Grayed out in library
pic i want to edit is grayed out in library- already in catalog- also grayed out in catalog finder- how do i get it to develop?
Thank you for responding. I appreciate it. I think I got it though. When it said already in catalog I went to the open catalog option. I was able to navigate to the folder but the images were grayed out there too. The problem seems to be that I was accessing LR through Canon Image Browser. You can select a picture and there is an edit with drop-down with all your editing applications. It works fine with PS and Gimp. I just opened LR and went to the library and it worked just fine. Some issue with accessing through the Canon app.
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I recently transferred itunes library from windows XP PC to new Windows 7 PC. The transfer was successful, however when I plug my 3rd gen Ipod Nano into the new PC, the Ipod icon appears along with the music, playlists, etc. The songs are shown but are 'grayed out' and wont play or sync.The 'Devices & Printers' window in new PC shows icon for Ipod driver & is OK. The icon for the Ipod appears but depicts a delta shaped warning icon that states that the Ipod is'not operating properly'. Tried troubleshooting. The troubleshooting message states the the Ipod is 'disconnecting'. Can you help me with this problem?
Then, I dropped the entire itunes file from the old PC (XP) into an empty external drive.
That "itunes file from the old PC"? Is that the iTunes folder, from the old PC, that was in the user home folder's Music folder?
All of the library, playlists, etc. from the ipod as they always have been are shown, by they are 'grayed out' and will not open or play.
That's on the iPod, correct? Are all of your old playlists in iTunes, from the old PC, still there in iTunes on the new PC? Are the songs in iTunes still playable?
This document provides the steps to transfer a complete iTunes library between two computers. See the section called External drive.
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer - Apple Support
There are many steps, but this is a summary. (1) On the old PC, consolidate all of your iTunes data into the iTunes folder. (2) Copy this iTunes folder to the external drive. (3) On the new PC (that has iTunes installed but NOT running), replace its existing iTunes folder with the one from the old PC (on the external drive). When you run iTunes, it uses the iTunes folder from the old PC, and it should look like iTunes on the old PC (with all the playlists, ratings, play count, etc.), and your iPod will see the iTunes library as the same iTunes library (because it is the same library).
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I use iTunes on my family iMac, my iTunes, I believe, one update below the current software any my iPhone is on iOS 7.0.3. Music purchased through iTunes syncs correctly and will play properly. Songs that I have obtained through CD's, however, are now grayed out and have a red square with a circle around it. When I click on the song, it will cycle through my library until it can play a song. iTunes will also not restore songs that I have removed from my iPhone but are in the cloud. Is there any possible way to fix this issue? Everything has been working fine until iOS 7 and the new version of iTunes. Thank you for your time!
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Several months ago, I kept getting prompted to 'update' my iphoto library. When I finally clicked on the 'update' button, it 'greyed out' ALL of my photos. Now ALL of my photos are grayed out and I can't see ANY of my pictures unless I click on each grayed out photo individually and open them, ALL of the thumbnails are greyed out. It is THE WORST!! I have no idea how to fix this problem and its been MONTHS AND MONTHS of *** pain. Anyone?? Please help!!!
Thanks so much!!!Back up your iPhoto library, Depress and hold the option (alt) and command keys and launch iPhoto - rebuild your iPhoto library database
and please tell us what version of iPhoto and of the OS you have
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Musicman05 wrote:
Is there a way to override the 256kbps "conversion" when uploading to iCloud?
No. All music that is mirrored in the cloud will be AAC@256 Kbps.
Musicman05 wrote:
Along the same lines, if I "download" a song from my library to my iPhone, then plug my iPhone into my computer and sync the song file from my computer, will the higher quality original file overwrite the 256 one?
No, because with iTunes Match enabled on an iOS device traditional syncing of music via USB is disabled. All music management is done directly on the device.
Musicman05 wrote:
Also, if I want to syncronize another computer using iTunes match, how can I get the higher quality audio files? Will I simply have to transport all of them by an exernal hard drive or thumb drive?
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my ipod 4th gen gets wiped clean of music anytime I sync. it then only redownloads some of the music in the library and wont upload missing songs. They show on the ipod grayed out. How do I get this to stop? re-uploading takes 4 hours and is never completed. I only get some of the 6000+ songs I have. This started when I updated to IOS5 i think.
Try:
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Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
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Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
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iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device. -
I downloaded Adobe immigration software for Aperture, opened Lightroom, but the Aperture library was grayed out so it couldn't be selected to import. How do I get it to work? I only have a few days left on the test version of Lightroom to see how it works with my Aperture library.
Gracias photo-enthusiast por tu respuesta pero hay docenas de de usuarios que tienen esta mismo problema, me da la sensación que nos tomas por gagas que no tenemos ni idea de lo que tenemos entre manos.
Me alegro enormemente que no hayas tenido tu este problema. -
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When Importing from iPad my Aperture Library Destination Box is Grayed-out
Selecting Import from my iPad results in a list of all the images available for import. Great, except unlike when I import from CF cards I find the Destination drop down option list grayed-out within the Aperture Library tile of my Import Settings. When I import, the images immediately go into projects named with the date the pictures were taken. Fixing the resulting mess is atrocious!
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I have a second external hard drive that I keep a backup on. My current situation is that when I try to open iPhoto using my original library, it's grayed out. When I open the library in the Finder, it is not. I tried copying the iPhoto library from my backup external drive to the original external drive, but it failed. Currently I'm using the backup version to look at my pictures, but I want to get the library back on my primary external drive before I add any pictures or make changes. I have about 10,000 pictures and I've already lost a year's worth of pictures and metadata on even more due to the library disappearing.
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(Using iPhoto of iLife '08)My current situation is that when I try to open iPhoto using my original library, it's grayed out.
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In the iPhoto Preferences -> Events Uncheck the box at 'Imported Items from the Finder'
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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.
When I open the library in the Finder, it is not.
Do you mean by clicking on the Library Icon? In iPhoto 08 this simply opens the +last opened library+ not necessarily the Library you click on.
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Library folders are Grayed out but images are there !?
I have several interanl HDs.
On one of them the images are divided into 2 folders
1 personal
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both have many sub folders
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After which in the library module
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The personal folder is functioning the same as the other
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I sync'ed folders
I shut down and restarted
Nothing has changed
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Terence,
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