Is it possible to disable Face scanning?
The face-scanning feature ruins iPhoto '09 for us, and we will upgrade to '11 if that's the only way to turn off face scanning. Is it possible to do?
iPhone 4, iPad, MacBook Pro, iOS 4
iPhone 4, iPad, MacBook Pro, iOS 4
1 - open the library like this.
2 - in the Database folder move this file to the Trash: Faces.db.
3 - close the package/folder and launch iPhoto. Close it after a brief moment.
4 - open the package, find the new version of the file and lock it via the Info window for the file.
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5 - while viewing the contents of the package type Command+F to start a search.
6 - set the criteria of the search to: Kind is Image and Name Contains "face".
7 - select all of the files in the search results window and drag to the Trash.
8 -close the package and launch iPhoto.
Happy Holidays
1 - open the library like this.
2 - in the Database folder move this file to the Trash: Faces.db.
3 - close the package/folder and launch iPhoto. Close it after a brief moment.
4 - open the package, find the new version of the file and lock it via the Info window for the file.
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Click to view full size
5 - while viewing the contents of the package type Command+F to start a search.
6 - set the criteria of the search to: Kind is Image and Name Contains "face".
7 - select all of the files in the search results window and drag to the Trash.
8 -close the package and launch iPhoto.
Happy Holidays
Is it possible to disable Face scanning?