Storing and organising Photos

I know this is an old topic, does anybody know a way that I can keep photos in the directory that I want, and use iPhoto. I do not want to import the photos into iPhoto for it to reorganise my photos into date folders. Or do I have to consider another photo package, do you know if there is one that will use the Ken Burn effect when showing the photos
Regards
Gordon
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.1)

Gordon
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
does anybody know a way that I can keep photos in the directory that I want, and use iPhoto.
Yes. Go to iPhoto Preferences-> Advanced and unclick 'Copy Files to iPhoto Library Folder...
iPhoto will now NOT copy the files. However, be aware that iPhoto will still create a Modified and Data folder. The Modified Folder will contain any pics that you edit or change (to facilitate the Revert to Original command), the data folder will contain all the thumbnails that the app uses to display the pics in the iPhoto Window.
I do not want to import the photos into iPhoto for it to reorganise my photos into date folders.
Here's how the app organsises itself since v6, by default. In the iPhoto Library Folder there are three Folders
Originals are the photos as they were downloaded from your camera or scanner. If you choose not to copy the pics in, this folder will not be there.
(ii) Modified contains edited pics, shots that you have cropped, rotated or changed in any way.
This allows the Photos -> Revert to Original command - very useful if you don't like the changes you've made.
(iii) Data holds the thumbnails the the app needs to show you the photos in the iPhoto Window.
Is there a specific reason that you want to maintain your own folder structure? You know that you can recreate it in the iPhoto Window. Many people feel that if they do, then they will have difficulty finding pics. However this is quite straightforward:
Right-click (or control-click) on a pic. From the resulting menu you can select 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file highlighted. Other possibilities: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop and the app will make a copy of it, or go File -> Export and you get more options.
These will work regardless of whichever file system you choose.
Regards
TD

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    mattnedgus wrote:
    Hi,
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