Does iPhoto Suck?
I finally talked my boss into buying a Macbook Pro after I converted a few years ago. I ranted and raved about iLife (among other things), assuring him that a Mac was his solution to all of his computer needs. When he asked me to import his photos into iPhoto 6.0, all of the photo structures were merged into this large monster of a photo collection.
When I bought my Mac(s), I didn't have 400 levels of folders full of photos, so this excluded feature didn't matter to me. I read all of the posts that asked about trying to maintain the structure, and basically figured out that it cannot be done easily or sensibly.
My boss complained, saying "I thought you said that Mac was better than Windows... but the program made for organizing photos won't let me keep them organized the way that is the simplest?" He is insisting that iPhoto ***** and that Windows made it easier on him.
Personally, I like iPhoto; and this delimma doesn't pose a huge problem for me. But for him, it has been one factor that keeps him on WinXP in Boot Camp (ugghhh!).
Does anyone know of a better program for organizing photos for Mac (one that will allow importing folder structure)? Or does Apple plan on adding this to iPhoto soon?
I hate to say this, but it looks like MS got it right with Vista's photo organization (from the look of the BETA). It gives most of the options iPhoto gives inside of the file explorer when you click on the "photos" section.
Thanks
PowerMac G5, Dual 2.5 Ghz, Mac OS X (10.4.6), 1.5 GB RAM, 750 GB HD Space, 12" PowerBook G4, iPod mini