Order of photos within events

The order of my photos within my events in photos on the apple tv 2 is not the same as when i view them in iphoto. How can I get them to sync? I have tried changing the names of the photos, sorting them according to date, changing the date and time stamps...... Everything is updated to the latest version!

ybott:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. If you want to change the order of events or put one event in another place in the chronological list you'll have to do a batch change of the Date for all the photos in that event to a date and time that will put it where you want it.
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.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), 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 08 libraries. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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How can I change the order of photos within an event?

iPhoto o9 won't let me change the order of photos within a single event- really annoying! I tried to view photos then click manual sort- but when I look back at the event it is not in the right order. what's wrong? Or can I even do this?

Yes you can do that - IF you go through and assign titles to every photo
You also can change the date/time on photo and iPhoto will then sort them in the new order
And you could assign unique key words to each photo such that the sort order is what you want and sort by key word
But you can not change the order in the sense most people mean - grab a photo and move it to a new location in an event
So yes you are right
LN

Can I change the order of photos in Events

I am in the process of scanning my old film photos so that I can put them into iPhoto. As I have no scanner I take them to Wal Mart and scan them onto a CD then import them into iPhoto at home. Because the CD holds the photos from a number of events I then distribute them to a number of different Event folders.
Once I get all the photos into their correct Event folders I would like to rearrange their order. Using drag and drop, or cut and paste, simply leaves the photo in it's original location. If I use the 'Moving photos from one event to another' feature the moved photos will still go into the new Event folder in the same order as they were in the originating folder, regardless of what order I drag or paste them.
The help menu has topics on how to change the order of photos in a slideshow, book or calender, but not an event. I could arrange the photos beforehand so that they are scanned in the order in which I want them to appear in Events, but with 500+ photos in completely random order it will be fairly time consuming. It also will not help with the disc of photos I have already made.
So, to finally get to my question, does anybody know if there is a way to rearrange the order of photos within an Event folder?
Rgds

Events are strictly time based. If you put those photos in an album and in the order you want, you can set their date and time by using the PHotos->Batch Change->Date and set the date and time you want with the checkbox to add the time differential you'd like between photos. That will reorder them in the Event also.
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.

Moving photos within events

How do I MOVE photos within events?

You can't.
Events are automatic organisation based strictly on date and time. Manual sorting is not available. Put another way, Events are a very basic organisation for those who don't want to think about it.
Use Albums instead. They are much more flexible and include Manual Sorting. You can create an Album of an event simply by dragging the Event to the Album heading in the iPhoto Window. Albums simply reference photos in the Library and so involve no duplication - they take up no extra disk space.
Regards
TD

Grouping photos within events

I want to group my photos within Events. So for example I want to create an Events sorted by year of activity and then within that Event group the photos by "sub Event" like "Holiday to Somewhere". So when I search I can find all photos from 2015 in one Event and then look for activities during the year.
I do not want to combine currently seperate Events by date into one as this is too large to work with.
I have looked at creating an Album named by year but again from what I can see this then ungroups photos and they appear in the Album as individual photos.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Cheers
Rusty

I want to group my photos within Events. So for example I want to create an Events sorted by year of activity and then within that Event group the photos by "sub Event" like "Holiday to Somewhere". So when I search I can find all photos from 2015 in one Event and then look for activities during the year
Not possible.
That's exactly what Albums are for:
Create a folder called 2015
Create Albums from the various happenings during 2015, drag them to the folder.
Click on the folder: see all the images from 2015, click on the albums to see only the specific events.
I have looked at creating an Album named by year but again from what I can see this then ungroups photos and they appear in the Album as individual photos.
Sorry but I don't understand what you mean by that.

Changing order of photos within an event

What are the steps to moving photos within an event? I have tried the drag and drop. I have even tried the view>sort by but the manual option is grayed out. Can anyone help?

That may be the answer but it is not helpful. Many people use events to organize their photos and it makes absolutely no sense not to be able to sort them manually within particular events. This is a design flaw.

Organize photos within events

I'm using iPhoto 09 on Snow Leopard and I love the whole 'events' feature, it's great, but when I'm actually looking through an event, let's say "Colorado 09", the pictures were imported in a different order than I wanted them.
How do I re-organize these photos within the event, I can't click and drag them, I can't figure it out....hopefully it won't be too obvious because then I'll feel dumb

How do I re-organize these photos within the event, I can't click and drag them, I can't figure it out....hopefully it won't be too obvious because then I'll feel dumb
It is not obvious at all -- because you can not - there are a few sort options you can use but basically events are time based
You can make albums and in an album you can sort anyway you want including manually
You will find it helpful (and time saving) to go through the iPhoto tutorials - http://www.apple.com/findouthow/photos/
LN
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How do I rename photos within events?

I know how to give an event a title but I'm looking for an easy way to rename all the photos within the event so that they, too, have a title corresponding to the event title but each with it's own number added to the end. This helps me for when I create a New Album and drag a copy of an individual photo into the album to identify which event the original photo came from. For example:
Event Title: 2013.03.01 Drew's 11th Bday
Photo Title for each photo within the event to say: 2013.03.01 Drew's 11th Bday (1); 2013.03.01 Drew's 11th Bday (2) and so on...
As it is now, each photo just has the image number given to it by the program, so that when I drag a copy into a New Album all I see is the image number with no details to help me.
Can anyone offer suggestions?

The only way to rename the actual file is to export the photo out of the iPhoto Library via the File ➙ Export ➙ File Export menu option with the option File Name ➙ Use Title.
OT

Order of Photos within an event

Hey all,
I've been scanning in a lot of loose photos I had laying around lately and organizing them into events, but I have some photos that are out of place within the event and I would like to group those photos together (I.E. Graduation photos: would like to keep all the marching ones next to each other and all the ones with friends/family posing together).
I thought that previous versions of iPhoto allowed me to drang and drop photos to re-order them but can't seem to figure out how to do that in iPhoto 08.
Within the event I've tried to go to View/Sort Photos/Manually, but Manual is greyed out.
Thanks for any help.

Events are meant to be a chronological. If you want free reign to move photos around, you should create an album. Albums allow you total flexibility to rearrange photos and delete some (while keeping them in the original event in the library).
There is a workaround, though, if you only want to reorder a few photos: edit the date & time the photos were taken. You can do this on any number of photos, but it's tedious. So if you have a lot of rearranging to do, then albums make way more sense. But for 1 or 2 misplaced pictures, it's worth the effort.
I, for one, don't bother with albums because I almost always want my events/rolls to reflect chronological reality. Sometimes, however, I miss a shot and go back later in the day to get it, causing it to be logically misplaced in iPhoto.
For example, when visiting a national park I always take a photo of the park's entrance sign. But sometimes the sign is obscured by a huge RV or in shadows, or sometimes I simply miss it. If I can get a good sign shot on the way out of the park, then back home in iPhoto I edit the time that shot was taken and pretend the shot was taken earlier in the day, because the sign photo makes way more sense at the beginning of the event, rather than at the end.
Let's say you want to move a photo C to fit between two other photos, A & B. You have to first look at the times A & B were both taken, and then edit C to have a date & time in between both A & B.
To edit a photo's date & time, use the "i" info pane at the lower left of iPhoto.

Sorting photos within an event

I'm trying to find a way to rearrange my photos within an event. According to the instructions in help:
Sort photos within Events (but not the Events themselves): Select Photos in the Source list, choose View > Event Titles, and then choose View > Sort Photos.
Trouble is, when I try to choose Event titles, it is grayed out. If I go to the event and then select view>sort photos, manually is grayed out and by date and desending are checked.
Anyone have a suggestion.

Did you read the answer?
Events are a very limited form of organising. They are sorted on date and time only. If you want more flexibility then you need to use Albums, where there a virtually no limitations.
That is the answer! You can not sort photos within events.
LN
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How do I change the order of photos in ipad albums in ios 8 ?

Hi
I've just upgraded my ipad mini to IOS 8.1. I want to create a slideshow in Photo (iPhoto no longer supported) but can't find how to change the order of photos within an album. Has anyone any suggestions/ideas ?
Many thanks

Open the album. Tap select. Hold your finger on the photo till it enlarges then slide it to it's new position. Tap done when you're finished.

Can you change order of photos wihin an album?

Can you change the order of photos within an album?

Not natively in the iPad Photos app. Synced photo albums must be rearranged on the computer and then synced again. Camera roll photos can not be rearranged either. There are third party apps that allow you rearrange photos.
Look at Photo Sort for the iPad for one such app.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photo-sort-for-ipad/id369610590?mt=8
I'm sure there are others. Just search in the App Store.

How can I sort photos within an event? When I follow the Help instructions, I can sort manually in Photo format, but when I return to Event format, the original order is restored.

How can I sort photos within an event? When I follow the Help instructions, I can sort manually in Photo format, but when I return to Event format, the original order is restored.

Events are organisation for those who can't really be bothered. They are automatic - based entirely on Date and Time the camera records the photos as taken.
You can move photos between Events, you can Merge Events, you can Rename them and sort them in various ways except one: You cannot manually sort in an Event as Events are all automated.
If you want to manually sort in an Event then you've outgrown Events as an organising tool. Now it's time to look at albums (Where you can manually sort) which are much more flexible than Events as an organising tool.

Photo order within Events broken on iOS devices synchronized with iPhoto

I have a Mac running OS X 10.8.2 with iPhoto 9.4.2 (710.42) and an iPhone and an iPad, both running iOS 6.0.1.
In iPhoto, I import photos from a memory card that I use in various digital cameras and organize them by events. I view photos inside events ordered by date in ascending order. This is also the order that I want to see my synchronized photos on my iOS devices (and which I did see in the past). I sync my photos from iPhoto via iTunes by the option "Select albums, Events and Faces automatically".
My most recently imported events cause some problems on my synchronized iOS devices. Now the photo order in the iOS "Photos" app is broken in the Events view. All photos that are taken in upright format appear BEHIND all photos taken in landscape format within an event. However, I want them to be sorted by date irrespective of the picture rotation, just as I see them in iPhoto on my Mac.
Events that I had imported earlier (before ~ mid October) are still ordered as expected, just as I see them in iPhoto.
According to this, the sorting of iPhoto should be preserved: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4221
I assume that photos of newly imported events are displayed on iOS devices in the order of modification date instead of creation date (EXIF) since iPhoto automatically rotates pictures that are taken in upright format by 90° and saves them as 'modified' files besides the 'original' files. I also assume that photos of my older events are displayed in correct order on my iPad since they had already been synchronized at a time when everything worked as expected. I also tried to re-synchronized these older events on my iPhone (to see what happens) by unchecking "Synchronize Photos" -> Apply -> checking "Synchronize Photos" -> Apply and on my iPhone, those older photos are also out of order now.
Also note that my photos are ordered correctly in the "Albums -> Photo Library" view on iPhone and on the "Photos" tab on iPad. These are the same pictures as under Events. So the sorting is wrong in the Events view of newly imported events only.
I know that there are some other discussions about the order of photos on iOS devices. I want this one to be specifically about problems with a synchronized iPhoto library. Anybody else experiencing this issue?

Same issue. Ever since upgrading to iPhoto on my retina MBP to 9.4.2. Problem seen with BOTH my iPhone 5 on iOS 6.0.1 AND iPhone 4S on 5.1.1, so not an iOS issue. For me, it impacts both albums and events. In fact, sometimes you can't even see the event under iTunes->device->photo tab, until you exit iPhoto & iTunes and restart both with phone plugged in. There is a workaround for the album's mis-order: by manually sorting photos through dragging a photo to a new location within the album and then placing it back. However, this doesn't work for mis-ordered photos under events. Right now, I just have to live with it.... I have even tried removing all photos, deleting iPod photo cache, and starting anew. Even 1 event with 30 photos have the same problem.....
Really annoying as I like to see my event photos sorted by date.
Somehow, such syncing problems always seem to occur EVERYTIME there's an iPhoto upgrade. Are apple's departments so siloed? Do they not work with one another to test a software before releasing it?
Apple, please investigate and fix the issue ASAP!

In iPhoto, how do you manually move the order of a photo within an album?

In iPhoto, how do you manually move the order of a photo within an album?

Within an Album? Drag and drop.
You can't do this in an Event.
Regards
TD

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