Lightroom and/or iPhoto with Apple TV (first 1st generation) integration/streaming

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Lightroom and/or iPhoto with Apple TV (first 1st generation) integration/streaming

As a hobby Photographer I love using lightroom, Many times, I want to use apple tv to show the photos, or even just randomly browse them. Now the problem is, there isnt any (or I dont know about one, thats why im here 😉) easier or more automatic or integrated way to stream the library into the apple tv i have (first generation apple tv) than through iPhoto.

Now, I WANT to use lightroom for handling and editing photos (the editting options and organization/sorting of photos is just somewhere in different dimensions to iphoto)

But, I HAVE to use iPhoto for streaming to Apple TV.

Any Idea how I could do all this without manual import export between the LR and iPhoto?

I know lightroom can watch a folder and use automatic import but is that really the best way?

Thank you so much! Please let me know of any idea that pops into your head!

Thanks!

Ondrej

Apple TV, Mac OS X (10.6.8), iPhoto 11, LR 2/3

Posted on Jan 4, 2012 12:03 PM

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Answer 1

jbshanks

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Feb 2, 2012 6:08 PM in response to OAppelfeld

Sorry but you'll need to go back and forth: out of Lightroom and into iPhoto. Setting up a workflow of flagging and using Smart albums can make this easier. But basically, those images need to get into iPhoto to work with Apple TV. Have you considered using Apple's Aperture? Aperture integrates nicely with Apple TV. That's what I use. However, be warned that Aperture is a resource hog and requires more of the higher end processes to work really well, especially if you have large photo libraries. You'll want 8GB of RAM and a newer graphics card (basically a newer Mac) and higher end CPU. The minimum requirements that Apple says Aperture needs are minimal at best.

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Answer 2

Feb 2, 2012 6:26 PM in response to OAppelfeld

Have you thought about using iPhoto for organising your photos (and working with the Apple TV), but having Lightroom edit your photos through iPhoto. i.e. when you choose edit in iPhoto it opens the photo in Lightroom.

IPhoto preferences > advanced > edit photos and select application and choose Lightroom.

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Answer 3

Jul 31, 2012 10:35 AM in response to OAppelfeld

HI, just in case you are watching this thread or in case someone else comes across it: if you set up a Publish folder in Lightroom to go into iPhoto, it will be synced as you add, remove or edit photos. It's not completely automatic, but it does take a lot of the manual moving of photos out of the equation. Plus the photos will all be saved as jpegs at whatever resolution you want as they are Published to the specified folder.

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