IPad Photo file management

While traveling light in Europe, iPad (and iPhone) only, I would directly load a few select photos from the camera (Sony A7 24mp full frame sensor) SD card. The problem is, these were full size files and way to large for simple Facebook postings, and even email with slow 2 or 3G or spotty wifi. Found an excellent free app, BatchResizer, to reduce the original 6000px on the longest side to a more manageable 1500px. The problem is, I now have 2 copies of the same print on the iPad but nothing tells me which is the large one and which is the reduced size one. I would like to free up space by deleting the originals which average 8000kb and retain the reduced size around 150kb as all on the SD card are/will be saved on my desktop. IS there a way to find file size through the iPad's internal file management system - which I couldn't find, or a decent app that will accomplish this? The free ones didn't and hesitant to buy only to find out that it doesn't. Attaching to the computer for the iPad to be seen as a separate drive is out of the question, as I am traveling light and the only computer would be the hotel's.

Seems to be a good approach. However,
Depending on how much disk space on the local drive and the speed of the external along with the iMac specs... you might keep the the library on the iMac instead of the external, but keep the masters on the external. Assuming referenced, then you could keep the vault on the external (as is I wouldn't put vault on the same external drive as both the masters and library).

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Photo file management - best practice query

A number of recent posts have discussed file management protocols, but I wondered if some of the experts on this forum would be so kind as to opine on a proposed system set up to better manage my photo files.
I have an imac, time machine & various external hard drives.
I run Aperture 3 on my imac (my main computer), with about 15k referenced images. Currently my photo masters are kept on my imac, as is my aperture library file, and vault. After editing in APerture, I then export the edited jpegs onto another part of my imac. The imac is backed up to time machine and an off site drive.
Following some of the threads, the main message seems to be to take as many of my photo files as possible off my imac, and store on a separate drive. So does the folloing set up sound better?
*Aperture run on imac, still using referenced images
*Master images moved from imac to external drive 1
*Aperture library file moved from imac to external drive 1
*Aperture vault moved to external drive 1
*External drive 1 backed up to external drive 2. Run idefrag on both drives regularly.
*Edited exports from Aperture kept on imac, which then feed Apple TV, iphone, mobileme etc. Backed up to time machine.
*If ever I ran Aperture on an additional machine, presumably I could just plug and play / synch with external hard drive 1.
Is that a "good" set up? Any enhancements? The set up would seem to free up my boot volume, whilst hopefully maintaining the satefy / integrity of my files. But happy to be told it is all wrong!!
Many thanks
Paul

Seems to be a good approach. However,
Depending on how much disk space on the local drive and the speed of the external along with the iMac specs... you might keep the the library on the iMac instead of the external, but keep the masters on the external. Assuming referenced, then you could keep the vault on the external (as is I wouldn't put vault on the same external drive as both the masters and library).

Iphoto - how are the photo files managed and stored ?

I am one of those who migrated from the PC to this wonderfull world of the Mac. So please excuse my PC based way of thinking.
I have many thosands of photos, (aprx. 8,000 +++ )
I used to organized my photos on an external hard disk and and I would create folder that would hold a group of photos; for example (A folder labeled "Vacation on New York" will hold all the photos for that event)
Now on my iMac, I could import all the photos on that folder and create an event on iphoto called "Vacation on NY"
The only question I have is where do those file phisically go to? Where are those files with their names and extensions? What folder or directory do they go to once I import them into iphoto?
I need to know this so that I could get a back up and know how to manage the files.
Also...
I would like to know how can I close all events at once.
Thank you in advance for all the explanations......

The files are copied into the iPhoto Library which is in your Pictures Folder.
Most Simple Back Up
Drag the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to another Disk. This will make a copy on that disk.
Slightly more complex:
Use an app that will do incremental back ups. This is a very good way to work. The first time you run the back up the app will make a complete copy of the Library. Thereafter it will update the back up with the changes you have made. That makes subsequent back ups much faster. Many of these apps also have scheduling capabilities: So set it up and it will do the back up automatically. Examples of such apps: Chronosync or DejaVu . But are many others. Search on MacUpdate
By way of explanation:
The iPhoto Library is a Package File. This is simply a folder that looks like a file in the Finder. This is to protect the iPhoto library because many users were inadvertently corrupting their library by browsing through it with other software or making changes in it themselves.
Want to look inside?
Go to your Pictures Folder and find the iPhoto Library there. Right (or Control-) Click on the icon and select 'Show Package Contents'. A finder window will open with the Library exposed.
Standard Warning: Don't change anything in the iPhoto Library Folder via the Finder or any other application. iPhoto depends on the structure as well as the contents of this folder. Moving things, renaming things,, deleting them or otherwise making changes will prevent iPhoto from working and could even cause you to damage or lose your photos.
To use an editor with iPhoto: You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.
To use the files in other apps, upload them etc
There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto: You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Command-Click for selecting multiple pics.
(Note the above illustration is not a Finder Window. It's the dialogue you get when you go File -> Open)
You can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
There's a similar option in Outlook and many, many other apps. If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
If you want to access the files with iPhoto not running:
For users of 10.6 and later: You can download a free Services component from MacOSXAutomation which will give you access to the iPhoto Library from your Services Menu.
Using the Services Preference Pane you can even create a keyboard shortcut for it.
For Users of 10.4 and 10.5 Create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use this free utility Karelia iMedia Browser
Other options include:
Drag and Drop: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
File -> Export: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
Show File: a. On iPhoto 09 and earlier: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected. 3.b.
b: On iPhoto 11 and later: Select one of the affected photos in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Reveal in Finder -> Original. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.

What is the best iPad 2 file management program?

My movies are taking over my iPad 2 hard drive. I purchased movies on my iPad 2 and would like to move them to my macbook for storage.

iTunes.
The iPad does not have a hard drive.
If you have Sync Movies selected under the Movies tab for your iPad sync preferences with iTunes, movies purchased from the iTunes store direct with your iPad would be copied to your iTunes library automatically the first time you sync your iPad with iTunes after doing so.
If you want to remove a movie from your iPad without deleting the movie, deselect the movie under the Movies tab for your iPad sync preferences with iTunes followed by a sync. To add/remove movies, select/deselect the movies under the Movies tab for your iPad sync preferences with iTunes followed by a sync.
If Sync Movies is not selected under the Movies tab for your iPad sync preferences with iTunes, with your iPad connected at the iTunes menu bar go to File and select Transfer Purchases From - the name of your iPad. After confirming all movies on your iPad are now in your iTunes library, select Sync Movies under the Movies tab. Deselect the movies below that you want removed from your iPad followed by a sync.

File Manager Pro app --- WIFI won't connect to PC

The File Manager Pro (free) app won't let me connect to my home network URL. I am trying to download files from PC to iPad.

In the iPad app (File Manager Pro), it recognizes the Router with the unique iPad address 192.168.1.13 and gives the instruction to go to your PC (in my home on the same router) and in your browser, type in http://192.168.1.13 to link the iPad with my PC. I am trying to do so in order to copy files from my PC to my iPad without a cable or without using iTunes. File Manager refers to this as a WIFI link using the address of your local router (in my home).
I really like all the features of File Manager Pro and believe that the above is how I am able to exchange files.

Video download from SD card 2 iPad 2 interrupted, file corrupted. Cannot find file to delete. Does not appear in Photos, or is not visible using Windows File Manager. Consumed 2.5G of space! Can anyone help

Video download from SD card to iPad 2 interrupted, corrupted. Cannot find file to delete. Does not appear in Photos, or is not visible using Windows File Manager. Consumed 2.5G of space! Can anyone help?

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How do I move photo files from computer to ipad 3? Sync is dimmed.

How do I move photo files from computer to ipad 3? Sync is dimmed.

Could this be what you are experiencing?
http://ipadhelp.com/ipad-help/sync-apply-buttons-grayed-out-in-itunes-over-capac ity/

My iPad is filling up my PowerBook hard disk. Where can I find the sync Photo file to delete it ?

Hi
My iPad is filling up my PowerBook hard disk. Where can I find the sync Photo file to delete it ?
Copying over photos via iTunes/iPhoto - there is a back-up file created (I can not turn it off) and it's now filling my PB-Pro.
So I need to find it and trash it and start over.
- Where is it located ?
- What is it's name ?
Yours Bengt W

Thank You
I found my iPhoto library
ctrl-clicked on it and opened package/content
here I found the iPod photo cashe folder
copyed this to a safe hard disk
then deleting it's content
and my memory/free space on boot drive is back
So I hope all's well.
Yours Bengt W

Photo file names Deleted by iPad

Asked this 3 months ago, but got no response. Can't understand what iPad does to photo file names. 1. Can't see photo file name in albums/events. 2. when iPad emails photo, the file that is received is called only La Foto (the photo, my wife uses spanish). If I send her a photo with a name I assigned (date, camera-assigned number, file size), and she saves it to an album and sends it back, the file name I sent her is gone, and photo is simply La Foto. How can you organize or keep track of photos, w/o info such as name, date, camera number, etc.? And why does iPad remove specifically created names? Nothing in Manual or Settings on this.
We've an iPad, and also a MB Air and iMac.
Armando

antijava@taiwan wrote:
Thanks for your time doing the check.
I'm sorry that currently I don't have the similiar resource to do the same.
I guess that it might be the difference caused by different iOS / idevice.
I think that I'll check and modify the app after I got iOS 6 devices.
Thanks for your comments and your time.
Thanks for your reply, and I hope you get a more recent device soon for Father's/Mother's Day or whatever! I'm a little confused as to what the situation is. According to w'pedia the iOS 5 that you have does have photostream, but I don't know if it supports multiple streams (which you create by touching the + when in photostream). Is the problem that your version does not support multiple streams so you can't test the issue I raised, or is it that it does support multiple streams and works correctly with iOS 5 but not with iOS 6?
PS: I've checked, and find my iPod has the same limitation as I mentioned above with the iPad.

I loaded my ipad photos from camera and all the pictures sorted by date. Next, I did a sync with my computer and the photos were all reorganized into IMPRT folders an out of date sequence. Any idea how to put the photos back into date files?

I loaded my ipad photos from camera and all the pictures sorted by date. I later sync my ipad with my computer and the photos were all reorganized into IMPRT folders an out of date sequence. Any idea how to put the photos back into date files other than reloading all of them from camera?

What version of iPhoto?
Select one and rotate it. Then rotate it back. Does that make it appear?
A much better work flow is the keep the photos after importing. Check the success the import, wait for at least one successful backup cycle then use you camera's format command to reformat the card
LN

Will Photo Library Manager help without library file

I recently upgraded to Leopard and added ilife to upgrade my iphoto from a reeaaally old version. I imported photos from the old version and Iphoto was working fine a couple weeks ago. Today, however, when I tried to open it, I got the Choose Your Library message. There is no library listed, nor can I find one. I have not done anything to iphoto or the library file since it was last opened and working fine. Will Photo Library Manager help if there is no library file? Is the albumdata.xml file in the iphoto database or is it somewhere else in my computer? Surely the files are there somewhere! What else can I do? I have a back-up but it has run since I last opened iphoto and I can't find a library file in there either. What is the library file called? Maybe I'm not looking for the write thing...
Thanks for your help. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.

Did you use Spotlight to try to find your library. If the library was inadvertantly moved to certain areas of the HD Spotlight will not find it. Download and run Find File to search for "Library6.iPhoto". If you get a hit it's a good chance it's the library. Good Luck.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier versions) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. There are versions that are compatible with iPhoto 5, 6, 7 and 8 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
NOTE: The new rebuild option in iPhoto 09 (v. 8.0.2), Rebuild the iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup" makes this tip obsolete.

Where can I find file manager, to manage files for my iPad Air?

Where can I find file manager, to manage files for my iPad Air?

There are some apps that allow for a decent amount of file management on the iPad! depending on what you want to do. Take a look at some of these.
http://appadvice.com/appguides/show/best-iPad-file-managers

Corrupted photo files in emails in iPhone and iPad

Wonder if anyone is having a similar problem.
My wife and I each have a Gmail account. The setup is that mail goes to an iPhone and a MacBook Air for me and an iPhone, an iPad and a MacBook Pro for my wife.
When we receive some emails with photo attachments (the sender's email account is irrelevant, as it happens across various platforms) and open them in either the iPhone or iPad, the photo file is often corrupted. However, when we open the same email file in either laptop, the photo is fine. In addition, if we go to the email stored in the Gmail server (All Mail), the attachment is not corrupted. I can access the email in the Gmail serve, find the photo file to be OK, forward it and end up with the same result - OK on the laptop, corrupted on the iPhone.
We have talked with the Apple help desk at a couple of stores and they feel that the issue may be caused by different servers being used by Google - i.e., one for mobile devices and one for non-mobile. Neither help desk person had come across this issue.
The thesis put forth after posting this issue in a Gmail forum is that the mobile device client is the problem, since the computer based clients work fine and display the files in the messages correctly.Therefore, the mobile client concerned either isn't downloading properly or it can't display correctly.
Anyone else having this issue?

iPhone. Sorry.

Is there any downside to using a reference type library if I use Time Capsule and will do file management only from within Aperture?

Have done a lot of reading to get prepared to convert to Aperture 3 and have this question regarding setting up my library type.
I'm not a professional -just a heavy user hobbyist.
It appears that the major factors in using reference style is to backup the images with Time Capsule and always do moves or deletes from within the Aperture application.
If my architecture matters here's what I have that may be involved in photo management and editing:
iMac (latest 27" high power version with lots of memory)
Internal 2TB HD where the library is stored
External (FireWire) 2TB HD where the images are stored
External (FireWire) 6TB HD backup drive
In the future an iPad for remote work on images (when/if available) and a Mac laptop (for same remote use)
I see major downside issues to letting the library manage my files - such as inaccessibility (or awkward accessibility) to the images for other programs, and performance issues when the library gets large (thousands of images or 100+ gb in size)
The chief complaints I've seen regarding using a reference mode is the broken link issues created if file management is done outside of Aperture (adds, deletes, moves of files) and the inability to use the Vault function for backup.
One feature that I imagine I'd like to have is maximum integration with Final Cut Pro X and that's one area I haven't seen much on and would be interested to hear about if that integration is affected with the choice of managed vs referenced library types. (I like to produce film clips that are combinations of pics and video and want to be set up so that is done in the easiest fashion when working in FCP X)
I'm sure I've not seen all sides of this issue and would like to see some discussion around this question.
Thanks to everyone contributing!
Craig

Goody, Goody, you hit a few of my favorite subjects! Herewith some comments, with the usual caveats - true to the best of my knowledge and experience, others may have different results, YMMV, and I could be wrong.
I run Aperture on two machines:
-- 2007 Mac Pro with 2x2.66 GHz Xeon, 21 GB of RAM, a 5770 GPU, and multiple HD. I have about 11,000 images, taking up 150 GB. (Many are 100 MB TIFF, scanned slides)
-- 2006 Mac Book Pro with 1 2.0 GHz Core Duo, 2 GB of RAM and a 240 GB SSD.
Two very different machines.
-- Aperture Libraries are all the same - Managed or Referenced. If Managed, then the Master image files are inside the Package, if Referenced, they are outside, and you can have any combination you want. Managed is easier, but Referenced is not hard if you are the least bit careful.
-- While the sheer size of an Aperture Library is not a big issue, the location on disk of the different components can have a tremendous impact on performance.
-- Solid State Drives (SSD) read and write faster than regular Hard Disks (HD) and, what is more important, empty HD read and write much faster than full HD.
-- Aperture speed requires a combination of RAM, CPU, graphics processing unit (GPU) speed, and disk speed. The more RAM you have, the less paging you will see. With enough RAM, the next bottle neck is CPU (speed and cores) and GPU speed. But even then you will still have to fetch an image (longer if you pull the full resolution Master, read and rewrite the Version file, and update the Preview and Thumbs.
So what works?
-- RAM, RAM, and more RAM. 4 GB will work, but you will page a bit. 8 GB is much faster. On my old MacPro the sweet spot was about 16 GB of RAM.
-- Keep your Library on your fastest (usually internal) drive. Keep that disk as unloaded as possible. How do you keep it unloaded? Either buy BIG, 1 TB+ or move your Masters off onto another disk. The good news here is that as Master files are written only once and never rewritten, speed of this disk, as opposed to the disk that holds the Library, is not important. There is a one second pause as the Master is read into memory and, if you have enough RAM, that is it - the Master will never be paged out. If, on the other hand, you do not have enough RAM, and you do a lot of adjusting at full resolution, then the speed of the disk that holds your Masters will become very important due to paging.
-- I found that I picked up a tiny bit of speed by keeping the Masters on a dedicated disk. Thus, in your configuration, if you can dedicate that 2 TB FW HD to your Masters, you should see very nice performance.
Final notes on backups and archives:
-- One conventional wisdom is that you should make an archive copy of every image file before or as you load them into your system. (Aperture in this case.) This archive is then never touched or deleted.
-- An alternative approach is that you do not keep such an archive, but only the images that you have in your Aperture Library. And when you delete from the Library, you no longer keep a copy anywhere.
I do the following:
-- Card to Aperture. Card is then kept at least 24 hours until all of my backups have run. (I use three - Time Machine, Clone, and off site.)
-- I do not keep archive copies. If I decide to delete a file, my only recourse is to recover it from Time Machine during the six month cycle of my Time Machine backups. Thereafter, it is lost.
There are merits to both approaches.
Hope this is clear, correct, and responsive to your needs.
DiploStrat

Photo File Mgmt & Catalog Improvements

Photo File Mgmt:
It would be nice if LR could manage the files and location better and more tightly than it currently does. I'm a real organization maven and I take great measure to manage and backup my data. I don't use the Collections feature as Lightroom does a horrible job managing the physical file location of my images. If you let it, LR will put files all over your drive creating subfolders after subfolders. The Collectinos feature does not effectively manage the files in a one-to-one relationship very well (meaning what you see in LR is what you see on your physical hard drive location).   You can get it there if you really work at it, but it shouldn't be that hard. Instead I use the Folders to ensure the images and files are managed in a one-to-one relationship.    It works ok, but not perfectly.   As soon as you start getting into sub-folders it starts to choke.
Moving between Catalogs
Improvements to the capability of moving images and the associated database changes from one catalog to another would be nice.   A simple "Move (or Copy) this image to another Catalog" including moving/copying the physically file while maintaining the correct folder structure, would be a great enhancement!   It is not easy to do now and I find I have to do all sorts of imports and exports to complete this task.
Another feature in this area would be the capability to Copy and images and it's LR database changes. You can create a Virtual copy, but that stays with the original I'd like to be able to make a copy of everything and move it to another Catalog or Folder.
Performance:
Obvious one!   This needs much work. LR is slow and laggy. As a 20 year veteran as an IT professional, I know what apps are capable of and this has a lot of room for improvement. Even with high-end graphic cards, dual x64 processors and raptor 10k drives it feels like walking through the mud when clicking around.

Pics taken with/saved from ipod are not part of the sync process at all. itunes has nothing to do with these pics at all. You import these pics as you would from any digital camera. You should be able to delete them during the import from whatever program you use to import photos.
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