Until a few minutes ago, I was able to arrange photos within my iPhoto library by simply dragging them. It was so convenient. Other photos just moved out of the way to make things easier. Now, however, although I can still drag photos, I can't get them to stay anywhere. I'm sure the fix is easy, but what is it?
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Well, I need to be able to move photos around in order to organize them (delete duplicates, put similar pictures together, etc.). My understanding that all photos go first into the file entitled "Last 12 months". Could it be that pictures that are put here are automatically duplicated in some other file where they can be sorted? If not, what is the best way to be able to organize ALL of my photos? This will be my "Mother file". From there, I'll be able to create special single-purpose files. I just want some place where I can know that ALL of my photos are stored.
Niku
Yes, I was talking to you. And agreed on the guy "helping" you, i.e.,talking down to you.
I figured it out. Put the photos you want to rearrange into an album(you're calling it a file). Then you can drop and drag them.
It's confusing. Just remember not to try to do it anywhere but there. In the actual photos, they stay in the order they
were input in, because that's your library, the root to all the other places, e.g., events, albums, etc.
Get it? It took me a while, too. And I already knew it from before, but I hadn't done it in a while.
I'm having the same problem. I cannot drag and drop photos in albums. I used to be able to do this. It's frustrating, because I'm in Real Estate, and when I have several shots of the same room or facade, I need them to be side by side to decide which one to keep. Can you help me with this?
What version of iPhoto are you running. The following is for iPhoto 9 or later.
Are those regular albums or smart albums?
These are smart albums:
These are regular albums:
This is a folder:
Folders can't hold photos. They only hold albums, other folders, books, slideshows, etc. But NO photos.
OT
When you connect your camera does it show up on the desktop? It will have a disk icon. If so, just drag the photos whereever you want them
To get your current photos out of iPhoto: File -> Export
This User Tip
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4921
has details of the options in the Export dialogue.
Your photos go to the Library, that's the only place they go, ever.
Events and Photos are ways of looking at the Library - different doorways to the same room.
There are no other places, no other files or folders than the Library.
Everything else is a list, not a place.
Last 12 months is a list of photos from... the last 12 months. Last Import is a list of the files in the last import. An Album is a list of images you decide should go together. A Smart Album is the result of a search and so on.
So the Library is where everything lives.
Now you need to start thinking in iPhoto terminology.
There are no files in iPhoto. There are Photos, in Albums and Events. Folders can contain only Albums or other Folders.
So I have no idea what you mean by "special single-purpose files"
Regards
TD
I'm not sure that I completely understand you, except that I agree that there is only one iPhoto library. I never thought differently. Now, then, here's what I have:
A. LIBRARY: Events, Photos, Faces, Places
B. RECENT: TueSept 11,12; Last 12 months; Last import, Flagged, Printing, Trash
C. ALBUMS: Annette, Sheet music, Records, Untitled album
D. SLIDESHOWS: Many
In "Last 12 months," I had thought that all of my iPhoto files were there. What "Events" is supposed to include, I don't know, but it looks like it has most of my photos/files. In my "Annette" file, I have everything about her that I have: pictures of her, sheet music with her name, newspaper articles, pictures of her phonograph records, etc.
In my "sheet music" file, I have sheet music covers with her picture or name, In "Records" I have pictures of records that she recorded. These are what I call my "single-purpose"files, a special file for sheet music covers with her name or picture, etc. I guess that's what you call "albums".
You say that there are no files in iPhoto. I can acept that. I had been calling graphs, or written material, etc. files, but I can see why you call them photos. That's okay with me.
I think the key question is this: Does the "Events" file include all of the photos in my iPhoto library? If so, my problems are over.
B., C., D., are not Places. They are Lists.
So are Faces and Places. Lists.
The Only Place is Library. Events and Photos are the same thing. Two ways of looking at exactly the same thing. Two windows to the same room. To views of the same material. If it's in Photos then it's in Events and vice versa.
It is possible that 'Last 12 Months' lists all your Photos, but only if all your photos are taken in the last 12 months.
Events (and Photos) contain all your images.
You say that there are no files in iPhoto. I can acept that. I had been calling graphs, or written material, etc. files, but I can see why you call them photos. That's okay with me.
You have also been using the word 'file' for Albums (at least) as in 'In my "sheet music" file...' So, you're using 'file' to denote individual items and arbritrary groups of items interchangeably. The problem with that is it's hard for me to give accurate information as your use of the word is ambiguous.
I don't know if you were talking to me, but I got disgusted and dropped out. The person who was allegedly trying to help was more interested in arguing and quibbling over trivial and unimportant issues than in helping me, so I decided that this was not the place for me, not while people like that are permitted access to these boards.
No - I was talking to the latest poster
But since you have no interst in actually understanding iPhoto and how all Databases work it probably is good that you dropped out
You all have a great day you hear!
LN
SantaBarbaraRealtor wrote:
Niku
Yes, I was talking to you. And agreed on the guy "helping" you, i.e.,talking down to you.
I figured it out. Put the photos you want to rearrange into an album(you're calling it a file). Then you can drop and drag them.
It's confusing. Just remember not to try to do it anywhere but there. In the actual photos, they stay in the order they
were input in, because that's your library, the root to all the other places, e.g., events, albums, etc.
Get it? It took me a while, too. And I already knew it from before, but I hadn't done it in a while.
Well, thanks for that, the advice and the moral support. I'm working on something else right now, but I'll be be back tomorrow to see if I can organize my ALBUMS the way I want them to be. Thanks again.
JimRandom wrote:
Similar issue here. I am unable to drag photos from the library into Albums. The Albums will not accept the photos.
If you want an answer you have to provide details including the version of iPhoto and what happens when you try as well as exactly what you are doing
LN
Thanks. Well, I've just solved the prolem. Maybe. It's iPhoto '09, version 8.1.2. When I was in the Photos view, and trying to drag a photo or a group of photos over into an album, the album was not accepting the photos. It would just send the photo drifting back into the Photos view and the photo would not be in the album. However just now, I noticed that the rectangular box that goes around the album name was way above where I was moving the cursor. So it worked when I moved the cursor down so that the rectangular box surrounded the correct album. And now, when I try it again, that rectangular box moves with the cursor again. So I don't know if the other times I was trying to get the photo into the album I just didn't see that rectangular box way above where it should be, or if it was so far above you couldn't see it onscreen, or what. Anyway, it seems to be working now. Feel free to add any info if you want to.
Please bear with my ignorance. I am new to Apple terminology and recently received a Macbook Pro as a gift. Prior to this I have only used a PC and was very happy with the way it organized my photos. I don't understand IPhoto, although your explanation has been somewhat helpful; I now understand more than I did. Here is what I am trying to accomplish, please let me know if it' s possible with IPhoto:
As my pictures import into IPhoto, I am trying to organize them and when I make albums, which is what I am familiar with, I see that they also stay in the original place of "photos or events". This is confusing to me, how do you know if you have moved all the photos to an album if they still remain in the photo library? Is there an alternate or easier way to organize all your photos in the library? I don't like having photos in all these different places, it's way too confusing to me. I would appreciate your help. I have IPhoto 11 version 9.4.3
Thank you
1. Remember you don't have to use iPhoto. It's not compulsory. You can have your photos in folders on the HD like you always did. It's much more limited, doesn't offer non-destructive editing and so on, but it is what you're used to.
2. iPhoto works on a Library Principle. Like iTunes. Every song is in the Library. Each playlist contains links back to the Library. So a song can be in any number of playlists and use no extra disk space. Same with iPhoto. Every photo is in the Library. Each ALbum contains links back to the Library. So a photo can be in any number of Albums and use no extra disk space.
Consider the followng example: A snap of two kids and a dog on a beach. How do you file that? 'Summer 1999', or by Kid A or Kid B or Dog? Or even beach?
How about all of them. Just think, if it's a favourite photo you can have an album of those drawn from all over the Library - your 100 favourit photos, while they are still also in Albums for the people in them, the places, the event and so on.
How to find the photos not in an Album:
FIle -> New Smart Album
Album -> is not -> Any
Moving photos within iPhoto library
