Viewing Photo Stream on Mac

Can I view the photos within my photo stream on my MacBook Air? Or does iCloud only serve as a medium for saving the photos?

If you have OS X Lion (10.7.2) or higher, and either iPhoto 9.2 or higher or Aperture 3.2 or higher you can. This explains how to set this up: http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/mac.html.

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How can I view and upload videos to shared photos streams on mac

I use shared photo streams alot how can I view videos uploaded to a shared photo stream on my mac

You can not at this time - tha tis only an IOS 7 and PC feature today - mayber with future software releases
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4379?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
What software versions do I need to be able view and share videos, and contribute to other people's shared streams?
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 7.0 or later
PC with Windows 7 or later and the iCloud Control Panel 3.0 or later
AppleTV (second generation) with Apple TV Software Update 6.0 or later
If the owner of the shared stream has turned on the Public Website option and shares the link with you, you will be able to view videos and see photos and video added by all contributors from any up-to-date browser.
LN

Download video from iphone icloud photo stream to mac?

I have a iPhone 4s iOS 7.1.2 and a 2012 MacBook 13" OSX 2.9 i7 dual core on Mavericks 10.9.5
I'm using iPhoto 9.4.3 on my Mac
The issue: after filming several biking videos on my iphone, I ran out of space.
So I 'shared' in a icloud folder I have called 'Bikes'.
I then deleted the video files on my iphone.
The issue: when I got home and tried to sync my iphone pictures and videos to the Mac,
only the photos were synced to the library and the icloud photostream album.
The videos were nowhere.
The videos seem to be only available to view on the iphone icloud album.
The only way to share the video is to share the entire album and force the sharees to open an icloud account (something I do not want to inflict on friends).
Creating a smart album on iphoto to find all videos doesn't help either as the videos aren't on the hard drive, they're on icloud.
How can I get back control of my video content? I simply want to download MY OWN videos to MY OWN hard drive.
Would an upgrade to Yosemite help me? Would this enable one to access one's own video content in icloud and be able to download it to one's own hard drive?
Anyone else frustrated by iphoto/icloud video limitations?

Thanks for answering Léonie,
But I'm cool with creating private and shared albums, thing is, they are not the same depending on whether you view them from an iPhone and MacBook.
The same iCloud/photo stream album eg. 'Bikes' contains pictures and videos when viewed from an iPhone but when viewed from a MacBook, the videos have mysteriously disappeared.
All I want to do is:
1/ Download the video files from iPhone iCloud to my iPhone (4s on iOS 7.1.2) Camera Roll (not possible)
2/ Download from MacBook iPhoto/Photos stream/album to my MacBook hard drive, but it's not currently possible (osx 10.9.5).
The only place where these particular videos are is in the iPhone version of iCloud/photo stream album. I (increasingly regrettably) deleted the original videos from my iPhone Camera Roll after I had added the videos to the iCloud photo stream album. I know I can easily download photos from my iphone/icloud photostream album but downloading a selected video gives me a greyed out sharing option button.
Reading about Yosemite upgrades on my 2012 MacBook (2.9 i7 dual core, 8Go RAM) I am very, very wary about upgrading my MacBook to Yosemite and Photo just for this issue, especially if I still can't access my video file and have to face hours of data recovery/formatting and full reinstall! Not to mention risking having incompatibility issues with my database/analytics software!
Stephen

Can I stream photos to a PC from my Mac using Photo Stream on Mac?

Hi, I would like to transfer photos from my Mac to a PC. The photos are not yet on my Mac. I will put them on there after I activate Photo Stream on my Macbook. Is it possible to stream photos from my Mac to a PC if I have Photo Stream activated on my Mac and I download the iCloud Control Panel for PC? Can I get the pictures atuomatically that way or do I have to place them in a special folder? For example, if this is possible and I do upload my pics to my Mac will they immediately stream onto my PC or will they need to be placed in the Photo Stream folder?
Thanks a lot and I hope I can get an answer to my question!

I quote:
Install the iCloud Control Panel if it isn’t already installed on your computer.
Open the iCloud Control Panel, then turn on Photos.My Photo Stream is set up by default. To turn it off, click Options, then turn off My Photo Stream.
To change the iCloud Photos location on your computer, click Options. Click Change to choose a folder, then click OK.By default, My Photo Stream is in the Pictures\My Pictures\iCloud Photos folder. Photos are automatically downloaded to your Pictures\My Pictures\iCloud Photos\My Photo Stream folder, and uploaded from the Pictures\My Pictures\iCloud Photos\Uploads folder.
Click Apply.
After you import photos from a digital camera to the upload folder specified in the iCloud Control Panel, the photos appear automatically in My Photo Stream on your other devices set up with My Photo Stream, including your iOS devices, Mac computers, and Apple TV.
See also http://help.apple.com/icloud/#/mmbc402b84

HT201077 problems using photo stream on mac

Have set up photo stream and iColud correctly but when I receive email from friends to join photo stream the link sends me directly to the "get started" page. What to do?

What system version are you running? For shared Photo Streams you need to be running 10.8.2 or later. The following is from iCloud: Photo Stream FAQ
What do I need to use Photo Stream?
To use Photo Stream, including Shared Photo Streams, you need an iCloud account, compatible devices, and up-to-date software:
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 6.0 or later
Mac with OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2 or later and iPhoto 9.4 or Aperture 3.4 or later
You can still use Photo Stream without Shared Photo Streams if your devices meet these requirements:
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 5.1 or later
Mac with OS X Lion v10.7.5 or later and iPhoto 9.2.2 or Aperture 3.2.3 or later
OT

Photo stream in Mac and iPhone not in sync

Hi,
I have two iPhones, one iPad 2, and a MBP wilh Lion. Yesterday I noticed that my two iPhones were showing different counts for photos in photo stream: 1000 vs 525. I turned photo stream off in all of my iOS devices and deleted all photos from the iPhone. Now, the two iPhones show the same 207 pictures but my Mac shows 405. I do not know how to get the count form the iPad but I think that is the same number as in the iPhones: 207. What is going on?
Thanks

Well, after banging my head on this for a few weeks, I looked at my logs.
PhotoStreamAgent was crashing over and over again.
Looked araound a bit, found nothing.
So, I removed all the PhotoStream related files from ~/Library/Prefereces/com.apple.iLifePhotoStream.*
Please do this at your own risk. It worked fine for me. I looked at the files before running this and saw nothing I couldn't live without. Figured, worst case I wiped out iCloud settings, and set them up again (which I've already done anyway trying to resovle this).
Open up a terminal (you should probably stop here if you don't know how to do that, but it's in Applications > Utilities)
cd Library/Preferences
ls com.apple.iLifePhotoStream.*
The last line will show you the files we're about to delete. You can stop now if you see something important.
Lastly:
rm com.apple.iLifePhotoStream.*
Go turn on Photo Stream in System Preferences and try again in Aperture. Worked first try for me after nothing else had.

How can I view photo stream pictures on my pc?

My photo stream folder on my pc isn't syncing with my iphone. I took it to the Apple store and they told me I had logged into icloud incorrectly and they fixed the issue for me and my photo stream worked well for one day and now I can't sync photos with my pc again. Any suggestions on how to resolve this issue?

TouchCopy is frequently recommended for archiving SMSs. Much easier to view them through software like that than by messing around in the backup files (not for the faint of heart).

Managing Photos from multiple sources to iPhoto '11 Photo Stream on Mac.

I combined photos from multiple sources (camera, desktop, iPhone) to iPhoto '11 on Mac. I determined keeper photos and put them in Event. I also rated and flagged the keeper photos. I want to delete the rest of photos from Photo Stream but can't see rating/flag so I can't determine which ones to delete.
This is basic file management but not finding a solution. Suggestions?

The Photo Stream is designed to push your images into the cloud the moment they are taken. It does not (yet) support to show the ratings and most of the tags.
If you have an event with all photos you want to keep, the easiest way would be to delete all photos from the Photo Stream (on all your IOS devices) and then add only your selected "keeper" images to the Photo Stream again.
Regards
Léonie
Added: It is not safe to rely on the Photo Stream for storage, since it will only keep a snapshot of currently added photos - the last month's photos or the last 1000 photos. You have have no control over the sorting of photos in the stream or how long they will be kept. The Photo Stream is a means of sharing, not of storing images. I prefer to use "Shared Photo Streams" for more permanent photo selections. These will show exactly the selection of images I add to them, and they are not automatically erased after a month.
iCloud: Using and troubleshooting Shared Photo Streams

How do you add photos to photo stream from mac?

Also, I have older photos on my iphones photostream that are not showing up in iphoto on my photostream.

You can add a photo that is in iPhoto to your photo stream by selecting the photo and using "Photo Stream..." in the Share menu.
How much older are these photos that are in your iPhone's photo stream? Apple's Photo Stream servers only claim to hold photos for 30 days or 1000 photos, whichever comes first. Your iPhoto on your Mac must capture them within that time to use use that method of transfer.

How do I view photos on my Mac from a SD card without using iPhoto?

I just want to view photos (not make changes) and possibly download some to my harddrive on my Mac (don't want to buy iPhoto). How can I do this?

Here's what you do: First, click out of iPhoto, close the program. Then, go to Finder, File, New Finder Window. Then, do that exact same thing again. You will end up with two Finder windows on your screen. That's a good thing.
Resize both those windows so that they fit on the screen in a way that you are comfortable with. Then you can grab the images or whole files from one window, and drag them into another file on the other window. Voila, the computer will move the files.
For easier organization, you might want to first create a new file for your photos, if they are all of a specific subject. On the destination screen, click on File, New Folder. A new folder will appear in whatever folder you are already in. Type in whatever you want to name it. Then move the pictures into it.
Much more intuitive for all of us old Fortran programmers who migrated from Windows.
Hope this helps, -J

Cannot find Photo Stream on Mac / No iLifeAssetManagement folder

I want to access my Photo Stream without iPhoto. Supposedly, these photos are located in the folder found at: ~Library/Application Support/iLifeAssetManagement/assets/sub. However, I do not have an iLifeAssetManagement folder -- and it is *not* because it is hidden, as I can see my hidden files. It simpy doesn't exist.
I just upgraded my Macbook Pro from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion -- so perhaps this has something to do with it.

You have to download the iCloud Control Panel on PC
Control Panel> Network and Internet>iCloud
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1455
http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/pc.html
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Viewing photo stream albums- public web site?

When creating a new album in photo stream, it indicates a choice for web access to any one. How is this site accessed?
Thanks

This is what they will be emailed:
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HT201077 trouble inviting to view photo stream

Hello,
I set up a Shared Photo Stream album but a new iPhone 5 user from my contacts does not appear as a valid option?

Do your have their email address in your contacts? If not, you can't select them as a subscriber.

HT201077 If you are seeing the message "Photo Stream is not enabled. Sign into iCloud to view Photo Stream," and you have already signed in, apply your settings to enable Photo Stream.

I have done everything that the Apple manual suggets to insure that I can transfer photos from my IPHONE to my Windows Desktop via ICLOUD. For some reason it still says that my ICLOUD (on my desktop) is not enabled!
Can anyone help...please!
Thank you!
Ellen

First make sure iCloud and Photo Stream are installed on your PC. Connect the iPad (or iPhone) to your PC with the USB cable and start iTunes on your PC. Once your iPad/iPhone shows up under "Devices" in the sidebar (which you may have to enable), click it. Then click "Photos" at the top of the iTunes screen on your PC. Check the "Sync Photos from" box, and then under that, click "Selected folders." (Ignore the pulldown menu to the right of "Sync Photos from" -- the important thing is to tick "Selected folders.") A pane should open up below that with a list of folders including "Photo Stream." Choose that and then at the bottom of the screen click Sync. This worked for my Windows 7 box.

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Received two DVDs of photos to be viewed with Windows Media Viewer. I've searched everywhere for a download, but came up short. I have Windows Media Player, but it is only for video. Can someone guide me?
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Try using VLC. Its plays a whole lot of different file formats
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