Why can't I import photos into iphoto suddenly?
I suddenly started having problems upload new photos from my Canon powershot s45. When I try to import new photos I get the message "couldn't create ://volumes/davedrive/users/davidneu/pictures/iphotolibrary/2207/04/14/img_7344- 1.jpg
or some such similar message. Then follows a window "files couldn't be imported unrecongized file type or may not contain valid data". The same happens with photos from the web, Mail, or my desktop. I'm running osx 10.4.8 on my venerable G4 dual 1ghz. I do have over 6000 photos but over 6 gb of hd space left. I can open the photos in photoshop and preview and they appear fine but a resave as tiff doesn't help and if I try image capture it crashes after downloading one photo (the only way I can get them onto the computer is one at a time using image capture. Disk utility didn't help nor did reformatting the cf card. Any thoughts? thanks a lot...Dave
I am struggling with similar difficulties.
I use an iMac G5 (Power PC) and a Canon PowerShot G6, which have been compatible with each other for 14 months. A couple of weeks ago, the Canon's rechargable battery ran low and, instead of connecting the camera to the iMac via the USB cable, I removed the SanDisk CompactFlash Ultra II card and imported photos on it via a SanDisk upload USB device. [The G6 manual recommends connecting the camera only when the battery is fully charged.] After the battery recharged, I took more photos and tried to upload them via the original Canon-supplied USB cable, but iPhoto did not launch. Because the camera turns on and indicates it's connected , I know it's not the USB cable [I actually ordered a new one, but the results are the same]. I've tried reformatting the SanDisk card in the camera, but this hasn't corrected the problem. However, if I connect the SanDisk device with card to the USB hub, iPhoto launches, identifying the device as "CANON_DC", complete with the little "eject" icon.
What am I forgetting? What would be the next step? Reinstalling the Canon software?
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)
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