Import iPhoto Images to LR, Mac 10.5

How do I import images in iPhoto to LR 2.0? Can I somehow import/copy files directly out of iPhoto locations, or do I need to first export all the images from iPhoto before importing into LR 2.0?
Thanks,
Greg

You can do a simple drag-and-drop from iPhoto to LR, which will invoke the Import dialog.
Googling "iphoto to lr" will find more.

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IMovie 11 not importing iPhoto images

Hi!
Since installing iLife 11 I can no longer import iPhoto images into my iMovie projects. Here's the detail:
I select a photo from my iPhoto collection using the multimedia navigator in the bottom right-hand corner of iMovie. I drag an icon of the photo into my iMovie project. The icon appears a few seconds later in the project. But when I play the project, the photo is not shown, the previous sequence freezes for the duration of the time that the image was meant to appear. What's wrong?
Similarly, the iMovie function which is supposed to identify iPhoto images corresponding to the event I am working on, does not work.
I have an Intel iMac and the latest versions of Snow Leopard, iMovie and iPhoto (version iLife 11).
I am naively shocked that two iLife programmes do not interact seamlessly.
Thanks in advance for taking time to help me!
eamann

JungleDoctor wrote:
Anyway in my searches to fix this problem, I noted that one contributor imports pics to imovie by a novel method. They export the image from iPhoto or Aperture to the desktop, then drag the image from the desktop onto the iMovie timeline. So I tried that and PRESTO, the image played perfectly. I've applied this workaround several times in the last half hour with images from iPhoto and Aperture , and it continues to work.
John - that's an excellent workaround which I've used on the odd occasion. But be aware that if you subsequently move the image from the Desktop to another location, the project may lose track of it (the project links to the image file). If you right-click on the image in the project before moving it, then select Reveal in Finder, you will be taken to Desktop in Finder. But if you do the same after moving the image, Reveal in Finder doesn't work, that is, nothing happens. The image may still be viewable in the project, but I'm not sure that it will always remain that way.
What I do with problem images in iPhoto is drag them to the Desktop, then open in Preview. From Preview I then Save As a jpeg file (even though it may already be in jpeg format). Finally, I re-import the saved image to iPhoto and use that image in iMovie - secure in the knowledge that I'm unlikely to move it again once stored in iPhoto. Re-saving images in Preview seems to help when they are not playing well with iMovie (or iPhoto for that matter).
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Help: import iphoto images into FCE

Hi, Jake here. Hope you're all doing well....
I just bumped up from iMovie 06 to FCE. Loving it so far, but still overwhlemed by the learning curve.
Today's big question is how to best import a series of photos from iPhoto into FCE. I will be mixing photos & videos for most of my projects. I have tried these two things so far:
1) Dragged & dropped from iphoto directly onto the FCE timeline. Image looks very blurry.
2) Exported at max JPEG quality from iphoto to a location on my hard drive. Then imported file into FCE, then placed on timeline. It's every bit as blurry.
Both images have a green line above them, indicating a preview render?? I don't get it, but I just know photos weren't blurry in the store when the Mac guys showed this to me a couple weeks ago.
So what is the easiest way to do this? I want to import photos quickly & easily, then add effects & movement, but I can't believe that Apple has made it so cumbersome. I imagine I am missing something here. Please advise.
Thanks!
Jake

I think Jake did everything correctly but is expecting too much from a DV format.
I repeated the same with a 2304 × 1736 (4 megapixel) image and I got the same:
- dragging a Photo JPEG image (square pixels) to a DV (PAL or NTSC) sequence requires rendering: I get the same green render bar on top
- in addition the resolution loss from 2304 × 1736 to 720x480 (or 720x576) makes the image blurry
If you compare the iPhoto image and the imported image in the viewer (not in the timeline) you see basically the same quality; but the same image already converted into the timeline is blurry.
I'm afraid Jake has to live with this or move to HD. In any case iMovie could do no better than FCE.
My suggestion in any case is always to check the final quality of the movie, during editing, on an interlaced monitor (TV) connected through firewire and a D/A converter (e.g. camcorder): mostly for still images.
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When I select the folder I want to import they all show up but it will not let me select or check any of the images.
This is because these photos have previously been imported into Lightroom, and thus by default cannot be imported a second time. In fact, it is not a good idea to import photos a second time, and completely unnecessary. What you should do is find the photos in the Library Module and then work with the photos that you have just found that have been previously imported.

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Import iphoto library from old mac to new mac?

how can I import my iPhoto library from my old mac to my new mac?

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Importing iphoto albums of old mac

Hi, I have just bought a new macbook pro running iphoto 11. I used to have an older ibook with little storage so i transferred photos from 2008-2002 to external hard drive.
Recently, I selected these photos that i have stored on external hard drive, dragged them into new iphoto but they havent gone into their original albums. Is there anyway I can get these photos assigned back into their original albums??? please help me!
I was assuming that each jpeg has a number assigned to it which would be stored with relation to album assignment ect, but doesnt seem to be the case.

Thanks for that. I kind of assumed this was the case. What I am worried about is dragging the iphoto library (off hard drive, which is not up dated) onto the new library folder and it replaces the current library which has many new photos on it.
Of course it would - you said you have a new mac - not one with existing photos - so you need to drag the iPhoto library from the old system to the new (different) system desktop (or another folder) so you do not overwrite your (unmentioned) existing library and depress the option key and launch iphoto using the select library option to point to this copied library - once it is converted you can purchase iPhoto Library Manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ - and merge teh libraries
When I bought the new mac I did the transfer of the two macs on start up with fire wire cable. worked well, but i had deleted off the current library the older photos which i kept stored on the hard drive.
I am not clear what this means
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Can't Import RAW images on new Mac with Lion

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Hi everyone!
Before buying a new iMac I backed up my old iMac on time machine. I used migration assistant but iPhoto doesn't seem to have come across. My question is how do I import photos from my time machine (which is synced with my old iMac and not this new one) into this new iMac?
I've attempted to open the library on the time machine with the alt key on opening iPhoto but it tells me that I can't do that!
Many thanks in advance!
Aleks

you do not import form Time Machine - you use TM to "ReStore" files
if you still have you old computer availab ethe best solution is to copy the iPhoto library over
Migration assistance does not handle the iPhoto library well sometimes - the best way is to drag the bad iphoto library from the pictures folder on the new system to the desktop, connect the two systems together (network, firewire target mode, etc) and drag the iPhoto library intact as a single entity from the old system to the pictures folder of the new system and launch iPhoto on the new system - it will open and convert the iPhoto library as necessary and you will be fine - once you test the iPhoto library you can delete the one on the desktop
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How do I import iphoto albums from one mac to a newer mac

Hello,
I have a brand new mac air with iphoto 11. I have multiple albums on my old macbook pro and old iphoto. I have been able to copy over the photos but the new iphoto will not recognise my albums. My iphone has the albums on it also. would appreciate any feedback or advice.
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@PenthouseOne
Again the dangers of threadjacking - the entire original thread is about moving the iPhoto library without losing organization (albums and events, etc) - when you move the iPhoto library intact and convert it you have exactly what you had on the old system
I have not idea where you saw this in any answer
It sounds like from what you have said that I will indeed just get a pile of photos only.
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Selectively import iPhoto albums (and keep them in their current location)?

I'm new to Aperture.
I have about 60,000 photos in iPhoto. I would like to import my iPhoto collection in year-by-year albums to break up this collection to more manageable pieces. I've made smart albums in iPhoto for each year.
From Aperture I would like to import these albums while keeping the photos in the iPhoto library.
I assume I would click the 'import' icon (top left), then navigate to my iPhoto library in the bottom pane, select the album from iPhoto, choose 'Store files: In their current location' and go.
Problem: my iPhoto library does not appear in the file browser from the import window.
Am I doing something wrong here? How would I accomplish this? Is there a different/better way to achieve this?

I had the same idea as you about a year or more ago. The problem with importing iPhoto images into Aperture by reference is that when iPhoto gets updated and its library layout changes (happens every major iPhoto update), Aperture has trouble finding the images. When you try to relocate masters, you cannot peek into the iPhoto library package to reconnect them so you're screwed.
I have changed my strategy. I now keep all images in Aperture and only copy images into iPhoto when I need some iPhoto feature such as calendars or greeting cards.

TS3195 My mac mini (Snow Leopard, v10.6.8) does not acknowledge my iphone 4, iphone 4s or ipad2 in iPhoto, Image Capture, iSync or Preview but it does in iTunes. I am at a loss for importing photos, short of emailing them. Glitch with OS X 10.6.8 ?

My Mac Mini (v10.6.8) does not acknowledge my iphone as a device in iPhoto, Image Capture, iSync or Preview although, iTunes does. I am at a loss for importing photos other than emailing them to myself. Same problem with my iphone 4, iphone 4s, ipad2 and New iPad. Is this a problem with OS X 10.6.8 as I read some posts claim? Please help.

I was able to import photos in iPhoto and Image capture when I was running SL 10.6.8 on my older MacBook.
Did you try quitting everything, restart the Mac and then try again?
Are there any updates at all for the Mac? I was helping one user not all that long ago and there were updates for her Mac software that had nothing to do with the OS and when she downloaded the updates - the iPad was then recognized in iTunes.

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I had previously imported photos from my fuji finepix A345 camera to iPhoto on my macBookPro 10.4.9. Now I am trying to import new images from the same camera and iPhoto displays a message "no photos to import". I have installed Finepix viewer but it also shows no images to import. I have tried creating a new library on a second non admin account and still iPhoto says "no images to import". I was able to successfully import the same images to my thinkpad T41.
Please help me find a way to import photos from finpix A345 to my mac ibook pro. Note there are no movies in the photos I am trying to import. Thanks.

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Can't import single images or folders from iPhoto 6.0.2 into Aperture 1.1

Hi everbody:
After the Aperture 1.1 update, I can no longer import folders or single images from my iPhoto 6.0.2 library into Aperture. When I click "File" - "Import" - "Files and folders", I can browse through the iPhoto library and see all my film rolls and albums, but when I click on any album, no images are displayed and the status line in Aperture says "No images to import". In iPhoto, images are imported into the iPhoto library, not just aliases.
Even after a clean re-installation of Mac OS X (not just archive and install), installing all system updates (10.4.6) and a clean re-install of Aperture with the updates to 1.1, I still have the same problem. I also let iPhoto rebuild it's library. It still doesn't work.
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This is the result of a bug that will be addressed in an update to be released in the very near future. Rest assured that iPhoto import will start working correctly soon.
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My son got his first MacBook Pro trashed several months ago. He got another, but did not port his data from the iPhoto file backed up from his first MBP. Instead, he has an iPhoto file on his new MBP and has been adding pics and movies to it.
The problem is he has about 5GB of pics/movies in the old iPhoto file, and he wants to extract them and import them into his current iPhoto file. The old iPhoto file is on an external drive that he used for backup. My task is to get these images from the old iPhoto file for him.
I was hoping I could swap iPhoto files on my Mac, but that didn't seem to work.
How can we gain access to the images in the old iPhoto file?
Message was edited by: Fastdude

The easiest way to do what you want is to use iPhoto Library Manager to merge the two Libraries.
Altenratively: Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and point it at the Library on the external. Export the pics from it (File -> Export) and import them to the new Library. Note: There is no way to get all the versions of the photos when you do this.
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