Why are videos... photos?

Is there anything in the works to change this? iPhoto and iTunes both see 3GS videos as photos. Even the prefix, "IMG," stands for "image." This is kind of a "duh" moment that I'm surprised Apple missed.

iPhoto has always supported importing video from a digital camera that supports capturing photos and video. If Apple didn't include support for importing video with iPhoto, then some of the habitual whiners and complainers would be whining and complaining about that - "why do I have to launch and use a different application for importing videos?"
Now that the iPhone captures video as well as photos, some people want a different application for importing video from a digital camera that supports capturing photos and video. Sometimes it is impossible to win. What would make it easier when transferring photos from iPhoto to an iPhone via the iTunes sync process, support transferring video stored by iPhoto imported from a digital camera as well as photos.
When I capture video with my digital camera, it is stored on the SD card the same as photos - in the same location. All photos and video captured by the iPhone are stored in the iPhone's camera roll - one location for import by an applicaton on your computer. They could have a separate photos and video category with the camera roll, but IMO Apple has some bigger fish to fry first.

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