IPhoto-importing images

IPhoto '09
Version 8.1.2 (424)
While in iphoto, when I click on images imported from emails or websites I get a message saying that the "image can not be found".
This does not occur on images that have been imported directly from a device (eg: phone, camera, memory card).
If anyone can help to shed some light it would be much appreciated.
Thank you.

A NAS and or an iSCI volume are network locations and as such not appropriate for an iPhoto Library. The iSCI volume is communicating with the Mac via IP and that is not a local disk in any fashion.
iPhoto needs to have the Library sitting on disk formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Users with the Library sitting on disks otherwise formatted regularly report issues including, but not limited to, importing, exporting, saving edits and sharing the photos.
See this article
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5168
for more. Note also the comment:
“Additionally, storing the iPhoto library on a network rather than locally on your computer can also lead to poor performance or data loss.”

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I am new to OSX. i have an iPhone 5 and an iPad mini. i recently bought a MacBook Air and set up using all the same user name details. i've also connected all devices to iCloud.
when i first opened iPhoto i was pleased to see all my photos i had taken on the same day present and correct along with my recent (last month) photos taken on my iPhone/iPad
the next day i couldn't see my new photos within iPhoto so i hit import. it then literally grabbed everything. i have 25 duplicate pictures from my various i-Devices and iPhoto grabbed all images from fsCacheData. i've only had my MacBook 3 days and it imported over 6000 images in one hit!!
I've deleted all the dupes and cached images, but can someone tell me why this happened and how i can avoid this happening in the future? is there a setting i need to change?
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What version of iPhoto? Of the OS? How are you syncing (PhotoStream, iTunes, Image Capture, WiFi import, cable import)?
Details are important to assisting you
LN

How to import images in iPhoto?

I use iPhoto importing images from this same computer and from iPhone with iCloud. A problem I've always suffered also before buying iPhone was that I can't import images in iPhoto.
Well, I can drag an image from, for example, the desktop, but if I delete that file on the desktop I won't be able to open that image in iPhoto, even if I've imported it. This is because of I don't know a way to "consolidate the library" in iPhoto (while I usually do it in iTunes), so iPhoto just manages my images, but it doesn't really import them.
When, in iPhoto, I import a photo shooted with iPhone and showed in Photo Stream, that photo is really copied in the library, so in the computer, and I can delete the photo source, in fact if I delete that photo from Photo Stream that photo will remain however in iPhoto, and if I click on the high menu bar (FIle, Show Original ), a Finder window of the folder in which there is the copied photo will be opened. That finder is "hidden" in the stuff of the iPhoto Library (in Images folder of Mac), but it's not simply to go and find any photo in this way (folders and subfolders named with long numbers).
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I think this is an annoying problem because there is a file with photos (i.e. the iPhoto Library) that contains copies of photos occuping memory while I don't know this is happening, because that copy is not announced, and simultaneously I have those photos of iPhoto free to be changed and removed with the risk of disappearing from the photos of the program.

I can drag an image from, for example, the desktop, but if I delete that file on the desktop I won't be able to open that image in iPhoto, even if I've imported it
That's an indication that you may have your library set up as a referenced library:
Check the Advanced preferences in iPhoto to see if that checkbox is selected or not. If it isn't checkec, check it and try importing agan.
To make sure all Photo Stream photos are automatically imported into your library set up iPhoto's PS preferences like this:
You should read this User Tip by Terence Devlin which is the best treatise on how to access photos (for use outside of iPhoto): How to Access Files in iPhoto
OT

HELP: How do I use iPhoto 08 to import images onto my iPhone 3G?

Hi,
I was wondering how best to import images into my iPhone 3G for viewing.
Most of my image files are large high quality 2 -4 MB files.
Is there an easy way to downsize the files for viewing on the iPhone 3G? Does iPhoto have a setting specific for import/export use with the iPhone?
How do I set a specific photo as the phone's wallpaper and does it have to be specifically sized to use as wallpaper?
I have read the iPhone 3G manual but it was less than helpful just saying "Use iPhoto to import photos onto your iPhone"...

here is a thread with lots of discussion of this topic - http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1618079&tstart=105
In general you make album(s) of the photos you want on the iPhone and sync the album(s)
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Try this: launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and create a new, test library. Import some photos and check to see if the same problem persists. If the problem does not repeat itself in the test library then your current library is the culprit.
If that's the case try the following: make a temporary, backup copy (if you don't already have a backup copy) of the library and apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Select the options identified in the screenshot.
Fix #2
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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.

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I have an Album in iPhoto I use for great sample images that inspire me.
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This is on 10.7 - it may not be on 10.6...
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Well that suggests the issue is with the main Library. So
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
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hi Bafomet
i'm not sure i have enough knowledge to help you but i do know that when you import images into iphoto it creates a thumbnail (incase you don't know), a thumbnail is a smaller lower quality image that is used for previewing the image i belive. Is the images you mentioned low quality? if so maybe these images are thumbnails
Not sure if i'm right but i hope it helps
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Does iPhoto alter images when importing from camera ?(+ tip for slideshow)

I came across the following article:
http://www.andrewburke.orconhosting.net.nz/mac/builtin.htm#photo
The claim here is that during import iPhoto alters images in some way. The iPhoto experts, Terence OldToad, LarryHN and others, could you please comment, what's your opinions on this ?
Resize Images for iPhoto Slideshows
If you are running a slideshow in either Preview or iPhoto, you want the image being shown to be exactly sized to your screen. Images from almost all modern cameras are much larger in pixel dimensions than your Mac's display, so they will be interpolated down to fit. When they are resized on the fly through interpolation they never look as crisp or pristine.
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What he says is +"you want the image being shown to be exactly sized to your screen. Images from almost all modern cameras are much larger in pixel dimensions than your Mac's display, so they will be interpolated down to fit. When they are resized on the fly through interpolation they never look as crisp or pristine."+
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I'm sure that he is correct but since I use iPhoto as a photo library manager which lets me show quick and easy slideshows, I have no problem - *my original, unaltered photos are there in iPhoto* and available for use as I see fit - the degree of modification that takes place in the display of a slideshow has never even been noticeable to me - but then I do not see iPhoto as a single purpose slide show viewer - in fact that is a very minor feature for me
LN
Message was edited by: LarryHN

Import image into iPhoto

Hi, I'm trying to assign a folder action to a folder I drop random stuff into. I want to sort out images, and import them into iPhoto, then delete the file.
I'm by no means a good programmer, I've tried to put this together with help from random scripts I've found search for this. I'd like to know if anyone could tell me what's wrong with the script:
Here it is:
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving added_items
if the name of aFile contains {".jpg"} ¬
or the name of aFile contains {".gif"} ¬
or the name of aFile contains {".png"} ¬
or the name of aFile contains {".pict"} ¬
or the name of aFile contains {".tiff"} ¬
or the name of aFile contains {".gif"} ¬
or the name of aFile contains {".psd"} ¬
or the name of aFile contains {".bmp"} then
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delay 5
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end if
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property tAlbum : "New images" -- Destination 'iPhoto' album.
property gList : {"bmp", "gif", "jpg", "jpeg", "pict", "png", "psd", "tif", "tiff"} -- List of graphic file extension. Note: Removed unwanted additions.
on adding folder items to tFolder after receiving tItems -- Obtain name of folder and items droppped onto folder.
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-- When individual items' 'name extension' matches an item in 'dList' then import into 'iPhoto'. Into the first 'New images' album.
if (gList contains (name extension of (info for i))) then
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delay 2.0 -- Wait two (2) seconds.
end if
end try
end repeat
try -- Capture, and ignore, any AppleScript error(s).
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activate -- 'iPhoto' is front most process.
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I can't import my photos from my iPhone 4 by iPhoto or image capture

i can't import my photos from my iPhone 4 by iPhoto or image capture.
i tried to import but in iphoto or image capture, there is no iphone in device list (they can't reconize iphone)
but itunes reconize my iphone.
p.s. my iphoto, iOS, OS X are newest version.

Hi,
I had this problem.
I don't know the best way to resolve this but i tell you how i did it.
1 - I saved my iphone on the mac.
2 - I restaure it with 5.0.1
3 - Itunes have restaured the origin ios 5.0.1 and use the save to restaure the apps, datas, photos...
After the restaure, the iphone was seen on itunes and iphoto and others...
Best regards, Henry.

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I was importing images into iPhoto when it finished and asked if I wanted to delete originals or not. I chose to delete originals. As it was finishing the import/deleting the images, iPhoto crashed. I could see the images right before the crash. Upon rebooting iPhoto, the images were gone from my card and not showing up under last import. Where can I find them??? Thanks!

Greetings,
Sorry to hear about the lost pictures.
My guess would be that there was something wrong with the import process (bad data / corrupt media card in camera, low battery power during import, bad connection with camera, etc.)
Try finding the images on the computer using the File > Find in the Finder as described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1995 (maybe they just got misplaced / not fully imported into iPhoto).
Use the picture in that article as an example. Rather than having "Kind" "Any". Choose "Kind" "Image". This will locate any picture at all on your computer. You can then copy and paste the images (if you can find them) into a new folder and then import that folder into iPhoto.
If you haven't used the camera since you deleted the pictures there is a good chance you can recover them from the camera using data recovery software.
Here are a few examples:
http://joesoft.com/products/klix.php
http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php
http://www.macintosh-data-recovery.com/
http://www.subrosasoft.com/OSXSoftware/index.php?main_page=product_info&products _id=1
You can contact a local Apple Authorized Provider to see if they offer data recovery services: http://www.apple.com/buy/locator/service/
There are many nationwide / worldwide data recovery companies out there. Here are a few examples:
http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.com
http://www.drivesaversdatarecovery.com/
http://www.totalrecall.com/
Consider using these best practice tips to avoid or minimize the impact of issues in the future:
Do not delete the images off your camera until you have imported your images to the image management program of your choice (like iPhoto), and then backed up your images (like with TimeMachine)
Reformat the camera's media card using the camera itself between uses (check your camera's manual for how to do this).
Ensure your camera has a full charge on the battery before you import (Or run off of AC if possible).
Ensure the date and time on the camera are correct before importing.
If you are using a media card reader and are getting regular failures, try using a different reader or the camera itself (The same is true about importing directly from the camera. Try a reader instead.)
Plug the camera directly into the computer with a solid connection, no loose cables. Don't use a hub.
Alternate between multiple media cards during photo shoots (trips, etc) so that if one card goes bad (they are just little bits of plastic after all) you don't lose the entire shoot.
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