HT201324: iPhoto and Aperture: Using Photo Stream

Learn about iPhoto and Aperture: Using Photo Stream
bobb1942k
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Q: I have photos on my iPad how do I sync them with my MacBook Pro?

I just bought a MacBook Pro and I am able to sync calenders and contacts et al but my photos on my iPad don't sync with the compurter. What am I doing wrong?

Posted on Nov 10, 2012 9:47 AM

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Q: I have photos on my iPad how do I sync them with my MacBook Pro?

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Nov 10, 2012 10:03 AM in response to bobb1942k
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    Nov 10, 2012 10:03 AM in response to bobb1942k

    Any photos you take with your iPad will be added to the iPad's Camera Roll.

     

    If you set up Photo Stream on your iPad, the new photos in the Camera Roll  will automatically be added to the Photo Stream.

    On your Mac you need iPhoto or Aperture to import the photos from the Photo Stream into a Photo Library. This Photo Stream feature requires OS X Lion v10.7.2 (or later) and iPhoto 9.2 (or later) or Aperture 3.2 (or later).

     

    On your new MacBook Pro you probably have MacOS X 10.8.2 and iPhoto 9.4.2, so the Photo Stream should be available. Have you enabled it in the iCloud settings? And are you using the same Apple ID on both your iPad and your Mac?

     

    Regards

    Léonie

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Nov 10, 2012 10:05 AM in response to bobb1942k
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    Photos for Mac
    Nov 10, 2012 10:05 AM in response to bobb1942k

    I'll assume you have an iCloud account.  You will need to enable Photos Stream on your iPad and in iPhoto.  Since calendars are syncing OK try the folowing: 

     

    Log out of iCloud in the System/iCloud preference pane and disable Photo Stream in iPhoto's Photo Share preference pane.  Then log back in and re-enable, respectively.  That should jump start Photo Stream.

     

    Also make sure Photo Stream is enabled on your iPad.

     

    OT