Import to iPhoto and delete originals
I have messed with Image Capture and Automator, but I cannot get this to work.
When I connect my iPhone, I want the following:
1. All images from the iPhone camera roll imports to iPhoto.
2. All images from the roll is deleted. No questions asked.
There ARE some checkmarks for "Delete after import", but it doesn't work. How should I do it?
Please help...
The version is 9.5.1 of the one Library I want to move all the originals to Aperture, and 9.4.3 of two others that I am not using and could get rid of...
26478 Versions and 26163 Originals.
In your first post you said that you are trying to import an iPhoto Library with
"File > Import > Library > User (me) > Pictures >my iPhoto Library".
This command is used for merging two libraries into one. I assumed you want to merge your iPhoto library into your Aperture library to make one unified library from both libraries. But now you are saying you want to import the originals. Do you really want to discard all your iPhoto edits and metadata? If you want to import only the Masters folder from your iPhoto library, then it is no wonder that the command does not work. You cannot import single folders with "File > Import > Library", only incomplete libraries.
Why not really import the complete library as library to merge it properly into your current Aperture library and save all your work you have done in iPhoto?
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Just a couple of long shots, but there is an ever-so-slight possibility that what s/he's seeing is the result of changing the colour profile of the images? Adobe RGB to sRGB for instance? That would - or could - make the images seem a little different.
And, of course, if the images are Raws then there could also be a significant difference between the preview rendered in camera and the one rendered by iPhoto.
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6 - launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and select your original library.
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Apart from the aforementioned arguments, not everyone removes the card to transfer data. Some people use a USB cable and some are now using wireless and I believe their is an IR transfer on some cameras. On cameras using MTP and PTP, some erase/format commands are not available directly over the connection.
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Hi there,
I am a new MacBook Pro owner with Leopard 10.5.1 and iLife 08. Absolutely impressed by the system, but a bit disappointed that importing JPEG formatted photos from files sometimes results in garbled photos in iPhoto and Aperture, even though the originals are simply fine. Tried to used other software like GIMP, but the issue remains.
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LucienHi Terence,
Thanks for answering. The photos have all been stored on my FAT32 formatted external USB 2.0 harddrive that I used with my old XP system. And the majority was taken with a variety of digital cameras (Toshiba, HP and Sony) and some were scanned in with a HP flatbed scanner.
I do not know how to check the color profile of the photos on the Apple system (I am still a newbie) and I did not look at them yet on my old XP system (but I will, but I am not near the system at the moment).
Would the color profile have anything to do with the problem?
Thanks for your answer!
Lucien -
Iphoto edits - delete originals ?
Hi,
When editing photo's in iPhoto, the originals are by default saved as well. As a result, the SDD on my MacBook Pro is running almost full.
Is there a way to avoid originals from being saved after edits were made ?
I noticed similar question on the forum dating back to 2008, response back then was to add disk storage space. Since I am working on internal storage on my MBP that is not really an option ...
Alternatively, are there ways to script Mountain Lion to select and delete all originals that have been edited ?
ThanksNo, not in the current iPhoto version. If you remove the original image files from the library, you will see this dreaded warning - iPhoto needs the original image files to create new versions when editing.
The older posts you see, are referring to older versions of iPhoto, where iPhoto used the last edited version to add further edits. Then you could remove the originals, if you were sure, that you never would want to revert to the original.
If your SSD drive is small, and your iPhoto Library growing quickly I'd move the library to a fast external drive, or create a set of smaller iPhoto libraries and keep only the most current images on the internal volume.
Regards
Léonie -
i delete pics form iPhoto and they keep coming back again... help as I'm duplicating my efforts on back up ...
Deleting Photos from an iPhoto Library
1 - from an Event or the Photos mode: select the photo(s) and use the Delete key to move the photos to the trash bin. Then empty the iPhoto Trash bin as follows:
2 - from an album, smart album, book, slideshow, card, etc.: select the photo(s) and use the key combination of Command+Option+Delete to move the photos to the trash bin. Then empty the trash bin as above.
Note: The last 12 month album is a smart album.
NOTE: deleting a photo from an album, slideshow, book, etc., with only the Delete key only deletes that photo from that item. Deleting a photo from an Event deletes ALL occurences of that photo in the library. -
Videos won't show up when trying to import to iPhoto (and iMovie)?
I recently got a new Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5 camera for filming my YouTube videos. When I try to import my videos to iPhoto in order to edit them, all the pictures show up but it's as if I have no video files on the camera. I have tried importing straight to iMovie, but I have the same problem there.
This is really frustrating seeing as I have an upload schedule which I'm now thoroughly behind on, as well as clips for four videos I wanted to upload to YouTube weeks ago.
Help would be much appreciated!!Niamh
You would not be importing to iPhoto to edit the movies, they should go directly to iMovie. iMovie also has an option to upload directly to YouTube.
You really need to ask on the iMovie forum. A couple of tips:
You don't mention what format these movies are. I note that this camera shoots both AVCHD and MP4. You need to explain which you are shooting.
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If your Sony has a removable memory card you can use a card reader to copy the image files from to a folder on your Desktop and then move them anywhere you'd like.
Since the iPhone doesn't have a removable memory card you can try using Image Capture to see if you can manually upload the files to a folder on the Desktop.
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