IPhoto Dilemma

Consolidation. I have 100+ GB's of images in the iPhoto library on this computer for my user account. Then I have another 50GB's probably for my wife's. Then I have a stack of random external drives with backups to old iPhoto libraries we've had on old computers we've sold. Basically photo's everywhere and it's annoying as well as nerve-wracking as there is not backups everywhere to match them. It would just be a dream come true to have all of our images in 1 simple library and where we could back it up.
Any of you have experience or recommendations on how you would go about such a thing? I doubt I can put them all on one computer but is it best to use an external drive just dedicated to all of our photos or what? Thanks for any ideas or help with this...

One unified iPhoto Library will indeed make things easier.
What is your current iPhoto version and your MacOS X version?
Probably the best strategy would be to merge your libraries into one, on one external drive and get a second one as a backup drive for the iPhoto library.
iPhoto cannot merge iPhoto Libraries, but the utility iPhoto Library Manager can. You can buy this utility here: iPhoto Library Manager
It is a very useful tool to have. You can also use it to weed out duplicates, ifyour many libraries should contain duplicate photos.
Any external drive you are using with iPhoto needs to be formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled), see:   iPhoto: Issues with FAT32-formatted drives

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  • Funky dilemma iphoto 5

    Recently accidentally unplugged external HD with iphoto open. This is where all iphoto 5 pics are stored. Now when I open iphoto i can't see or open any images- just data and blank thumbnail. All pics are still in library in external HD and can be opened in image viewer. So how can I get back up. Since then I imported new pics from camera and they show up just fine in iphoto BUT the newly imported folder is not with the library and can't find it??? Help.

    Try this: make a temporary, duplicate copy of your library and apply the three fixes in order as necessary.
    Fix #1
    1 - delete  the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your Home/Library/Preferences folder. 
    2 - delete iPhoto's cache file,, Cache.dbt, that is located in your Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder. 
    3 - reboot, launch iPhoto and try again.
    NOTE: If you're moved your library from its default location in your Home/Pictures folder you will have to point iPhoto to its new location when you next open iPhoto by holding down the Option key when launching iPhoto.  You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences.
    If that doesn't help try the following: make a temporary, duplicate copy of the library and try the two fixes below in order as needed:
    Fix #2
    Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed and follow the instructions to rebuild the library.
    Select the options identified in the screenshot.
    If this doesn't work try rebuilding but with just the small thumbnail option selected.
    Fix #3
    Using iPhoto Library Manager  to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
    Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
    Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
    Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
    In the next  window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
    Click on the Create button.
    Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
    OT

  • Iphoto slideshow dilemma

    Help! I created a perfect slideshow in iPhoto, but when I click on Share to send to iDVD, iDVD cannot be selected (is in gray). Any suggestions? A little frustrated here . Thx.

    Do you have a folder in your Home directory titled Movies? If not create one. If you moved it somewhere else move it back to your home root directory.
    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) 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. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. 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.≤br>
    Note: There now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

  • I have a 3 year old MacBook Pro with MAC OSX 10.6.8, iPhoto '09 version 8.1.2 and have downloaded two software programs: one is Aperture 3.2 and the other is Photoshop Elements 9 (which I got from a friend who didn't need it). I am totally happy with the

    I have a 3 year old MacBook Pro with MAC OSX 10.6.8, iPhoto ’09 version 8.1.2 and have downloaded two software programs: one is Aperture 3.2 and the other is Photoshop Elements 9 (which I got from a friend who didn’t need it).
    I am totally happy with the way iPhoto organizes my photos and how I can work with iMovie to create slide shows with music from iTunes, etc.
    I have been shooting mostly high resolution jpegs and I continue to learn more and more about photography, post processing etc. I realize that the small adjustments I can make in iPhoto are good, and are adequate most of the time. However, a have started to experiment with shooting RAW images and would like to go the next step, ie. post processing.I am totally technically challenged and need SIMPLE, INTUITIVE programs and am certainly NOT anywhere ready for Photoshop CS whatever!
    After having these programs sit on my computer, I decided to try to see if I could figure them out. When I opened Aperture, this is what first comes up.
    “Welcome to Aperture 3.2
    Your library needs to be upgraded to work with this version of Aperture. Once upgraded, you will not be able to use this library with previous versions of Aperture.
    Upgrading a library from previous versions of Aperture 3 generally takes a few minutes or less, though larger libraries will take longer. After that, Aperture 3.2 will upgrade your library's thumbnails, but you can use the application during that time.
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    Current Library Location:
    Jadzia (home)   -----Pictures------Aperture Library
                                                      QUIT             UPGRADE”
    I have heard horror stories  about moving your entire library to Aperture, ending up with 2 libraries, etc. etc. hence my previous reluctance in attempting Aperture. In addition, many of my photography friends are saying: Go with Lightroom 3.....you’ll love it!
    So here is my dilemma.  I don’t want to mess around with my iPhoto library. All I want to be able to do, is to isolate a few photos, export them to Aperture, Elements, and work on them there, then bring them back into iPhoto.
    Can I do this? Should I forget about Aperture and Elements and look at purchasing yet another program like Lightroom?

    Export those few photos via the File ➙ Export ➙ File Export menu option with Kind = Original to the Desktop.  Then import them into the Aperture library. That would keep one copy in your iPhoto library and another in your Aperture library to edit, etc.
    You can use Photoshop Elements 9 from within iPhoto as your editor of choice. However, if you edit a raw file in iPhoto with PSE9 the resulting edited version must be saved outside the iPhoto Library and imported back in as a new file.  For editing jpegs just do a Save (not a Save As) and it all will be kept within iPhoto. 
    Using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements as Your Editor of Choice in iPhoto.
    1 - select Photoshop or Photoshop Elememts as your editor of choice in iPhoto's General Preference Section's under the "Edit photo:" menu.
    2 - double click on the thumbnail in iPhoto to open it in Photoshop.  When you're finished editing click on the Save button. If you immediately get the JPEG Options window make your selection (Baseline standard seems to be the most compatible jpeg format) and click on the OK button. Your done. 
    3 - however, if you get the navigation window
    that indicates that  PS wants to save it as a PS formatted file.  You'll need to either select JPEG from the menu and save (top image) or click on the desktop in the Navigation window (bottom image) and save it to the desktop for importing as a new photo.
    This method will let iPhoto know that the photo has been editied and will update the thumbnail file to reflect the edit..
    NOTE: With Photoshop Elements  the Saving File preferences should be configured as shown:
    I also suggest the Maximize PSD File Compatabilty be set to Always.  In PSE’s General preference pane set the Color Picker to Apple as shown:
    Note:  to switch between iPhoto and PS or PSE as the editor of choice Control (right)-click on the thumbnail and select either Edit in iPhoto or Edit in External Editor from the contextual menu. If you use iPhoto to edit more than PSE re-select iPhoto in the iPhoto General preference pane. Then iPhoto will be the default editor and you can use the contextual menu to select PSE for your editor when desired.
    OT

  • Can 2 Macs sync photos in iPhoto Library?

    Hi everyone,
    I have 2 Macs (iMac and MacBook both got 10.5.6 and iPhoto 09)
    and I'm just wondering if I can sync photos in iPhotos on both Macs.
    What I want to do is I just transfer photos from my camera to only one Mac
    and then somehow 2 Macs have same photos.
    Normally 2 Macs are connected wirelessly night time,
    so somehow they can sync iPhoto Library automatically.
    Like syncing contacts between iPhone and Mac...
    Is there any way? or I'm just lazy...
    Thank you,
    Hiro

    Since I recently purchased an iMac to go along with my MacBook Pro, I am now having this same dilemma. So far, the options seem to be cloud based syncs, local syncs, and local sharing.
    Right away, local sharing is out for me since I want both computer to effectively be duplicates of one-another. In other words, I want my transition from working on one computer to the next to be nearly transparent.
    For local sync, I am trying out ChronoSync as I have constantly heard it recommended, but there seems to be a major issue. When you open and close an iPhoto library, regardless of whether you change any content, it changes the modification date. Thus, if I were to load new pics on my MacBook, then open my iMac iPhoto and realize they weren't there, then sync (assuming a bi-directional sync setup), I would actually overwrite the MacBook because the package file on the iMac shows as newer. Bam, data lost. These package files Apple loves to use sure look elegant, but are causing problems all over the syncing world. Luckily, if you have Time Machine running, you can at least experiment with all of this with a relative degree of safety. The other nit-picky downside to local sync is that you have to establish a connection between the two computers to sync, meaning they both need to be on, and at least one needs file sharing active, which is a security concern.
    The next option seems to be cloud-based sync. Dropbox is popular, but 2GB doesn't come close to my needs and when you start to get into the pay-for service, the capabilities look less impressive. Currently I am trying SugarSync. SugarSync looks like the end-all, be-all of sync/back-up, until you read the known issues. Again, the package files used for things like iPhoto (and other great apps like LicenseKeeper, 1Password, etc) are not supported. I am guessing it is for similar reasons--i.e. no ability to resolve which package is really the newest, regardless of the modification date. As a side-note, I find it a bit irritating that these companies advertise as if all these capabilities work, and worse, charge for a service that is incomplete. What Mac user doesn't want to at least sync iTunes and iPhoto? That's why we buy these softwares, after all. Anyway, I digress.
    There is always iDisk too, if you are willing to pay for MobileMe. Thus far I am not really impressed with the performance of iDisk and everything I read suggests that iDisk's performance really takes a dive when working with--you guessed it--package files. Apple's left hand is clearly not talking to their right.
    Notably, when setting up my new iMac, I was able to just copy over the whole iTunes and iPhoto library and they work just fine on the new mac. Thus, I think local sync at least has more promise right now (since most cloud-based syncs are based on incremental change for bandwidth purposes).
    This all begs the question--with Time Machine's phenomenal success, why not expand that service into a backup/sync capable program. It makes total sense--time machine backs up every few minutes and is accessible via things like AirPort Extreme, or a host of the newer NASs that support TimeMachine. Moreover, TimeMachine supports all of Apples file conventions and is a language any Mac with Leopard forward understands. In other words, it would be great to have a single TimeMachine that worked for both my computers, keeping each one backed up and in sync, without the need to have two instantiations of TimeMachine. I realize this is not perfect, as many people keep different software setups or amounts of data on different computers, but nonetheless, I think that would be a killer upgrade that would move even more people into the Mac arena, or move more people with one Mac to invest in two. But, that's just my 2¢.

  • How Can I Share iPhoto Library/Keywords Among Multiple Users

    Hi there! I am having a bit of a dilemma where I am trying how I can have several users access a shared iPhoto library (as well as retain their own personal iPhoto libraries). Basically, I have a handful of (three) users that need to be able to store/search against a common shared photo library - ideally, in iPhoto.
    I understand that I can share albums through iPhoto (users are using a mix of iPhoto '08 and '09) on one account as long as iPhoto is running - a serious drawback. When I tried sharing photos via this method I was able to see the shared albums; however the keywords that were defined for those photos were not available. This presents two questions:
    1) Can iPhoto share its library among multiple users (including keywords, etc) so that if a user account (let's call it "media") shares out selected albums that the viewing users (user1 and user2) can search against the keywords in the host library? Or is this not possible with iPhoto?
    2) Is there another way of sharing photos that is more efficient and can be hosted on our private servers? The interface in iPhoto is amazing - and if there was an application that allowed for that same sort of feel/tagging we would be good to go...

    Well here is the weird thing. If I was sharing out the library from my computer, I could search for the keywords (and obtain results) as expected. However, if I went to another computer that was viewing my shared library, searching by the same keyword did not return any results.

  • Big Blunder with movies in iPhoto '08 and web galleries

    I've just upgraded to iLife '08 and found a REALLY BIG BLUNDER in the use of movies with iPhoto and the web gallery. As it is, the new 10GB limit won't be enough for diddly squat of movie hosting.
    I've got a Canon A640 that saves to .JPG and .AVI formats. iPhoto opens a gallery with them just fine.
    But .AVI movies take up ~50MB per minute of video. A 2 minute movie I made is about 100 MB, while a 9 minute movie is 550MB in size. So while it's fine to view them on your desktop, you do NOT want to upload them!
    However, iPhoto has no ability to convert .AVIs to any other formats.
    I went into iMovie and manually selected each .AVI clip and Exported it as "medium" to my local drive. Ok, this gets you a .m4v file that's much more workable.
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    -David

    Errrr.... you guys are totally missing the point.
    Apple sells little Canon cameras, and they have them sitting right next to just about every Mac in the store. Ever noticed them? Maybe you own one? (I suspect not because you probably would have noticed this already if you did.)
    These Canon cameras take two types of images: stills are .JPGs and movies are .AVIs. Got that?
    JPGs are compressed and "ready to use".
    AVIs are UN-compressed and NOT "ready to use". You can play them locally and they look fine. But there's not much to tell you they're HUGE FILES. When I say "huge", I'm taling 50 MEGA-BYTES PER MINUTE huge. That means a measley 2 minute clip is 100 MEGA-BYTES in size. OK? Now, what's the download rate on your iPhone? How long will it take you to view a 2-minute AVI file? But, surely, nobody is dumb enough to load them onto their Web Gallery, right? Keep on reading.
    See, when you connect the camera to the computer, most people have their system set to open something like iPhoto or Aperture when the camera is connected. Agreed? (Maybe YOU don't, but LOTS of people DO.)
    Notice that you can choose to have iMovie or Final Cut Pro or something else launch when you plug the camera in as well. It's up to you. Most people launch iPhoto - or Aperture if they've got it.
    It so happens that iPhoto '08 loads in in BOTH sets of files. Why in the world iPhoto is happy reading in AVI files is beyond me, considering it won't recognize M4V files and has to be slapped to get it to take MP4 files. But it happily reads AVI files with no problem.
    Now, if you've got your iPhoto set to AUTOMATICALLY SYNCHRONIZE with your WEB GALLERY, what happens?
    Well, if you're like me and you filled two 4-GIGA-BYTE Flash cards with movies, and iPhoto launches (like when you plug the camera or flash memory into the computer) and starts to SYNCHRONIZE with your WEB GALLERY, what's gonna happen?
    Did you actually TELL it to upload those files? NOPE! But it DID!
    Several HOURS LATER your computer will finish UPLOADING 8 GIGA-BYTES of MOVIES to your WEB GALLERY! And if you interrupt it, well, it'll happily start over when you turn the computer back on again.
    That's really nice since .Mac now has a 10 GByte limit. Two and a half 4-GB flash cards will fill up your .Mac account if you shoot movies with your Canon camera, have iPhoto set to launch when you attach your camera, and/or have it set to automatically synchronize with your web gallery.
    All I'm saying is that if iPhoto is going to work with movie files, it should NOT blindly upload AVI files, NO WAY. I'd much prefer it if it would let you apply some kind of compression to them, eg., turn them into MP2 files. (MOV files are even bigger than AVI files, from what I can tell.)
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    Is that making sense now?

  • I've put together a slide show and cannot get it on You tube.  I've put the presentation together in Iphoto, then sent it to ITune and I cannot get Youtube to accept it.  On the upload page, Youtube even says just drag and drop. That didn't work.  Help!

    To repeat my problem, I've put together a slide presentation and am trying to get it on Youtube...have compiled photos and music under IPhoto, then moved it to ITunes to dump into YouTube, but can't get anything to go thru.  Have submitted two previous slideshows and don't remember ever having this probem.  Am sure I'm doing something wrong.  Anyone have suggestion(s) as to how to get this on to Youtube.  Have been stonewalled for the last two hours.  Thank You.

    Sanjam....you are having the identical problem I'm having.  Re the response to your dilemma, I'm gonna see if there is a way to export.  If I figure something out to get on YouTube will let you know and would appreiate you doing the same.

  • My iPhoto Library files seems to be self replicating . . . help!

    This is a hard dilemma to explain, but I will do my best. I recently created a new library using the free version of iPhoto Library Manager & downloaded new photos off my camera into the new library. It seemed to work fine. MY 2 active iPhoto libraries are called iPhoto library and Africa August ’08.
    Then I created a third library, which is still empty. (I had some confusion creating that third library but since that may not have any bearing on the problem I am having now, I won't go into the details, especially because I didn’t take good notes, but the confusion was about where the new library should live.)
    Anyway, I wanted to move some files from my primary library (called iPhoto library) into the new third, empty library, but realized that I would need to buy the $20 version of Library Manager to do it easily. I was prepared to do that, but decided to back up to my hard drive first.
    Because I recently put so many new photos onto my computer, I could no longer fit three full back ups onto my lacie 250G harddrive, as I had been doing. So I erased two back-ups, leaving one back up on the Lacie. I proceeded to back up my computer and then I had two back-ups. Or so I thought . . .
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    The back up I did last night was complete – but it was more than complete. It contained a whole new file folder that I did not create. Here is it's name: 073B7094-F3BB-4D5A-805F-493F40A7ABD7-4095-0000597ED685353C (call this folder “Thing One”)
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    Photo Booth
    YEARBOOK Library
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    AIM Buddy icons
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    Why would it do that?? But wait, it gets weirder still. I went back to find this new file folder on my HD (remember, so far I only saw it on the external HD). Not only did I find it, but I found two more that the computer created, called “79ECEA25-DE1C-4E51-BE8B-BD44F028387B-1440-0000213F8D9ABA99” (call this folder “Thing Two”) and “2A25C51D-CFBE-472D-81CC-AB9394E6F6AC-1433-00002111046024D3” (call this “Thing Three”)!!
    “Thing Two” is identical to “Thing One” but “Thing Three” contains 15 items - 5 more items from my pictures file – four file folders (Africa August 2008, AIM Buddy Icons, Auto Import, iChat Icons) com.apple.iPhoto.plist, and (the kicker) – something that seems to be my main iPhoto library but it is only 85.6 MB big, so it can’t really be.
    These new extra files (“Things one, two & three”) appear to be huge – 28, 30 & 45 GB But how can that be?? My whole HD is only 120 GB and my two active iPhoto libraries are together 45 GB! But when I ask the computer to “get info” that is what it tells me.
    I would like to erase these “Things” . . . but I am afraid to until I figure out what they are, why they were created & whether erasing them will cause me to lose any data.
    Help!!
    FranArt

    Oh, my gosh, TD, you hit the nail on the head! I went to the Silverkeeper site and found this:
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    v1.1.4 of SilverKeeper is not compatible with OS X 10.5.x, Leopard. LaCie does not recommend using SilverKeeper v1.1.4 with Leopard. A fix is being investigated.
    What to do????????? This means I am not really backed up - that is bad!
    Silverkeeper/LaCie recommends using Time Machine - they claim that LaCie drives are compatible with OS X 10.5.x and Time Machine but is that true of all LaCie drives? How can I find out? They also say, "You can use the System restore capability of Apple Disk Utility to make a complete disk backup." what does that mean?
    I need to get these "cache files" (Things 1 2 & 3) off my computer and I need a good back up right away. What would you do?
    Thanks!!!
    --Fran

  • IPhoto 6 and Backup

    I recently added an Intel iMac to my office, in addition to my Powerbook G4. I backed up my iPhoto Library using Backup 3 to an external drive and then restored the library to the iMac.
    All my data appears in the correct folder, but iPhoto 6 will not open any of it. I have tried using the import command without success, with an error message of "Unreadable Files: (X). The following files could not be imported. (The file is in the iPhoto Library Folder"
    If I move the photos to the desktop however, and then use the same import command it works perfectly, but stores the data in new folders named "Originals". I do not wish to do this with 1700 photographs though.
    Is this a dilemma with me, or incompatabilities with the systems and versions themselves, or some anomaly with Backup 3?
    Any help would be apppreciated.

    hi Kalessin,
    Once Backup restored the iPhoto Library folder back into the Pictures folder, did you launch iPhoto?
    When you launched iPhoto is that when you say "it wouldn't open any of it?
    Were the iPhoto versions the same on both Macs?
    Was the backup of the Library folder from the PB and you restored it to the iMac?
    Are the usernames the same on both computers?
    Have you checked the permissions on the iPhoto Library folder on the iMac to see if they were correct for your username on the iMac (read/write)?
    As to the unreadable files...that is the message you will get if you try to import files that are residing in the iPhoto Library folder in the Pictures folder already. That is why when you moved the folder to the desktop,iPhoto created a new library when opened and you could then use the import command on the library on the desktop.
    iPhoto 6 has a new file structure in the Finder:
    iPhoto 6 Library folder in the Finder
    As you can see the structure is now related to rolls. Rolls are created for each folder you import and each import session from a camera.
    It is very easy to change the names of film rolls within iPhoto to make them easier to find images within. Open the info panel in iPhoto by clicking on the "i" icon. Once it is opened, click on the roll title in the viewing window.
    Click on the word "title" in the info pane and type in your new title. I like to use a date and text format such as 12/25/05 Christmas at Mom's, 1/05/06 my birthday, etc. Once the roll names are changed within iPhoto, they are also changed within the Finder, making it easy to locate an image.
    When importing from a camera, make sure you name the roll with a date and text before the import.

  • Using iPhoto 08 editor causes image to be blurry.

    When using iPhoto 08 to edit images, the photo and thumbnail become blurry but when the images is dragged onto the desktop and is viewed with Preview the image is clear but with out the modifications made during the edit in iPhoto. Any suggestions?

    Someone posted a great answer to this dilemma that so many of us are having with iPhoto. I don't want to steal credit for the solution, so I'm providing a link to his solution which appears in another thread on this forum:
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/23938331?ac_cid=tw123456#23938331
    Yahoo!
    Monica Ricci

  • IPHOTO EVENTS = NONEXISTANT

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    4. i got really ****** and just decided to reinstall the original apps from my restore CDs. I did. Safari worked, opened up PDFs, along with iLife, except iPhoto.
    5. i soon found out that iPhoto was crashing (logs), so i decided to reinstall again. Still crashed. So i decided to look on the apple website and found that there was an update. So i updated, and it worked. I was thrilled.
    6. However, i soon found out that the events "part" didnt work, there was no purple scroll bar on the left (like the one found in iTunes 7.1.4) and no search bar on the bottom left part of the window
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