Transferring photos from iphoto to Lightroom 5

I am trying to transfer photo files from iphoto to lightroom 5. I don't want to transfer all of the photos, only certain ones. I did see the posts about transferring the Photoshop Elements and then to Lightroom 5. Also, I'm way over the reasonable limit of files in iphoto - 23,000 images. Any suggestions? Is it reasonable to transfer that many files to Elements and then Lightroom? Or should I try to pare it down first?

If you want to transfer photos with your adjustments it is best to export versions from iPhoto to the desktop. Better still create folders in Finder and put them in a permanent location.
Then import into Lightroom from that location using "Add" in the LR import dialog.

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even when the hard drive is compatable with my MacBook Air.
What is the file system on that drive? Is it formatted MacOS Extended (Journaled)?
And what is your iPhoto version? iPhoto 9.5.1?
Some how I have trouble trying to drag my photos to my drive and it is not letting me to do so
What exactly happens when you try to drag photos to your drive? Are you dragging from iPhoto's window to the drive?
Can you export your photos, when you select the photos on iPhoto and use the command "File > Export"?

How to import photos from iPhoto to Lightroom?

Hey Guys, How do I export photos from iPhoto to Lightroom? I deleted them from the SD Card so I cannot import them directly to Lightroom. Im using a mac so its all very confusing for me. Please help me., Hey Guys, How do I export photos from iPhoto to Lightroom? I deleted them from the SD Card so I cannot import them directly to Lightroom. Im using a mac so its all very confusing for me. Please help me.

To simply import the original files is quite a simple process.
Locate the iPhoto Library (default is your Pictures Folder). Right click on it and select "Show Package Contents".
Locate the Masters folder and drag it onto the Lightroom icon or an open Library window. This will invoke the Import command.
Be sure "Include Subfolders" is checked.
Now you can import all the original files.
If your goal is to maintain structure of the Events it gets a little more tedious. Drag the event onto the Lightroom icon or the Library window. Once imported you can group them into a Collection Name that mimics the Event.
Repeat with other events.
With the impending demise of iPhoto and Aperture, I suspect Apple may be working with Adobe to develop an automated process that will also maintain metadata that was added in those programs. If you can wait a while, it may be worth it.

Does anyone know how to take photos from IPHOTO into Lightroom?

does anyone know how to take photos from IPHOTO into Lightroom?

Because Apple has dropped "Aperture" and is switching users away from "iPhoto" to a new photo application called "Photo" so that they are more fully integrated with the Yosemite 10 and the iOS 8.3 going forward there are some instructions how to import photos into Lightroom without losing to much metadata or other information. Go under Lightroom help and follow he instructions.

Can I export photos from iphoto to lightroom?

can I export photos from iphoto to lightroom?

Not very knowledgeable on iPhoto are we?
The problem with iPhoto is it copies and or moves all your photo into it's database structure which is just a pain
It moves nothing. It can copy, or reference the images.
Even Picasa is better then iPhoto as it actually displays RAW images.
As Keith says, iPhoto work with every format that the OS supports - in other words all the same ones as Aperture.
iPhoto doesn't even support Adobe DNG format.
Going for 0/3 ?
As for migrating from iPhoto to Lightroom: Apps like iPhoto2Disk or PhotoShare will help you export to a Folder tree matching your Events.

How do I migrate photos from iPhoto into Lightroom 5?

Okay. I've got all my photos organised in iPhoto, but I've seen the writing on the wall about Apple discontinuing iPhoto.
So I've taken out a subscription for Creative Cloud 2014 including Photoshop & Lightroom 5.
My question is:- How do I migrate all my photos including organising them into Events / Collections from iPhoto to Lightroom 5?
I've seen a tutorial that recommended downloading a free trial of Photoshop Elements 12 to use that as a sort of 'missing link' between the two apps, but it didn't work in that it didn't keep my photos organised in Events / Collections. I just ended up with a load of esoterically generically named folders which made no sense.
Surely there must be a way, shouldn't there?

Have you tried some of the online articles?
e.g. http://lightroomsolutions.com/articles/migrating-from-aperture-to-lightroom-where-do-i-beg in/

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How do you import photos from iPhoto into lightroom?

I have lightroom 5.7 and OX10.9.5 if it matters. I can't find the iPhoto photos and dragging them in doesn't do anything.

Either Lightroom Help | Import photos from iPhoto (Mac OS)
or this plug-in (yes it says Aperture but it works for iPhoto too): Aperture import plugin now available

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Rene

The problem is probably on your iMac not your iPad.
Here are some instructions on how to fix:
1) Close iphoto and itunes
2) Find the iphoto library in finder, most probably located in your users folder under pictures.
3) Control click on iphoto library (might be named diferently) and choose show package contents
4) Delete the folder caches and ipod photo cache.
5) Restart iphoto
6) Restart itunes
if itunes asks that the library is linked with another ipod, say yes to the warning to re sync with your ipod/iphone

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Importing photos from iPhoto to Lightroom library

I use OS X Yosemite Version 10.10.1 and Lightroom 5. I would like to know how to import the photos from my iPhoto (over 3,000, mix of jpeg and raw) to the library in Lightroom. I found an answer yesterday evening and followed the instructions carefully. They centred around making a duplicate Master and once the copying had been done, dragging that into Lightroom. I got to that bit and a little icon box came up saying to wait while it copied the over 3,000 files into the Master icon but nothing happened. I left my computer on all day hoping that the copying would take place or something would happen but alas, no. I can't figure out why it didn't copy. I followed the instructions to the letter. Any ideas anyone? Thank you v much.

Thanks for replying so quickly. My problem is that when I followed the instructions I originally had i.e. to first of all do a Ctrl click on the iPhoto library file and choose Show Package Content and then Ctrl click on the folder named Masters and then choose Duplicate. A little separate box then appeared telling me to wait until the 3,000 or so files had been copied into the duplicate Masters folder but it didn't copy any of the files. I was ready to drag the copy of the Masters folder to Desktop once the copying of my 3,000 or so files had been done but not one was copied. Sorry if I wasn't clear in explaining my query properly. I can't see why the copying didn't take place, especially as there was a little box saying it was going to happen. If it did happen, I was then ready to continue with my instructions which were as you suggested i.e. drag the folder named Masters copy from the iPhoto library Finder window to the Desktop, open Lightroom and drag the Masers copy folder into the Grid view of the library module, etc. Any ideas about why the photos weren't copied into the Duplicate file? Thanks.

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File -> Export and export the pics from iPhoto to the Finder. Then import them to Lightroom.
Apps like iPhoto2Disk or PhotoShare will help you export to a Folder tree matching your Events.

I'm trying to export a photo from iPhoto to lightroom....

it keeps popping up with an error box saying that I don't have enough disk space. Have checked & I have plenty. I'm trying to export an 'original' raw file.....please help?

Check the Finder's preferences to make sure hard drives are selected to be visible on the Desktop:
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 export photos from the new library you current library is the culprit.
In that case make a temporary, backup copy (select the library and type Command+D) and apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Since only one option can be run at a time start with Option #1, followed by #3 and then #4.
Fix #2
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.
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I have PSElements 10 and iPhoto (iLife) 9. I am looking into purchasing LR-3 or the trial on LR-4. I have 10,000 photos in iPhoto. Can I bring them into LR? Individually? By folder? If they are brought into LR and also are in iPhoto, are they really on my computer twice? Thank you!

I'm a newbie to LR and have downloaded the LR4 demo hoping to use it with iPhoto 09. I'm basically OK with the Mac but not an expert and would like to point out a couple of problems I had which might make others think twice about 'experimenting'.
To access your iPhoto files, go to the finder, locate your iPhoto library, right click on the library icon and scroll down to 'Show Package Contents. A new window will open with various files and folders including Modified and Originals. I'm shooting Canon RAW and all my CR2 files are stored in the Originals folder in dated folders. From here on in I'm a little out of my depth but I believe the Modified folder holds .jpg files which are copies of the CR2 files which iPhoto uses when showing photos in Events and editing. They may also have some auto corrections applied so they look brighter and more saturated than the original CR2s.
The easy way to allow LR to 'see' these folders and files is to create an alias of the iPhoto library or the Originals folder and ask LR to import from the alias and this does work *but* I did something wrong and this is where you can start to screw things up in a big way. First, I didnt find it easy to understand the way that LR stores (or links) photos in Folders and Collections, second I found the import options slightly ambiguous so I tried to import just a few photos from 2012 / March (in the Originals folder) which worked fine. Then I did the same for Feb which worked fine. Then I imported the whole Originals folder and I was impressed, LR imported all the folders from iPhoto with identical dates and each dated folder had all the photos.
All well and good but when I next opened iPhoto my February and March photos were missing so I guess I must have used the wrong import option but I thought, probably mistakenly, that LR didnt touch the original files it only created links. Perhaps someone could help on that one.
Next, I tried a Time Machine restore on iPhoto which took ages and didnt salvage the missing photos so I copied the missing photos from a Time Machine backup using the finder to another folder and reimported them into iPhoto which worked. Great. And then Time Machine encountered an error (not enough space on backup disk), all backups were lost and I had to reformat my external drive to get Time Machine functioning properly again.
My apologies for this long winded summary but I really wanted to explain that it looks like LR4 can import from iPhoto (and do it really well) if done correctly and it would be really good to have someone (at Adobe?) with more experience than myself to write up a list of instructions for Dummies.
One final point, LR4 is using different basic adjustments to photos with a 2012 process which differs from the 2010 process in ACR which confuses things more and there's a beta version of ACR using the same 2012 process which I've downloaded. Took me ages to understand what was going on (and why exif wasnt showing / saving correctly) ... And very finally, there's other things I found out only by trial and error that are far too long winded to explain here!
LR4 looks really good but is sadly missing some very important instructions when it comes to importing from iPhoto 09.

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