How to turn off iTunes photo "optimization"???

IMHO, Apple doesn't care about options like pics optimization. "They" decide what is good for you or not. For tweakings, one solution -> Open Source/GNU/Linux.

I also had this issue... ***! After second optimization process with OS4 and latest Itunes, some were partially restored, others were still ruined. I had been doing the syncs all this time and never had an issue until now. Apple is supposed to be THE graphics and Audio solution... that's why I got it. most of those great pics are now garbage. I don't have time for open source anything or relearning a whole new computerese either. APPLE, ARE YOU LISTENING???? I FEEL VERY RIPPED OFF!! I had actually given thought to buying an Apple computer... NOT NOW!!

I believe rebooting your iPhone will also solve the "grainyness" problem. What concerns me more, however, is the file size of the photos with the iPhone 4. They seem to be much larger now. I used to be able to fit my 17,000 photos on the iPhone 3GS (took up about 6 gigs.) Now those same photos on the iPhone 4 take up 15 gigs!

Saul and Louis
I had the same problem with my iphoto photos at a lower resolution. (I have a 3GS phone and updated to iOS 4 last Thursday)

Earlier tonight I re-synced the phone and the photos were optimized again, but this time to the original resolution. So now they look as sharp as they did before the iOS 4 update.

So any one else having this issue, which I assume is everyone with photos on an iphone, is to 1) re-sync phone and 2) allow photos to optimize.

Why a company that is so good at designing beautiful objects of technology and prides itself on 'idiot' proof OS didn't warn its customers to this issue before the upgrade is beyond me.

Harris

I don't think photos are maintaining original resolution anymore and there is no option to do that. If you follow this link, you can see there was an option at one time to maintain original resolution: http://www.mactipsandtricks.com/articles/
(or http://www.mactipsandtricks.com/images/articles/ORmmiPodimages/213.jpg , if the article moves).

I wish there were a setting to control "optimization" in iTunes, but apparently Apple doesn't want you to store high quality images, even if you choose to use your flash memory on that. Disappointing.

I'm currently using iTunes 9 and I'm not sure when this the maintain original resolution feature went away.

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i have some new info on this matter.

i know about the resync trick to make your blurry photo's crispy again.

i think the problem however is not the resolution of the photo's on the iphone but the zooming range.

on 3.1.3 you could zoom in really high to get al those details. ofcourse if the photo is not good quality it gets pixelated.
i tested this with both pictures in the filmroll folder(picture taken by iphone) and in the album folder(picture syncronised and optimised)
on both pictures the zooming range was high and the same

on 4.0.1 the zooming range is much less.
i also tested this with a photo in the film roll(which should be a 2MP picture)

if you double tap it just zooms in with a factor of 2 i guess.

try it and you see i am right.

they did not kill the picture resolution(maybee a little), they killed the abillity to zoom in high otherwise the zooming range on the iphone picture should be higher.


try it and report it to apple, we need this fixed.

take a photo with a 3gs with 3.1.3 (2MP photo, unchanged)
double tap on it and notice the zooming range

take a photo with a 3gs with 4.0.1.3 (2MP photo unchanged)
double tap on it and notice the zooming range(yes much lower)
AND NO YOU CAN NOT EXPAND ANY FURTHER BY USING YOUR FINGERS.

the zooming range is gone


what were they thinking by changing this.

he zooming range was the most spectacular thing on the iphone when compared to other phones

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