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Q: iPhoto does  not work on sierra

I just updated my Mac software to Sierra.

 

I can not open iPhoto though....it is saying that I need to update to the latest version. it directs me to the App Store to download the latest version but there it is noting that item is not available in the US store.

 

Please help ,

 

Thanks

VIN,iMac (27-inch Late 2009), macOS Sierra (10.12)

Posted on Sep 23, 2016 1:04 PM

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  • by léonie,Apple recommended

    léonie léonie Sep 23, 2016 1:08 PM in response to OMFD
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    Sep 23, 2016 1:08 PM in response to OMFD

    You need iPhoto 9.6.1.  Which version do you have installed?

     

    The Updates tab of the AppStore does not work any longer for iPhoto, because Apple is no longer selling it. You can only update by reinstalling as described in this User Tip:

      Can't Update iPhoto because it is not available in the App Store

    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-8431

    But updating is only possible for iPhoto '11 versions associated with your AppleID at the AppStore.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Sep 23, 2016 1:09 PM in response to OMFD
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    Sep 23, 2016 1:09 PM in response to OMFD

    Which version do you have currently?

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Sep 24, 2016 6:25 AM in response to OMFD
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    Sep 24, 2016 6:25 AM in response to OMFD

    You are very late to the party You need iPhoto 9.6.1 which has been out nearly two years  for use with Sierra - what version do you have?  this article may help - Can't Update iPhoto because it is not available in the App Store

     

    However this is a temp fix even if you can get 9.6.1 - with some upgrade 9.6.1 will quit working and then you have an emergency - now would be a good time to learn and start using Photos - it is a new, different program and has a learning curve like all new software does - and it does not use all of the same work flows - but once you learn it is is better than iPhoto in nearly every way and has a future with iPhoto does not

     

    LN

  • by m620,

    m620 m620 Oct 2, 2016 2:56 PM in response to OMFD
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    Oct 2, 2016 2:56 PM in response to OMFD

    Hi OMFD

    did you you update to iphoto9.6.1?

    I'm was about to update to Sierra when i saw your question. I have iPhoto 9.6.1 already.

    I have read contradicting comments online about it working with Sierra.

    I plan to export all my pictures out of iPhoto (should have already) to another software package. I'm now wondering if i should do this before i update to Sierra.

     

    many thanks

    paul

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Oct 2, 2016 4:33 PM in response to m620
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    Oct 2, 2016 4:33 PM in response to m620

    iPhoto 9.6.1 works with Sierra

     

    if you plan to export your photos and use different software then I suggest you do that prior to upgrading - no need to add additional coplications to the upgrade

     

    LN

  • by tslls,

    tslls tslls Oct 3, 2016 12:50 PM in response to LarryHN
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    Oct 3, 2016 12:50 PM in response to LarryHN

    Is there a way to export your photos out of iPhoto and keep all the metadata attached including the descriptions?

     

    I have not found a way to do this without having to open one photo at a time and adding it in via photoshop. My plan is to export all my photos out of iPhoto but I do not want to lose all my metadata. So if I am understanding this thread correctly, if I upgrade to Sierra my iPhoto version 9.6.1 will still work and all my photos will still be available to me?!.

     

    Thank you

  • by Firebuild,

    Firebuild Firebuild Oct 4, 2016 5:16 PM in response to LarryHN
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    Oct 4, 2016 5:16 PM in response to LarryHN

    For many of us, it's not a question of "learning to use Photos." It's a simple program, very easy to learn. I use iPhoto as an organizational tool for my the photos that go into my online sales listings. Photos doesn't have nearly the organizational functionality that iPhoto does. I'm tired of people talking about how great it is because it recognizes faces or whatever. These are not features I need. Photos software for people who take pictures, not for people who USE pictures.  The loss of iPhoto is another of Apple's famous "It's not broken so let's fix it" adventures.

  • by Chris45,

    Chris45 Chris45 Oct 4, 2016 6:45 PM in response to tslls
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    Oct 4, 2016 6:45 PM in response to tslls

    You can export from iPhoto including titles and captions - perhaps you already know this - and this does include (at least in 9.6.1) the descriptions.  You have to export as JPEG, not as Current or Original (possibly TIFF and PNG will work too, I've not tried that).  I sometimes use a command line tool called exiv2 to look at picture metadata, and this shows the description appearing in field Iptc.Application2.Caption.

     

    Of course this is only any use if you can import to some other application which imports that metadata. Maybe Lightroom (which now seems like the obvious upgrade / replacement for iPhoto) does?  I'd be interested to hear from anyone who knows.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Oct 4, 2016 9:49 PM in response to tslls
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    Oct 4, 2016 9:49 PM in response to tslls

    what version of the OS and of iPhoto?

     

    Yes iPhoto 9.6.1 works with OS X Sierra 10.12  --  but some day it will quit with some update - it really is time to learn Photos which is a vastly superior photo manager with a learning curve and new work flows

     

    LN

  • by WDE123,

    WDE123 WDE123 Oct 5, 2016 6:31 AM in response to Firebuild
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    Oct 5, 2016 6:31 AM in response to Firebuild

    Totally agree with this. Whatever fancy editing Photos can do I could already do with Photoshop. I already sync everything to the cloud with Google Photos. I just want somewhere I can actually see my photos well displayed in Events on my Mac, rather than in a mess of 10,000 pixelated photos all on screen at once. It's a shame there's nothing that does this now (or nothing that I've found).

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Oct 5, 2016 6:36 AM in response to WDE123
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    Oct 5, 2016 6:36 AM in response to WDE123

    How much did you pay for Photoshop?

  • by WDE123,

    WDE123 WDE123 Oct 5, 2016 8:33 AM in response to Csound1
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    Oct 5, 2016 8:33 AM in response to Csound1

    Good point, I guess this workflow wasn't for everyone - though there are good cheap/free alternatives out there.

     

    My point is it's a shame they took away an excellent system for actually organising/browsing/displaying photos, and made something else rather than keeping the good stuff and adding useful new features to it.

     

    But ultimately iPhoto is dead, and we'll have to move on in the end.

  • by oler,

    oler oler Oct 6, 2016 1:37 AM in response to LarryHN
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    Oct 6, 2016 1:37 AM in response to LarryHN

    What I love about iPhoto is the events feature, particularly showing event names in the photo library view. Since you claim Photos to be vastly superior, what would you do in Photos to replace Events? I was so happy with the move from albums to events in iPhoto. Now it looks like I have to move back to albums in Photos?

     

    Ole

  • by m620,

    m620 m620 Oct 6, 2016 3:04 AM in response to OMFD
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    Oct 6, 2016 3:04 AM in response to OMFD

    I'm weighing up the pros n cons of Lightroom & Capture One Pro.

    As neither iPhoto & Photos offer non-destructive editing (i.e. you need to create a duplicate to edit as I understand - even then you have to export RAW and edited images separately rather than in bulk to keep the versions you'll probably want - all meaning unnecessarily large gig-age(!) for libraries. Also, both seem to bury original images deep in their library and reference edited images from them, making them difficult to manage. Both carry plenty of metadata but, as an earlier poster pointed out, it's difficult to get it all out when you export.

     

    Furthermore, until this update Photos converted and RAW images to jpgs!  Photos has come on a fair bit but as a metadata storage and management medium it comes a long way 2nd to iphoto. BUT iPhoto will die - the imminent introduction of AFPS almost guarantees that.

     

    I'D be interested to hear of anyone's experience of Lightroom and Capture One for workflows.

     

    Note: I use Photos at times, not against it, but accept its limitations. Outside of iPhone/iPad/laptop synchronicity it's a limited use tool .

     

    HAs anyone had a positive experience migrating their iPhoto library to 3rd party software? - retaining titles, description, AND GPS location, camera and lense data, keywords, etc? (i.e. All of it!)

     

    PS iphoto exports to Photos make all you're Events into Albums... 15 years of events over 750 of them) means I'm definitely not using Photos for all my work!

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