Iphoto 11 -How to turn off faces?

I am new to the Mac world and products let's say from the 26th to be clear.

For a guy using the apps for three days you sure had a lot of humble opinions.

I never said that you said there was zero risk, what I said is that running a Managed Library has no additional risk that is not in your preferred Referenced one.

I know that too, my point over that was simply managed library corruption represents real data loss where has in referenced, if the library gets corrupted, your files might not be, I not talking about hardware failure.

I know that was your point. My point is that is not the case because regardless of whether you use a Managed or Referenced Library, the files are stored in the exact same Finder. So, it's the exact same risk.

For a guy using the apps for three days you sure had a lot of humble opinions.

Running into so much trouble using iPhoto for three days can indeed provide you a few ideas about the app, yes, not because of the app it self, but because of you experience with other catalogs such as LightRoom, PhotoDirector, ACDSee or any other option and how it works, so yes you might have a few ideas and opinion based on just three days, and of course they should be humble, don't get me wrong, but I can have a different view if, good arguments are presented explaining the way this works and why, why not.

I know that was your point. My point is that is not the case because regardless of whether you use a Managed or Referenced Library, the files are stored in the exact same Finder. So, it's the exact same risk.

As far as I could explore: managed, copies the full picture into the library, after finishing( or during import event, don't remember it now) import, the tool suggests to delete the full picture from where you are importing.

Actually it does so too with referenced option, witch seems even wronger, since you are not holding the raw picture anywhere if you do it, so might loose it right from the beginning...didn't even test it on either method anyway(I mean I didn't go with delete option).

If you use both Managed and keep the files you are just duplicating all your full work, where for me it's not the point of a library, I just want to know what I have, organize it in a good enough faster view, and start from that point, for editing it's another subject, again in my humble opinion.

This means most people that might be using iphoto, if in managed option, would tend to allow them selves to remove original picture. Saying this, by corrupting the library, all is gone since all original files were deleted from import.

I can agree that since delete option is displayed in both referenced and managed at import, it would make this software even more dangerous towards your work, has by using reference library, doing the same procedure, you are deleting the reference of a photo at import?!?!?I kind of understand now, maybe that's why Apple is giving up of this software?

Cheers,

Is there a simple way to just turn off Faces entirely? My main problem with it is that it is a very un-Apple like product. Apple is all about making things easy for users, for giving them the maximum control over their devices. Faces is automatic. Faces is always on. Faces can't be turned off. It sounds more like a Microsoft product than an Apple product. I don't like it and don't want it on my machine. I didn't ask for it. It creates Faces of people I don't even know. At this point I have 18,000+ Faces in my iPhoto library and I don't want any of them.

Can anyone help?

Terence,

If you know the answer, it would be helpful if you could post it again.

In any case, the command: defaults write com.apple.iPhoto PKFaceDetectionEnabled 0

doesn't seem to help in that 'unnamed' always shows up under people's faces whenever info (apple-I) is selected, even if faces was previously turned off.

Note this sequence

- bring up iPhoto and display a picture

- select Info (apple-I) and note that faces now show up with 'unnamed' under them

- unclick the faces option on the right hand side, and not that the 'unnamed' tag is now gone.

- unselect Info (apple-I), and note that 'unnamed' is still gone

- exit iPhoto

- start iPhoto again, display a picture, select Info, and not that 'unnamed' shows up again, even though faces was set 'off ' previously.

As far as I can tell, this is the same behavior whether the defaults option above is set to "0" or "1"

has an easy migration path from iPhoto and you can turn off Faces.

Exactly. Simply open your iPhoto Library in Aperture and turn off "Faces! iPhoto and Aperture share a unified library format.

And that works in Aperture, but if you come back to iPhoto?

Yes. You don't want lossless processing, you want a destructive workflow. Use apps that work the way you want.

My Trainer had me just (shift) select all the current Faces pictures on the "bulletin board," then Delete. Seemed to work. (May have been Command Delete, but it worked.)

big thumbs up to you for supplying the best answer even if it was not chosen!

all these people talking endlessly about aperture and lightroom when the solution is: command/ delete

in iphoto, go to faces folder on left column. select all faces. press command + delete

yes you can! (or at least disable it)

That does not turn off faces, just deletes faces from the iPhoto Window. The process continues in the background, scanning and creating thumbnails.

okay point taken, but at least it stops the thumbnails appearing on the photo which very annoying

Very simple- in fact trivial - never use a program that forces you to use any feature you do not want - you have free choice - use it

LN

Thanks for a response that added no value to the discussion nor provided a solution. Much easier not to waste others' time if you do not have a real solution to a problem. Thanks.