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iPhoto Library Manager success but some pictures are rotated, plus previously cropped pics are stretched

Using iPhoto Library Manger 3.8.6 with iPhoto '11 9.4.2 on a mid-2012 MBP with OS X 10.8.2

Manged to recover my library using iPLM after iPhoto couldn't update my older iPhoto '09 library to use with the new version, iPhoto '11. For the most part, it went very well and all the pictures, events, titles, and keywords were transferred to a new library fully comptible with iPhoto '11. However, ther are a couple of realtively minor (compared to losing your entire library) issues that remain.

It appears that ALL of the photos originally shot in Portrait orientation, and kept that way in the old '09 library, have been rotated and placed in Landscape orientation in this new rebuilt '11 compatible library.

In addition, any photo which was originally shot in Portrait, and is now in Landscape, shows up as a squashed/stretched Portrait thumbnail. Once I click on it, it is undistorted but in the aforementioned rotated landcsape orientation. I can then manually chose EDIT > ROTATE and then the photo and the thumbnail shows up correctly.

Confusing to read, I know, but there you have it. Manually going through all these and rotating them is possible (and I will do it if necessary) but wondering if there is a "batch" way to repair this? Should I try the REBUILD THUMBNAIL option in iPhoto or is that a waste of time because the photos themselves are currently rotated?

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Dec 16, 2012 3:00 PM

19 replies

Mac_Cat

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Mar 19, 2014 3:18 PM in response to Marytw

iPhone Library Manager is up to verision 9.5.1 now for Maverics (10.9).

Updating it might help.

Marytw

Level 1

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Mar 20, 2014 7:13 AM in response to Mac_Cat

Mac Cat. I only find iPLM 4 on its website. Including this sentence:

"iPLM 3 does work on OS X 10.9 Mavericks, but cannot be used to copy photos with iPhoto 9.5. Upgrading to iPLM 4 will be necessary if you want to perform copying operations with iPhoto 9.5 and later."

Can you give me a link?

Marytw

Level 1

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Mar 20, 2014 7:23 AM in response to Marytw

OK, now i've run iPhoto's thumbnail rebuild twice on the smaller file. The first time it changed nothing. The second time it removed distortions but changed the rotation, and not in a good way.

Then I ran iPLM on the same smaller library and it appears to have corrected quite a few more. But I still have some distorted thumbnails and rotated images.

So bottom line: does anyone have any idea what might have caused this damage?

Old Toad

Level 10

207,667 points

Mar 20, 2014 12:02 PM in response to Marytw

A corrupted database file. If you still have some photos that are not right you might try this:

Starting over from scratch with new library

Start over with a new library and import the Originals (iPhoto 09 and earlier) or the Masters (iPhoto 11) folder from your original library as follows:

1. Open the library package like this.

2. Launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and, when asked, select the option to create a new library.

3. Drag the subfolders of the Originals (iPhoto 09 and earlier) or the Masters (iPhoto 11) folder from the open iPhoto Library package into the open iPhoto window a few at a time.

This will create a new library with the same Events (but not necessarily the same Event names) as the original library but will not keep the metadata, albums, books slideshows and other projects.

Note: your current library will be left untouched for further attempts at a fix if so desired.

iPhoto Library Manager success but some pictures are rotated, plus previously cropped pics are stretched