Keywords iphoto 11

I just found the discussion that ran through much of last year, about the problem of keywords not appearing under thumbnails in iphoto 11.
This solves a mystery for me, I thought I had lost my keywords in the move from an older computer.
I see a software download for " iphoto keyword manager," does anyone know whether this will solve the particular problem?

Keyword Manager is no longer developed, and no, it will not fix the display of keywords under thumbnails.
Regards
TD

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Hi,
Messing about with keywords yesterday I see that the system had generated the following keywords presumably after it imported my iPhoto library using File / Import / iPhoto Library.
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Regards Charlie

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No. The two apps are different and independent from each other.
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I've got a bunch of photos (10,000) with keywords added with Adobe Bridge CS3. When I import these into iPhoto (with "Copy items to the iPhoto library" checked/enabled), the keywords import.
But when I use iPhoto to add new keywords, these keywords do not get written to the file! They seem to exist only in the iPhoto database. And Spotlight keys off the actual file, so none of my newly added keywords are searchable in Spotlight, only the IPTC keywords on the file. Which is not what I want.
However, if I import a file to iPhoto that has no IPTC keywords on it, and then I add keywords with iPhoto, iPhoto will write these keywords to the file. So it appears that iPhoto won't write out IPTC keywords if the file already has them. That *****. Big time.
Does this mean that if I want to use iPhoto exclusively (abandoning Bridge CS3) to manage my photos etc that I have to somehow strip off all IPTC keywords and then re-import to iPhoto, and then re-tag all my 10,000 files with keywords? Please tell me there is an easier way.

Harper The Explorer
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
these keywords do not get written to the file! They seem to exist only in the iPhoto database
This is correct. You can write them to the file on export (File -> Export).
iPhoto is your photo organiser, so the idea is that you don't search in Spotlight but in iPhoto or in a media browser that hooks into iPhoto. Remember, if you're using iPhoto you can't really access the files via the Finder anyway.(* See Below for more)
You do need to choose between Bridge and iPhoto. They do the same job but surfing the iPhoto library with Bridge is one of the more common ways of damaging it.
However, if I import a file to iPhoto that has no IPTC keywords on it, and then I add keywords with iPhoto, iPhoto will write these keywords to the file. So it appears that iPhoto won't write out IPTC keywords if the file already has them.
I'm afraid that I'm not sure the point you're making. iPhoto will read the IPTC tags and add to them on export.
*There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
For 10.5 users: You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Apple-Click for selecting multiple pics.
To upload to a site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. If you're using Gmail you can use THIS
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.
Or, if you want to access the files with iPhoto not running, then create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use THIS
Other options include:
1. *Drag and Drop*: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. *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.
3. *Show File*: 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.
Regards
TD

Keywording: iPhoto Keyword Manager vs. Aperture

I'm wondering if anyone knows the relative merits of Bullstorm's Keyword Manager for iPhoto versus the keywording facilities available in Aperture (3.0, since it just got released).
I've loved Keyword Manager for its nested hierarcical keywords in iPhoto. I gather that Aperture has the same ability (better? worse?).
I have a large (many tens of thousands of files) community photo archiving and organizing project to set up and was going to use iPhoto plus Keyword Manager for embedding the IPTC metadata fields for keywords plus titles and comments.
But I'm beginning to think we could do with more extensive IPTC fields and support, and so considering Aperture. I'm wondering if the keywording is going to be more difficult without Keyword Manager.
Any thoughts welcome.

but do you know offhand if Aperture will export all the keywords that have been applied hierarchically (with Groups?) for an image as embedded IPTC keyword data, therefore allowing all the keywords applied within Aperture to be readable by other systems and software on export?
Yes you can write the keywords to the IPTC data on export. That's an export setting in Aperture. However, as IPTC doesn't recognise hierarchies, it simply writes as a flat list.
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TD

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I recently migrated from iPhoto to Aperture, and this apparently involves losing a TON of metadata. One new discovery I've made is that for my older photos (i.e., ones added and edited a few years ago when I was using an earlier version of iPhoto), the keywords have been deleted.
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This is definitely buggy behavior.
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I'm a first time mac user and have recently installed Aperture 3. I already had an iPhoto library setup with all my events metadata filled out, including faces, places and event descriptions.
Upon importing my iPhoto library into Aperture 3, the faces were copied over, but none of the places or event descriptions were imported.
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Ir. Bob wrote:
A photo that was rotated in iPhoto will also show up as iPhoto edited.
This is not what I found to be the case in a recent experiment using iPhoto11- I did repeat it to be sure.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/15586837#15586837
Quickly, what I found is that only the ones I did actual adjustments on brought over two images. Images that were simply rotated, had "quick fixes" or "Effects" did not bring in two images. More importantly, among the ones with adjustments that did bring in two images, the ones with the keyword "iPhoto Edited" appear to be nothing more than iPhoto's 6MB JPEG Previews. The master was a 25MB RAW image.
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After having imported my iPhoto library into Aperture 3, I found the keyword HUD cluttered with all of my 300+ keywords, many of which were duplicated. No idea why that is, but anyway. Some of them now live on top level, some on second floor under the main keyword "iPhoto", some of them are duplicates, some are not. That's the situation.
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OK ... but you're gonna groan. This is, btw, a long-standing bug (but still an excellent question).
Use the search field to search for the keyword you want to move.
Take advantage of the now empty space in the Keyword HUD to move the keyword.
Clear the search field.
Note that if you set up a well-organized hierarchical keyword list (which seems to be your goal), you can use the other work-around, which is to collapse all levels of the outline.
You might find these remarks on merging duplicates helpful:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=12399717&#12399717
Message was edited by: Kirby Krieger to correct typos -- sorry, seems the coffee hasn't reached the fingertips.

Why is my Aperture 3 Library 50% larger than my iPhoto Library?

So I have the latest iPhoto and I bought Aperture 3 (unlocked the trial). I imported my iPhoto Library into Aperture 3 with faces disabled and the preview option off. once it was imported, I turned on Faces and let it do its thing. As of right now, my iPhoto Library is 44.91GB and the Aperture 3 Library is 65.78GB. By y math that's about a 50% increase. Anyone have any insight into why?
I have maybe 50 RAW shots, the rest are all JPG and the occasional iPhone 3GS video. 450 Projects if that matters.
The only clue I can think of is that in my keyword list I have "iPhoto Original" and "iPhoto Modified", both have about 40k images tagged. Did the import from iPhoto perhaps copy both masters and versions? If so, how do I fix it cause I don't see duplicate images.

Terence Devlin wrote:
Search on iPhoto Edited keyword - a Smart Album, for instance. If these are jpegs then I would keep the original and rotate them again in Aperture. You lose less quality that way.
I think I may have mistyped above. After importing the iPhoto Library, I have 4 new keywords: iPhoto Converted, iPhoto Edited, iPhoto Hidden and iPhoto Original.
Converted has 280 images
Edited has 1 image, but that image says "1 of 2" in the upper left corner.
Hidden has 6, but these are just the images that were hidden in my iPhoto library.
Original has 40,309 images
If I go to Photos at the top of the sidebar in A3, I get 40,310 images.
For completeness, iPhoto shows 41,118 items, but I have been removing some projects from A3, so I expected it to be less.
So now I'm back to being confused about the size increase. I totally get that it would have imported both the Originals and Modified folders from the iPhoto Library. But if the image count isn't any higher, I don't see where the huge size increase is coming from.

Moving from iPhoto 11' to Aperture 3

OK everyone, I know this has probably been asked many times before, but after searching previous discussions, I have not been able to find a more recent answer. I want to make sure I am doing this right from to get-go.
Basically, I would like to make the move from iPhoto 11' to Aperture 3. My biggest concern is duplication of images. I would like to import all images from iPhoto excluding any edits (essentially just masters) and begin using Aperture 3 for all my photo needs. From what I can tell, the easiest way to import would be to go to File > Import > select iPhoto Library. This then would ask me to select to leave them in their current location, or import them to the Aperture Library. If my goal is to get away from iPhoto, would it be best to import them in to the Aperture Library or leave them in their current location? If I chose import to Aperture Library, will they still be listed under iPhoto Albums in Aperture?
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Basically, I would like to make the move from iPhoto 11' to Aperture 3. My biggest concern is duplication of images. I would like to import all images from iPhoto excluding any edits (essentially just masters) and begin using Aperture 3 for all my photo needs.
If you have the latest iPhoto 11' and the most current Aperture 3.2.3, then you do not need to be worried about duplications. If your iPhoto and Aperture are current and the iPhoto Library has been upgraded by iPhoto 11, then Aperture will be able to import many images as proper master-versions pairs, so that the iPhorto edited versions don't need much additional space.
The older images, where Aperture cannot create a master-version pair will import as separate masters, one for the original master image file, and one for the edited version. Aperture will stack those two images and tag them with keywords "iPhoto Original" and "iPhoto Edited". You will be able to collect them in a smart album by filtering using these keywords and can use that to delete the edited versions you do not want.
I have read that if I leave them in their current location, I can later select Consolidate Masters and that would allow me to delete my iPhoto Library. Would that be the same as just importing in to the Aperture Library to begin with and deleting the iPhoto Library?
Yes, that would be the same.
If you want to migrate from iPhoto to Aperture and not use iPhoto any longer, then make a backup from your iPhoto Library and import into Aperture directly, without referencing the iPhoto Library. Referencing the iPhoto Library will give no added functionality, but will restrict your use of iPhoto and is not very safe.
The most versatile option ton import into Aperture is by using
File > Import > select iPhoto Library
This will mirror your iPhoto Library in Aperture exactly as it is now: Folders, events, books, slideshows, albums, keywords, and other metadata tags like ratings.
I've also read something about exporting from iPhoto and then importing from Aperture. Is this an effective way to transfer?
This will transfer your images, but not the work you put into organizing your library (albums, etc.)
Also you will only get the masters or the edited versions. By importing the library you can get both as master-versions pairs (as far as possible).
Any feedback would be great. These forums are awesome. I get more help on here then I do at the Genius Bar!!
Thank you for that. We like to share what we have learned here. Post back if you still have questions.
Regards
Léonie

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After importing an 18K+ iPhoto Library into Aperture, I now have the Keyword iPhoto Original on all the images.
How do I remove that Keyword from all the images?
Do I simply delete that particular Keyword?

If you don;t want the keyword at all anymore open the Keyword HUD and delete it there. You'll get a confirmation window telling you the keyword is applied do you really want to delete it from the images (or something like that).

How to keep ONLY the iPhoto 08 - edited version ?

Good day,
First of all, let me explain teh structure I intend to use : I have migrated my complete iPhoto 08 database into Apertue (+/- 3200 pictures) to be able to use the extended storage and edition tools.
I'm keep iPhoto only for "friendly" purposes, like ordering books, cards, etc..., and then, I'll import/reference the Aperture files into iPhoto.
The problem I encounter is that on several pictures, I made thorough adjustments with Photoshop, while they were still in iPhoto. So this "rework" is imported in Aperture as "iPhoto edited", a version of the master file.
For several of them, I want to get rid of the genuine master file, and only keep the reworked version.
But the problem is that if I want to delete the original, Aperture also deletes my reworked version.
So my question is : how can I "break" the link between the two of them, so I can trash the genuine file only ?
(My formulation is a bit confusing, I agree, but the whole situation is confusing me … too ! :0) )
Thanks in advance for your help !

Since edited photos have the keyword 'iPhoto Edited' and originals have 'iPhoto Original' on them, and the ones with an Edited version are stacked with the original ones..
So.. to get rid of the Original ones (but only those which have an edited version);
You can make a new smart album (make it when you are in the library, so that it encompasses all your images.) make it look for images with the keyword iPhoto Edited, DO NOT IGNORE STACKS.
This way you get an album with all your (iPhoto) Edited photos and their counterpart Original.
Then Open all stacks (shift+k if I recall correctly) (dont unstack, just open them).
Then select all images (cmd+a) choose 'New Album from selection'.
In that new album you can unstack the images (if you used unstack in the smart album the originals would disapear because they dont meet the parameters of the smart album)
Then simply sort them by keyword, and then easily delete all the iPhoto Originals which should be grouped either on the top or bottom.
Then you are left with their Edited counterparts.

Aperture and iPhoto Duplicate Photos - Help Please

Hi,
I've recently moved to Mac OS from a PC and in doing so copied over all the photos from my PC and backup drives, flash drives etc with the intention of clearing them all up using iPhoto (or Aperture which I have just purchased from the App Store). There are A LOT of duplicates in the library now.
I realise after reading some of the posts here that I may have made a terrible mistake as I thought I would be able to easily organise my photos and delete duplicates which are taking up valuable disk space (I have almost 30,000 photos including the dupes).
I've read through a lot of the posts here and it seems most of these photos will now have been duplicated again by iPhoto and that there's not a simple solution to get rid of all the original dupes to free up some disk space.
Can anyone offer some help (bearing in mind I am fairly new to my Mac).
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In my library I see the keywords: iPhoto Original, iPhoto Externally Edited,iPhoto Converted, iPhoto.
If you just want to keep the originals, that you imported into iPhoto and get rid of all the other versions, do the following:
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- create a smart album "delete" by defining
      keywords do not include any of the following: "iPhoto Original"
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Then select all of your pictures in "keep" and flag them,
select all of your pictures in "delete" and reject them,
open the "rejected" album and have a look, if it contains any flagged pictures, if not, trash the rejected pictures.
That should take care of plenty of your duplicates.
Hope that helps a little
Leonie

Separation of iPhoto and Aperture mediathecs

I put the mediathecs of iPhoto and Aperture together and now I am lookingfor a method to separate them. How will it work?
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I put the mediathecs of iPhoto and Aperture together
Peter, do you mean you imported your iPhoto Library into your Aperture Library, and now you want to split your united library again into two separate libraries?
What is your Aperture version? And how exactly did you merge the libraries?
Assuming you are using Aperture 3.3 or later and imported your iPhoto Library with "File > Import > Library" you can separate them like this:
Make a backup of your current united library and check. if it is o.k.
Use Aperture's "Library First Aid Tools" to repair your Aperture library, and to ensure it is in perfect working condition.
In Aperture, create a smart album containing all images imported from iPhoto. Aperture tags the images imported from iPhoto on import with keywords "iPhoto Original", "iPhoto Edited", ....; you can use these in the "Smart Settings" of the album to include all images containing any of these keywords.
Then select the smart album in the "Library" tab of the Inspector panel and use the command "File > Export > Smart Album as New Library".
Check, if the exported library works works well iPhoto. Once you are satisfied that all is o.k., you can delete the images in the smart album from the aperture library.
Regards
Léonie

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