Lots of q's for me tonight...spending some quality time with my imac.
When I upload pics from my cam to my comp, they automatically come through iphoto. This is fine, since on my pc I just used the microsoft camera and scanner wizard.
Does iphoto store these photos in a folder somewhere, and can I access this folder if I want to, say, open one of the files with PS?
What if I don't want to store my photos in iphoto, I'd like to store them in a folder on the desktop, different folders for each shoot, etc. When I drag the "event" out of iphoto and into a folder on the desktop, is this creating copies of the files? Should I delete the "event" in iphoto?
Alternately, in your opinion, would I be better off to leave my shoots as events in iphoto and not bother putting them in folders? What do you do?
I am a semi-pro photog and am looking for the best way to upload and store my files. Any direction would be helpful.
By default, iPhoto copies files to its library. Look in your home folder in the Pictures folder - there is an iPhoto folder there. You can access that folder directly.
If you would rather store your photos elsewhere, you can set iPhoto to do that. Look in the Advanced section of the preferences.
When you drag events out of the library to the desktop, it makes a copy. It doesn't move the original file.
I like to let iPhoto copy the images into its folder because then I don't have to worry about where I put the original files. But if you have a different system of storing your photos, go ahead.
I would let iphoto store the pics in its own folder and if you want to ps any, use the copies from your folder. I don't know if 08 is the same, but previous versions were really finicky when you touched files inside its folder...as in it would really mess things up.
i have to admit, I used iphoto to create a photobook and really like the new version.
You could store them elsewhere, but then you'd be missing the wonderful automatic organizational features that make iPhoto so cool. Kind of like re-inventing the wheel.Tell your PC side not to be afraid to just let go.
Important: If you're not using iPhoto '08, don't mess with any photos within the iPhoto file structure. iPhoto '08 wisely employs a "package" structure, which keeps the photos away from the.... "curious"...
You can, from *within* iPhoto, change the preferences and use an *external* image editor, e.g., Photoshop, which is invoked when you double-click on a photo. When you Save from Photoshop, those changes are applied to the Photo you have within iPhoto. NOTE that you can always right-click on a photo that has been transformed, and select "Revert to Original".
However.... if you for some reason just can't get along with iPhoto, you can forego this application altogether.
Go to your /Applications/ folder, and open Image Capture. Here you can set the preference so that iPhoto does *not* automatically launch when a camera is connected, and you can use Image Capture to manage the importing of your pics.
Personally - I'm a huge fan of iPhoto. Get to know its many features, and you will be too!
Important: If you're not using iPhoto '08, don't mess with any photos within the iPhoto file structure. iPhoto '08 wisely employs a "package" structure, which keeps the photos away from the.... "curious"...
You can, from *within* iPhoto, change the preferences and use an *external* image editor, e.g., Photoshop, which is invoked when you double-click on a photo. When you Save from Photoshop, those changes are applied to the Photo you have within iPhoto. NOTE that you can always right-click on a photo that has been transformed, and select "Revert to Original".
However.... if you for some reason just can't get along with iPhoto, you can forego this application altogether.
Go to your /Applications/ folder, and open Image Capture. Here you can set the preference so that iPhoto does *not* automatically launch when a camera is connected, and you can use Image Capture to manage the importing of your pics.
Personally - I'm a huge fan of iPhoto. Get to know its many features, and you will be too!
thanks for the info cuba. it's good to know they changed that!
Does iphoto store these photos in a folder somewhere, and can I access this folder if I want to, say, open one of the files with PS?
No need to do this. In iPhoto's preferences you can set PS as your preferred photo editor. Now when you right-click on any photo, you have the option to have it automatically open in PS. When you're done and save, guess what -- the iPhoto library is updated. Cool!
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What if I don't want to store my photos in iphoto, I'd like to store them in a folder on the desktop, different folders for each shoot, etc.
You can if you really want to, but iPhoto already DOES store the photos in a different folder for each shoot! Really, trust me on this, leave it alone. You don't really need to access the original photo nearly as often as you think you do. If you really DO need to, however, you are NEVER more than one right-click away from it in iPhoto.
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When I drag the "event" out of iphoto and into a folder on the desktop, is this creating copies of the files? Should I delete the "event" in iphoto?
Yes, No, and you really do not want to do this. You're just creating multiple copies and confusion. iPhoto does in fact do a GREAT job of organising photos, just let it do its thing and use the right-click to find things if you really need to.
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I am a semi-pro photog and am looking for the best way to upload and store my files. Any direction would be helpful.
Upload to where?
What's brilliant about iPhoto (well, lots of things, but one example) is that it never actually messes with your original imported picture. You can ALWAYS get back to your original photo even after messing with it in Photoshop. Nice.
Thanks everyone for the info. Sounds like iphoto is a pretty miraculous program and I will let my "PC side" trust in it completely.
One question though - What if iphoto crashes, or I have to re-install, or something? What happens to my photos? Are they lost forever?
Thanks everyone for the info. Sounds like iphoto is a pretty miraculous program and I will let my "PC side" trust in it completely.
One question though - What if iphoto crashes, or I have to re-install, or something? What happens to my photos? Are they lost forever?
no no no...you just reinstall your back up
in all seriousness, do you have an external hard drive? if not, buy one today. you should be backing up your entire system and if anything, your photos, music and anything else precious b/c if you don't have a backup and lose your hard drive...they're probably gone. there are ways to get data off HDs, but it's expensive.
I personally back my photos up on 2 different externals and I burn DVDs for every year.
If you're on leopard, then time machine can automatically back it up for you and if you're on tiger, you can use superduper. the free version works great or you can pay for the upgrade and enjoy those features.
bottomline: back your computer up. unfortunately, they're not failsafe
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