IPhoto sharpness control

The sharpness control works but when I hit "done" it doesn't save the enhanced sharpness in the final version. What's wrong?

No one has been able to answer this question, but I can tell you 2 things:
1. You are not alone, a lot of us are having the same frustrating problem.
2. A bug report has been filed with apple regarding this.

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Sharpness Control Crashes my Mac after Snow Leopard Upgrade - Help!

Hi everyone, I have a strange problem since upgrading to Snow Leopard.
Now, whenever I click on the sharpness control in iPhoto, for any photo, it immediately causes the screen to go haywire and the Mac completely freezes up. The only way I can continue is to hard reset holding the power button.
On restart, the Mac shows no sign of a crash, the crash reporter does not fire up and there is nothing to indicate a crash in the iPhoto log files.
All other iphoto controls seem to work fine. I can scroll through my library, everything there is perfect, tone controls, exposure, they all work just fine. As soon as I even touch sharpness, bingo I get an instant lock up.
Can anyone help as this makes my iphoto basically useless?
Regards
David

David:
A first fix attempt should be to delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your User/Library/Preferences folder. Relaunch iPhoto, reset your iPhoto preferences, background color, etc. and try again.
If that does't help launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed and follow the instructions to rebuild the library. Select options #3 and #5.
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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.

IPhoto - Sharpness and Softening Issue

Hi, I think the iPhoto sharpness issue is quite annoying as I like to just view the photos quickly in the edit mode and to fit the edit window size. But they just don't look sharp enough. I have tried the trial version of AcdSee for Mac and the preview looks a lot sharper and lively. But it seems that AcdSee is not making the software fo Mac anymore, is there any other suggestion for a quick photo management software that display the true sharpness and resolution of the photos?

What format is that disk?
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.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.

Iphoto sharpness parameter

IPhoto sharpenss parameter - Jean Paul Ker Rault
( Today 10:41 am)
I am using iPhoto 5.0.4 (263) but when I use the modofication tool, the sharpness parameter (Neetness, Clearness???) is not save when I am changing of photo.
All other modified parameters are saved but not this one...

hi Jean Paul,
Check out this link
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301425
And this one
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=165577

Iphoto- sharpness ?

Note: This topic was moved from 'Using Mac OS X.'
Hi , I am new to mac osx. Just a silly question...
When I sharpen a photo in iphoto and I press done, after it saves it reverts back into the original photo. Has iphoto sharpened the photo or not ?.
I cannot see the sharpened photo anywhere. Will it print the original or the photo I edited ? pls help.

Hey Makk,
I have the same problem, and I don't quite buy the explanation posted on the Mac Help site. I also have a problem when I try to adjust the tint, saturation, etc. It seems to not only revert back to the original levels, but overcompensates in the other direction. If I edit a photo multiple times, I usually get a finished photo that is both blurry and badly tinted. It doesn't make much sense to me that the photo should look different when you hit the Done button. I mean, what's the point of adjusting the levels and using the picture window as a guide if the automatic smoothing function and mystery tint phenomena changes it to something totally different? Does anyone know of a way to turn off these automatic funtions?

Does anyone have problems using the highlights, shadows and sharpness edits in iphoto? Since I uploaded Mountain Lion, those editing tabs do not work!

Does anyone have problems using the highlights, shadows and sharpness controls in iphoto 11? Since I uploaded Mountain Lion on my
mac mini, those editing features no longer work!!!!

Sorry, I booted into 10.8 just to test this, but I only have iPhoto 08.

Sharpness/Softness control in edit

On my Mac-Mini iPhoto, the edit function in iPhoto is different from my newer OSX 10.5.6. In particular, the older version has a better "Sharpness" control in the edit function. In the older version the default position is in the center, equally between "softer" and "sharper". Thus, if I want to add softness to a photo (which can look very nice sometimes) I just mover the slider to the left. Buts with the newer version, the slider is all the way to the left, and there is no way to add softness. Any explanation or work-around for this.

Does anyone know why the sharpness slide control in the edit facility of iPhoto hasn't worked on any iMac after the iPhoto update near the end of 2012 ? (not 2011)

How do I blur photos in iPhoto 11?

In the older versions of iPhoto, the sharpness slider default position was in the middle. Slide to the right {+} and the picture sharpened, slide to the left {-} and it blurred. Now that the slider starts from the left, there seems to be no way to decrease the sharpness (I didn't blur often, but it was handy for a few shots).
The weird thing is, is that when you hold the cursor over the Sharpness control, you get conflicting messages :
over the word Sharpness, the tooltip says Sharpen the focus
but over the slider itself, it says Sharpen or soften the focus
The implication is that there is a way to turn the sharpness slider into a soften slider, but neither Control nor Option achieves this.
Does anyone know how to make the Sharpness slider into a Soften slider? (There doesn't seem to be any logical reason why Apple would simply remove one of the features in iPhoto).

I would certainly use Aperture if I shot RAW, but my Lumix FZ38 - though it can shoot RAW - came out in tests as not worth using as 1) it's a very small sensor and 2) its Venus JPEG engine is very good.
I do also have Photoshop CS2, which is the only thing that now makes my ancient Canoscan scanner work (VueScan also, but I'm not prepared to pay $40 when Photoshop does it for free) - also Photoshop supports Action macros and CMYK which Elements doesn't. I once bought Pixelmator too, so I have 'graphics editor' overload!
Having said that, I do 90% of my photo editing in iPhoto, and find '11 is quite capable. It's just an annoyance that they took away the Blur feature. (I had a look at Macphun, but I don't need to pay for yet more editing software ).
Actually, I just remembered I also have Back In Focus, which is special sharpening software - maybe it does the opposite too? I'll have to have a look at that.
Thanks.

Alternative to iPhoto?

I just switched over from PC to Mac, and I'm looking for a program to replace iPhoto. I really liked Picasa for the PC and unfortunately they don't make a Mac version.
Can anyone recommend something that is more user friendly and less buggy than iPhoto? I'm thinking about checking out Photoshop Elements but wanted to see if there are better programs out there. The main things I want to do are organize (with more flexibility than iPhoto allows), and touch-up photos (red eye, sharpness, color, contrast). Any recos?

Kevin,
1.You can get to the actual files through the finder, but it is difficult if you don't know the date they were created.
iPhoto is meant to have everything done within the application.
-If you want to use an image in another application you would Share/Export the photos to the desktop. You can then navigate to the desktop to use the photos (example: web uploading from online photo site)
If your application supports drag and drop, you can drag the photo from an open iPhoto Library window into your application.
For email you can also use the email icon within iPhoto to open a message with the highlighted photo attached.
You can also use spotlight to find images in an Album...
This is what I have done using Spotlight to find my images that are in iPhoto albums without opening iPhoto..
In iPhoto, select the album, then select all, go to Photos/batch change.
Change the comments to text. In the text field I put the name of the Album.
Do this for each album.
Close iPhoto.
Open Spotlight and put in the name of the Album ( you have to remember the names of the albums or have then written down)
In the spotlight search results. click on "show all"
Under "Images" click on the "xx more" to show all the images in the album.
Make sure you have it in icon view, the icon view box is the last one on the blue images line.
Now you can control click on the image to "reveal in finder", open in iPhoto or Mail, etc.
One important thing to know is you can set up a graphic program to be an external editor (when you double click an image in the library} such as PhotoShop or PS Elements. You set up that within iPhoto Preferences. Just make sure you save the image flattened and with the same name. The edits will then be relected in iPhoto when you hit "save".
2. Maybe these apple kb articles might clarify what is happening.
Working with iPhoto sharpness tool
Adjusting the sharpness of a photo
iPhoto: sharpness adjustment may not be apparent when viewing at less than 100 percent
Lori

Editing iphoto 5 - need help

I have some blurring pictures that I want to sharpen, which I use adjust and then use sharpness to make it clearer...but when I save the work I did...and go to the next picture, it ended up not saving my work and goes back to orginally blurring picture...how do I stop that??

After applying the sharpening and saving the edit open the file by Control-clicking on it and selecting "Edit in separate window". Once in there select 100% in the Size menu and check to see if you can see the sharpening that you applied. See: iPhoto: Sharpness adjustment may not be apparent when viewing at less than 100 percent. That may what you're experiencing.
As a test you can duplicate the file and sharpen the duplicate. Then bring each up in the 100% window to see if you can detect any difference.

Sharpness adjustment won't save

When I open photo in Edit, open the Adjustment panel, use the sharpness control and hit done, it says it is saving changes. However, when I reopen the photo it appears to have reverted to the way it was prior to me adjusting the sharpness control. Also, once you have made adjustments, do the sliders maintain that position whenever you open that photo?

Hi Marcie,
check out this Apple kb and see if the info in it helps?
Working with iPhoto sharpness tool
Adjusting the sharpness of a photo
iPhoto: sharpness adjustment may not be apparent when viewing at less than 100 percent
About your last question, I am not sure. I never use the sharpness adjustment.

IPhoto library empty after upgrading to iPhoto 9.6

HI,
I have noticed this problem mentioned by others numerous times with no solution that has worked for me. Has a better fix been found other than recopying all of the files in the 'old masters' list into a new library, effectively losing previously created albums, etc.? Is anyone at Apple actually working this issue since it seems to be pretty widespread and apparently directly related to a bug in iPhoto 9.6?.
OK, first, i have no back up iPhoto library. I had one previously but my secondary external drive got full and I had to wipe it to rearrange a bunch of data. Had planned on re-backing it up when I opened iPhoto and uploaded some new photos from my phone, but this event happened and now I am out of luck...
My iPhoto library is stored on an external drive (Wester Digital my Passport for Mac) and has worked fine until yesterday when I plugged my iPhone 6+ in to upload photos and sync with iTunes. Upon booting up iPhoto, I got a notification that I needed to upgrade my library. I clicked on the upgrade function and was then notified that a mistake was found and a repair was necessary. The repair was ongoing when iPhoto froze and entire system failed, giving note that startup disk was nearly full. After doing system restart and opening iPhoto, I found all photos gone from iPhoto window. iPhoto is using the correct library and after looking at all internal files in iPhoto library, I found all photos had been moved to "old masters, old thumbnails, old previews". Files are below:
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/1970/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/1998/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/1999/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/2000/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/2001/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/2002/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/2003/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/2004/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/2005/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/AlbumData.xml
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Apple%20TV%20Photo%20Cache/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Attachments/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Auto%20Import/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Backup/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/com.apple.iPhoto.plist
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Contents/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Data/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Data.noindex/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Database/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/iLifeShared/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Info.plist
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/iPhotoAux.db
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/iPhotoAux.db.bak
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/iPhotoLock.data
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/iPhotoMain.db
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/iPhotoMain.db.bak
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/iPod%20Photo%20Cache/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Library.cache
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Library.data
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Library.iPhoto
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Library6.iPhoto
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Library6.iPhoto_2.bak
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Masters/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Modified/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Old%20Masters/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Old%20Previews/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Old%20Thumbnails/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Originals/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Previews/
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/ProjectDBVersion.plist
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Projects.db
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/ThemeCache
file:///Volumes/War%20Drive/iPhoto%20Library/Thumbnails/
Size of iPhoto library is still over 500 gigs, so data is there apparently. I immediately backed iPhoto library up, so at least this data has been salvaged, but I still can't access my photos. I have used iPhoto's rebuild functions sequentially all the way to full rebuild, with no photos being found. I then used iPhoto library manager app's rebuild function, and it also revealed no photos.
So, what can I do to sort this out? Needless to say, with 500+ gigs of photos, I am concerned. I am hesitant to do the manual rebuild using the 'old masters' option since I will lose all of my previously organized albums. Is waiting for Apple to issue a fix that will actually restore lost data only a dream or would that feasibly happen? Thanks in advance for any and all help that can be offered.

and....
Here is the step by step method to recover your photos into a new Library....
Please read the warning below first.....
The current emergency only workaround fix for this issue when the user hasn't made or doesnt have access to any backups, is as follows....
Quit iPhoto
In Finder, Select iPhoto Library
Control Click on iPhoto Library and choose Show Package
Drag Masters or Old Masters folder to either desktop or external HD if not enough space on System Drive
Delete or preferably move iPhoto Library file to new location so at a later date one can recover the library again if needed..
Restart Mac
Launch iPhoto... (It should then create a new Library automatically...)
Drag and drop the Masters or Old Masters folder(s) onto iPhoto's icon... or use the menu option in iPhoto to import photos and point to the Masters or Old Masters folders saved out previously.
Be patient............
Photos will then be re-added to iPhoto... and added to the new library...
Note: If you have both Masters and Old Masters folders then add them one at a time, letting iPhoto import and index all the photos from one folder before adding another....
Important Warning!!!: All modifications and folder structures/albums from the original library will be lost.... but at least the original photos are rescued... and a new library is created that should be free of issues with the current iPhoto/Yosemite combination.

Iphoto transfer from timemachine macbookpro data to new macbook air?

Hi Folks.
I have an external HD with Timemachine saved data from my 2011 Macbook Pro which I recently sold. I now have the brand new Macbook Air 11.6 inches and, on opening Timemachine and searching my external hard drive I am unable to find my iphoto photos that were saved onto the timemachine external drive from my old macbookpro. All my other documents from my macbook pro are available on the external drive, including all my photos that were not saved on iphoto. However, all the iphoto pictures from the last 2 years, family pics, holidays photos etc etc seem to have completely vanished! What has happened??How do I find them and install them onto my new macbook air?? Very puzzled and highly traumatised!

EdBraz wrote:
Here is the route I did: Finder > time machine backups > My Macbook Pro folder > Chose a folder from a date from when I had the macbook pro and photos should be there > macintosh HD for that date > Users > My name folder > Pictures > iphoto Library icon >
This this message appears:
"The iPhoto library is a Time Machine backup, and so cannot be used as the main library. Reopen iPhoto with the Option key held down to choose another library".
Correct. When you click the iPhoto Library via the Finder, it tries to open it with the iPhoto app. But you cannot open backups with an app. You must Resrore that iPhoto Library somewhere to use it.
Which I do. Which then gives me one library option - iphoto. When I click to open, iphoto does open, but only with the new macbook air uploaded photos. My 2 years of photos of my macbook pro iphoto do not appear.
Also correct. It's opening the one you chose, not the one in the backups (you can't choose that one).
Really confusing for me. How can I open a file from March 2013 and have only August 2013 pictures in there from my new computer.
Again, you must restore the backup copy somewhere, then open the restored copy.
Try this: Point the Finder to your computer (open a Finder window and either select your computer in the sidebar or press Shift+Cmd+C). Then Enter Time Machine. Do not select anything in the Finder window yet, but select a backup in the TimeLine that was made on the MBP. That should not be grayed out, and you should be abel to select it.
Then navigate to your home folder (inside the /Users folder) and the iPhoto library. Do not click the usual Restore button at the lower right. Instead, select the iPhoto Library, control-click, choose the Restore iPhoto Library to... option, and choose an alternate location, such as your Desktop (not the location of your existing MBA iPhoto Library).
That will restore the MBP's iPhoto Library to your Desktop, and you should be able to open it with the iPhoto app (by starting iPhoto with the Alt/Option key as above).

Controlling image order in photo stream

I'd like to understand how iPhoto/iCloud controls the order of images in the Photo Stream. And specifically why does it seem to automatically reorder my images.
Today I loaded of images into iPhoto from the last two weeks of travel. The images came from several cameras with different file name sequences and clocks not all in sync. I created an album with a few hundred and ordered them for continuity but not chronologically. I then copied all the photos from the album to my Photo Stream, which was empty, and enabled streaming. After a few minutes of sync, the images appeared on my iPhone, in my desired order. Perfect.
Several hours later I noticed that the image order had changed on my iPhone. I went back to my laptop and found that the image order in iPhoto's Photo Stream had also changed. (I think something like this happened before with MobileMe and I was able to rearrange images using a browser to access the MobileMe Gallery directly no way to do this with iCloud.) I'd like to fix the order so that I can give a slideshow.
I'm using iPhoto '11 version 9.3 on MacOS version 10.7.4. I'm guessing this has something to do with file names or image chronology but a definitive answer would be appreciated. Thanks.

It sounds as though you are using the "set date and time" option instead of the "batch change" option. The set date and time option does indeed add the same amount of time to each photo as you set in the options.
The batch change option allows you to set the time for the first photo in your selection and then add incremental periods of time according to your choosing to each supplemental photo.
Note; you must place all the photos in the order you want them and then select them all before applying the batch change option.

IPhoto books archival???

Color photographs I took 20 years ago are now fading and turning yellow in my albums while the black and white pictures in my grandmother's scrapbooks look just fine.
Does anyone know how long iPhoto books last?
Will my kids be able to show them to their grandchildren 50 years from now?
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

mackirk:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. There was a couple of threads a while back with some info on the archival quality of the paper, etc. used in the books. Do a search for book, paper qualtiy, archival, and see if you can find them.
On another note, I make an iDVD slideshow of each of the books pages with iDVD, burn the iDVD project and include it with each book. It makes a nice additional gift and a good way for a group to view the book at one time. Here's how I do it.
1 - with the book complete and open in iPhoto type Control-P.
2 - in the Print window click on the PDF button and select the "Send PDF to iPhoto" option.
3 - the Automator workflow will start. You may need to close all windows so the automator window that asks you to select an existing album in iPhoto to add the page files to or create a new album will be visible. At times it does not come to the forefront and you might think nothing is happening.
4 - when the aforementioned window comes up select or create an album and click continue.
5 - in iPhoto there will be a new album with a jpg file for each page of the book including the cover.
6 - open iDVD, select a theme and in the top menu create a slideshow.
7 - open the slideshow window and go to the Media/photos pane.
8 - select the album in iPhoto with the book pages and drag into the slideshow organization window on the left.
9 - select your transition, music to add, any titles or comments you might want to add and generally finish off the iDVD project.
I was very favorably impressed with the resulting iDVD the first time I tried it. It's a way to give a "copy" of the book to several recipients.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto 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.

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