Problem moving photos from one comp to another in LR 4

I am having a problem with moving my photos from a MacBook Pro to a PC laptop. All the files reside in one directory on an external drive. I copied the catalog from the Mac to the PC, connected the drive, started LR and pointed to the copied catalog. As expected, LR did not know where the files from the external drive were, so I highlighted the drive, right clicked the photo directory and told it to find missing files. I then pointed it to the proper directory on the drive. It only partially worked. Several of the subdirectories on the drive did not relink. If I take the drive off the PC and put it back on the Mac, the subdirectories are properly linked, where on the PC, some aren't.
I can reimport, but then I have to do edits all over again on those photos. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!

Are you sure that in the Mac to PC conversion of the actual folders, that perhaps some of the names folder didn't change?
Can you compare the exact name of one of these folders on both computers?
What happens if you try to right-click on the problem folders in Lightroom and select Find Missing Folder and then point just that specific folder in Lightroom to the proper folder on your PC?

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Moving photos from one project to another

So, I'm painfully new to aperture but I was under the impression that if I drag and drop a group of photos from one project to another, it would MOVE the photos to the new project (as described here: http://documentation.apple.com/en/aperture/usermanual/index.html#chapter=5%26sec tion=14%26tasks=true). When I do this, the images remain in the original project and it does get added to the second project (in an album under the new project). When I try to delete them from the original project, it also deletes them from both the original project and the new album in the new project. When I "Undo" the delete, it restores the photos to both the original project and the album under the new project.
Am I missing something?

The problem is you are dragging them into an Album not a project.
If you drag them into the project they will be moved. If you drag into an Album they remain in the original project as well as appearing the album. (in the album they are really pointers back to the originals in the project)

Moving Photos from One Event to Another

I don't entirely understand how to do this. When I want to move photos from one event to another, I usually just drag the photos from one event to another. This works fine when the two events are next to each other (within the same window). However, it he event is not in the same window (requiring a scroll up or down) then the drag and drop can't happen (i.e., having to drag photos from my last event to the first event). Any suggestions here?

If you're merging two Events you ca do this in Event View - just drag one Event to the Other and they will be merged.
If you're moving pics from an Event to another (but not a Full Merge):
Photos View, the go View -> Event Titles and option Click on the wee triangle to close all the Events.
Then open the Event you want to get the Files From. Select the Files.
Drag them to the bottom of the iPhoto Window - above the toolbar - and the Window will scroll. (There's a bit of a knack to doing this: there's a sweet spot just above the tool bar. Get the Cursor there and the window will scroll. With practise you can even control the rate and speed of scrolling)
Drop them on the target Event.
Regards
TD

Using iPad 2 photos and have not found key to organizing or moving photos from one album to another existing album

With ipad2 I have been almost successful in moving photos from the stream or roll to separate albums. It takes the commands but does not allow last step. What am I missing?

If you are wanting to copy photos from your computer to the iPad then you need to select all the folders that you want to copy together in one go - synced photos can't be deleted directly on the iPad, instead they are removed by not including them in the next photo sync, so on each photo sync you need to select all the photos that you want to remain on the iPad. So you will only do one photo sync to copy them.
So when you connect the iPad to your computer and select it on the left-hand sidebar of your computer's iTunes, on the right-hand side on the Photos tab you need to select the parent folder under each those 100 folders are directly under - each of those 100 folders will then get their own album on the iPad. The folder to album relationship only works to 1 level i.e. if those folders have sub-folders in them then their photos will go into the parent's album on the iPad
Syncing photos : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4236

Problem moving mail from one computer to another...

Hello.
I'm trying to move a specific mailbox from one computer to another computer. I'm doing this to 2 pairs of machines and with the first pair I had no issues. But, then second pair I get errors.
On the first computer I just copied the .mbox folder (which contains the sub "Messages" folder & info.plist file) from the one computer to the other. Then, in mail.app I "import" the messages via the Import option (importing mail from Mac OS X). No problem and all messages are imported.
On the second pair of computers, I did the same thing, but when I try and Import the messages onto the second machine, it says it can't find any OS X mail messages to import.
I really need to get these messages from one machine to another. "Forwarding" or "Redirecting" all the messages from one machine to another isn't an option.
Can anyone suggest what might be wrong, or another way of migrating the single folder of messages (not the entire account) from one machine to another?
Thanks,
Kristin.

Hi Kristin,
I stay away from mbox files because it has never worked for me, but I may have a solution. This may not be THE award winning answer, but you could consider it when the other options don't work:
I assume you want to import a mailbox that is NOT part of an IMAP account, because otherwise you would not have this problem (right?) (otherwise just open that IMAP account on the computer you want the messages on).
But if you have an IMAP account, besides the POP account that contains the mailbox in question, you can use that account to fix your problem:
Go to the compu that has the desired mailbox, make a new folder in the IMAP account called 'backup' or whatever. Copy all messages from the desired mailbox to that new IMAP folder (depending on size this may take a while, because you are uploading via your internet connection). Now go to the other compu, make a new 'local folder' in mail.app. Open the IMAP account in mail.app and open the 'back up folder'. Now copy all messages to the new, local folder.
If you don't have an IMAP account, you can always open a free one with gmail.
I know, it's not very elegant, but this will work guaranteed.
Good luck,
Feddeg

Moving photos from one library to another (v7.1.5)

Hi. I'm currently using iPhoto 7.1.5. I had my iPhoto library on an external drive. I experienced problems with that drive and had to purchase a new one. In the meantime, I uploaded new photos to iPhoto in a library that resides on my internal hard drive. I've since successfully copied the photos from the bad external drive to a new external drive. Now I need to move the photos that are in the Library on my computer to the Library on the new external disk. I want to have all my photos in one place and I want the Library on the external disk to essentially be the only library. I will then create a back up of that onto another external disk so I don't lose anything.
I have very limited internal disk space and have about 8,000 photos that I need to move.
Thank you in advance.

File -> Export to the FInder, then import them to the other Library.
If you want to preserve versions and metadata etc then you'll need to use iPhoto Library Manager

Moving photos from one account to another

Hello.
I have just set up a separate user account for my little girl. Is is possible to transfer photos from my photo library in iPhoto into hers? I've tried copying some pictures to my shared file but when I tried to import them into her iPhoto it said the files weren't recognised.
Will I have to put them on a CD instead?
Thank you for any advice.
Rachel

Locate the photo library in the Finder, and then open the Terminal in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder. Enter the following:
chmod -R 777
followed by a space. Drag the folder into the Terminal window, press Enter, and then quit the Terminal. Next, use the insructions in this article to move the entire iPhoto library to the /Users/Shared/ folder, followed by doing the same thing from her account.
Alternatively, try these instructions if you haven't already to export the photos to the /Users/Shared/ folder, and then reimport them on her account.
A third option is to use this application to create a second library with only the photos you want her to have, and then transfer it to her account using the instructions posted above.
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Moving photos from one media to another?

Lets say you have a laptop that you do all your Lightroom work on. By default you import the RAW images to the local disk, manipulate (develop) them, and the convert them for use elsewhere.
In the mean time these RAW photos start to collect on your disk and you want to move them to an "off-line" media. Say a hard drive (or multiple) in USB enclosures. Ideally when you move them they retain all of their metadata, keywords/tags, develop settings, etc. Not to mention have their standard previews and other data available for viewing.
If I read the Adobe FAQ on their suggestion on how to do this, the implication is you can move things off line, but you'll lose stuff like keywords etc. In many ways it seems to be saying you're removing them from Lightroom, rather than putting them on "near-line" storage. That really doesn't do the trick for me.
It looks like maybe I can copy the physical folder to the new hard drive, remove it from the old, then tell Lightroom to "Find missing folder". I'm not sure if that preserves keywords etc. (I need to test), but it certainly is tedious if you have a lot of folders to move (I break up my imports by date, so they collect fast). "Find missing folder" is very slow when you go to open "My Computer" by the way (perhaps it's specific to my laptop though).
Ideally there really ought to be a way to highlight a folder in the "Navigator" pane, right click on it, and select "Move to another location". Maybe there is way to do this, that just isn't documented (or I haven't found in the documentation).
Alternatively I could create a "Catalog", but that wouldn't be searchable from the old catalog (plus they don't clearly say if you should delete the stuff under the old catalog exported to the new one, which I find kind of confusing in the documentation).
Am I missing something? It seems a bit half baked - critically so such that even though much of the library functionality is there, there isn't quite enough to do the job so the rest is pointless. Having used other products like iMatch, it's hard to take the very limited functionality.
There is of course plenty else to use in Lightroom, but I'd also like to use the photo management for a single comprehensive application. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be quite there.

I usually create a new library on my laptop, and when I am done editing, I transfer it lock stock and barrel to my Desktop, where I'll do more editing and whatever conversions are needed. [Then I convert to DNG, not necessary].
Why don't you try a few this way? You can leave the catalogs separate on your laptop, and separate or included in your main desktop catalog (or both if you're careful) . All key words, etc. should come along with the imported catalog.

Problem Moving Project from One Machine to Another

Hi.
I teach in the school of communication at a university. Tonight, I tried to share a FCP project with my students in a lab setting. I wanted them to continue to edit what I had started.
I gave each of them the FCP project folder on a thumb drive. They downloaded the folder to their desktop.
When they launched the project they got the "Media Offline" window. There is only one file, a WAV file, in the project, so it was easy to find and reconnect.
The problem was that each of them got an error message about the "Media Start and End."
I had cut the single WAV file into a much shorter edit, and all those edits went all screwy, I believe due to this error. For instance, the WAV file is an interview, and I'd cut out the interviewer's questions, leaving only the subject's replies. But when my students opened the project, the edits I'd made included the interviewer's questions, left out some of the subject's answers, etc.
I'd really appreciate any input on what I need to do in order for a project to open on a student's computer exactly as I have saved it on my computer(s).
Thanks very much.

Go back to your original project file. Give the original media a *Reel Name*.
Use Media Manager (in the File menu bar item) to consolidate a linked copy of the media and its project file to a folder of your choosing.
Detailed information on using Media Manager can be found in the FCP User Manual.

Loss of names when moving photos from one library to another

I created a new library and moved some photos to it but they no longer have the Faces information with them. Is it possible to move that information as well of am I doomed to have to re-name every person in the photos?

How did you move them? The only way to move files between libraries and maintain all metadata is with iPhoto Library Manager
Regards
TD

Problems moving distribution from one environment toanother

Hi all,
Problems moving distribution from one environment to another
Initially we have the environment as below:-
Production :-
Server1 : AIX Environment manager (dealing with conductor, web, db)
Server2 : NT Node manager (dealing with outlook)
Development :-
Server3 : NT Environment manager (dealing with conductor, web, db)
Server4 : NT Node manager (dealing with outlook)
Currently, we intended to change the production environment via
changing the Server1 to Server3, as the new environment
manager, while the node manager unchanged.
Things that we've done in Server2, the node manager for
production environment:-
1) Pointing to Server3 instead of Server1, by changing Forte
Control Panel and changing registry entry.
2) Re-deploy the needed libraries in the new environment, so
that it can has the updated version.
3) Re-olegen the vb component.
4) Re-deploy the whole application.
However, we're facing the following problems/error messages
for the newly deployed Forte application:
1) Failed to bind to object named (/wfuseraccessobj/odbso/1)
2) Failed to bind to object named (/wfuseraccessobj/emailso/1)
These errors are actually refer to the libraries that used by
Conductor in order to perform database retrieval, and emailing
functions. These functions were worked properly in the initial
environments.
NOTE: The first error could be okay when refreshing the internet browser
(as our system is a web-based system), somehow it keeps on occurring every
now and then.
Please advice on this matter and reply ASAP as the project
delivery is crucial for our side.
Errors:
ERROR 1:
registering agent anchor /WorkFlow/centrale/lmseng/Agents/EngineUnit_Unit1
Attached to manager for node CHARON.
23-Nov-1999 17:38:32: EngineShell.SetEngine: Unit1: changing engine state
to
ONLINE
23-Nov-1999 17:38:32: EngineShell.SetEngine: Unit1: trying to remove old
shell anchor
23-Nov-1999 17:38:32: EngineShell.SetEngine: Unit1: creating engine object
23-Nov-1999 17:38:32: EngineShell.SetEngine: Unit1: engine object created
23-Nov-1999 17:38:32: EngineShell.SetEngine: Unit1: attaching database
service
23-Nov-1999 17:38:33: EngineShell.SetEngine: Unit1: connected to database
23-Nov-1999 17:38:33: EngineShell.SetEngine: Cold-starting engine... 0
23-Nov-1999 17:38:35: EngineShell.SetEngine: Unit1: registering shell
anchor
23-Nov-1999 17:41:31: Build: Exception raised of type ProtectionException
and severity 3: An user exception caught in ValidateUser().
23-Nov-1999 17:41:33: Build: Exception raised of type ProtectionException
and severity 3: An user exception caught in ValidateUser().
23-Nov-1999 17:41:34: Build: Exception raised of type ProtectionException
and severity 3: An user exception caught in ValidateUser().
23-Nov-1999 17:41:34: Build: Exception raised of type ProtectionException
and severity 3: An user exception caught in ValidateUser().
23-Nov-1999 17:42:54: Build: Exception raised of type ProtectionException
and severity 3: An user exception caught in ValidateUser().
23-Nov-1999 17:42:56: Build: Exception raised of type ProtectionException
and severity 3: An user exception caught in ValidateUser().
ERROR 2:
registering agent anchor /WorkFlow/centrale/lmseng/Agents/EngineUnit_Unit1
Attached to manager for node CHARON.
13-Oct-1999 16:45:40: EngineShell.SetEngine: Unit1: changing engine state
to
ONLINE
13-Oct-1999 16:45:40: EngineShell.SetEngine: Unit1: trying to remove old
shell anchor
13-Oct-1999 16:45:40: EngineShell.SetEngine: Unit1: creating engine object
13-Oct-1999 16:45:40: EngineShell.SetEngine: Unit1: engine object created
13-Oct-1999 16:45:40: EngineShell.SetEngine: Unit1: attaching database
service
13-Oct-1999 16:45:43: EngineShell.SetEngine: Unit1: connected to database
13-Oct-1999 16:45:43: EngineShell.SetEngine: Cold-starting engine... 0
13-Oct-1999 16:45:47: EngineShell.SetEngine: Unit1: registering shell
anchor
13-Oct-1999 16:49:58: Build: Exception raised of type ActivityException and
severity 3: A TOOL execution exception caught in ReadyAction().
13-Oct-1999 16:49:58: Build: Exception raised of type ActivityException and
severity 3: Exception in activity TempReview (4) will cause an abort of
process LMSPD (10).
SYSTEM ERROR: Exception in activity TempReview (4) will cause an abort of
process LMSPD (10).
Class: ErrorException
Error #: [2, 122]
Detected at: OfferedActivity.Activity.AbortProcessInException()
Error Time: Wed Oct 13 16:49:58
Exception occurred (locally) on partition "WFEngineUnit_cl1_Part1",
(partitionId = E3C2D7C0-5934-11D3-A63F-EB531FA4AA77:0x913, taskId =
[E3C2D7C0-5934-11D3-A63F-EB531FA4AA77:0x913.138]) in application
"WFEngineUnit_cl1", pid 2441 on node CHARON in environment centrale.
INFORMATION: Stack Trace for Exception:
No 4gl Traceback
Class: qqsp_ErrorDescriptor
Error Time: Wed Oct 13 16:49:58
Exception occurred (locally) on partition "WFEngineUnit_cl1_Part1",
(partitionId = E3C2D7C0-5934-11D3-A63F-EB531FA4AA77:0x913, taskId =
[E3C2D7C0-5934-11D3-A63F-EB531FA4AA77:0x913.138]) in application
"WFEngineUnit_cl1", pid 2441 on node CHARON in environment centrale.
SYSTEM ERROR: A TOOL execution exception caught in ReadyAction().
Class: ErrorException
Error #: [2, 107]
Detected at: OfferedActivity.ReadyAction
Error Time: Wed Oct 13 16:49:58
Exception occurred (locally) on partition "WFEngineUnit_cl1_Part1",
(partitionId = E3C2D7C0-5934-11D3-A63F-EB531FA4AA77:0x913, taskId =
[E3C2D7C0-5934-11D3-A63F-EB531FA4AA77:0x913.138]) in application
"WFEngineUnit_cl1", pid 2441 on node CHARON in environment centrale.
INFORMATION: Stack Trace for Exception:
No 4gl Traceback
Class: qqsp_ErrorDescriptor
Error Time: Wed Oct 13 16:49:58
Exception occurred (locally) on partition "WFEngineUnit_cl1_Part1",
(partitionId = E3C2D7C0-5934-11D3-A63F-EB531FA4AA77:0x913, taskId =
[E3C2D7C0-5934-11D3-A63F-EB531FA4AA77:0x913.138]) in application
"WFEngineUnit_cl1", pid 2441 on node CHARON in environment centrale.
SYSTEM ERROR: The attribute firstReviewerID is not available in this
accessor.
Class: qqsp_UsageException with ReasonCode: SP_ER_PARAMETERERROR
Error #: [15, 1206]
Detected at: AttributeAccessor.AttributeAccessor.Find()
Last TOOL statement: method TempReview.OnReady
Error Time: Wed Oct 13 16:49:58
Exception occurred (locally) on partition "WFEngineUnit_cl1_Part1",
(partitionId = E3C2D7C0-5934-11D3-A63F-EB531FA4AA77:0x913, taskId =
[E3C2D7C0-5934-11D3-A63F-EB531FA4AA77:0x913.138]) in application
"WFEngineUnit_cl1", pid 2441 on node CHARON in environment centrale.
Begin Stack Backtrace
==========================================================
Trace caused by a segmentation or access violation in the Forte executable:
Application: WFEngineUnit_cl1
Platform: PC / NT
Partition: WFEngineUnit_cl1_Part1
Generated: 02-Jun-1998 19:10:20
By: ftexec Version 3.0.G.2
Fault at 13-Oct-1999 16:49:58, pid '2441', node 'CHARON':
User Name: SYSTEM
Machine Name: CHARON with 2 CPU(s)
OS version 4.0
Loading symbols for ...
d:\forte\install\bin\QQCT.dll
d:\forte\install\bin\QQSH.dll
d:\forte\userapp\wfengine\cl1\wfengi1.exe
d:\forte\install\bin\QQKN.dll
d:\forte\install\bin\QQSM.dll
d:\forte\install\bin\QQDO.dll
d:\forte\install\bin\QQCM.dll
d:\forte\install\bin\QQRT.dll
d:\forte\userapp\ofcustom\cl0\libofcus.dll
d:\forte\install\bin\QQHD.dll
d:\forte\install\bin\QQDB.dll
d:\forte\install\bin\QQDS.dll
d:\forte\install\bin\QQDD.dll
d:\forte\userapp\wfcustom\cl0\libwfcus.dll
d:\forte\userapp\wfenvdef\cl1\libwfenv.dll
d:\forte\install\bin\QQEM.dll
d:\forte\install\bin\QQFO.dll
d:\forte\install\bin\qqtlnt.dll
d:\forte\install\bin\w3tpwss.dll
C:\WINNT\System32\rpcltc1.dll
C:\WINNT\System32\comctl32.ocx
d:\forte\install\bin\QQRP.dll
C:\WINNT\System32\OLEPRO32.DLL
C:\WINNT\System32\WINSPOOL.DRV
C:\WINNT\System32\MFC40.DLL
C:\WINNT\system32\OLEAUT32.dll
C:\WINNT\System32\rnr20.dll
C:\WINNT\System32\IMM32.dll
C:\WINNT\system32\msafd.dll
C:\WINNT\System32\wshtcpip.dll
C:\WINNT\System32\WS2HELP.dll
C:\WINNT\System32\WS2_32.dll
C:\WINNT\System32\WSOCK32.dll
C:\WINNT\System32\MSVCRT40.dll
C:\WINNT\system32\COMCTL32.dll
C:\WINNT\system32\ole32.dll
C:\WINNT\system32\SHELL32.dll
C:\WINNT\system32\comdlg32.dll
C:\WINNT\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
C:\WINNT\system32\RPCRT4.dll
C:\WINNT\system32\USER32.dll
C:\WINNT\system32\GDI32.dll
C:\WINNT\system32\KERNEL32.dll
C:\WINNT\System32\ntdll.dll
C:\WINNT\system32\MSVCRT.dll
C:\WINNT\System32\MSVCIRT.dll
Stack backtrace ...
wfengi1 004edd89 (017bb4f0,019e85e0,046bfe34,016a0c08)
wfengi1 004e29d1 (017bb4f0,019f1fc0,00000000,00f039d0)
wfengi1 004e2ecb (017bb4f0,00000024,019e85e0,019f1f98)
wfengi1 004e4503 (017bb4f0,019e85e0,01a20025,01a22868)
QQKN 005dc66f (017bb4f0,019e85e0,019f0025,01a22848)
QQKN 005df7a5 (017bb4f0,019e85e0,01a22890,01a22848)
QQKN 00697109 (017bb4f0,00000000,00f039d0,00f039d0)
QQSH 0027c47b (017bb4f0,0161b9d8,00000000,017bb4f0)
QQKN 0067f24f (01619c14,017bb4f0,f34a8eb8,046bffb8)
QQKN 0067e2d5 (01619c14,00000000,00000000,00f039d0)
MSVCRT 780099ed (00f039d0,00000000,00000000,00f039d0)
KERNEL32 77f04f2c (78009990,00f039d0,00000000,00905a4d)
QQCT 00000000 (00000000,00000000,00000000,00000000)
End of Stack Backtrace
=========================================================
13-Oct-1999 16:50:10: Build: Exception raised of type TimerException and
severity 3: Exception in timer OneWorkingDayTimer (3) will cause an abort
of
process LMSPD (10).
SYSTEM ERROR: Exception in timer OneWorkingDayTimer (3) will cause an abort
of process LMSPD (10).
Class: ErrorException
Error #: [8, 111]
Detected at: ElapsedTimer.PTimer.FinishExpiration()
Error Time: Wed Oct 13 16:50:10
Exception occurred (locally) on partition "WFEngineUnit_cl1_Part1",
(partitionId = E3C2D7C0-5934-11D3-A63F-EB531FA4AA77:0x913, taskId =
[E3C2D7C0-5934-11D3-A63F-EB531FA4AA77:0x913.138]) in application
"WFEngineUnit_cl1", pid 2441 on node CHARON in environment centrale.
INFORMATION: Stack Trace for Exception:
No 4gl Traceback
Class: qqsp_ErrorDescriptor
Error Time: Wed Oct 13 16:50:10
Exception occurred (locally) on partition "WFEngineUnit_cl1_Part1",
(partitionId = E3C2D7C0-5934-11D3-A63F-EB531FA4AA77:0x913, taskId =
[E3C2D7C0-5934-11D3-A63F-EB531FA4AA77:0x913.138]) in application
"WFEngineUnit_cl1", pid 2441 on node CHARON in environment centrale.
FATAL ERROR: System segmentation/access violation caught.
Class: qqos_SystemException
Error #: [101, 321]
Detected at: qqos_MainExFilter at 1
Error Time: Wed Oct 13 16:50:10
Exception occurred (locally) on partition "WFEngineUnit_cl1_Part1",
(partitionId = E3C2D7C0-5934-11D3-A63F-EB531FA4AA77:0x913, taskId =
[E3C2D7C0-5934-11D3-A63F-EB531FA4AA77:0x913.138]) in application
"WFEngineUnit_cl1", pid 2441 on node CHARON in environment centrale.
ERROR: qqlo_LomTaskInitiator::Run: Asynchronous task exiting:
The following error was not on the error stack:
FATAL ERROR: System segmentation/access violation caught.
Class: qqos_SystemException
Error #: [101, 321]
Detected at: qqos_MainExFilter at 1
Error Time: Wed Oct 13 16:50:10
Exception occurred (locally) on partition "WFEngineUnit_cl1_Part1",
(partitionId = E3C2D7C0-5934-11D3-A63F-EB531FA4AA77:0x913, taskId =
[E3C2D7C0-5934-11D3-A63F-EB531FA4AA77:0x913.138]) in application
"WFEngineUnit_cl1", pid 2441 on node CHARON in environment centrale.
ERROR: TMgr.Terminate: fatal error terminated partition

Lori,
Yes. I organize all my film rolls by name. If I import new pictures that don't fit into an existing film roll name I create a new film roll with a name appropriate to the theme of the new pictures. No problem with this.
However, if I import pictures at a later date that I want to move to an existing film roll, there is a problem if scrolling is required to bring the existing film roll into view in the display pane.
For example, I have a film roll called "Flowers & Plants". I later import a roll that contains some pictures that I want to move to the Flowers & Plants roll. The Flowers & Plants roll is not visible in the display pane so scrolling is necessary. I select and drag the new pictures up (the new film roll is always at the bottom of the display pane) to reveal the Flowers & Plants film roll. However, the film rolls scroll by so fast it is virtually impossible to stop on the Flowers & Plants roll's title bar.
This was not a problem with earlier versions of iPhoto on slower Macs. I really appreciate the much improved iPhoto/Mac performance but I wish there were some way to control this aspect.
I hope this helps.
Thanks.
Mike

How do I move photos from one library to another?

I have moved my 34gig iphoto library from my MBP to an external drive. I have now created a second library on the MBP with the intention of keeping just a smaller selection of my photos in this ready to edit.
Is there an easy way of importing photos from the old library on the external drive to the new one? Do they link up in any way, or, will I need to export a selection from the old library to a new folder on the desktop and then import from there?

To move all the versions, metadata and photos from one Library to another use iPhoto Library Manager.
Exporting from one and then importing to another will not get all the metadata (Faces, for instance) nor will it get the versions.
Another way to achieve what you seem to want to do:
1. Quit iPhoto.
2. Copy the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to the external drive.
Now you have two full copies of the Library. To choose between them: Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library'
3. On the Internal Library, remove the pics you don't want with you all the time.
Now you have one full library on the external and another smaller sub-set on the Internal.
A couple of comments:
a. The external disk needs to be formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
b: When you're removing the unwanted pics from the Internal Library you need to delete them in batches of about 100 or so. Trashing more at one time can cause problems with the database.

IPHOTO 11 does not allow me to move photos from one event to another.

I recently upgraded to IPHOTO 11 and now I cannot Cut/Paste photos from one EVENT to another, I cannot flag a photo and move the photo to another EVENT. It will only allow me to create a new Event from the the flagged photo's. IS there a bug in IPHOTO11 and can I back out if this problem is not resolved?

Make a temporary, duplicate copy of the library and try the three fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your Home/Library/Preferences folder.
delete iPhoto's cache files that are located in your Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder.
reboot, launch iPhoto and try again.
NOTE: If you're moved your library from its default location in your Home/Pictures folder you will have to point iPhoto to its new location when you next open iPhoto by holding the the Option key. You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences.
Fix #2
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed and follow the instructions to rebuild the library.
Select options #1, #2 and #6.
Fix #3
Rebuild the library using iPhoto Library Manager as follows:
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.

How can I move a photo from one project to another

How can I move a photo from one project to another without creating a duplicate so I have the same photo in two projects.
I seems to me in the past when I moved the photo from project 1 to project 2, I would get a number showing the # of photos being moved and you could drag and drop in the 2nd folder and the photos would disappear from project 1 and show up in project 2. is there a setting I am missing. Now when I drag and drop the photo no red # shows up and the photo stays in project 1 and also shows up in project 2 apparently creating a duplicate.
Any suggestion?

Now when I drag and drop the photo no red # shows up and the photo stays in project 1 and also shows up in project 2 apparently creating a duplicate.
The projects are the basic containers. Each image and all its versions are in exactly one project.
You can use an image in many albums, without duplicating it, also in many products like books, screensaver, slideshows. But the projects are the basic structure of the library and you cannot have the same image in two different project, without duplicating it by storing the same original image files twice. Use albums to organize your library thematically.
Sorry, I misread your question. Dragging an image file between projects should move the image and all its versions to the other project. Aperture should only duplicate the image, if you hold down the alt/options key while dragging and move the image otherwise.
Which Aperture version are you using? And which MacOS X version? Is your profile signature "MacBook Pro with Retina display, Mac OS 9.2.x, Aperture 3.5.1" still valid?
In Aperture 3.6 on MacOS X 10.10.1 dragging between projects is still working as expected:

Moving images from one library to another; or how to have 2 libraries open at the same time in Aperture 2

This may be something easy but for some reason I am having a hard time figuring this out. Basically this is the situation: I have a library on my MBP hd that I import pictures to when I am not hooked up to my external hd for the time being. The main library is of course on the external 2tb drive. How do I have 2 libraries open so that I can essentially drag and drop the pictures from one library to another? It would basically be like moving files from one project to another. Thanks for any help!

Always keep a backup of your original images, before you delete them. I make a backup right form the card, before I even import them to Aperture.
How are your images stored right now? Are the referenced or managed? On your big volume I'd consolidate the newly imported images, to be sure they are really inside the Aperture library before I delete any images outside the library.
but they have the little yellow triangle caution symbol on them and I can see them but not really edit them
That is a very typical problem, when you imported your images as referenced images then somehow delete or move the original master image files, that are stored outside the Aperture library.
Do you still have the original masters of the images with the yellow triangle that you cannot edit? In Aperture 3 you can point Aperture to the location of the master image file "File >Locate referenced image" - probably Aperture 2 has a similar command to let you reconnect your masters, if you still have them. Look into the manual.

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