Importing photos from Camera to computer

Question

Hi all,
With the old version of Iphoto, when importing photos from the camera, the original files were automaticaly organized in the picture folder according the captures dates and times: separate folders for years, months and days.
When importing using the newer version, the photos will only be organized according the roll name and the "created date" of the file is the time of importation and not the time of capture any more. So now I have to make all the organizing of original files manually !
Does any one know if this is normal, and if what I can do to change this ?
Any help is welcome.

Answer 1

Hi.
Yes, this is perfectly normal. With version 6 iPhoto is organized by Film Rolls. There is no way to change it, as this is the fundamental organization of the iPhoto Library.
If you are concerned that you won't be able to find your photos, rest assured that iPhoto makes it easy. You can:
*drag and drop to another application or your desktop
*Right-click (control-click) and select "Show File." A Finder window will open with the file selected
*File> Export> File Export for use outside of iPhoto. Best practice when uploading to a website or creating a list of jpegs to have printed at a photo developer.
And to find your photos by date, try the little calendar icon near the lower left corner of the iPhoto window. You can pull up photos from a given year, month, and/or day with just a few clicks.
If you don't like the organization of your Film Rolls, you can reorganize them. Just be sure to do this from iPhoto, and NEVER from inside the Finder. Once your Rolls are organized to your liking, you will only have to file new imports into your system. The rolls you create will be reflected in the iPhoto Library folder structure you see in Finder. This gives you more control over how your photos are stored compared with previous versions of iPhoto.