Point-n-Shoot Videos in Gallery via iPhoto

I uploaded my first video into my Gallery today using iPhoto. I had recorded the video using my point-n-shoot digital camera and uploaded it to the Gallery via iPhoto. I was dissappointed that the Gallery placed the movie into a photo album instead of creating a new section under Movies like in the sample live Gallery provided by Apple.com.
Outside of exporting the video to iMovie and uploading from there, is there an easier way to get it out of Albums and into Movies where it belongs?
If not, I guess I am hosed. I chose not to install the new iMovie as I prefer the old iMovie HD, which can't upload to a .Mac web gallery.

iMovie doesn't overwrite iMovie HD.. I didn't have to select anything special, it just installs alongside.
As for the video- yes, the new iMovie can see and automatically load videos from iPhoto Library. Since the video is from point-and-shoot, though, it may depend on the format. My p/s camera takes MPEG1 video, so I have to convert it before iMovie will read it.

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Now I would like to turn this video into a time lapse, of about a minute or two long. I know that iMovie HD has a time lapse feature, but it seems to only be for camcorders?
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Kirk, I think Nancy wants to just take a frame from her video every minute or so, so that the 45 minute video runs for, say, 45 seconds.
I don't think she wants to "speed it up" and make it run at breakneck speed, but wants to put together frames taken at a particular interval ..e.g; one frame per minute.
I'm sure you know how best to do that using QuickTime. Any suggestions?
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I used to shoot video in my Powershot S3 IS (MVI_.AVI) and load it into iPhoto, I used quicktime pro so I could convert it for emailing to family members. That was when I was running Leopard now with Mt. Lion nothing works. Videos do not open at all?

I used to shoot video in my Powershot S3 IS (Format MVI_.AVI) and load them into iPhoto, I used quicktime pro so I could convert for emailing to family members. That was when I was running Leopard now with Mt. Lion nothing works. Videos do not open at all. Any simple suggestions, I am not real keen on iMovie Productions and not real certain how they compress for emailing attachments. Something simple here that I am missing? Thanks so much. I am a grandpa trying to share with family members far away (quickly & simply).

I am surprised that Apple did not build a converter into Mt. Lion.
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There are many third-party apps available if you wish to search for them. Many are even available in the App Store. Most do their job well and it is usually a matter of personal user preference as to which is best.
HandBrake seems more suited to folks with more experience and knowledge.
I mentioned Handbrake primarily because it is free and easy to use when you employ the included conversion presets options. (The TV options can normally be used for almost any situation depending on the source file and output requirements.) It is also excellent for more experienced users, but has a somewhat limited choice of output options as it does not access the user's system QT codec component configuration.

Syncing videos to iPhone from iPhoto

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I was wondering what the best method is to convert my video (which I would think is playable in the iPhone b/c its .mov) to a playable format for the iPhone, while keeping the meta data (creation date, etc, so that it says in the appropriate place in the Event).
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Thanks Tgara.
Its funny. So far the responses have been 50/50 on this question. I even asked two seperate Apple Store employees here in NYC, and got two different answers! One said yes, the other no.
Argh!
I know from watching the keynote speech about icloud and iOS 5 that you will be able to cut the cord between the pc and ios devices like the ipad. No more need to sync them via a cord. So will that mean i would then be able to load video directly to the ipad via tha cam kit connector from my ipod? Also i wonder if/when Apple will allow HD video from on Apple devices like a canon dslr to be able to transfer to the ipad via the cam kit connector AND be able to EDIT that footage in imovie for the ipad. Speaking of imovie for the ipad...i hope it gets an update soon as well.
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Some Ideas On Organizing/Maintaining Photos via iPhoto? How do YOU do it?

I posted a couple of technical questions last week concerning iPhoto and how it handles files, thumbnails, EXIF data, and photo originals/copies (as http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11425805). Terence Devlin and LarryHN gave me the answers I needed. From their answers, I now have an understanding of the default method iPhoto utilizes to manage and maintain photo libraries.
Those answers have led me to a couple more questions, mostly regarding how I can best organize and maintain my photos via iPhoto within a multiple Operating System household. My massive music collection is easy... I manually maintain and organize my music files via iTunes. I can download music and fix tags in XP or OSX. I store the results on my Windows-based file server and share the iTunes library. On my MacBookPro, I have an iTunes Library that references the directories on the server. Or, I can just access the "shared" iTunes library. Same with my Ubuntu machine (with some anomalies.) Both Windows and OSX have versions of iTunes. Not so with iPhoto.
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Unlike iTunes, it sounds like if I loose my iPhoto library, I loose all my metadata as well (unless I "export" the photo from within iPhoto?) PLUS I need to maintain the original photos and the iPhoto copies... unless I use Referenced Mode.
How about some organizational ideas/inspiration/guidance? Help me tidy up my sloppy photo collection.
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Key points
1 - iPhoto has NO cross platform capabilities
2 - iPhoto is not well oriented to managing referenced libraries
I was hoping to use iPhoto in a similar way: Make changes (places, faces, etc) and have iPhoto save the data within the EXIF fields of the photo itself. That way if I move the photo around, or restore from a backup, ot loose the iPhoto library, so be it!
That is not the way iPhoto works
Unlike iTunes, it sounds like if I loose my iPhoto library, I loose all my metadata as well (unless I "export" the photo from within iPhoto?) PLUS I need to maintain the original photos and the iPhoto copies... unless I use Referenced Mode.
You have to maintain both in either a referenced or managed library - but in an referenced library the originals are your responsibility to maintain and to keep the path constant
How about some organizational ideas/inspiration/guidance? Help me tidy up my sloppy photo collection.
Probably iPhoto is not the correct solution for your needs
LN

Need Advice on Shooting Video in Public

Long story short, we need some b-roll footage of trucks (18 wheelers) in action, on the highway, at truck stops, etc. Am I allowed to shoot video of a highway from a public vantage point and use it in my video? I really don't want to get into the issue of release forms and such, and I don't see how I'm going to flag down some trucker to get his signature after the fact anyway. I work for a state agency, so I really can't allow us to take on any sort of legal liability and the video will be very public, posted to our department's YouTube channel. The probability that a trucker might watch the video and recognize his rig is probably not high, but real enough to warrant consideration. If this were to happen and the guy was unhappy about it, could this bite us in the rear? Or am I perfectly within my rights to shoot vehicles operating in a public space and post the footage in an equally public space? Can anyone advise? I'd appreciate it.
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While shooting a series of brochures for the U of Denver School of Law, and in particular for their Transportation Law School in this case, my clients researched just such an issue, though regarding still images. I do not have all of the gory, legal details at this late date, but the finding was that so long as the units (rigs, passing autos and buses) were operating on public roads, they could be photographed, and the images used, even for commercial purposes, like the Law School's brochures. Though the railroad lines are not "public" in quite the same sense, as the highways are, they were also fair subjects to use. Airlines also fell into that category, though there was a little issue of using images of private aircraft, where their N numbers were shown. In those cases, a bit of Photoshop work satisfied the legal department. Not exactly sure what that was about.
In my case, the images were to be used internationally, but DU Law cleared everything with DOT for both the Feds and for the state of CO.
A quick call to the State AG's office, as suggested, should be just fine, and should easily clear things up. In your case, you have the potential for both the State of NY, and also the Feds to be involved, as the highways might be state, or Federal, depending on the exact highway.
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Using an SLR to shoot video directly to Mac hard drive in iMovie?

I have a project in which I need to shoot training videos which will essentially just be head shots of myself.
Because I need to be my own cameraman I would like to record the video directly to my Mac's hard drive via iMovie '09 (or iMovie '11 if I upgrade) and frame the shot in my Mac's monitor rather than on a tiny, flipped camera viewfinder.
Since I want to get the best video quality possible, rather than use my MacBook Pro's internal iSight camera, I plan to purchase an external camera that shoots HD video.
According to the Apple article at the following link, an external camera can be used in VTR mode as a pass-through for just this purpose — to shoot video directly to the computer's hard drive in iMovie:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iMovie/9.0/en/mov39f84285.html
Now here's where things get a little complicated. I would like my new camera to be an SLR if possible, since beyond shooting these training videos, my next use for the camera would be high-quality still photography.
Can an SLR be used in this manner to record directly to disk in VTR mode in either iMovie or Quicktime? If so, what where can I find a list of iMovie-compatible SLRs? (I would also welcome specific camera recommendations from any SLR owners who have used them to shoot video directly to disk.)
Finally, if it is not possible to shoot directly to disk with an SLR, is there an iMovie-compatible HD camcorder that also shoots great photos?
(MacBook Pro June '10, OS 10.6.8, iMovie 9)
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Thanks. That makes sense. It is not practical for me to use an external monitor for this, so I will look into getting a firewire video camera.
Forgive my ignorance, but are firewire video cameras still manufactured at the prosumer level? I want the video to look very good, but it does not have to be absolute broadcast quality. My budget tops out around $1500 for this. I need to hook up an external mic for good audio.
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http://help.apple.com/imovie/cameras/en/index.html?lang=en_US

Best point and shoot camera for concerts

Hi, I am in need of a point and shoot camera that takes awesome photos and videos at concerts. Here are the things I am looking for:
1. Takes good video and photos in low light settings.
2. Compact.
3. Good video mode with continuous shooting (at least 10 minutes in duration.)
4. Good optical zoom.
5. Looking for one around $250-375.
6. Can take good action photos.
Any information would be greatly appreicated as I am looking to buy within a month!
Thanks!!

linsle wrote:
Thanks for all of your advise, I really appreciate it! I know I'm not going to get everything I want in a camera unless I buy a SLR camera, but that wouldn't meet my needs since you can't get into concerts with those types since they consider them "professional." I was actually leaning toward the ZS7 because I have head a lot of good reviews on it from people at concerts and have watched amazing videos shot with that camera at concerts. The zoom is incredibly as well as the sound. Also to clarify my first post about low light, concerts aren't usually that low lighted so I wouldn't need a camera that excelled in low lighting. Do you own a ZS7? If so, what do you like about it and what don't you like about it?
Concerts are actually usually quite dark, especially by photography standards. Perhaps this will help to clarify things a bit:
Direct Sunlight: 32,000–130,000 lux
Full Daylight (indirect sun): 10,000–25,000 lux
Typical Family Living Room: 50 lux
This means that even the lowest amount of full daylight provides 200 times as much light as the typical family's living room. So you can imagine the scenario for a dimly lit concert.
However, I do own a ZS7 and have used one successfully at concerts. Using spot metering, shutter priority and going up to ISO 800 is the best advice I can give you. ISO 400 is better if you can get proper exposure with it. Keep in mind that you are NOT going to be able to hold the camera still enough at full zoom to get blur free pictures in this lighting, so make sure you get decent seats.
I love my ZS7 but the tiny sensor found in the ZS7 and all other P&S pocket cams (except for the Canon S90/S95, Samsung EX1, Panasonic LX3/LX5 and any others with equivalently sized sensors and faster lenses) doesn't do well in low light. Don't fall for that BSI (backlit) CMOS sensor crap that Sony pushes. There are marginal improvements over the other tiny sensor cams but performance is still poor and the daylight performance is much worse than their CCD counterparts at this point. Remember that low light essentially includes all indoor phtography as well as very overcast days, dusk, sundown, etc.
The ZS7 has great contrast and color and a slew of features. It's well made and very versatile. Really the old thing I don't like is the low light performance. I also find the video to contain a lot of artifacting, though it's in line with any other 720p pocket cam. I would defintiely recommend it but if low light is a major concern, check out the other cameras I mentioned as they offer a 40% larger sensor and a faster lens.
Here's a good concert pic with the ZS7. Metric was on during the day and even though it was overcast, it was fairly bright out.
... and here is a bad concert pic with the ZS7. It was very difficult to take pics once SSPU came on as it was after 9pm and dark out.

Best Point and Shoot camera for concerts and all around photos

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Ive been looking at the Sony DSC-HX20v, Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS19 as well as the previous ones too
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I could not tell you the best because I have not tried all cameras.
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But as far as I am concerned, this one wins the prize. It obviously isn't mine, but I can't think of a way to beat this one. James Cameron might give it a run for the money, but I don't know of anyone else who might.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/to/s/2GgerK

Yes, I understand how you can start out with one story in mind and come home with another.
I wanted to shoot a video of a young couple climbing the pyramid at Chichen Itza. Simple concept. The struggles up and down. Youth and an ancient pyramid.
Well, first I realized that my zoom lens wasn't going to cut it and I ended up following them up and preceding them down. That was tougher than I expected.
Before we started I shot some footage of them telling me their names, spelling them for me, and giving me permission to post the video as part of a contest. After the climb, we chatted and I found out that she was a cancer survivor. Well, let me tell you, after hearing her story, it changed the entire point of the video. Same footage. Different story.
I have always thought that the story of some of the Caribbean countries is pretty sad. Look at the difference between the two sides of Hispaniola. Haiti is pretty brown, the Dominican Republic is reasonably green. I always thought Cuba should be primarily a vacation island, like the Bahamas. Or better yet, Saint-Martin/Sint Maarten. Happy place with people happy to be there. Or, so it seems to me.
I would hate to see it go back to the pre 1959 corruption, but the idea of casinos and beaches and great weather sure makes for a great travel poster. Besides, it is a lot easier to persist and grow in freedom than in communism. I am glad to hear that you, and people like you, are able to go. And to interact with like minded church goers. Basically, it is nice to know that they still have their churches, unlike some other communist countries.

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