I have a CD of pics that was given to me. I selected some to be opened with iPhoto which it did. I was able to email them etc. with no problems
The next time I added pics from the disc the first batch seems to have disappeared and are no longer in my "last import" folder on iPhoto.
How do I find them and prevent this from happening?
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They aren't in your "Last Import" folder because that folder is only for the last import.
The photos will be in the Library, or in an album if you created one.
Unless you mean they aren't in your library at all, in which case I'd look to see where your library is saving to, and see if the files are in there.
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in iphoto at the top left of the screen is a list titled 'LIBRARY'. all the photos you import are in the 'Photos' section, with the other sections breaking the photos down into different groupings depending on how you want to access them. if the photos aren't in the library, they're not in iphoto. to bring the photos into iphoto just drag them from the disc directly into the iphoto library window. the 'import' command actually has another purpose. under no circumstance should you go into your home directory and look for individual photo files. you'll muck up iphoto's structure and could lose photos.
I have a CD of pics that was given to me. I selected some to be opened with iPhoto which it did. I was able to email them etc. with no problems
The next time I added pics from the disc the first batch seems to have disappeared and are no longer in my "last import" folder on iPhoto.
How do I find them and prevent this from happening?
I don't use the iPhoto direct import method any more for just the reason you described, and I now use the Finder to get the photos into appropriately named folder(s), (stored where ever you want, maybe your user Pictures folder), then with iPhoto open, just click and drag the created folders to the iPhoto albums sidebar.
iPhoto will "import" them and you may end up with duplicates, but you'll still have the originals (think backup) if iPhoto seems to loose any of the photos.
Don't know if Leopard and later has resolved any of these issues.
I use Image Capture to download. Lets me easily select or create my target folder. Advantage over drag and drop is this: Tiger and older, the creation date of the image reverts to the computer default when using card readers. Images downloaded via ImageCapture retain the default date.
As I say I am not Leopard+ savvy but suspect Image Capture is still there in your Applications folder.
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Don't know if Leopard and later has resolved any of these issues.
I use Image Capture to download. Lets me easily select or create my target folder. Advantage over drag and drop is this: Tiger and older, the creation date of the image reverts to the computer default when using card readers. Images downloaded via ImageCapture retain the default date.
As I say I am not Leopard+ savvy but suspect Image Capture is still there in your Applications folder.
I use the same method and for the same reasons you mention and IC still works the same way in Leopard 10.5.8.
The one problem of using IC in this way, I find I have to create the folder I'm going to use in the Finder first, as IC capture doesn't provide a way to create a folder - at least not as far as I've been able to discover.
People in this thread apparently hate automatic iPhoto photo organization and storage. I don't understand the obsession with needing the direct path in Finder to your photos. If you need copies of the photos outside of iPhoto for whatever reason, simply highlight the photos and go File > Export and save them to wherever you want.
Image Capture for photo importing into manually created folders? Yuck!
And:
Looks like I have to load them up again
You don't have to reload any photos; you simply can't find them in iPhoto - but they're there. (Though I have no idea why you can't. The imported photos will be under a new event under "Events").
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I like having my originals outside of the iPhoto structure. Makes it much easier to do the multi- level back-ups that to me are essential with photos.
My method is; down load with card locked, unmount the card reader, back-up images, test the backed up images to assure that none are corrupt (this also serves to test the originals). Then I unlock the card and return it to the reader. With a secure back-up in place I can do a quick sort and trash any unwanted images.
I like iPhoto but use it primarily to create slide shows. I much prefer PS Elements or even Preview to tweak my Photos. I use Graphic Converter to create 40 image contact sheets of all of my originals. This makes finding them a snap, even if I have archived them and they are no longer available via iPhoto.
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I don't understand the obsession with needing the direct path in Finder to your photos. If you need copies of the photos outside of iPhoto for whatever reason, simply highlight the photos and go File > Export and save them to wherever you want.
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