Iphoto import in incorrect order

Where are you getting the timings on the files from? There are two places that will show date and time - the File and the Exif metadata. iPhoto uses the Exif.

You can check the exif on the files using an app like EXIFViewer

Regards

TD

This will tell you if the date on the Exif is correct.

Regards

TD

Hi. I have a similar problem importing some photos from a zip file. They unzip in the right order, but appear randomly when I import them into Iphoto. I've tried copy/paste to another folder and although they import in the right order then, as soon as I click on the film roll they revert to random. Any advice?

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.

That Zip file is in the FInder and the finder sorts by file data - name, kind, creation date...

iPhoto sorts by photo data - Title, Exif date and time and so on.

Explore the options in the View -> Sort Photos menu command.

Regards

TD

So, if I understand you correctly

IN an Event, photos are are sorted by Camera, then by date?

So: Camera A -> Correct date and time sort, followed by Camera B -> Correct Date and Tme Sort

But you cannot get iPhoto to ignore the Camera models and get a universal Date and Time sort?

I cannot replicate this in my libraries. I'm always getting a universal D&T sort.

Try trash the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the HD/Users/ Your Name / library / preferences folder. (Remember you'll need to reset your User options afterwards. These include minor settings like the window colour and so on. Note: If you've moved your library you'll need to point iPhoto at it again.)


What's the plist file? For new users: Every application on your Mac has an accompanying plist file. It records certain User choices. For instance, in your favourite Word Processor it remembers your choice of Default Font, on your Web Browser is remembers things like your choice of Home Page. It even recalls what windows you had open last if your app allows you to pick up from where you left off last. The iPhoto plist file remembers things like the location of the Library, your choice of background colour, whether you are running a Referenced or Managed Library, what preferences you have for autosplitting events and so on. Trashing the plist file forces the app to generate a new one on the next launch, and this restores things to the Factory Defaults. Hence, if you've changed any of these things you'll need to reset them. If you haven't, then no bother. Trashing the plist file is Mac troubleshooting 101.


Regards

TD

Thanks for your response, have only just returned to this problem.
I've tried the view options, but it doesnt help - when I sort by date, it removes the rolls from the view, but still retains the pix in the wrong order.
Any more suggestions gratefully received.