Preview opens in iphoto avoiding corrections

When i want to make corrections in iphoto i'll always get a preview so i can't make my corrections .

What iPhoto are you using?  The one on your Mac or on your iPhone/iPad?

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  • Originals won't open in iPhoto, Preview, Photoshop; Corrupted files?

    I am using the latest version of iPhoto 6 (6.0.5, I think).
    I have 2 external Firewire hard drives. One is for backup. One is for my music and pictures.
    Everytime I would start iPhoto I would get "rebuild thumbnail cache". Knowing this is not normal, I used the latest version of Backup, and backed up to an external hard drive.
    Now the external hard drive with the music and photos has failed completely (I think the circuit board is fried, but that's another story).
    I restored my iPhoto library from my backup, to my computer's main drive. I checked permissions, and none required fixing.
    Now all of my pictures are corrupted. The thumbnails show, but neither the originals nor the modified picture files will open in iPhoto, Preview, or Photoshop. I get the infamous "unknown or invalid JPEG marker type" error.
    And I have rebuilt the iPhoto database several times to no avail.
    I have 13500 pictures in my library, including the birth of my daughter and 3 years of her growing up. There must be a way to fix this.
    Please help!
    20" iMac G5 2.0/MacBook 1.83/eMac 1.25   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

    Robert
    Sorry to hear of your problems.
    Right now I would concentrate on getting the pics back, and figure out the iPhoto part later.
    Select one of the pics in the Finder and try change the file suffix: if it's pic.jpg, then try pic.JPG or .jpeg and see if that helps.
    Try open the pics with Graphic Converter, which seems to be less fussy about things. You can download it here: http://www.lemkesoft.com/
    BackUp (if this is the Apple App we're talking about) creates a pkg file. Can you see the one you restored from? Right click on it, and choose 'Show Package Files. Inside you'll find a .dmg file. This contains the actual files. Mount the dmg and see if you can find the files inside it. Can you view them in Preview?
    Regards
    TD

  • I installed Mavericks a few days ago and downloaded all the available updates, which installed correctly (or so it says).  Now I can't open my iPhoto app because it says it's being updated.  Any suggestions?

    I installed Mavericks a few days ago and downloaded all the available updates, which installed correctly (or so it says).  Now I can't open my iPhoto app because it says it's being updated.  Any suggestions?

    There are two ways to recover from this condition.
    1. Select
    Store ▹ View My Account
    from the App Store menu bar, then select View hidden purchases. Stop or resume the download.
    2. Open LaunchPad and find the icon of the app you're trying to install. There will be a small progress bar below it. Click the "X" to stop the download.

  • Hi:  When I open my iPhoto the popup shows up and I don't know how to correct it.  Here is the popup "The current screen resolution is not optimal for iPhoto?" Can you help

    When I open my iPhoto a popup shows up and I don't know how to correct it the popup:
    "The current screen resoulation is not optimal for iPhotp"?
    Can you help?

    Go to the System/Accesability preference pane and enable the Zoom capability either with keystrokes or Magic Mouse:
    See if that will work for you.
    OT

  • Lr 5.6 error message that reading preview cache failed and will correct when reopened; does not correct on reopening; removing preview.lrdata files allows LR to open but photos not shown; what action should I take next?

    Lr 5.6 error message that reading preview cache failed and will correct when reopened; does not correct on reopening; removing preview.lrdata files allows LR to open but photos not shown; what action should I take next?

    Yikesyou have helped me before and I thank you for that.  Funny how at the last resort I ask a question and then an hour later I fix something that has been broken for five days.  I got off on the wrong foot with Lightroom installation and I really stepped in it...a lot had to do with a bad hard drive and all that.  I still have remnants of catalogues etc so I am never quite sure where I am.  I ran a search and found more than one .lrdata files.  I finally got the right one to delete and I think I am okI'll be crying to you again if I am wrongall best, thanks again for your helpjim sterne

  • Preview not displaying (iPhoto won't display either)

    Hi all,
    Having an issue with both iPhoto and Preview. (in iPhoto, the thumbnails don't display and you cannot doubleclick to open a photo)
    In preview I get this weird transparent window the same size as the Preview window would be if it were displaying correctly.. as seen in this youtube video..
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlU-gqicJcU
    Any ideas???
    Seems like some kinda graphic driver conflict

    Did you try restoring an earlier version of you iPhoto Library and see if it would open with iPhoto? If you have with no success then try this:  launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and create a new, test library.  Import some photos and check to see if the same problem persists. If you can create and run a new library then the problem lies with your current library.  And, since you've tried all of the repair fixes the only option left is:
    Start over from scratch with new library
    Start over with a new library and import the Originals (iPhoto 09 and earlier) or the Masters (iPhoto 11) folder from your original library as follows:
    1. Open the library package like this.
    2. Launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and, when asked, select the option to create a new library.
    3. Drag the Originals (iPhoto 09 and earlier) or the Masters (iPhoto 11) folder from the open iPhoto Library package into the open iPhoto window.
    Click to view full size
    This will create a new library with the same Events (but not necessarily the same Event names) as the original library but will not keep the metadata, albums, books slideshows and other projects.
    Note:  your current library will be left untouched for further attempts at a fix if so desired.
    OT

  • Preview photo with Iphoto/anteprima foto con Iphoto

    Hello all,
    after having saved the photo on the Mac via Iphoto the preview does not show the correct picture when opening the file.
    many thanks for any possible suggestions.
    alessandro
    Salve a tutti,
    dopo aver importato le foto nel Mac tramite Iphoto l'anteprima mostra una foto diversa da quella che appare aprendo il file.
    Grazie per possibili suggerimenti.
    alessandro
    Message was edited by: Alexgokart 34

    Are you doing this totally in iPhoto? If so Back up your iPhoto library, Depress and hold the option (alt) and command keys and launch iPhoto - from the resulting first aid window  rebuild thumbnails and if needed repair permissions and if necessary rebuild your database
    LN

  • When I try to open my iphoto, I get a notice saying the computer can't open it and it needs to be rebuilt, what does this mean?

    When I tried to open my iphoto program yesterday and a box popped up saying ( iphoto is unable to open this library, the library has issues that require rebuilding to correct) Does this mean I have lost all my photos? And how do I rebuild it? I don't understand, It was working fine the last time I used it. Need help!!

    It just needs to rebuild the database. You do have your iPhoto library backed up to an external source just in case?
    And how do I rebuild it?
    Hold down the Option + Command keys then launch iPhoto.
    Select the first option.
    iPhoto 9.0 Help (iPhoto '11): Back up your iPhoto library

  • Have iphoto 9.0 working on a mac osx 10.7.4 yesterday ilife with idvd was downloaded into my mac,i can't open my iPhoto now its telling me to update app, but when i do it says no new updates are available at this time,and iPhoto update mesg pops up again.

    Have iphoto 9.0 working on a mac osx 10.7.4 yesterday ilife with idvd was downloaded into my mac,i can't open my iPhoto now its telling me to update app, but when i do it says no new updates are available at this time,and iPhoto update mesg pops up again.

    Hi,
    I scoured the web looking everywhere for a solution to this.
    Exit Code 15
    OSX 8.5 with Work@Home DVD media for CS6
    I followed instructions to run 3rd party cleaner software
    I tried the adobe removal tool
    removing all copies of adobe software manually
    installing from a new account, safe mode, plist everything suggested that i found did not work.
    A colleague suggested that removing the below folder would allow the installation:
    /Library/Application Supports/Adobe
    They turned out to be correct, so i am passing this on, because this took far too many hours of my time.
    Cheers,
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  • I used an external hard drive and now I cant open my iPhoto.

    It's saying I dont have permission to write to the library directory... whatever that means.
    So I have used up all of my space on my computer w pics I suppose so I bought a Seagate 1TB external hd to back up my computer so I could then delete pics without losing them permanently. Well now when I go to open my Iphoto this message pops up, I push cancel or ok (only one option but I dont remember which one), and it closes out of the application. The message reads as follows:
                                Unable to write to Library "Iphoto Library"
                                Check that you have permission to write
                                 to the library directory.
    What can I do do fix this or am I doing something wrong?
    Thanks!
    Holly Mae
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    what format is the extrnal drive? For the iPhoto library it must be Mac OS extended (journaled)
    How did you move trhe library to it?  The correct way is
    Moving the iPhoto library is safe and simple - quit iPhoto and drag the iPhoto library intact as a single entity to the external drive - depress the option key and launch iPhoto using the "select library" option to point to the new location on the external drive - fully test it and then trash the old library on the internal drive (test one more time prior to emptying the trash)
    And be sure that the External drive is formatted Mac OS extended (journaled) (iPhoto does not work with drives with other formats) and that it is always available prior to launching iPhoto
    And backup soon and often - having your iPhoto library on an external drive is not a backup and if you are using Time Machine you need to check and be sure that TM is backing up your external drive
    LN

  • Finder can't open my iPhoto Library folder anymore

    I recently installed iLife '08, and can no longer open my iPhoto Library folder and subfolders using Finder. When I try, it automatically launches iPhoto, which severely limits my access to these files. I've looked at the built-in help and on-line help, and haven't found an answer yet. Does it have anything to do with something called a "media browser"?

    Frsbdg
    Welcome to the Apple user discussion forums
    Yes - it has a lot to do with media browser
    there are many ways to correctly and safely access your photos - using the finder is NOT one of them - it is (and always has been) recommended that you do not enter the iPhoto library directly. click here for a discussion of the ways to safely and correctly access your photos.
    LN

  • I have an iMac 10.8.2.  When trying to download a photo attachment from an email I received the following : "You can't open application IPhoto because the classic environment is no longer supported."  This occurred on 10/25/12 at about 11PM CST.  The iPho

    I have an iMac 10.8.2.  When trying to download a photo attachment from an email I received the following : "You can't open application IPhoto because the classic environment is no longer supported."  This occurred on 10/25/12 at about 11PM CST.  The iPhoto icon in both the dock and the application folder is grayed out with the no or do not enter symbol.  How can I resolve this so I can access my photos?

    I have two iPhoto icons in applications. One is grayed out and has the no symbol, the date of last modification is Oct 25, 2012 11:07pm.  The size is 110 KB and kind shows Applic…lassie). When I click on with CMD i it shows:
    kind: Application (Classic)
    size: 109,677 bytes (111 KB on disk)
    Where: / Applications
    Created:  Thursday, October 25, 2012 11:07 PM
    Modified: Thursday, October 25, 2012 11:07 PM
    Version:  --
    More info:  --
    Name and extension:  iPhoto.app
    Hide extension is grayed out and checked
    Preview shows a photo I had attempted to save to iPhoto
    The second iPhoto icon is also grayed out, but the symbol is an envelope, the date of last modification is Oct 12, 2012 12:09PM.  The size is 548 KB and kind is shown as an email message.  When I clicked on it with CMD i it shows:
    Kind: Email Message
    Size: 547,665 bytes (549 KB on disk)
    Where:  /Applications
    Created: Friday, October 12, 2012 12:09 PM
    Modified:  Friday, October 12, 2012 12:09 PM
    Version: not listed
    Name & Extension:  iPhoto.eml
    Hide Extension: checked
    Open with:  Mail
    Preview shows a photo I had attempted to save to iPhoto

  • IPhoto Library Won't Open When IPhoto is Launched

    Hello,
    I need some help please.
    I have not changed any settings on my Macbook. I went to open IPhoto the other day as per usual, the application launched but the library did not open (none of my photos show up).
    It does not give me any error messages. The IPhoto menu bar shows up at the top of the screen but the library does not show.
    I can see my photos if I go to the All Documents tab in the Finder window, it says they are located in the IPhoto Library/Data. If I click on one to open, Preview is set as the default and IPhoto does not come up as an option to open the photo. If I go to other applications and click open with IPhoto I get the error message:
    UNREADABLE FILES: 1
    The following files could not be imported. The file is in the IPhoto library.
    I have not done anything to my computer. It is less than a year old, I do not understand why the library has disappeared.
    Thanks,
    San

    I have also had this problem...all my photos disappeared in my previous version of iphoto, and I just installed ilife 08. My photo library seemed to get all messed up, so I trashed it and reinstalled the photos from my backup HD with Time Machine. iphoto says the library is there (it's in my pictures file in the finder), but they aren't in iphoto. I can't restore any individual photos, because iphoto says they are already there, and if I replace them, they still don't show up (The old version of iphoto, where the photos were still listed in the finder was much easier to use!).
    I trashed the preference file. I am not being asked for user options except about the digital camera. What do you mean by 'point iphoto at it again'?
    It also said that a lot of photos couldn't be imported because the files were wrong...but they were in my old version of iphoto (pre-ilife). I'm so confused. I have backed up all my photos but can't figure out how to get them on the computer. Arrrgghhhh.
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  • My photolibrary can not be open with iphoto or rebuild in iphoto library manager?

    I can not open my Photolibrary in iphoto, the whole database seem to be one XML file, I whent to apple support and purchase iphoto librabry manager and here I can see an index of my photo librabry with event and album index and number of photos. However when I use the rebuild function I get the following error and the rebuild library is empty.
    "An error occurred trying to open the database at /Users/Desktop/iPhoto Library old/Database/Library.apdb (14)"
    I have also tried to import or drag the library into iphoto but this doesn't work either.
    Please help I have no back up on the last photo

    Do you have a backup of the library with all the photos except for the last import? If so bring it into the Pictures folder (rename the existing Library so it doesn't get overwritten) and open with iPhoto. Make sure it's working correctly and has all of the photos except for that last import/event.
    Once you have the backup library up and running move the old library to the Desktop and open it with the Finder:
    Click to view full size
    Locate the Originals folder (iPhoto 09 and earlier) or the Masters folder (iPhoto 11) and move it to the Desktop. Then look inside and try to find the sub folder for the last imported set of photos.  When you find it drag it into the open iPhoto application window to import them into the library.
    OT

  • "Open pdf in Preview" opens extra dialog box

    From any app, when I select PRINT: Open pdf in Preview, the Preview app opens and correctly displays the desired page or file but... it also opens the "Open" dialog box allowing me to select a file to open. I simple click on CANCEL but this is an annoyance. Anyone have an idea how I go about tracing down the cause of this strange behavior? The Console reports the following 2 lines:
    1/13/13 8:49:39.978 PM MTLAgent[370]: Injecting MTL into com.apple.Preview...
    1/13/13 8:49:40.005 PM MTLAgent[370]: warning: failed to get scripting definition from /Applications/Preview.app; it may not be scriptable.

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