Why are photos stored as unadjustednonraw_thumb when they have been edited in iPhoto? and what does this mean. I am concerned that I have a 24 MP camera set to the finest setting and largest file size yet from iPhoto they are not a good enough resolution to print bigger than 7x5. They should be so wondering if this is an issue with iPhoto?
Are you asking about iPhoto or Photos for Mac? I have seen the files named "unadjustednonraw_thumb" only in my Photos Library, not in any iPhoto Library.
The "unadjustednonraw_thumb" image files are working copies created to be able to browse the library quickly. They are used as thumbnails for the edited versions in the browser. Photos is saving all original image files at the full resolution. All exported edited versions will be rendered from the original image files, when you export an edited version from Photos with "File > Export". When you are exporting the photo you can specify the resolution and the quality.
Are you asking about iPhoto or Photos for Mac? I have seen the files named "unadjustednonraw_thumb" only in my Photos Library, not in any iPhoto Library.
The "unadjustednonraw_thumb" image files are working copies created to be able to browse the library quickly. They are used as thumbnails for the edited versions in the browser. Photos is saving all original image files at the full resolution. All exported edited versions will be rendered from the original image files, when you export an edited version from Photos with "File > Export". When you are exporting the photo you can specify the resolution and the quality.
After you edit a photo in Photos 2.0 and want to use it in another application a high resolution, select the photo in Photos and go to the "File" menu. Use "File > Export > export ... photos" to save a copy in a very good quality on your desktop.
When you drag from the window you get a preview - or lower quality version - of the shot. Use the 'Edit In' option in Photos and send the full quality image to the external editor.
Failing that, if you want the image just for editing in PSE, then use Image Capture to move the image(s) to the Mac rather than Photos.
Yes. You can select several photos at once and then use "File > Export".
For example, to select a range of photos, select the first photo, then hold down the Shift key and select the last photo of the range.
Or, if you are viewing an album, you can select all photos in the album with ⌘A and the use "File > Export".
2.0 (2016)
Photos v2 was released in 2016. So that's what you're using, not iPhoto.
"When you drag from the window you get a preview - or lower quality version"
But that doesn't happen every time. When I drag and drop, sometimes I get hi res, sometimes UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb.
"Use the 'Edit In' option in Photos and send the full quality image to the external editor."
I don't see "Edit In." I tried "Edit With" (Photos-->Image-->Edit With) and that didn't work.
You must be using Photos 2.0 as iPhoto 2.0 was first introduced over 15 years ago. You can't be using it. Check again to make sure what application it is. Photos 2.0 was released in 2016 with the3 Sierra system introduction.
"UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb" has been driving me crazy for a few months. A few minutes ago I used my iPhone SE to take a photo of a document. On the iPhone camera I chose HDR and then hit ON. I took the photo and plugged my iPhone into my laptop. In Photos 4.0 I clicked on Devices-->My Iphone and imported the image to Photos (2 photos imported as expected). In photos I dragged the HDR version of the image into Photoshop Elements 2018 (16.0). When I went to edit the image I noticed that it was an UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb. What the H--- is going on? I have lost so many hours trying to solve this problem. I never had this problem before a few months ago, and I've had the phone for 2 or 3 years. I've dragged the image into Elements the same way for a few years before this problem started.
MacBook Pro Mid-2018 15 inch
2.6GHz 6‑core 8th‑generation Intel Core i7 processor
OS X 10.14.1
Memory: 32 GB
Radeon Pro 560X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory
iPhone SE
What version of iPhoto?
Thanks for your reply. It is iPhoto and I don't recognise the export process here so maybe its different in my version or maybe I havent been using it properly....
2.0 (2016)
Thats brilliant Leonie, thanks! Is there any way of exporting in bulk - I have a lot (in the hundreds) of photos I want to export to print.
OK - thanks for that. I now have an answer from another member that has solved the issue. Thanks for your help.
Helen
That's fantastic - thank you so much for a really helpful and prompt answer. Much appreciated.
iPhoto and photo resolution
