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And another new Mac user here.
I'm looking to find a way of organizing my arsenal of photos in iPhoto without scattering my previous system of arrangement created on my pc. I would love to hear any ideas or special methods you may have before I give iPhoto the ok. Here's a rundown of what my current organizational method with folders, and special needs that I would like to maintain within iPhoto. I've read through many of the posts here, yet I still don't feel like I've found a way of organizing my collection in a way that I'm comfortable with.
I have several folders; Family, Friends, School, Artwork, etc. Within each folder I have another folder containing pictures of each shoot with the date (year, month, day, ex. 061028) and the title used for the folder. Within most of these folders, I have a mod folder for photos that have been enhanced. I have many archived folders of high-res scanned family history photos with mod sub-folders and I'm afraid many of these may become disorganized while importing?
Another issue I have is that while importing some folders as a test, I found that iPhoto organization using the year/date does not always work properly, randomly scattering a mod sub-folder away from its originals. And sometimes the dates of the folders are just wrong in general putting it in an incorrect year within Finder, Pictures, iPhoto Library, Originals/Modified. Maybe their is a better way of organizing my files before importing?
My last concern, normally with folders, I would download photos from my camera in a folder then open selected pictures in photoshop then save into a mod sub-folder. Any ideas of how I would do this with iPhoto?
I am sorry for the longish rant, I've put this off far to long...
Thanks much,
~Jesse
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Macbook 2.0 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Marblejbc
I am sorry for the longish rant
Rant? Not even close.
1. First off, you can set iPhoto so that it will leave your folder structure alone, not touch anything at all. SImply go to iPhoto Menu-> Preferences -> Advanced and uncheck 'Copy Files to iPhoto Library Folder...'
Some things to bear in mind: iPhoto will still create a Data Folder (for the thumbnails necessary to display the pics) and a Modified Folder (for pics which you edit - from the point where it takes over. Your current Mod folders will read as Originals to iPhoto.
2. You can quite quickly re-create your folder structure in the iPhoto Window, simply drag a folder to the Source (or left-hand) pane and and iPhoto will make an album of it. You can then create Folders in the iPhoto Window to group Albums together. However, this will not work for Nested or Enclosed Folders, so start at the bottom of your structure and work up.
3. The date that iPhoto reads is the date the file was created. So if you take a photo on Monday, but create Modified version on thursday, then they will have different creation dates. However, you can drag photos from Album to Album or Roll to Roll to place them as you wish.
4. iPhoto Menu -> Preferences -> General: Edit Photo Use the drop down menu to choose PS as your editor of choice.
When you do this your interaction will change somewhat. Your workflow will be Import to iPhoto -> Edit (where the pic is passed to PS, and when you save is Saved into iPhoto, all behind the scenes.) Now when you look at the pic in the iPhoto Window it's the Modified pic you will see. You can reach the Original using the Photos -> Revert To Original Command.
Some General Comments: Remember iPhoto is a database. Everything you need to do can - and should - be done via the iPhoto Window. Moving things around in the Finder will cause iPhoto to loose track of the photos, so once you've set your Finder options, you need to leave them alone.
I realise that you've spent a lot of time creating your own folder structure. However, iPhoto is quite good at file management, and as I've shown above, you can recreate it in the iPhoto Window quite quickly. Most people want to keep their own structure as they feel they will not be able to 'find their photos quickly'. If that's the case for you you can always right click on a Photo and select 'Show File' from the menu that appears. A Finder Window will open with the file already selected. Other options include, drag the photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, and the app will create a copy of the file there, and use the File -> Export command where you get more options.
If you've any more questions or need anything clarified, by all means post again.
Regards
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