Missing features coming from iPhoto

As far as I understand after some time playing with Photos:
- there is no histogram available (as in iPhoto)?
- there is no button or option 'edit in external program' so I cannot simply go to Photoshop and save the result back??
- you cannot see the meta information next to a photo, you have to switch to it manually every time???
- you cannot manage multiple libraries????
Just hope that I am missing something.
I found iPhoto a limited program that was however very suitable for doing quick corrections, considered Aperture but Apple ceased development. Now this is not even an iPhoto replacement. It feels like an iOS app that landed on the wrong machine.

There are different options the the new app. I do believe the editing tools are hirer more capable. But the organizational opportunities are very different
There is a Histogram
There is no round tripping to external editors. In theory, developers can write plug-ins that hook into the app instead, but no one has done so yet.
Yes, metadata is a pop-over.
You can manage multiple libraries. Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch Photos. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' or 'Create Library' as you prefer.

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Suggestions for library management in Aperture, coming from iPhoto

A little background....
I have been an iPhoto user for a number of years, using a Sony W1. Recently, I have upgraded to a new Canon Powershot G7, and with this almost DSLR-like camera, am finding that I am taking WAY more pictures, and getting better pictures too! The faster shutter speeds, and the excellent continuous modes on the G7 (and a 2 gig memory card) are meaning that even shooting my 13 month oldd son, I have way more images to look through.
My current workflow was simply import into iPhoto, basic edits w/ iPhoto, and use PSE 4 for more significant edits. I am trying the 30-day demo of Aperture, and so far, even though the UI is immense and somewhat intimdating, I am beginnng to learn the basics with various web resources, and Apple's Quicktime tutorials, and I like the robustness of the program as well.
My question(s) are as follows. I did the iPhoto import into Aperture, but now am not "thrilled" with my existing library structure in APerture, from this massive import.. Having the separate iPhoto Library folder in Aperture, and all the albums/rolls, just doesn't seem very well manageable. I ended up cancelling/deleting Previews, because of how long it was taking (10gig iPhoto import) I feel I just use "Projects" more, and then selectively set Previews for projects, and export to iPhoto or elsewhere. I guess I am asking for some advise from someone coming from iPhoto albums, who has not necessary used lots of metadata within iPhoto, rather just static albums. I pretty sure I want to use Aperture Library managed mode (not referenced) and am willing to export out of Aperture to iPhoto for the wife to use.
I am willing to redo the import selectively if I had some suggestions from you Aperture experts . Currently, I have been organizing pictures of my kid(s) by month (at least in his 1st year), and creating separate albums (in iPhoto) for special occasions. Maybe with the organization powers of Aperture, there is a better way..
Open to any and all suggestions...thanks for listening.
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i am goin to point both of you in the same direction as i just did for another poster.
http://homepage.mac.com/bagelturf/aparticles/aparticles.html
he has FANTASTIC articles on use and setup of aperture ... rather than re-explain everything he has, your best bet at this point (imho) is to read over what he has ... digest that ... and then come back here for more details ...
another solution the aperture pro training book by Luna and Long is basically an intensive course in a book ...
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Pro-Training-Aperture-1-5/dp/0321496620
here is the o'reilly you speak of ...
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/aperture/

TS2551 Missing Info button from iPhoto (version 9.4.2)

Hello,
I am missing the info button from iPhoto (version 9.4.2) so I cannot see any information or manual add location (as shown on the tutorial video: http://www.apple.com/ca/findouthow/photos/#places). Please help!

That video is for iPhoto 8 (09) not iPhoto 9 (11). Yes, I know it's confusing.
To get to the info window and location click on the Info button at the bottom right of the iPhoto window:
This is a screenshot of the new info window (now a tray) and how it relates to the old style Info window of versions past:
OT

Photos missing when syncing from iPhoto to iPod touch 3G

OK, I'm trying to upload photos from iPhoto to my G3 iPod Touch. They're in a specific album within a folder. There are 84 pictures in the album, but only 32 are uploading. Anyone know why?

Nope, not by a long shot.
Actually, I figured it out... I separated the photos by which uploaded & which didn't... and discovered the photos need to have their extension showing! Whew! It took a lot of work to fix the mistake, but I've got it all sorted out now.

Missing features iO/S iPhoto

Has anyone else been a little dissappointed in iPhoto? I think there is a lot of potential but I was hoping to have the ability to browse my iPhoto library from my mac(while at home on the same network of course) and the ability to send picture messages from iphoto on my phone. I really like the ability to have iPhoto strip the location from my photos and videos before sending them and love that I can now send e-mails like that but i was hoping to be able to do picture messages too.
Does anyone else have suggestions on how to make a decent app into a fantastic app?

There are different options the the new app. I do believe the editing tools are hirer more capable. But the organizational opportunities are very different
There is a Histogram
There is no round tripping to external editors. In theory, developers can write plug-ins that hook into the app instead, but no one has done so yet.
Yes, metadata is a pop-over.
You can manage multiple libraries. Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch Photos. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' or 'Create Library' as you prefer.

Clam Down...Apple says missing features coming soon.

I am sorry that all the "pros" are over reacting to the release of FCPX. Instead of being civil they have been quite rude and dumb. If all you guys clam down a second and read the news you would know that almost every single missing pro feature for FCPX will become availible via update rather soon. Apple and several news outlets have made this very clear. SDI, EDL, XML. All those features are coming very soon. Maybe they should not have released it so soon, for that they might deserve a bit of scorn, but the stuid ranting needs to stop. You people are supposed to be professionals and you are acting like children.
Complain away as much as you want. Demand the features we need. But try doing so in a way that doesn't make you come off looking like and a@@.

You're saying that Apple released an incomplete product? But if you think that all theproducts it makes are incomplete. Iphone, 3, 3G, 4, 5. But they are just gadgets andnot a tool for professionals who support their families. Or will you reply to me thereJobs, switch to Avid.

Missing photo's from iPhoto? Can I store from time machine?

I am missing some photo's from my iPhoto library (must have deleted accidentally). I have time machine and when I go in to the oldest it only shows the entire photo library - is there a way to see the files in the library and restore them?
Thanks in advance!

Try rebuilding the Library it could correct the issue.
iPhoto Rebuild
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2638

Missing edited photos from iPhoto after Force Quit

I just lost about 50 photos. I'm using a separate application to edit my photos before transferring them to my iPhoto Library. A couple hours in to editing I received an error message and had to force quit both iPhoto and my other photo editing app. I had been adding each photo I edited to iPhoto as I went along, then deleted the unedited version (emptying my trashcan also). After reopening iPhoto, all the pictures I had edited were gone and the original versions were back in the library.
Any clues as to how this happened and if it's possible to retrieve my edited photos?

Why are you deleting the unedited versions?
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.)
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.
Regards
TD

Confused about projects after moving from iPhoto

Hi
I recently moved 13k+ photos and 347 projects from iPhoto to A3 primarily for the better editing capabilities of A3. I shoot for fun , not professionally
i am reading the A3 manual and their screenshots seem to show another structure in place then mine (see image).
basically, under the Projects & Albums, I have a duplication of every project that is seen in the Aperture 3 Library, Projects view i.e. a long list of 347 projects Is this normal?
if so, I think what is confusing me is why the redundancy since in iPhoto, all i used were Events/Projects and keywords to organize and not sure why each project also appears seperately below in the Projects and Albums section
I think I understand smart albums and will create using keywords since albums are just a collection of aliases (correct?) so I can create, delete as needed, just like in iTunes
that being the case, why would I use folders? often one of my projects could consist of multiple activities (ex. vacation which has hiking, camping, water shots, wildlife, etc) so I am not sure how or why I would use folders.
I guess I could have a folder labeled Vacations and stick projects in that or could i just also assign a keyword "vacations" and then I could search for photos that are vacations and wildlife?
If i use folders, then when i import a project, i guess I would need to assign it to a folder?
Also a project could contain multiple folders and albums?
maybe i am confused because there too many choices
thanks for any advice

Yes, now that we can see your your screenshot it is easier to understand what you are asking. Kirby's brief naming essay will have given you already a very good introduction to the library structure, and I am sure he will elaborate on that when he returns to this thread. Just a few additional pointers to the different sections of the Inspector window; for coming from iPhoto you might be puzzled; everything seems to be there twice, which can be confusing.
The upper part of the Inspector panel (With the Heading "Aperture 3 Library and with Projects, Faces, Places, Photos ...) offers different views of your Library: Each view projects (like the vies of a database) the metadata of your images and groups the images in a specific way: in the "Faces View" you can assign names to the faces and browse the images grouped according to persons, in the Places View you assign locations and group according to locations, etc. You use these views for specific tasks.
The lower part, with the headline "Projects & Albums" organizes your storage structure, like Kirby described in his post.
A flat structure with 300 projects at the same level will make the access difficult, even if you use smart albums - for you, and or Aperture as well.
If you think about it, the folder structure is static and created once, when you import your images. That does not need much processing on Aperture's side when you reopen a Aperture Library.
The smart albums are dynamic - computed each time you change or assign a metadata tag. And if your smart albums are defined in the scope of the whole library, then each time you change a keyword all of your library has to be processed. So if you are not too fond of watching the beachball spinning, it is wise to be frugal with the use of smart albums and don't use them for tasks that can easily be solved by the static organisation. Also folders can be used to limit the scope of smart albums - why search for images of grizzlies in your Hawaii projects; if all your Alaska projects are contained in one folder, you can define a smart album of bears inside that folder, and thus avoid searching the anniversary images and other vacation shots.
Bummer - none of the iPhoto keywords seen to have come across
That really is a bummer - how did you import your iPhoto library?
Regards
Léonie

Move from iPhoto '11 to Lightroom using PS Elements to keep Events and Albums

I am trying to move from iPhoto '11 to Lightroom by using PS Elements as a go-between to keep events and album but it doesn't appear that the option to keep events and albums is possible using iPhoto '11. However, the instructions for coming from iPhoto '09 show that option. Is there any way to do this?

I’m not sure about that routine. I’m not even sure events are transferrable and there of lots of things that could go wrong. You may want to think about importing your masters directly into Ligtroom. From finder you need to be in Pictures (not the application) and control-click on iPhoto Library.
iPhoto will have created duplicates and hidden your originals. You need to find your masters from the iPhoto Library - Right-Click and select “Show Package Contents”
Older versions of iPhoto uses an Originals folder and in later versions; Masters. It’s not a good idea to go messing with the structure as it could corrupt the iPhoto Library. Apple has made this structure for good reason; so that you can always use the revert command to go back to an original, even if you have edited in iPhoto using cropping or red eye removal, for example.
However, if you have no further use for iPhoto, you could consider moving your originals/masters to a new folder structure (iPhoto automatically creates dated sub-folders) and then importing to Lightroom. Alternatively if you still need iPhoto, export duplicates to the desktop and bring those into Lightroom. That will keep iPhoto safe.
I do actually use iPhoto for creating events which can then be used to make cool slideshows within iPhoto. However Lightroom is my main management and photo editing tool and I have created an export pre-set for sending jpegs into iPhoto. I have even dragged the iPhoto Library off the hard drive to an external hard drive – but that means keeping it connected when using iPhoto.
This link has further information on folder locations for iPhoto:
http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/30/where-iphoto-pictures-are-located/

Themes/Templates from iPhoto 07 or 06

Hi there!
I just have installed Leopard and I'm missing the themes from iPhoto 07 and 06. iPhoto had one theme that was perfect for a baby album.
What's the best way to get those themes/templates back??
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Georg

Rachel and George
Welcome to the Apple uase discussion forums
There is no iPhoto 7 - iPhoto '08 (current version 7.1.1) replaced iPhoto 6
iPhoto '08 has different themes than previous versions - so far no one has posted a way to use older themes or customize the existing ones - you should suggest it to Apple - iPhoto menu ==> provide iPhoto feedback
A great resource for looking at the iPhoto '08 themes is Liz Castro's iPhoto theme web page - take a look - http://www.lizcastro.com/iphotobookthemes/ - it should help you choose an available theme to work in.
LN

Missing faces/places after event import from iPhoto to A3

Hello,
I am interested in switching from iPhoto 09 (8.1.1) to Aperture 3. I downloaded the Trial Version yesterday evening. I have a very big iPhoto library (28.000+ pictures) and I did not want to import all of them right now. I wanted just a few events in A3 to play around with it.
I imported 3 different events into A3 via File - Import - Show iPhoto Browser. I selected the 3 events and put them per drag & drop into project. The few pictures were imported really quickly but I have some problems afterwards.
1. All the pictures are missing the faces and places which I assigned them in iPhoto.
2. Except the pictures taken with the iPhone - they had the places assigned to them.
3. I do not have any issues with the keywords. They are all there.
First I though I made a mistake somewhere. So I tried this at my OneToOne at the Apple Store today. We did the same thing on their iMac and had the same issues. After importing an event we were missing the places and faces.
When I got home I created a new user on my MacBook and tried the same thing with that user account. I created a new iPhoto library (with a few pictures in it) and a new A3 library. I imported pictures with assigned faces and places and some pictures taken with the iPhone as well.
Every time I import a few events A3 does the same thing:
~ It imports the different events into different albums in one project.
~ All the photos taken with the iPhone will keep the places pin.
~ All other photos will loose their places pin.
~ All imported photos will loose their faces names.
~ All pictures will keep their keywords.
Does anybody else have this problem? Any ideas?

I'm having a similar problem with missing Places after importing from iPhoto 09 to A3.
After scratching my head over it, I created a new account on my Mac, imported some pictures from my camera and iPhone, and did some tests with Places. Here's what I figured out:
To retain the Faces and Places information from iPhoto, you need to use Aperture's
File-->Import-->iPhoto Library...
command, not the
File-->Import-->Show iPhoto Browser...
command.
My testing indicates that Faces were imported successfully, but Places are imported with caveats:
Places data was correctly imported for the following cases:
1. iPhone pictures with embedded GPS location.
2. Pictures whose Places location was assigned with the Paste Location feature in iPhoto.
3. Pictures whose location was individually assigned with the i (information) button and then manually searched for in the Places map.
Places data was NOT imported when the location was assigned to the entire Event in iPhoto. That is, rather than assigning locations to individual photos, I assigned a location to the entire Event, then that location information was NOT successfully imported into Aperture.
I have reported this as a bug to Apple. I hope this helps clarify the behavior for you.
...David

Missing features on iPhoto for iOS 7

After the announcement of redesigned apple apps, I immediately downloaded the new iPhoto for iOS.
Aesthetically, this new iphoto is more clutter free than the previous version. However, a lot of very important features on the previos version is missing.
1. Creating facebook folder within the app is missing
2. Tagging people within the app and the option to tag them in all photos to be uploaded
3. Creating description within the app
4. Batch uploads are now limited to 10
A lot of users are using iPhoto because of these featured aside from it's editing prowess. So please Apple! Add these missing features again!

Hi..
This is a user to user forum.
You can send feedback direcly to Apple using this link > Apple - Mac OS X - Feedback

Photos missing from iPhoto/TM backup but with a twist.....

So, there is a challenging twist associated with this case of missing photos and I hope an expert can provide some advice. Note: This is not related to upgrading from iPhoto '09 to '11 thank goodness!
Here is the story in condensed form, with additional details below:
MBP stolen but backed up with TM
Used TM on the replacement MBP to browse backup of iPhoto backup of stolen MBP
Restored iPhoto library to new MBP
Open iPhoto on new MBP and browse library
Everything looks OK except *FIVE* Events which show in the Event viewer as blank grey squares. However, the Events have the correct titles and show the correct number of pictures in brackets in the title. In addition, using the trackpad to scroll over the Event there are no thumbnails visible. If I click on the Event all the photos are greyed out but they do have the correct titles and keywords below the grey boxes. If I click on an individual photo I get a black exclamation mark in a grey circle. Interestingly the LAST IMPORT folder in iPhoto DOES show the thumbnails for ALL the missing pictures, all arrange with the correct Event titles. Of course, clicking on any individual picture gives me the same exclamation mark detailed above.
After reading these support forums I have tried the following:
1) Viewed package contents ---> the blank Events DO NOT show up as folders in the Finder window
2) Used COMMAND & OPTION to launch iPhoto and checked the following boxes in the REBUILD DIALOG BOX: rebuild small thumbnails/rebuild all of the photos' thumbnails/recover orphaned photos/examine and repair permissions ---> Issue persists
3) Download iPhoto Manager and tried EXTRACTING all the photos from the library --> Photos from missing events still not showing up. Not really surprising given that the VIEW PKG. CONTENTS in #1 above didn't show them either.
4) Used iPhoto Manager to REBUILD LIBRARY --> still doesn't show them
5) Used TM to browse the backup directly --> missing photos have blank placeholders only.
It appears for what ever reason the photos have been deleted from the backup. I say "deleted", as opposed to "not backup up", because iPhoto has the remnants of the photos (i.e, Events, thumbnails, titles, keyword, etc.). Any suggestions on how to possibly recover these missing pictures. How about the thumbnail versions at least, even in their their low resolution form. Although, I admit I don't know how/where thumbnails are dealt with in iPhoto as they don't seem to show up in the Library package contents.
Additional info:
OSX 10.7.5, iPhoto '09 is version 8.1.2, and iPhoto library is 75GB, 139 Events, 28,000 pics
The day before the MBP was stolen I downloaded a number of photos and did some editing. That night plugged the MBP in and noticed that the Time Machine did a number of backups through the night, although the iPhoto library seems untouched but can't be sure. The following morning, the computer was used for a few hours and thus had plenty of time to complete any backups necessary.
The *FIVE* Events that are affected seem to be the most recent ones, worked on the night before the MBP was stolen.

I cannot say for certian but it is highly likley that YES, when the person finished editing they just closed the lid of the computer and didn't actually quit iPhoto. So would this explain why there are fragmenst of them in the backup (i.e. Events, keywords, thumbnails, etc.) but not the actual image files? Any way I can at least save the extremely low res thumbnail versions?
I'm also going to try Data Rescue on the camera memory card to try and recover them that way.
Thanks.

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