bernd275 Author

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Bulk conversion of tiff Photos to high-quality format, and MacBook Pro that can be edited on apple photos software.

I have about 5000 archival family photos in an external hard drive as Tiff. On a separate hard drive, I would like to transfer them in a high-quality format that can be edited by Apple photo, and also be more transferrable to other sources.. I have become accustomed to apple photo editing, and would prefer not relearning everything in Photoshop.

How would you advise that I undertake this process.

Thank you for your assistance.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.7

Posted on Jan 15, 2024 11:51 AM

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Jan 15, 2024 12:28 PM in response to bernd275

You can batch convert using Preview (say you wanted a smaller file size).

See this clip by MacMost

How To Batch Process Images With Mac Preview by Gary MacMost

The key is to have the proper setting in your Preview.

You have three options under Images:

When opening files: Open all files in one window

• Open groups of files in the same window

Open each file in its own window

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Jan 15, 2024 12:00 PM in response to bernd275

Tiffs are supported, just leave them be.

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bernd275 Author

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Jan 15, 2024 12:22 PM in response to Keith Barkley

That is not the impression I got online, but the advice is reassuring and much appreciated. Thank you.

Is it possible to do photo editing on the hard drive, or do they always have to be transferred to the Mac first?

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Jan 15, 2024 12:53 PM in response to bernd275

It depends what software is doing the editing.

If using Preview, location does not matter.

If using Photos it first has to be imported into the library, wherever that is.

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