What album is my photo in?
I know this is a bit backwards, but I'm looking for a way to tell which album(s) my photos are currently in. I imported a bunch recently and they aren't appearing in my (album is not any) smart album. Which I gather means they've somehow ended up in an album against my will. I'd love to figure out which one...Grrrr
For the record..
Dragging photos from the desktop to the "Photos" Library doesn't by default place them in an album or something right?
I've searched through all my albums and can't find these photos...yet they're still not appearing in my (album isn't any) smart folder.
iPhoto never "just works". Endlessly frustrating...
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What Album is a particular photo in?
On the left-hand side of iPhoto is the source list. Under the heading "Library" is the "Events" folder. In one of the Events, I have a photo that I know I assigned to an Album, but for the life of me, I cannot remember which album.
I couldn't find it by selecting "Show Photo Info", and I couldn't find it by holding down the Alt key and looking to see if some folder became highlighted (the way Groups do when selecting a Contact in Address Book).
Is there some easy way to find what album a particular photo has been assigned to?...
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How can I tell what album a photo is in.
Hi, Is it possible to be in my library and tell what album or albums a selected photo is in?
Also does anyone know the limit to the number of albums you can have?
ThanksTravis:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Not really. You can create a smart albums that will show you which photos are not in any album, but I don't know of any way to do what you want to without some extra effort, i.e. create a keyword for each album and have those shown in the thumbnail view.
There's no listed limit to the number of albums that can be used. There may be a practical limit in regards to scrolling, etc. -
Finding what album photo is in
I just got a new iMac and am running iPhoto '08 (v. 7.1.2). My mistake was asking the folks at the Apple store to transfer my data from my old Mac to the new one. I specifically said I do not use iPhoto, although there are old photos in the old iPhoto, do not put any new ones in there. Well, guess what. I now have almost 7000 photos in iPhoto and I don't know which ones are old and which ones are new. I am having to go through each photo individually and see if I have the original photo in my desktop folder where I usually keep my photos.
Here are the questions:
-When I search for a photo in iPhoto, it will show me two or three copies of the same photo. How do I find out what album these photos are in?
-Is there a way to display the file name of the photo rather than a "title" of a photo (in some cases these are different)?
-What are "Events?" Sometimes these are the names of the albums the photo is in and sometimes these seem to be configured without regard to anything.
Thanks for your help.but what really irks me is how the pictures are organized on the hard drive. Storing them in folders by date?
Rather missing the point there. How they are organised on the HD doesn't matter. You can organise them as you wish in the iPhoto Window. The entire point is to organise your photos not you files.
Storing them in folders by date? (I make and effort to always have the date correct on my camera but I don't always set it right away on my scanned files. And a lot of people I know have never set the date in their camera.)
But this is irrelevant. You don't access the files by rooting around in the Library Folder. That's slow and tedious. You're using a database, so use it:
There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
For 10.5 users: 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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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. 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. With 10.5 you can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
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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.
Or, if you want to access the files with iPhoto not running, then create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use THIS
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.
It seems Apple has tried to make the folder structure so confusing that the user will give up and only look at their pictures in iPhoto.
This is a bit like complaining about the Folder structure in the iTunes Library. So what? You're using a Photo Manager, so use it.
That way you're locked in to the program.
No you're not in the least. Some apps - such as Aperture - read the Library to facilitate migration and for the others... File -> Export...
Regards
TD -
Finding out what albums a photo is in from the Library?
How do I find out what albums a photo is in from the iPhoto Library?
There's no way to do that I'm afriad.
iPhoto menu -> Provide iPhoto Feedback for feature requests.
Regards
TD -
Discover what albums a photo is in?
Is there a way to see what albums a photo is in? I have found a photo in my library, but I want to find out what albums it is a member of. Can I do that? In iTunes, you can right-click a song and see what playlists it is in with the "Show in Playlist" menu. Is there a way in iPhoto? Thanks! -figz
No. iPhoto has nothing akin to the Show in Playlist from iTunes. Don't know of a way to do it other than looking in each album.
Do you Twango?
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. -
Is there a way to click on a photo in the library and find out what album it is in, if any?
Thanks.It would be cool if it was like iTunes.
You can however find images that are not in any album
File>new smart album
Name album "unassigned photos"
the conditions are;
"album" "is not" "any"
also, there is a tedious way to find out what albums a photo is in.
Write down the name of all your albums and number them from 1 - whatever.
Open up iPhoto['s preferences and make a new keyword for each number, i.e.; 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Highlight the first album in the source column
File>select all
Give them the number keyword for that first album
do this for all the albums.
when you are done, you can see what numbers/keywords there are for each image and know the albums they are in
I know, it is a pain...ha -
What happened to my photo's in my album?
I put them in an album used them in a project now half my project pics missing but do show in close up of page and nothing in the album now.
its Iphoto 11 vs. 9.5 (902.7)
My end goal is to make a calendar for my mother of the grandkids. I had my brothers fwd me photo's which I have on my desk top. I opened a new album, dragged the photo's from my brothers pics into the album. and my photo's. Then I made the calendar project.
I worked on it for awhile then took a break, when I came back my calendar was missing photo's but when I zoom in on the specific page the photo's show.
The album says there is no photos in the album. but when I went to drag them back in the album it warned me they were duplicates. yet the album says it has nothing in it.
The calendar can't complete as it says its incomplete.
Not sure what has gone wrong. -
Iphoto Question
When I playing a "slideshow" album, a few photos show up as a blank screen. Also, when I select a photo in an album to make it full screen - some photos won't "hold" - they go full screen for about a second, then the screen goes blank. Any ideas about what I am doing wrong? Thank you.There are several possible causes for the Black Screen issue
1. Permissions in the Library: Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Include the option to check and repair permissions.
2. Minor Database corruption: Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild.
3. A Damaged Photo: Select one of the affected photos in the iPhoto Window and right click on it. From the resulting menu select 'Show File (or 'Show Original File' if that's available). (On iPhoto 11 this option is under the File -> Reveal in Finder.) Will the file open in Preview? If not then the file is damaged. Time to restore from your back up.
4. A corrupted iPhoto Cache: Trash the com.apple.iPhoto folder from HD/Users/Your Name/ Library/ Caches...
5. A corrupted preference file: Trash the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the HD/Users/ Your Name / library / preferences folder. (Remember you'll need to reset your User options afterwards. These include minor settings like the window colour and so on. Note: If you've moved your library you'll need to point iPhoto at it again.)
If none of these help: As a Test:
Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library'
Import a few pics into this new, blank library. Is the Problem repeated there? -
Within the last 36 hours my photo albums have turned into a real jumbled mess. Random photos have appeared at the bottom of my Recently Added album. In most cases it's a copy of a photo that was taken months or years ago so now it appears twice.. 200 random photos have appeared in an unrelated album. Some photos are missing completely. The date order is correct in some places and then it goes back and forth over the months and years. The "collections" appears to be okay. This morning when I went into the photo app About 50 photos that were permanently deleted 3 months ago reappeared on the Recently Added Album which I deleted again. if I delete these irreplaceable photos from the unwanted album it will delete the photo completely. Help please - this is so annoying and frustrating. I hate to think when I turn the iPad on tmoor row what else will have changed .
Quick Update:
I usually have my Mac laptop up with Messages running on it. As you know, it will receive the same messages you send/receive on your iPhone. I thought all my old photos would be there too, but they have all disappeared as well except for the last few.
Messages is supposed to archive all old photos to a directory called ~/Library/Messages/Attachments. On my mac, this was a 0 byte file that was created back in Jan 2014. As a result, none of the old photos got saved on my Messages app either. I looked at a Time Machine Backup and it has been the case since September (no earlier backups available). So, it's unclear how long this issue has been going on for my Messages app and how related it is to my iPhone problem.
In any case, if any of you use Messages, you may be able to recover your photos in that directory provided it didn't get trashed like mine did. I moved the file and created a new Attachments directory. Upon relaunch, Messages started properly storing new photos in there again.
Either there was a really terrible bug in the Apple software or something malicious has happened.
P.S. I'm running OS 10.9.5 Mavericks. There is a thread of people with this problem on Yosemite here:
No pictures are shown in Message om Mac
This seems like a pretty seriously terrible bug. I will be talking again to AppleCare on Wednesday and I hope they can escalate this. -
Can I organise photos into albums within iCloud Photo Library?
i Understand that edits / deletes etc in iCloud Photo Libary will be reflected on all my iOS devices but can I organise my photos into albums using iCloud photo library?
basically I want to take photos on my iPhone, review them on my iPad, delete the ones I don't want and keep the good ones in a relevant album (e.g. "Summer holiday 2014"). Then I want to be able to see identical albums on both my iPad and iPhone. From what I've seen so far, when I create an album and save a photo to it then that album is only local to that device?
please help.Are you saying it showed 800 photos before turning off iCloud photo library or that the 800 photos disappeared after you enabled iCloud photo library for the first time, the distinction is quite important.
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Having arranged some scanned pictures in an album in I-Photo how can I keep them in the order I have chosen when I move the album. They all have the scan date and not the taken date and move to new positions if I move them from one album to another.
Is there any way to re-number them in the order I have chosen so that they can then be sorted by number? The scans are all from pre-digital images that I wish to move to a photobook and I don't want to have to organise them twice!
Thanks for any suggestions.I was a bit short, Chris, sorry. It is limited, what can be posted, when typing on an iPad.
Now I am back on my Mac. I meant the following: Batch Change the date for a large range of photos, that should have a date stepped in increments.
Select all Photos at once and use the command "Photos > Batch Change".
Then set the date for the first photo and select an increment, e.g. one minute.
Now all photos will get a new date assigned, incremented by one minute, in the sequence you have selected. So you will be able to sort them by date. This way it will be unnecessary to change the titles or filenames. -
How do I get photos in a specific iPhoto Album into my Photo Stream?
How do I get photos in a specific iPhoto album into My Photo Stream so that I can use my Apple TV to show them in a slideshow on my TV?
That is not possible - PhotoStream has no organizational capability - no albums or other organization
With the correct software versions You can import from PS into an iPhoto event on your Mac either automatically (by setting the iPhoto preference to do that) or manually and then you can add the photos ot an iPhoto album and sync to Apple TV
what version of iPhoto do you have? Is OS X 10.7.5 correct for your OS?
LN -
Huge lack of functionality - Please write about what is lacking in Photos.
Is it just me or are we missing functionality in Photos?
Photos cannot be used professionally as it is currently - As I see it, the program is only 80% finished
Please write about what is lacking in Photos.
1)
Shared Albums, sort order.
Optional sort order of "Shared Albums". It should be possible to select for example alphabetical sorting - Now is sort order creation time and this is useless.
(This applies to OSX and IOS)
2)
All Photos, sort order.
Optional sorting order of the All Photos. It must be possible to choose alphabetical sorting - Now it's random and this is useless.
(This applies to OSX and IOS)
3)
Shared Smart Album
Ability to create a Smart Album in Shared Album.
(This applies to OSX and IOS)
4)
Make an Album Shared
It should be possible to select an album and do the Shared.
(This applies to OSX)
5)
Batch Rename (file rename)
Ability to perform Batch Rename + serial number.
(This applies to OSX)
6)
Geo tag
Edit Geo tags on one or more images simultaneously - this is needed when importing images from a SLR camera without GPS.
(This applies to OSX)
7)
Change Title
Ability to edit the title of many images simultaneously.
(This applies to OSX)
8)
Edit metadata
Ability to edit all metadata of many images simultaneously.
(This applies to OSX)
9)
Edit - Crop
"Crop" must remember selected aspects. It must be possible to choose a default Aspect.
(This applies to OSX)
10)
Sync, Faces
Sync Faces to other devices – another MAC, IPhone or IPad.
(This applies to OSX an IOS)Lars Coling wrote:
Is it just me or are we missing functionality in Photos?
Photos cannot be used professionally as it is currently - As I see it, the program is only 80% finished
Please write about what is lacking in Photos.
1)
Shared Albums, sort order.
Optional sort order of "Shared Albums". It should be possible to select for example alphabetical sorting - Now is sort order creation time and this is useless.
(This applies to OSX and IOS)
2)
All Photos, sort order.
Optional sorting order of the All Photos. It must be possible to choose alphabetical sorting - Now it's random and this is useless.
(This applies to OSX and IOS)
3)
Shared Smart Album
Ability to create a Smart Album in Shared Album.
(This applies to OSX and IOS)
4)
Make an Album Shared
It should be possible to select an album and do the Shared.
(This applies to OSX)
5)
Batch Rename (file rename)
Ability to perform Batch Rename + serial number.
(This applies to OSX)
6)
Geo tag
Edit Geo tags on one or more images simultaneously - this is needed when importing images from a SLR camera without GPS.
(This applies to OSX)
7)
Change Title
Ability to edit the title of many images simultaneously.
(This applies to OSX)
8)
Edit metadata
Ability to edit all metadata of many images simultaneously.
(This applies to OSX)
9)
Edit - Crop
"Crop" must remember selected aspects. It must be possible to choose a default Aspect.
(This applies to OSX)
10)
Sync, Faces
Sync Faces to other devices – another MAC, IPhone or IPad.
(This applies to OSX an IOS)
Send feedback here:
https://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html
This link wasn't available a few days ago. -
How to create Album in iCloud Photos on Mac?
Anyone know how to create an album in iCloud photos on the Mac? It has a section for "My Albums" but I have no clue how to create one. I want to put all photos into named albums instead of just moments. I see how to do it on iPhone but it doesn't sync to the iCloud on Mac to look the same. Let me know what I am missing or not seeing here. Thanks
You cannot yet create albums in the iCloud Photos.app, only in the Photos.app on your mobile iOS 8 devices, or in the Photos.app for Mac that has yet to be released.
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