Import Photos from Droid and iMac

I couldn't get iPhoto to import a bunch of photos on my Droid, even after mounting it. So I dragged them to a temperorary folder on my iMac. How do I get iPhoto to import from that temporary folder? And how do I iPhoto to import from the Droid?

in iPhoto file menu import or drag the temp folder to the iPhoto window or to the iPhoto icon in the dock
As to having iPhoto import directly - no idea - bascially iPhoto looks for a FAT formatted device and imports from that - I have no idea how a Droid works - contact the support for your phone
LN

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OK, So I found out that I can only import photos from my Camera Roll only. I did try to transfer the photos from my PC to my MAC using Migration Assistant. Both my PC and my MAC are on the same Network, but the two computers never connect. Anyone know how to remedy this?

It's a No-Go! How to import photos from iphoto (using iMac) to iPod??

I have been trying and trying to send my photos through to my iPod from my iMac (both of which are only a few days old...), and it doesn't accept them. Music and videos are fine, but the photo problem won't resolve itself. I have followed the online Apple tutorials to the T, but zilch! A message continually pops up after about a minute of trying to send the photos through:
'Preferences were not saved for the "Noel Ballantyne's iPod" because it could not be found.' [Followed by an /OK/ box]
Eloquently put, but it doesn't help me figure this out any. Help anyone, please! Do I need to set something up on my iPod before any of this can happen? I see that there's a "import photos", or maybe another button too that I need to hit first??

noelinkorea
Oddly, photos are sent through to the iPod via iTunes!
In iTunes, uses Preferences -> iPod and click on the Pictures tab. You can configure it there.
Note: The iPod preferences are available only when the iPod is connected.
If you need further assistance, I suggest you try the iPod or iTunes fora.
Regards
TD

I imported photos from iPhone and can't delete them

in iPhoto when I imported my photos into iphoto it gave me the option to delete the photos once imported. Now in Photos I no longer seem to have that option. In fact thee isn't even a trash can in iPhoto. How can I delete the photos from my iPhone that are already imported? I have 2 Gigs of photos and want to clear them off to make space, but I can't seem to find an option in Photos. What is going on?

Hmm, well I figured out how to get the option to delete photos on import back, you have to turn off iCloud Photo syncing. So to have iCloud Photo syncing on you can never delete photos from your phone? I thought the whole point of the iCloud Photo syncing was to keep all your photos online so you could access them where you wanted, but not have to take up space on your devices for your photos.
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Hi
I can't seems to import images from my Windows 7 computer to my new iPad via the USB cord. I'm using the latest version of iTunes.
The photos are in a designated folder in My Pictures. In iTunes I go to "Sync Photos From .." and chose the folder. Then click on Sync. iTunes says is it syncing the phoos and downloading, but the images are nowhere to be found.
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By the way, I have another question: Why when the iPad is plugged into the PC is there a message beside the battery symbol that the iPad isn't charging?
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I am new to Aperture (3.1.1) - Previously used iPhoto (7.1.5). I have not been able to find Aperture settings that allow for import window opening upon connection of camera for preview of images, option to select images for import and option to delete images from iPhone or camera after import. This was a really useful tool in iPhoto and greatly simplified my workflow. Please help find this ease of import option in Aperture that I previously enjoyed in iPhoto.

nublu wrote:
Thank you for the link. I am not getting the dialogue pop-up referred to in item 7 following import. I'll try your suggestion: "If this does not pop up, you may need to delete the 'ImportPreset' file (~/Library/Application Support/Aperture) and / or the 'com.Apple.aperture.plist' file (~/Library/Preferences)."
May I ask; Am I deleting the file because a possible problem is suspected with the file?
Will the file be re-written automatically after I delete it? Or
Are the file or files not needed?
If I can get that pop-up, happy days are here again.
Those files are recreated by Aperture on launch if removed and everything they control is set back to the default settings (so the Import Presets file holds any import settings you last used, and the preferences file holds any settings you made in the 'Aperture menu > Preferences dialog).
If you remove them, then you will need to reset any settings you changed from the default settings you saw when you first launched Aperture (and will see on first launch after removing them).
The pop-up will show up after importing from a camera card, but not from an iPhone (at least not from mine which is the 3G). Also, with an iPhone (at least with the 3G), you need to enable the Sync function in iTunes by selecting 'Aperture' from the list under Photos. You can create a specific project for the iPhone in Aperture previous to doing this which allows you to select that project for the Sync.
Once you enable the Sync in iTunes, Aperture will load automatically with the import browser showing you the images available for import (as well as allowing the other import options for those images that Aperture offers). Again - and unfortunately for users like yourself - the small pop-up dialog will not show after import for the iPhone (probably has something to do with iTunes having priority - ownership - of the Sync functions).
Note - on further review on my end, there is no 'Do not display this dialog again' check box in the small pop-up, so removing those files probably won't be necessary as the pop-up should show when a camera card is connected and imported.

Can't import photos from files and folders

Elemetns 11-- jsut bought it yesterday. Have used previosu versions for years but not on this pc.
Each time I try to import, it goes thorugh some number of photos, up through 2,00 plus sometimes and then says import failed and I get nothing. It claims the file is the wrong type (only jpgs and psds). I don't know what the stumbling block is or why elements doesn't jut ignore files it can't read and go on to the next.
Any help. AT this point Elements is totally useless for me.
tia,
sh

After posting I tried importing one directory at a time until I found one that made elements screw up.
thentry smalll groups of files in that directory until I, like running through a binary tree, narrowed down the offending file.
Then I remoce that one file and continue searching for the next file What should have been a single operation taking minutes was very tedious, manually wading going through hundreds of directories and thousand of files.
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I have just been trying to import photos from mine and my husbands cameras but nothing seems to be happening. I get the message to wait while they are being imported but after 10-15 minutes, nothing has been uploaded. I have always had updates downloaded when they become available and can't think what I may have done wrong.
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http://blurb.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/blurb.cfg/php/enduser/stdadp.php?p_faqid=74&p_sid=44cbAnHj&purl=
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I have been making a video and up to now no problems. Then today i was working on it and when i started adding some more photos from aperture they were fuzzy and blurry.
In aperture they are crisp and clear but the minute i put them in imovie they are blurry and not useable.
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I think I just figured this out.
Go into Aperture preferences and go to "previews" tab. Set "photo preview" to "don't limit" and turn the quality all the way up. Then select all your photos, go to the "photos" menu, hold down the option key and click "generate previews".
It appears that the library sharing is just using the generated previews from Aperture which default to poor quality. You need to turn up the quality and then force a re-render of all your previews. iMovie should pick this up (but won't update your slideshow...).
Yeah, I'm pretty disappointed by those defaults. Wasted hours of my time as I rebuilt the slideshow with better versions of my photos.
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I want to import photos from iphoto to my ipad. The help button said to press the photo button under the device list. There isn't a photo button shown. Could it be hidden?

If you connect and select your iPad on the left-hand side of your computer's iTunes, on the right-hand side of iTunes (not on the left) there should be a series of tabs, one of which should be Photos - if you select that tab you can then select which photo folders or albums/events to sync to the iPad. There is a bit more info on this page. You will need to sync all the photos that you want on the iPad together in one go as only the most recent photo sync remains on the iPad - synced photos can't be deleted directly on the iPad, instead they are deleted by not including them in the next photo sync.

I have synced my photos from iPhone and iPad to my iMac and now i want to delete from iPhone and iPad without deleting from iMac. thanks.

I have synced my photos from iPhone and iPad to my iMac and now I want to delete all from iPhone and iPad without deleting from iMac. thanks

The Apple Support Communities are an international user to user technical support forum. As a man from Mexico my first language is Spanish. I do not speak English, however I do write in English with the aid of the Mac OS X spelling and grammar checks. I also live in a culture perhaps very very different from your own. When offering advice in the ASC, my comments are not meant to be anything more than helpful and certainly not to be taken as insults.
You don't really sync photos from the devices to the Mac, you import them to an app; iPhoto, Aperture or Image Capture. During that process you are given an option to erase the photos from the device. Is this not the manner that you used?

Viewing and Importing photos from iPhone to iPhoto'09

Since updating to IOS 5.1, I am unable to view or import photos from my iPhone 4 in iPhoto'09 on my iMac running OS X, v 10.6.8. Can anyone help?

Your question is probably better suited for the iPhoto forum for iLife applications. This forum is for the iPhoto application for iOS (iPhoto on your iPhone or iPad).
https://discussions.apple.com/community/ilife/iphoto
If you repost your question there, it might be helpful to let everyone know exactly what has gone wrong. Does your iPhone not appear in the list of Devices? Does it appear but no pictures are available? It seems it used to work before you updated your iPhone to iOS 5.1... Have you run the Software Update on your Mac to make sure your copy of iPhoto is up-to-date? I have iPhoto '09 8.1.2. and I can import pictures I've taken with my iPhone 4 (iOS 5.1) into iPhoto but I'm running Mac OS X 10.7.3 (Lion).
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I've just upgraded to Iphoto v9.4.1 and cannot import photos from my hard drive

I've just upgraded to Iphoto v9.4.1 and cannot import photos from my hard drive. no matter what method I use, either click and drag or through the File menu. All I get is a message 'Preparing to import' - file size is less than 300 kb

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Lately I've been importing photos from my iPhone and when I attempt to edit them they seem to disappear. Some reappper as a photo stream pic (some as the edited version and some not). But they no longer appear as a recent import. Lots more happens

Lately I've been importing photos from my iPhone to iPhoto and when I attempt to edit them they seem to disappear. Some reappper as a photo stream pic (some as the edited version and some not). But they no longer appear as a recent import. Lots more happens and I'm wondering if it's because I have a 5-year old Mac book or iPhoto is having issues. I'm not happy with disappearing photos especially after I've deleted them from my iphone after importing them to my macbook.
Has anyone experienced similar difficulties and what can I do?

Remember: we cannot see your machine. There are 9 different versions of iPhoto and they run on 8 different versions of the Operating System. The tricks and tips for dealing with issues vary depending on the version of iPhoto and the version of the OS. So to get help you need to give as much information as you can. Basic things like :
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- What version of the Operating System.
- Details. As full a description of the problem as you can. For instance: 'iPhoto won't export' is best explained by describing how you are trying to export, and so on.
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- Are there error messages?
- What steps have you tried already to solve the issue.
- Anything unusual about your set up? Or how you use iPhoto?
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