Exporting iPhoto pic to Quicktime

I exported a pic which I had made a transition setting as "random" to Quicktime . The transitions are not happening, it is just a still. Any ideas? Thanks

I don't understand how you expect to have a transition on a single pic?
Regards
TD

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Opinion Needed...exporting iPhoto pics

I already use time machine for my Mac. As a second line of defense for my pics, I was thinking of having a second form of backup. I believe I have a couple options. 1. Use the "export" feature in iPhoto to place the raw files on an external HD. 2. In "finder" drag the iPhoto library over to an external HD. Both seem pretty clean and easy. I have tested both. I am looking for other opinions on the two options. Pros and cons. Thanks.

Back up the whole Library. Why? Because in the event of a problem it's a whole lot less work than starting over from scratch - which is what you will do if you only back up the photos.
Rather than just dragging the Library to the external, use an app that will do incremental back ups. The first time you run the back up the app will make a complete copy of the Library. Thereafter it will update the back up with the changes you have made. That makes subsequent back ups much faster. Many of these apps also have scheduling capabilities: So set it up and it will do the back up automatically. Examples of such apps: Chronosync or DejaVu . But there are many others. Search on MacUpdate
My schedule: My Library lives on my iMac. It’s Backed up to two external hard disks every day. These disks are permanently attached to the iMac. These back ups run automatically. One is done by Time Machine, one is a bootable back up done by SuperDuper
It’s also backed up to a portable hard disk when ever new photos are added. This hard disk lives in my car. For security, this disk is password protected.
I have a second off-site back up at a relative’s house across town. That’s updated every 3 or 4 months.
My Photos are backed up online. There are many options: Flickr, Picasa, SmugMug etc. However, check the terms of your account carefully. While most sites have free uploading, you will often find that these uploads are limited in terms of the file size or the bandwidth you can use per month. For access that allows you to upload full size pics with no restrictions you may need to pay.
Every couple of months I test the back ups to make sure they are working correctly. It’s very easy to mis-configure a back up application, and the only way to protect against that is to do a trial restore.

How to export iPhoto slideshow to quicktime and then view on video iPod?

How do you export a slideshow to a Quicktime movie (from iPhoto) so that the resulting Quicktime movie is then viewable on an iPod?
I've exported slideshows (with transitions, specified Ken Burns effects, music, etc.) to Quicktime movies to try to view these on my iPod. I don't want to view my photo albums since they don't have of the effects that the slideshow has. There is an option to save the slideshow in a small file size that is presumably viewable on an ipod. About 80% of the time, however, the Quicktime movies are then NOT viewable on my iPod. My iPod just freezes when I try to start the movie.
Here are the steps I use to export
1. From iPHoto Select the slideshow / File / Export / select small movie
2. From iTunes / File / Import / select the Quicktime movie that was created from the slideshow
Background info
1. Apple G5 purchased in 2003, 2 CPUs, CPU Speed 2 GHz. Memory 2GB. Bus Speed 1 GHZ. CPU TYpe PowerPC 970 (2.2)
2. iPhoto '08 version 7.1.1 (354)
3. Video iPod purchased in May 2006. (60 GB). Uses iPod software version 1.2.3 (most current version for this iPod)
4. Quicktime Player version 7.3.0 Player Version 7.3 (7.3)
I've tried synchronizing my iTunes with the Quicktime movie to a new iPod and that doesn't work either. I've tried many different approaches but none of these ever work. I'd really appreciate any thoughts or ideas you might have. Thank you!

You probably will need a 3rd party application to convert the . mov QT file that iPhoto creates into a format for the iPod. Some are VisualHub, ViddyUp, and iSquint. You can find them at VersionTracker.com.
Happy Holidays
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto 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.
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Exporting iPhoto pics to desktop

Something very strange is happening when I move pictures from my iPhoto to folders on my desktop (i want to organise them).
The horrible part is that the dates are complete wrong as soon as the arrive to my desktop!!!
It's insane and I'm getting worried. My pics from 2006 or 2007 appear now to have been taken in 2009!!!
To some people (like me) dates are essential to design an album.
Am I the only one have this problem? Am I doing something wrong? Has my iMac got a virus?
Any kind of advice will be highly appreciated.
/J.

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.

Export iPhoto pics to PC while maintaining file structure

Hi,
I am sure I am going to flame up the old Mac vs PC war, but I want to export all my iPhoto photos to a PC while maintaining some sort of file structure.
Is there an app that can do this? Can it be done from the Macintosh version of Picasa?
I did find this youtube tutorial on how to do it, but going into Terminal to get it done may be above my abilities.
Thanks in advance for all your help,
Phil

1 - there is no "old Mac vs PC" war - only old PC users who want to make a Mac just like their PC - it is not and will not be - we explain how thing DO work - not how they should or what is best
2 - does yoir question involve iPhoto for the Mac in any way? It appears to be a Picasa support question - this is the wrong place for that - you need a Picasa suppor forum fot that
3 - this makes no sense
but I want to export all my iPhoto photos to a PC while maintaining some sort of file structure.
since anything you export from iPhoto is in "some sort of file structure" - impossible not to be as that is the only way photos can be stored digitally
If you have iPhoto '11 you can export in a folder structure that matches your event structure - see this user tip for details on export options including this one
4 - I'm not going to watch the YouTube video but there should be no reason to use Terminal to export yoru photos
LN

Exported iphoto pics to folder have no thumbnail???

Why dont I have thumbnails when I export photos from iphoto 6 to the desk top or file folders? When I try to upload them to betterphoto.com for a class that I am taking 7/8 th of the pictures don't have a thumb nail and Better photo cant up load them into my class web page. I can't figure out why some will upload (very rarely)...they all appear the same. OSx 10.4.6

Janet
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Be sure to include the options to check and repair file permissions in the Library.
Regards
TD

IPhoto 6 Won't Export Slideshow Audio to QuickTime

When "exporting" iPhoto 6 albums to Quicktime the audio selected in iTunes does not export with the selected Album photos. iPhoto "Help" says that iTunes' music selected for the slideshow also will export as the Album's "selected" music. But the slideshow music selection will not export to QuickTime with the iPhoto 6 photo album. Has anyone solved this problem? Thank you very much for any suggestions you may have!

My situation is a bit different. I can not seem to export a "slideshow" without getting that awful sample music.
The process is File>Export>QuickTime. No Make Slideshow and then export.
From the Help files I am supposed to create a slideshow and then select music from iTunes in the SlideShow settings menu. Of course, I've now got a slide show with a huge filesize I didn't want. Delete isn't that big of a step. So now it is back to File>Export>QuickTime and check the box to add selected music.
Of course, there is no way to know if the music has been identified and included in the export. Just trust, I guess. OK, make the export happen.
Now, open the QuickTime movie file I just created. Once again, that awful sample music has been included. I've done this so many times with the same result.
Work around is to export the images as a QuickTime movie with no music. Then open the QuickTime move and add music.
Any idea as to why Apple put that stupid music checkbox in the File>Export menu if it only grabs the awful sample music?

My iphoto doesnt let me export an album to quicktime video.

Since i updated my iphoto, when i try to export an album to quicktime video says that is impossible to find the file and didnt let me do it. Anybody know why is happening that.

i try to export an album to quicktime video
What do you mean? Are you trying to render a slideshow as a quicktime video? What exactly is the error message?
says that is impossible to find the file and didnt let me do it.
What file cannot be found? If it is an image file, remove the offending photo from the slideshow. Maybe for one of your images the original master image file cannot be found. Do you see any exclamation points on the thumbnails of your photos?
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Léonie
BTW: This is the iPhoto on IOS devices forum. I'll ask the community hosts to relocate your question to the iLife iPhoto forum. You will get more help there.

Export a Full Quality QuickTime Movie for CD

Hello - I have an 11 min. movie, that contains mostly pics, but also some video - I will be giving it to someone to play on there computer, which will also project onto a screen, during a wedding reception. She just wants to be able to load it into her computer - what is the most effective way of doing this?
I thought about exporting to a 720x480 Quicktime movie, using Qtime Conversion in FCP, and H.264 compression - is there a better way, so that it will show the best quality? After burning the movie to a QT file onto a CD, I thought I would then give to her to download - is this the proper way to do this type of thing?
Any suggestions are most appreciated as always - thank you...

KL -
That might be fine... thing is you WANT to have her test it. Sometimes playing large files like this (yes, even at h264) can choke a pc pushing it out to a projection unit.
I like putting it back to tape and sending it full rez out of a deck or other video camera.
I never trust PCs to even play a DVD out.
CaptM

No Audio on Keynote exported to iDVD in quicktime

I am at my wits end with this! I just got this mac in May so bear with me (recently converted PC-er). This is my problem, in a nutshell:
1) I created a keynote presentation
2) I created a soundtrack for it in Garageband (blending two songs together to play out nicely over it) and then placed it in the document. It worked fine.
3) I exported the keynote presentation (making sure to include audio) to quicktime and put it on my desktop
4) In the meantime I had created an iDVD project to place this presentation in...everything is working fine audio wise on the menus
5) I dropped the presentation into the project--it encoded, I previewed it to make sure it worked, it did.
6) I burned it onto a dvd
7) tested it this morning by putting it in my dvd player at home and the movie plays, but there is no sound! Help!
Interesting things that might be significant
1) when i exported the keynote to quicktime and saved it on my desktop--it actually created two icons-one of the movie (that played the movie w/the soundtrack) and one that looks like it was just the soundtrack. Is that significant?
2) the tracks I used to make the garage band mix were purchased from iTunes but to make sure I didn't run into any DRM issues I burned them onto a disc and then re-imported them-making sure to use the 'burned' songs in my mix.
I am trying to get this ready to show for a presentation on Saturday and it's getting down to the wire.
thank you in advance for your help.

Thanks for the link, it looks like this is just a bug in b/w Keynote and Quicktime and I'd need to upgrade to Quicktime Pro in order to make it work--that's not an option for me right now so instead I took the slides from Keynote, imported them as an album to iPhoto and tried to send it as a slideshow to iDVD, but that made the video jumpy (although I did have my soundtrack). My final solution was to take the slides from iPhoto, drop them into iMovie, add transitions b/w each slide to emulate the feel I was going for--and adding my soundtrack there. I exported it to my desktop and then dropped it into iDVD. It works great. I am disappointed that I could not have the builds in the slides that I wanted-but this current state works.
I wish I'd just started with iMovie. Next time I definitely will!

Iphoto pics are fuzzy

HELP! I'm uploading my iphoto pics to other greeting card supplier. My pics look fab in iphoto but when uploaded they are not of quality recommended for printing. They appear fuzzy and won't be accepted for printing. I've considered using iphoto greeting cards but costs are outrageous.
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Wow. What a lot of work!
First, let's address PS. Open iPhoto and, under the iPhoto menu, select Preferences. Then select the General tab. Finally, configure "Edit Photo" for Photoshop.
Import pics normally into iPhoto. Then, when you want to edit, double-click and PS will open. Edit your photo and do a normal "Save" in PS. That "Save" will be magically reflected into iPhoto. When you return to iPhoto, you'll see the edited photo there (it might take a second or two).
When you want to upload to anywhere OR when you want to make a CD for your favorite photofinisher or your friends, export the desired photos to a temporary folder on the desktop, exit iPhoto and work from that temp folder. Trash it when you're finished. Don't get burned by the "Burn" button inside iPhoto. That creates a miniature library intended for use by iPhoto on a different Mac. It only confuses things when your purpose is different.
If you ever wish to use the iPhoto editor for a "quick and dirty" edit, you have two choices:
1) Hold down the Control key while you click once on a photo and then make your decision from the several displayed choices.
2) Look for the icon resembling a TV with arrows going away from the corners. (This icon is on Version 6 but I don't remember if it's present with earlier versions.) It's at the bottom of the screen toward the left side. Click once on a photo (to select it) and then click the TV icon.

Sharing Exported Iphoto Slideshow via QT Pro

I'll make this question pretty simple, I'm trying to "share" an exported Iphoto slideshow to my .mac site and send via email, I know it compress's the file when "sharing", but for some reason when I try to share in QT 7 Pro, the "share" menu option is grayed out and this only happens for exported Iphoto slideshows, If I recall you could share slideshow's in QT 6 Pro, why not in QT 7 Pro?

Hi Neal,
I just exported a small slideshow to quicktime. I see what you mean now, share is grayed out.
I have no problem sharing video clips from my digital camera.
Hmmmmm, there has got to be a reason for this.
I would share/export the slideshow and use the smallest size. This is the correct size for emailing and putting in your Movies folder on your iDisk.

Why exporting slide show to QuickTime raises contrast and darkens images?

I've been creating slide shows in iPhoto, then exporting them to QuickTime to create QT.mov files which contain dissolve transitions and later add soundtracks using QTPro. Lately, when I've exported the images to QuickTime, the resulting images in the QT.mov file are invariably darker and more contrasty than the originals in iPhoto; in many cases unacceptably dark.
It appears that QuickTime modifies the images when it exports them.
I've experimented in PhotoShop, and discovered that to make the original Jpeg image match the modified QT version I have to increase the "Contrast" slider +11, and decrease the "Brightness" slider about -8 to -12 (in whatever units PhotoShop sliders are calibrated in). This is an enormous amount of change to the images! Since darkening the image increases the color saturation, every image has some color shift. Black skin tones shift to a heavy red/brown, and shadow details block up unacceptably.
It seems that QuickTime is "auto correcting" the images; automatically applying the sort of tweaking that makes a lot of snapshots look "snappier".
Of course, I've already spent hours correcting my images in PhotoShop, and they're just perfect (IMHO) when I feed them into iPhoto.
iPhoto itself doesn't change anything.. the images are unmodified during the importing, editing and preview of the slideshow; it's only when it's exported to QuickTime that the images are ruined.
I'm hoping that there's some knowledgable soul out there in CyberSpace who knows a way to turn this hidden "auto-correcting" feature off.
G5 dual 2.3Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.6) Terabytes of disc space.

iPhoto can make two different types of slide show movies. It would help to know which you're making.
One is made via the File/Export to QuickTime movie and makes a 4 track file with a simple fade effect. These use the Photo-JPEG codec.
The other is a 30 fps "video" using H.264 video codec via the "Share" menu.
A third method (rarely used) is to Export to iDVD. This makes an absurdly high data rate MPEG-4 video. This is also found under the Share menu.
The MPEG-4 video codec also includes an "automatic" gamma correction feature which compensates for the gammas difference between Mac's and PC's.
Try one export to iDVD. Include your audio track prior but use a high quality (.aiff) sound file. No need to actually "burn" the DVD. You can even close iDVD after it opens. You'll find the new movie in your Users Movie folder.
Open it with QT Pro and export to a new .mov file. Adjust the data rate to something more reasonable and add some audio compression.
If the colors still look too dark you can use the built in Filters in the Export dialog. You can adjust B&C or HSL or even use ColorSync Profiles that can help correct the image quality (if needed).

Editing iPhoto pics Using Aperture 3 Help

I am using Aperture 3 to fine tune edit my iPhoto pics. Question is....once its edited, how do I get the revised image to save or better replace the original in iPhoto (without dragging copying and pasting?)

You can't.
Aperture is not a photo editor like Photoshop, Acorn or Pixelmator.
Like iPhoto, it's a database. Images have to be imported to Aperture. To get them out agin they have to be exported.
Aperture is not an external editor for iPhoto.
It's a complete replacement for iPhoto.
You can share your previews with iPhoto - but that requires dragging from the Media Browser.
Honestly: you need to decide which app you want to manage your photos - Aperture or iPhoto and then forget the other one.
Regards
TD

Exporting iPhoto Transitions

Dear Guys,
I am using iPhoto 08. One question about Exporting.
In iPhoto, when I use PLAY, it allows me to choose several Transition (e.g., Random, Cube, etc). I like this feature a lot.
But when I want to Export the photos to Quicktime, it does not let me export those transition. Also, it does not let me choose other movie format (i.e., mp4 or even wmv).
Any way I can get those things done?
Appreciate your input.
Jimmy Chiu

Jimmy:
There must be something amiss with your setup as I'm able to get any of the transitions in an exported QT movie. The only format available from iPhoto is the .mov format. If you want others then open the file in Quicktime Player and export to the format you want. I'm not sure if you'll need QT Pro for that but you might. There are a number of 3rd party video converters, VisualHub for one, that can do the job also.
If you want a larger movie size than the 650 x 480 availabe thru the export menu then do a Share->Send to iDVD. Once the movie is exported to iDVD close iDVD without saving and look for your movie file in the Movies folder. It will be 720 x 540 in size.
Note: first try the following: delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your User/Library/Preferences folder and try again.
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