo Stream. I cannot reproduce this bug any longer with Aperture 3.5.1.
The export could go wrong, if the aperture library needed repairing.
Have you tried the Aperture Library First Aid Tools,to fix a possible library curruption?
See this link: Aperture 3 User Manual: Repairing and Rebuilding Your Aperture Library
Before trying to rebuild, make sure, your backup of your Aperture library is current and in a working condition.
I see a progress bar and the .exporting library is created in the desired location.
Finally I decided to watch a project closely as it was being exported as a library and I noticed that the file size jumps up an down. I'm not an expert on how export works, but it would appear that each exported photo is overwriting the previous one.
What is the desired location? Are you exporting to your internal system drive or to an external drive? If external, how is the drive formatted? Such overwriting of files could be caused by incompatible filesystems creating conflicting pathnames. Make sure, the destination is a filesystem formatted MacOS X Extended (Journaled).
-- Léonie

Hello! pleas help me ;) Question: how to export Project (slide show) from Iphoto (iphone) to desktop (windows)? Second - I export Procejct to Icloud - where I find this?

Hello!
Pleas help me!
Problem: How to export Project (slide show) from IPhoto (Iphone) to other computer with windows?
Second: How to save this project in Iphone?
Next: I export this Project to ICloud. Where I will find this?
regards
Jerry

Hi jerryj69,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The link below to the iPhoto for iOS manual covers many of these topics.
iPhoto Help: Ways to share photos
http://help.apple.com/iphoto/iphone/2.0/#blnk7d8f763e
Ways to share photos
Using iPhoto on your device, you can share your photos in many ways:
Send photos to other devices
Beam photos, albums, events, journals, and slideshows (send wirelessly) from your device to another iOS device with iPhoto installed. Beaming shares photos in full resolution.
If you have a device that supports AirDrop, you can send photos wirelessly to other iOS devices that use AirDrop. You can use AirDrop to share photos, albums, events, journals, and slideshows. AirDrop shares photos in full resolution.
If you have an iCloud account and you’ve set up My Photo Stream, photos you save to the Camera Roll are sent to all of your devices.
Use photos in other apps on your device
Send your photos to other apps installed on your device, including iMovie and other iPhoto-supported apps.
Use your photos in any app by saving them to the Camera Roll.
Send photos to your computer
Import photos directly into iPhoto or Aperture on your computer.
Save photos to your computer using iTunes.
Share photos on the web
Post photos to your Twitter, Flickr, or Facebook accounts directly from iPhoto. You can add comments when you post photos using iPhoto.
Create a web journal with your photos and publish your journal as a webpage using your iCloud account.
Create a slideshow with your photos and publish your sllideshow as a webpage using your iCloud account.
Email, display, and print photos
Send an email with your photos.
Share photos using the Messages app on your device.
Present your photos as a slideshow with music and transition effects.
View photos on an external display using an HDMI cable adapter or on a TV using AirPlay and Apple TV.
Print photos from your device to a printer that supports AirPrint. Tap > Print and select a printer.
Create books of your photos and order professionally printed and bound copies of them.
Order professional-quality prints, and have them delivered to an address you specify.
Cheers,
- Judy

Aperture 3 Exporting Projects / Individual Library Files?

So my typical backup procedure in Ap2 and below was to export project files and back those up on two external hard drives. I do not use reference files, but rather let everything import into the aperture library file.
so. . .
Now in Aperture 3 I go to backup a project and there's no option anymore to export projects, only "Libraries". I've always considered a "Library" to be the entirety of the files stored in Aperture, but this is something new. . . Is exporting these smaller Library files from Ap3 the same as exporting project files from Ap2? The file size of the exported "library" file seems consistent with the size of the project.
I haven't tried re-importing any of these new exported library files, but should I assume that these things will behave the same way as projects did in previous versions? i.e., is this still a viable backup methodology?
If not I'd hate to have to just export masters and lose all the metadata/adjustments I rely on aperture for.
Thanks,
msg

The line between libraries and projects has just been blurred a little giving the user more flexibility. Now you can open the exported project as a stand alone library or import it to another library as a project. (note that the "Import Project" command is now "Import Project/Library") IMHO your back up plan just got better.
DLS

Problems exporting library from iPhoto

Hi,
I'm trying to export my iPhoto library but when i go to export to my external hard drive it gives me an error message and tells me it can't make volumes.... what do i do?
I think there could be an error within my library.
Any help is much appreciated!

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Check to see where you iPhoto Library is located. Make sure it's in the Pictures folder. Next, go to the Finder->Go->Go to folder menu option and put in /volumes. Check to see if there's an alias file to your external hard drive in there. If not you can try creating an alias file for your external HD and put it in there.
As a workaround if you can't get it to export directly to the external HD you'll have to export to the Desktop and manually copy over to the external.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

Is it possible to export photos from my iPhoto library to an SD card?

This may be a completely stupid question but... how do I export photos from my iPhoto library to an SD card?

Select the pics in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export...

Import iPhoto into iMovie project library

import iPhoto into iMovie project library 10.0.2

In iMovie your iPhoto Library should show up in the Library panel as the top listed Librar., Double click on it and all your events from iPhoto will appear. Photos and videos will be there.

Export RAW file from iPhoto to Aperture

I want to start using Aperture 2 for my photo editing, so I need to import a number of RAW photos that are currently stored in iPhoto. This seems like it should be a simple enough process, but the different methods I have attempted have only resulted in a JPG version of the photo being imported.
I have spent quite a bit of time perusing previous posts and haven't been able to find an answer, so any help or direction would be greatly appreciated!

I don't think there is any reason to export the photos from iPhoto first. Aperture can browse the iPhoto library and will allow you to drag and drop the original files.
In Aperture:
1. Pull down File > Show iPhoto Browser.
2. Find the photos you want, highlight them by Shift+clicking several in a row or Command+clicking discontinuous photos. Make sure the extension on the file corresponds to the type of RAW file your camera shoots (.CR2 for Canon, .NEF for Nikon, etc).
3. Drag and drop the selected files to the Library icon in the Projects list. This will create a new project called "Untitled Project" that contains your photos.
Regards,
Michael

How do I "Add to Library" when iPhoto won't recognise selected photos?

A few months ago I was unable to import photos from the same Canon camera I've always used with iPhoto. Despite a number of steps taken, the problem has not resolved.
As I was getting a few erratic problems I decided to rebuild the computer (back up, wipe hard disk, re-install all software,etc.). I then imported the photos from the camera as usual. Last night they imported properly. Tonight those new photos are do not appear in the Library window of iPhoto. Those new photos are, however, in the iPhoto folder. When I try File/Add to Library, I get the message "Unreadable Files: 1 The following files could not be imported (they may be an unrecognised file type or the files may not contain valid data). The message then gives the path to the library "Users/Shared/iPhoto Library/2005".
Extra information:
*iPhoto Library in a shared folder so that my partner can access them from her Account;
*there are 2500 photos in my library;
*the photos are in .jpg format;
*I've always used the same camera - Canon IXUS v3;
*they imported OK yesterday but have disappeared today;
*I get the same result whether I try to Add to Library one photo or multiple folders of photos.
*I've read a few threads on these discussion pages but the answers don't seem applicable - if only because of the inconsistency (ie importing OK yesterday and being problematic today)
I'd be grateful for anyone's help!
iMac & iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

I think I understand now. I am thinking you placed these files in the iPhoto Library folder yourself. You need to drag them to the desktop and import them from there, by either dragging them into an open iPhoto viewing window or using the command File>add to library within iPhoto.
Some more info for you:
--First thing to know and remember is this...Do not drag any images, folder of images into the iPhoto Library in the Finder. Images have to be imported into iPhoto within the application. Do not scan images and save them into the iPhoto Library folder in the Finder. Save them to another location such as the Pictures folder or even the desktop. You can then import them into iPhoto.
If you have already put files/folders in the iPhoto Library folder in the Finder then you will also find out that if you try to import them into iPhoto you will get an error message. No worry, just drag them to the desktop and import from there.
--All images that you import are shown in the library view. You can choose how you want to view, by rolls, by date, by rating, etc. When you put images in an Album, slideshow, book, etc, you are actually just putting pointers to those images in the library. You are not adding more images. If you delete an image from the Album it will still be in the library. If you delete an image from the library it is deleted from iPhoto's database and your hard drive (unless you have it backed up somewhere else)
--You have a folder of images on your hard drive and want to import them into iPhoto. Drag the folder of images into an open iPhoto Library window and the folder of photos will be copied into the library, resulting in a new roll with the name of the folder. You now have two copies of those photos, the ones in iPhoto's database and the ones on your desktop. You can keep the ones on your desktop that you just imported as backup or you can delete that folder.
-- you scan a picture/pictures and save it in a folder. You cannot scan directly into iPhoto or the iPhoto Library folder in the Finder.
You want all your photos in iPhoto so you import them into iPhoto.
Now you have two copies of that picture/pictures, so you can delete the originals that were in the scanned folder and keep the one/ones that were imported into iPhoto.
-- You download pictures from your camera into iPhoto.
There is now one copy of each of the pictures. (DO NOT HAVE IPHOTO DELETE THE IMAGES FROM YOUR CAMERA! DELETE THEM MANUALLY WITH THE CAMERA-if something goes wrong with the import and they are never imported and then they are deleted from the camera you might end up losing those images)
You want to change something about a picture you imported, such as
cropping it or changing the size, or changing the orientation.
Once you do that to a picture, you now have two copies of the picture
in iPhoto, the original and the edited one. The edited one will be in the library organize view. The original is packed away in an Original folder in your iPhoto Library folder under the date of the roll. You can always revert to the original by control clicking on the photo and choose "revert to orginal" You will not have this choice if you used iPhoto Diet to get rid of the Originals.
(a quick note on cropping within iPhoto...when you are in edit mode, you automatically will be in the crop mode with cross hairs to highlight the crop area. To finish cropping you must click the crop button and then go back to library view and your cropped picture will be there.
3.You want to use Photoshop or another graphic program to edit a picture in your iPhoto library.
You can open up prefs for iPhoto and choose "when double clicking on
photo ..do" choose "other" and select Photoshop. Now you can edit all
pictures in your iPhoto library in PhotoShop by double clicking. If you save the photo with the same name and as a flattened file it will be saved right into iPhoto and you will see the changes. If you don't want to save it into iPhoto then do a "save as" and save to the desktop. You will then have the original photo still in iPhoto and your new edited photo on the desktop.
Or, with iPhoto open, you can drag a picture from the library window
to your desktop (you see a + sign on the pic you are dragging). You now
have two of the same picture, one in the iPhoto library and one on your desktop. You can open up the one on your desktop in any graphic program and work on it. The one in iPhoto stays the same. You can also share/export the picture/pictures to your desktop or folder to work on them or do batch processing, etc. You will still have the originals in your iPhoto Library.
Or, you can open up the ~/Pictures/iPhoto Library/folders and option drag any
picture out of the folder to your desktop. Notice that you will see a plus sign while dragging the photo. This is copying the file to your desktop
I would advise anyone not to do this as they might forget to use the option key and drag the photo out. Next time you open iPhoto the photo will be missing.
Two Apple kbs for you to read
Don't tamper with files in the iPhoto library folder
About the iPhoto Library folder
Don't forget that in Library view you can Control click on any picture and get a contextual menu with many options. One is to revert to original.

How do I create a shared library from iPhoto when the file is too large to burn on DVD?

I need to remove some photos (70 GB) to relieve a full hard drive. I have exported and burned .jpg images on DVDs, but that is only useful as a worst case backup. What I would like to have is a separate iPhoto Library for each calendar year of photos, so I could still view them in the albums and folders I have created to organize them. I have done this before in an earlier version of iPhoto, and was able to create 2003 iPhoto Library, 2004 iPhoto Library, etc. I put a copy on DVD (the full year fit on 1 DVD) and another copy on an external drive.
I am having problems doing this with iPhoto '09 (version 8.1.2). The iPhoto library for each year is too large to burn on DVD. When I select certain albums from the year that will fit on DVD and use the Share>Burn commands, it creates a library with Events and Faces, but none of the albums are listed on the left. The albums are important to organize the photos for viewing (birthdays, vacations, holidays, etc.) I didn't always pay attention to labeling Events when I imported photos, so that is not an adequate alternative to my albums.
I was thinking that if I could create a library for the entire year, it might include my albums and folders. I would have space for this on my external hard drive. However, I can find no way to create a library for the entire year and put it on my external drive - the only option is to burn a DVD or export .jpg images.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Best suggestion: Buy some external USB or Firewire drives. Move your Library to one, back it up to another. A lot more reliable than DVD, a lot less work and much more convenient. For a start, you don't have to break up the library...
Regards
TD

How do you move a single album, and not the whole library, in iPhoto to an external hard drive?

How do you move a single album, and not the whole library, in iPhoto to an external hard drive?

File -> Export to a folder and copy it over.
That will give you a folder with the images. There is no way to move an album outside of iPhoto. You would need to have a library containing it.
Regards
TD

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