PSE 9 Loss of iPhoto save

iPhoto allows one to edit a photo in an external editor.I previous versions of PSE one could save the edited photo in iPhoto by just selecting save from the file menu. The iPhoto library seems to handle this without a problem. So I used iPhoto as my organizer and PSE as my editor. This option seem to be lost in PSE 9. Anyone know how to get this functionality back? Using the adobe organizer with iPhoto does not seem to work.

As with the previous poster in this thread, you have linked to the wrong file in the PSE folder. There are two files labeled Photoshop Elements. You want the top one, which has no number and no little arrow on the icon's corner. The one below it is an alias for the welcome screen (which is where you currently have iphoto pointed). Set up iphoto to use this one:

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Where does iPhoto save imported files???? how do you "save"?

ok this is driving me crazy:
I've imported photos and movie clips from my camera through usb through iPhoto.
Where does iPhoto save these files?
I've opened iMovie to find the movie clip and I can't find it anywhere...
also: after editing a photo in iMovie, how do you "save" it?

Chris
You’ve a bit of a learning curve ahead of you as you obviously haven’t really understood iPhoto, what it is and how it works. You could do yourself a favour and have a look at the tutorials at http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#iphoto
To specific cases:
When you press "done" it doesn't save it (find the photo in its original file and open it with Preview, you'll see it hasn't been saved).
Yes, but it has! You see iPhoto will always preserve your Original file. So when you make edits it carries out these on copy of the file. You can see this in the iPhoto Window. There is no way to make iPhoto edit the original file.
I have opted for iPhoto not to duplicate my photos and keep its own library (to me that doesn't make any sense, my photos are about 15GB, I wouldn't want them to turn into 30GB for no reason!),
1. The best solution for that it to allow iPhoto to copy the files into the Library and then remove your own copies.
2. When you go to iPhoto Menu -> Preferences -> Advanced and uncheck 'Copy Files to the iPhoto Library on Import', you are running what is called a Referenced Library. In a Referenced Library iPhoto will not copy the files on import, but rather simply reference them on your HD. To do this
it will create an alias in the Originals Folder that points to your file.
It will still create a thumbnail and,
if you modify the pics, a Modified version within the iPhoto Library Folder.
However, you need to be aware of a number of potential pitfalls using this system.
1. Importing and deleting pics are more complex procedures
2. You cannot move or rename the files on your system or iPhoto will lose track of them on systems prior to 10.5 and iPhoto 08. Even with the later versions issues can still arise if you move the referenced files to new volumes or between volumes.
3. Most importantly, migrating to a new disk or computer can be much more complex.
Always allowing for personal preference, I've yet to see a good reason to run iPhoto in referenced mode unless you're using two photo organisers.
If disk space is an issue, you can run an entire iPhoto Library from an external disk:
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library as an entity from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
If you're concerned about accessing the files, there are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
*For Users of 10.5 Only*
You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Apple-Click for selecting multiple pics.
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You can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
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*For users of 10.4 and 10.5* ...
Many internet sites such as Flickr and SmugMug have plug-ins for accessing the iPhoto Library. If the site you want to use doesn’t then some, one or any of these will also work:
To upload to a site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. However, if you're using Gmail you can use iPhoto2GMail
If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
*If you want to access the files with iPhoto not running*:
Create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use this free utility Karelia iMedia Browser
Other options include:
1. *Drag and Drop*: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. *File -> Export*: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
3. *Show File*: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
so the problem still exists, why doesn't it save new photos in my pictures folder?
Because you told it not to. When you run a Referenced Library +you are responsible for File Management+. Remember that bit above where I said
1. Importing and deleting pics are more complex procedures
You need to put the files where you want them, then import them to iPhoto. Iphoto has no control over any file outside the Library Package. So when it comes to deleting things you’ll need to remove the pics from iPhoto and then go and root them out from your folder structure by hand.
None of this is the case if you run a Managed Library.
or ask me where to save them?
Because that’s not what it does. Check out Image Capture for that.
I'm worried that if I now let it save all my new photos to its iPhoto library (which is basically a virtual library as I understand it)
What do you mean by a “virtual library”?
and in a year's time I change laptops I run the risk of loosing photos as I won't know which photos are were (now I can do a back up to an external drive simply by copying the folders I choose from the pictures folder.
If you run a Managed Library then backing up and migrating are both very simple. You simply back up the iPhoto Library or move it as the case may be. There are many, many back up utilities that will do incremental back ups if the Library: Time Machine, DejaVu Chronosync are several but there are a hundred more. Search on MacUpdate.
If you run a Referenced Library you must +back up the Originals and the iPhoto Library+ (to get your Albums, Modified Versions and so on). Migrating rto a new machine is a bear too, as you cannot allow the path to the files to alter. (See my pitfall no. 3 above.
Worst of all: a mixed Managed/Referenced Library: a recipe for data loss.
My strongest advice to you is to start over with iPhoto. Create a new Library: Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library' and import 100 pics into it and explore it for a week or two. Get to know the ins and outs a bit and se how it works. Then decide if it’s the right app for you. By all means post back if you need more info.
Regards
TD

Changing how iPhoto saves my photos in iPhoto Library

I want to change the way iPhoto saves photos as "rolls" with the date in various subfolders. Instead, I want to save the photos (when I import them from my camera) to folders based on the subject/event name. Is this possible?

Once you get the photos into iPhoto create a smart album with the criteria you want. You can group photos by any of the following items or combination of items:
OT

Can I change the drive where iPhoto save image files?

I have two internal hard drives 80GB and 250GB. All my app's and iPhoto are currently installed on the smaller drive which is where iPhoto saves all my images. Is there anyway change the location where iPhoto save all my images? I looked at preferences for iPhoto, but can't find anything
PowerMac G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7) iPhoto 6.0.4

Brian
Quit iPhoto
Copy the iPhoto Library folder in home/Pictures to the required drive.
Restart iPhoto holding down the option (alt) key.
This will give you the option of creating a new library or choosing one, select the choose option
Navigate to the new Library
When you are sure that all has gone well, you can get rid of the original.
Regards
TD

Using PSE 8 to Reset iPhoto Resolution

In order to print a book with photos I need to reset the photo resolution to 300 dpi or ppi. The photos are in my iPhoto library.
In the past I could send the photos to PSE for editing via iPhoto> Preferences>In Application>PSE. Now my only choice for editing is iPhoto or Aperture.
Is there a workaround for this or another way to reset the resolution of an iPhoto photo?
Thank you

You don't need to do any resetting. As long as you use the largest version of the photos possible they resolution will be automatically set.
This might be of some help: The Myth of DPI
OT

Does iPhoto save original picture when it has been cropped?

Hi, I have editd some pictures to crop them. Once done, I don't seem to find a saved copy of the original picture. Does iPhoto keep the original somewhere and if yes where? Or is this normal behaviour and I should "duplicate" my photo to keep an original and play with the copy when cropping? Thanks for the feedback, ML

Yes, iPhoto saves your Original pic. All operations - cropping, editing, fixing, exporting - are carried out on a copy of the file.
iPhoto does not show you the “before” and “after” side by side. If you want to compare then simply hold the shift key. (Remember you need to be in edit mode to for this to work.)
You can remove the edits by going Photos -> Revert to Original.
Regards
TD

Does iPhoto save your Book as you go?

My iPhoto is literally in the middle of crashing. Other programs on my computer are still working. I was making one little change (dragging the slider to zoom out a photo) on one page, and iPhoto has been stalled for 20 minutes now. I'm afraid to force quit and lose all 40 pages of my tediously assembled book, which I did not save because it appeared iPhoto was saving it as I went(?). Is this true? WIll it still be there if I Force Quit the application and go back? Please help!

gracevc:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. To protect against a loss of data due to an unexpected crash or interruption with iPhoto open see the tip at the end of my signature. You can use the application I refer to like you would a Save menu option, frequently after any change you make to the library. iPhoto doesn't have to be closed when you use it, just idle.
Happy Holidays
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 created 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 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.

PSE 2.0 doesn't save files on a PC with windows Vista with 2Tb HD while possible on a 500 Gb HD

on the same PC I use since 4 years I changed the Hard Dusk, PSE 2.0 can read the files from this 2 Tb HD but it doesn't save any file on it while everythibg was OK using the previous HD of 500 Gb : any suggested setting to solve this problem ?

Unfortunately, this is a problem with old version of PS and PSE. They can't see drives that large.

Problem with iPhoto save pdf to folder as jpeg

Hello,
I made a card in iphoto '11 and when i want to transfer it to folder as jpeg it shows that cannot find Store Disk Item References. I think i need a workflow like "save pdf to jpeg" but i don't know where can i find this.
I use mountain lion.
Thanks
John

Here's one way to convert get each page of the card to a 200 dpi or 300 dpi jpeg file.
First go to the card mode, right click on a page and select Save as PDF from the contextual menu. Once you have a pdf file of
1 - open the pdf file in Preview.
2 - type Command+P to start the print process.
3 - click on the PDF button and select "Save PDF to iPhoto".
Note: If you don't have any of those options go to Toad's Cellar and download these two files:
Save PDF to iPhoto 200 DPI.workflow.zip
Save PDF to iPhoto 200 DPI.workflow.zip
Unzip the files and place in the HD/Library/PDF Services folder and reboot.
4 - select either of the files above (300 dip is used for photos to be included in a card, book, etc. that will be ordered).
5 - in the window that comes up enter an album name or select an existing album and hit the Continue button.
That will create a 200 or 300 dpi jpeg file of the item being printed and import it into iPhoto.
Now you can export the jpeg files out of iPhoto via File ➙ Export ➙ File Export with Kind = Original to get the high resolution files that you want.
OT

PSE -5, loss in sharpness of pictures when placed in slide show

In PSE-5, when good pictures are transferred from tagged groups to the slide show, there is a significant loss of picture quality despite using "high quality". Is there a way to make the pictures in slide show have the same quality an in the storage areas of Photoshop?

I'm a little confused as to where you tried to delete the slideshow from.
Was it from the actual Project Browser, where all the assets are listed?
Can you try deleting the surplus slideshow from there, and let us know what happens please?

Iphoto save instant slide show

I created a book in iPhoto with a specific theme, titles, photos etc. The "instant slideshow" that I can play while selecting the book under "Projects" takes all the specifics from my book and puts them into a slideshow format that I would like to save. I am unable to find a way of doing this.
In reasearching online, I have found suggestions of selecting the book and then creating a new slideshow based on it. However, while that keeps the actual photos, it does not retain the theme, placement, titles etc. Since I have spent a good deal of time creating this book, I don't want to re-create it again just so I can have a slideshow/soft-copy version of it.
How can I save the instant slideshow that is based on my book?

It can be done but it's more than a one step process. First go to Toad's Cellar and download these two files:
Save PDF to iPhoto 200 DPI.workflow.zip
Save PDF to iPhoto 200 DPI.workflow.zip
Unzip the files and place in the HD/Library/PDF Services folder and reboot.
Next go into the book and start a print process:
1 - go to the View All Pages mode in the book.
2 - type Command+P to start the print process.
3 - click on the PDF button and select "Save PDF to iPhoto".
4 - select either of the files above (300 dip is used for photos to be included in a book that will be ordered and 200 for slideshows, etc.).
5 - in the window that comes up enter an album name or select an existing album and hit the Continue button.
That will create a 200 or 300 dpi jpeg file of the item being printed and import it into iPhoto.
6 - immediately rename the images in order with the Batch Change ➙ Title to Text ➙ Page with Append checked. This will let you keep the pages in order if they get mixed up for any reason as their original titles are really weird and not in any order.
6 - select the images of the book and create a slideshow. You can set the theme and transition and add music to it if so desired. This demo page has such a book converted to an iWeb slideshow. It will give you an idea what the page images will look like: iPhoto Book as an iWeb Slideshow
Note: I use this method to create an iDVD slideshow of each book I create and give as a gift. This allows several viewers to view the book at one time on a TV set. iP05 - Creating an iDVD Slideshow From an iPhoto Book
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Iphoto saves edited photos to a low res image

Whenever I edit a image and save it, Iphoto displays a low res photo. How can I have Iphoto display a high res edited photo?

What type of editing did you perform on the file? And is the file a jpg or RAW? If it's a 5 MB RAW file then iPhoto creates a jpg modified version of it for display and further editing. Maybe that's why you're seeing the lower file size.
I have a couple of 7 MB RAW files that, when imported, created a 2.5 MB jpg right off the bat. It's the nature of the beast.
I just ran some editing tests on a jpg and I'm finding that a simple exposure change to a 2.7 MB file results in a 2.5 modified version. I'm also seeing an increase in file size, from 4.0 to 4.1, when applying several edits at one time, like increase exposure, adjust highlights and shadows and tweak the histogram. This surprised me as generally there's no way you can edit a jpg file and not encounter some additional jpeg compression. However, with iPhoto's nondestructive editing you only encounter a one time compression no matter now many times you edit the photo.
Unless you're producing mural size prints it will be difficult to see any degradation in the image.
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 created 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 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.

IPhoto saves my eidts before I tell it to.

Hi,
Often while editing in fullscreen mode iPhoto will make the decision to save my work and cycle back one picture in my Library. Occasionally it will additionally make an editing change to the picture it cycled back to, usually applying the last edit I was working with.
This is irritating as I then have to move back to the picture I was initially working with, reprocess it to start back from scratch, and hope iPhoto doesn't choose to arbitrarily save in the middle of my editing.
Any clues as to what I might be doing to cause iPhoto to behave this way?
Thanks!
Leslie

Ooops! My Subject should read "edits"!
Thanks for reading through my error and offering such a speedy suggestion Toad, I appreciate it!
I can guarantee that I'm not hitting the back arrows. I have a bluetooth keyboard and maybe it's randomly shooting the back arrow command on its own but I've not noticed this behavior in any other applications (iTunes for example doesn't decide on it's own to start the track over again or head back a track or two in the library!)
I've wondered if it might have anything to do with my Mighty Mouse and "gestures" (which I really don't know anything about and to my knowledge don't have set up to work on my Mac.)
Any other thoughts?
Leslie

PSE for MAC and iPhoto - where to put files

I am new to PSE4 and Bridge. I have used iPhoto for about a year, and have thousands of pictures in the iPhoto Library. I want to use Bridge and Elements to tweak my photos from now on. But, I want to use iPhoto5 for some things, such as emailing photos, creating web pages for .mac, creating slideshows on DVD for TV use, etc.
My question is this: does anyone else use both? What is your method/workflow for bringing files (RAW for me) from the camera to the computer - iPhoto or Bridge?
Right now, iPhoto opens every time I plug my Nikon in, I close iPhoto, then open Bridge.
One of my worries is that if I open and save with Bridge, I have to import the photos into iPhoto to create anything there. I believe this will cause me to have doubles of every file I use in both programs. Since I am pushing 2000 for total photos, I would be using a lot of HD space.
Thanks for any advice you can offer.

You can change your preferences for what happens when you connect your camera (card reader) to your Mac within Image Capture Preferences. If you set it for Image Capture you can then direct your images to a folder of your choice wherever you want it to be.
When you want to import specific images to iPhoto you can import them from the folders under File>Add to Library. In addition, if you have the iPhoto application open when you have your card reader connected for downloading to your folders, you can also copy them to iPhoto if you want as well.
BTW, 2000 photos is not considered a lot for the digital world. That's a day's shooting for some! You might want to consider an external hardrive for storing some of your images so you don't feel so constrained for space on your computer. It's a good idea in general for backing up file anyway.

How do I set it up to make iPhoto save photos on an external drive?

I'm worried about having so many pictures on my hard drive.
So, when I plug in my camera to download pictures, I want iPhoto to still pop up and save the pictures but instead of saving them on my hard drive, I want it to save them on an external drive and also populate iPhoto from that drive instead of the hard drive.
Is this possible?

File -> Export.
1. will I have to reduce the size of the files to fit?
Depends. How big are they now?
2. I want to retain the folders and names and order of the photos just as they are in iPhoto on my hard drive: is this possible, and if so how exactly do I do it?
Depends. How are they ordered now? What information and names have you added to them?

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