Exporting from Iphoto

I am still trying to understand how to import and export - and can't understand a few more things. When I download raw pictures to Iphoto and edit them I see just one edited image in Photo and show it's still raw and it weights less than the original image (like if the original was 12 mb the edited raw is 3). When I export this edited raw picture to aperture it imports 2 pictures - original raw and the edited one. But how can I make Iphoto show both files as well? What if I want to export only one of them? Or if I want to delete one of them?

if i recall correctly iPhoto stores the original and the edited versions as 2 "master" files ...
find your iPhoto library ... right click and show package contents ...
you will see 2 folders ... Originals and Modified ... contents are self explanatory ...
you can also select a photo within iPhoto and select File -> Export ... the from "Kind" drop down select Original ..
you can get either program to show you your original (Master Image) at any time ... it is just a matter of a couple key strokes or mouse clicks ...
i would say do yourself the favor and get a used copy of the 1.5 version of the luna/long tutorial and work thru it ...
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Pro-Training-Aperture-1-5/dp/0321496620
mostly its the same ... obviously it doesn't cover the new features ... or adjustments ...
but it will help you to understand what is going on and why ... as well as helping to instill good habits within aperture so you don't get too confused or any more than you already are ...
after reading all your posts i really think that this could benefit you ... then when the version 2 book comes out in may, get it and work thru it also ... i know i will ...

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Export from iPhoto while keeping original photo information?? NEED HELP!!!

I'm trying to set up a pc for my grandmother so I can take over her old computer (macbook air). However she has 11000 photos on iPhoto and I need to move then all onto a storage device (about 30GB) but when I export them the computer doesn't copy all the information such as the date the photo was taken etc. Talking to a guy in the apple store he said i couldn't do it, but he was being pretty unhelpful so I was wondering if anyone here could give me an answer. How do you export from iPhoto while keeping all the information?

This User Tip
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4921
has details of the options in the Export dialogue.
As to dates specifically:
There are two kinds of metadata involved when you consider jpeg or other image file.
One is the file data. This is what the Finder shows. This tells you nothing about the contents of the file, just the File itself.
The problem with File metadata is that it can easily change as the file is moved from place to place or exported, e-mailed, uploaded etc.
Photographs have also got both Exif and IPTC metadata. The date and time that your camera snapped the Photograph is recorded in the Exif metadata. Regardless if what the file date says, this is the actual time recorded by the camera.
Photo applications like iPhoto, Aperture, Lightroom, Picasa, Photoshop etc get their date and time from the Exif metadata.
When you export from iPhoto to the Finder new file is created containing your Photo (and its Exif). The File date is - quite accurately - reported as the date of Export.
However, the Photo Date doesn't change.
The problem is that the Finder doesn't work with Exif.
So, your photo has the correct date, and so does the file, but they are different things. To sort on the Photo date you'll need to use a photo app.

Unable to export from iPhoto

I have tried to export individual photos and an album as a file(s) to my desktop and to smugmug via the iPhoto plugin without success. I have also put a new folder in Pictures and have tried to export the photos to it without success.
When exporting to desktop, the message comes up "Exporting...Unable to create /users/name/desktop."
When using the smugmug plugin, iPhoto "unexpectedly" shuts down!
I have tried to drag and drop photos from iPhoto without success of course.
I will appreciate your help and suggestions. This is the first time that I've had problems exporting from iPhoto.
Vernon

Well the reason you can’t export is because iPhoto can’t find the pictures.
Try these in order - from best option on down...
1. Do you have an up-to-date back up? If so, try copy the library6.iphoto file from the back up to the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) allowing it to overwrite the damaged file.
2. Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
3. If neither of these work then you'll need to create and populate a new library.
To create and populate a new *iPhoto 08* library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same Events and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.
In the iPhoto Preferences -> Events Uncheck the box at 'Imported Items from the Finder'
Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Event Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.
In the future, in addition to your usual back up routine, you might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database corruption.
Regards
TD

Export from iPhoto with limited ppi.

I need to submit a photo that is 1000 ppi in its longest dimension. When exporting from iPhoto, you can select small, medium, large and original. Or go the custom route, in which case the dimension is listed as "px." How do I convert to ppi? Thank you.

you can not - PPI is Pixels per inch - digital photos have no inches so you can not have PPI
in the export dialogue you can select the number of pixels for the largest dimension - see the user tip on exporting for export options
LN

Exporting from iPhoto - 8 x 10 prints - image inconsistencies

My other half and I are relatively new to digital photography - but we're in something of a bind.
We looking for several dozen 8 x 10 prints (for an exhibition) from images stored in our iPhoto library. We'll be supplying them on disc to a photography bureau for printing. We did some sample 8 x 10s on our own printer, and were dismayed by how the image resolution varies from image to image; some look more pixellated than others. I'm wondering whether this is because of something we've done in iPhoto, since (as I understand it) JPEG resolution diminishes if photos are edited in any way. To my knowledge, we haven't edited the images; they've just sat in the library - although we've copied and exported many of them.
It's making me wonder whether iPhoto is the most suitable application for this kind of work, since it holds everything in the space-friendly JPEG format rather than their original chunky size.
I'd be really grateful for answers to any or all of the following:
1. What activities in iPhoto might have caused the quality of our original JPEGs to have deteriorated, and is there any way of checking this? And can the photos in question be "retouched" in any way? I have access to Photoshop 7, if that's of any help.
2. What format would be the best for exporting the images for the photography bureau (TIFF, presumably?) and are there any tricks or traps to be aware of? I've exported from iPhoto dozens of times, but never in such quantity.
3. In the future, if we want to make larger prints from our digital images, should we be looking to download in RAW format rather than JPEG (the only two formats our camera, a Canon EOS10D, seems to support) - and use an application other than iPhoto? Or would upgrading to iPhoto 6 help us in any way.
Many thanks.

Hi, David.
1. What activities in iPhoto might have caused the quality of our original JPEGs to have deteriorated, and is there any way of checking this? And can the photos in question be "retouched" in any way? I have access to Photoshop 7, if that's of any help.
Cropping, perhaps more than anything else, because it reduces the actual number of pixels in the image. Any sort of editing or manipulation followed by saving, when the file is in JPEG format. Every time you save any new change to a JPEG image, the image is re-compressed and further degraded.
If you have your camera save your images as JPEGs, re-save them as uncompressed TIFFS or PSDs as soon as you get them onto your Mac. Do all your editing and manipulating in TIFF, PSD, or some other uncompressed format. You will still have the original JPEG compression artifacts in them, but at least you won't be adding a new layer of artifacts and blurring with every change you save. For best results, shoot all your important images in RAW format instead of JPEG, so they are never compressed at all.
2. What format would be the best for exporting the images for the photography bureau...?
Ask the bureau what format they recommend or prefer. If they can handle .psd files, that format would maximize your own control.
If you have Photoshop 7, there may be no good reason for you to use iPhoto at all.

Exporting from iPhoto 09 to Windows 7

I wish to transfer some photos from my MacBook Pro to my daughter. She uses a Windows 7 PC and she shares our network at home.
I have exported a few photos which have captions and Keywords.
When she views the photos using Windows Live Photo Gallery she can see the photos and the captions but not the keywords.
When exporting from iPhoto I have used File>Export, have chosen JPEG, Maximum Size and have ticked the box to include Title and Keywords.
My questionsa are:
1) Why are the Keywords not showing in Windows Live Gallery? They are not shown in 'People Tag' or Descriptive Tag' (I have exported them to a folder on my Mac and can see the Keywords when I check Properties.) And is there anything I can do to make them viewable in Windows Live Gallery?
2) When I view Properties on my daughter's PC it shows under 'Origin' Quick Time 7.7.1 along with the date and time the photos were taken. Why would it show 'Quick Time'?
Many thanks,
Peter

The reason is that whatever software your daughter is using is not supporting Exif and IPTC standards. Get your daughter to use an app that does.
The QuickTime part is a never-no-mind. It just means that there were exported on a Mac. QuickTime is multi-media substructure on the Mac.
Regards
TD

Exporting from iPhoto 11 to External Hard Drive

I am trying to export some of my pictures in iPhoto to me external hard drive. I am able to do it, but when I open the pictures that have been exported, they have lost their info, for example the date the picture was taken. What appears in the info is the date that I exported them. Is there a way to export but retain the date?

You need to check both the Include boxes.
No, you do need an application that's aware of Exif - and that includes simple photo viewers. It does not include the Finder.
In more detail:
There are two kinds of metadata involved when you consider jpeg or other image file.
One is the file data. This is what the Finder shows. This tells you nothing about the contents of the file, just the File itself.
The problem with File metadata is that it can easily change as the file is moved from place to place or exported, e-mailed, uploaded etc.
Photographs have also got both Exif and IPTC metadata. The date and time that your camera snapped the Photograph is recorded in the Exif metadata. Regardless if what the file date says, this is the actual time recorded by the camera.
Photo applications like iPhoto, Aperture, Lightroom, Picasa, Photoshop etc get their date and time from the Exif metadata.
When you export from iPhoto to the Finder new file is created containing your Photo (and its Exif). The File date is - quite accurately - reported as the date of Export. However, the Photo Date doesn't change.
The problem is that the Finder doesn't work with Exif.
So, your photo has the correct date, and so does the file, but they are different things. To sort on the Photo date you'll need to use a photo app.

How to Export from iPhoto in time-taken order.

In the archived discussion "http://discussions.apple.com/message/11510994#11510994" entitled "Exporting from iPhoto Library to hard disk for archiving", LarryHN said to "...use the export option to name files sequentially...". If you're wondering what option that is, I believe it is File -> Export... -> File Export -> Use album name. That causes your iPhoto Library to be output in the order you see them within iPhoto because iPhoto creates the files with sequentially numbered file names prefixed by the album name, such as "Library - 01.jpg", etc. Thanks Larry

It's not marked as a question, it was my mistake... I responded to the How to... as a question and not as an instruction...
Regards
TD

Unable to export from iPhoto '09

When I try to export photos from iPhoto 09 I am getting an "unable to create" error message. What is going on?

Has it occurred to you that the reason you're having issues with iPhoto is because you're using Picasa on the same Library? You know it's not designed for that use and Picasa hacks the Library - something not supported - to try and use it.
This time: Select one of the affected photos in the iPhoto Window and right click on it. From the resulting menu select 'Show File' - not Show Original... A Finder Window +should+ open with the file selected. Does it?
Regards
TD

Inaccurate GPS data when exporting from iPhoto

I'm trying to export geotagged photos from iPhoto, and I'm experience some odd behavior.
1) When I tag the photos outside of iPhoto, the photos' geo information comes up correctly in Places, but when I try to export the photo (either drag to desktop or File > Export > File Export and set +Kind: Current+ ) I get the correct latitude but the longitude is on the other side of the world according to Preview. (My best guess, I'd say about 180° off.) If I export the same photo but set +Kind: JPEG+ the location info in Preview looks fine.
2) I see similar behavior when I try to export a photo I geotag within iPhoto. If I drag-export or File > Export with +Kind: Current+ (as above), the exported file has no geo info, but if I export with +Kind: JPEG+ it's fine.
I'm trying to geotag photos for a friend and then send the pics back to him, but I don't want to re-compress them. Has anyone else encountered this and come up with a workaround?
Thanks in advance,
Paul

Paul Villasenor wrote:
I'm trying to geotag photos for a friend and then send the pics back to him, but I don't want to re-compress them. Has anyone else encountered this and come up with a workaround?
Seems like iPhoto may not be well suited for working on other people's photos since it requires an import/add followed by an export. iPhoto isn't really build for this sort of thing.
Instead you might try something like Graphic Converter. You can browse your folders (no importing necessary) and Geocode photos by using Google Earth to locate the positions. GC will then apply that current Earth location to any selected photos with a menu item. This writes the data directly to the photos so no need to export either and it doesn't effect the photos in any way by re-compressing or otherwise processing the photos themselves.
Best of luck,
Patrick

Export from iPhoto 4 yeilds JPG's with Quicktime icon?

Hi,
I am using iPhoto 4.0.3
I am exporting some old photos from iPhoto,
I choose File>Export...
Full size images / Use Title / Use Extension
Format : JPG
After the export if I locate the files in the finder window,
all the files have .jpg extension.
Some files have a mini version of the photo as their icon.
Other files have the preview logo with JPEG underneath as their icon.
Some others have the quicktime logo with JPEG underneath as their icon.
When I double click on those with the quicktime logo, Classic tries to start up!
What's going on?
How can I get the photos to export correctly without the Quicktime logo?
Also,
I'd like all the photos exported to have a mini version of the photo as their icon. How do I get the ones with the preview logo to convert to ones with the mini photo icon?
Also 2,
Some of photos open with preview and others open with Graphic converter.
How do I select Preview as the default program for opening all JPG files?
Many Thanks

Does anyone know why some of the jpg's have the preview icon
and others have a mini-photo icon?
Hi, Callie. This probably reflects different original source(s) for the batches of pictures that have different icons. The original sources may have defined the files according to their own defaults, as "belonging" to QT PictureViewer, Preview, or any other application capable of displaying them. Once a file is on your computer, as you've discovered, you can change the application with which it's associated to a different application of your choosing. But the application assigned by your camera, a friend's camera, or a web site before you import them onto your computer isn't under your control. Only after you have the file on your computer can you change that preassigned association.
If you open the Get Info window for any .jpg file, change its "Open with" application to the one you prefer, and then click the "Change All" button below it, all JPEG files that are on your computer will afterward open into that application when double-clicked, and will be displayed with an icon representing that application (unless they are given picture-preview icons). I'm not sure if that will be true of all .jpg files that you load onto your computer afterward, or whether those will retain the associated application and icon assigned by their source until you change it. You can experiment with that and see.

Export from iPhoto 08 with sequential filenames retaining iPhoto order?

Is there some way to export photos from iPhoto 08 with filenames that will be seen by the Finder (or a PC) as having the same order as the photos in iPhoto? I used the Sequential Filenames option in the Export pane to export a 1790 image album, but the sequence numbers were assigned as 1,2, 3, .... , 1790. That is ordered in the Finder, or on a PC, as 1, 10, 100, 1000, 1001, etc., and when my son displayed them using his Play Station 3, that is the order in which they came up. If the sequence numbers were assigned as 0001, 0002, 0003, ... , 1790, I would expect the files to retain the desired order, but I can't find a way to accomplish this.

Is there some way to export photos from iPhoto 08 with filenames that will be seen by the Finder (or a PC) as having the same order as the photos in iPhoto
Yes there is. Put the photos in an album, sort them as desired, go to the Photos->Batch Change->Title to Text with the checkbox ticked to add a sequential number.
Next, export those sequentially retitled photos using the File->Export->File Export menu option with the format set to JPG and theFile Name set to Title. This will give you what you want.
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. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. 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's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

Exporting from IPhoto 6 to folders on External HD changes photo size WHY?

I have read your replies to other questions about having photos reside on an external hard drive and understand what is said. However I have a problem with the size of the photos changing once I have exported them to a new folder on the external HD. Please read my issue and help me if possible.
I have IPhoto 6.0.5, I recently purchased the upgrade and installed ILife 06 without problem.
Because I have been running out of HD space on my Powerbook G4 I decided that I wanted to put all of my photos that are in the IPhoto library onto my external drive. What I did not want to do was just copy my whole library all at once.
Instead in IPhoto I went to File and Export, chose my external HD and then created a new folder with the same name as the folder I wanted to export. Then I exported and waited for it to complete.
I had no problems doing this and successfully copied all my folders from IPhoto, some 7,000 photos.
Now that I have all the new folders on the external HD my goal was to be able to open and edit/adjust any photo using Photoshop and Bridge. I have recently learned that Bridge gives me a lot more options than IPhoto.
I really want to get away from using IPhoto for anything except for creating cards, calendars and books with the new ILife 06 program.
I have not deleted any of my photos from IPhoto just yet, to be on the safe side.
I have been shooting with a Nikon D70 camera and I normaly shoot with the camera set to take both a "Fine" jpg and a NEF photo at the same time. When I downloaded these photos to IPhoto the result was that I have two photos of the same image with the photos labeled automaticaly in numerical order. Here is an example: DSC_0001.JPG and DSC_0001.NEF
When I go into IPhoto and click on DSC_0001.JPG and look at the size information of the image it tells me:
Format JPEG Image
Size: 2000 x 3008 and 658KB.
When I click on DSC_0001.NEF and look at the size information of the image it tells me:
Format TIFF Image
Size: 120 x 160 and 5.4MB.
Now when I go to my External HD and check the same information for the same photos this is what it tells me:
DSC_0001.JPG:
Kind: JPEG,
Size 1.2MB on disk
DSC_0001.TIF:
Kind: TIFF Document,
Size 148KB on disk
As you can see several things have changed during the exporting to the new folder on the external HD.
First the photo that is supposed to be the JPEG is now 1.2MB
Second the photo that is supposed to be the TIFF is now 148KB
Also notice that the largest file is no longer 4.5MB but 1.2MB and it says it is a JPEG.
Do you know why this would be happening?
Do you know how I can export a folder of photos from IPhoto to a new folder on my external HD and not loose or have change any of the size and kind of photo??
I am hoping that you can shed some light on the situation.
Thanks for your response,
Brad
Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9) 1.33Ghz, 768 MB DDR SDRAM

Brad
What settings did you use in the Export Dialogue?
When you go File -> Export you get a tabbed box with various options. In the File Export tab you can choose to scale the pics, or keep them the same size, change or retain the format.
Regards
TD

No Sound in QuickTime when Slideshow Exported from iPhoto

I'm currently using iPhoto 2.0.1 and QuickTime Player 7.1.3. When I export a slideshow from iPhoto to QuickTime, a '.mov' file is created. When I play it, I can view the slideshow but there's no sound. Does anyone know why?
Here's how I export a slideshow...
1) Create an album
2) Add pictures to the album
3) With the album selected, click 'Slideshow'
4) Check/select 'Music'
5) Select 'iTunes Library'
6) Select a song
7) Click 'Save Settings'
8) With the album selected...
File > Export > QuickTime > check/select 'Add currently selected music to movie' > Export
By the way, the music in my iTunes library has been Imported from CD's I purchased and is in the format .m4a. Also, the music plays when I view the slideshow within iPhoto.
Thanks!
eMac Mac OS X (10.4.8) 640 MB, 700 MHz PowerPC G4

Robin,
you have to find a way to "mend" the 4 songs together in iTunes, which I think can be done when you are importing from a CD. Essentially all 4 songs are one song.
Another way to do this, and that is what I do all the time, I export many slideshows.
This envolve the use of QT pro. And you have to cut an paste.
For simplicity, say you have 240 pics and you want to put 4 songs of 1 minute each. It would be 60 pics per minute (assume that the disolve, does not play a role in time displayed). Assume you put 1 sec per slide.
1-find the ending point of the song on the QTslide show.
2- move the right cursor (small triangles usually sitting below the time bar) to the end of the song
3-Notice which picture the song ended up on.
4- Command+N and Command+V will paste the 1st song along with the 60 or so pics, (depending on display time per slide)
Now go back to iPhoto, and select picture 61 to 130 (instead of 120- because the song could be longer that it take to display 60 or 62 pics.
Select a new song #2, save settings bla bla bla
Then export phots 60-120 with song #2.
1-Open this QT file #2, and move the right "triangle" to the far right.
2-Command +C (copy)
Go back to the "previously pasted slideshow #1" and position the cursor at the end of the show- to the far right
3-Command+V paste, the 2nd portion of the slide show #2 at the end of Slide #1.
Repeat the process untill you are done.
When done, save the file as a "self contained" file. That is very important.
Sure enough you end up with a disolve to black, and fade in between each song, but that is the compromise, and it is not too bad to watch after all.
It may seem complicated, but once you do it once or twice, you will do it with your eyes closed!
I think there is also another way to do this, which would envolve exporting all the pics to QT in one shot, then cut and pasting the separate songs in the QT file using a similar method I described above. I tried in the past but was not successfull. I'm not too well verse with the Editing in QT.
Michel

Export from iPhoto to folder, then copy to CF card, not enough space error.

Here is an interesting problem, I'm trying to get 126 photos from iPhoto to a 64MB compact flash card.
I used the export in iPhoto and scaled to 800/1200 and saved them to folder on my desktop. When I get info on folder, it says size of files is 42.2MB. I drag the 126 photos from that folder to the Compact Flash card I have mounted using a SanDisk card reader. When it gets to the 85 photo, it says "unable to copy, insufficient disc space" and doesn't copy any of the pics to the CF card. If I copy the first 84 pics to the CF card, then they will copy to the card and then when I get info on the card it states 31 MB available and 30 MB used. When I try to copy any of the remaining photos, it states not enough space. What gives?
The very interesting thing is if I export the same photos and scale to 400/600, the get info on the folder states the size of the files is now 15.4MB. But when I try to copy to the CF card, still only 84 will go on the card.
Finally, I changed the name from "use album name" to "use title" and exported scaled 800/1200 and was able to get 114 of the 126 pics on the card, but it still says free space remaining. I can't figure this out!
(I need to transfer the photo's to the compact flash card because my wife got one of those digital picture fames for her Birthday, but the thing is not compatible with Mac! So have to transfer pics to card, then plug the card in the frame and it will show the pictures. Unable to hood up the frame to the Mac using USB. It does not recognize the frame.)
Anyone want to take a crack and solving this issue?
Thanks for your response in advance.

HI ksduckfan,
I am not sure if this is your problem, but you must drag the photos into a certain folder in the compact flash card. When you take photos and then mount the card (with the reader) did you notice what folder in the card had the photos in it. To find out, double click the mounted card on the desktop and look inside to find the folder with the photos. This is the folder you must copy the photos back into when you do the transfer.
There is a third party application that will make the process easier for you.
iPhoto Copy Companion

Data lost when exporting from iPhoto?

When exporting photos from iPhoto, the descriptions of the photos (here bird and animal names) get lost. Is this true, or are we doing it incorrectly?
Thanks!
Ed

It depends on how you exported. To get the ITPC fileds written to the file it must be exported via File ➙ Export ➙ File Export menu option with Kind = JPEG and the two checkboxes checked:
That will embed the metadata into the exported file.
OT

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