New photo filter effects lost when importing to iPhoto?

I have just upgraded to iOS7, and have started using the new filter effects that come with the camera app. However, when plugging my phone in to import them into iPhoto or viewing them on my Photo Stream in iPhoto, it only shows the original photos without any lens effects. All customised effects have gone, although I can still see them on the phone.


Any ideas?

OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Sep 29, 2013 3:33 PM

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Oct 9, 2013 4:27 PM in response to LarryHN

There are still glitches because some 3rd party apps (like Google+ and Snapseed) will not see the filtered version. Facebook and Flickr do see it and I think that Instagram does also.

Only solution is to set up a Shared Photostream (which Aperture and iPhoto on a Mac can then share and see the filtered version also) and then from the Shared Photostream, save the photo back to your Camera Roll. Then all apps should see the filtered version.

Nov 18, 2013 9:18 PM in response to benterz222

Ahhh really frustrated. I am an avid iphone photographer and on a really amazing trip used the new iPhone filters. I took over 1000+ photos, just downloaded them on my MacBook and set the import to erase all photos on my iphone. I just discovered that none of the filtered photos transfered over.


Is there anyway that the newly importanted photos on my MacBook has a record of the filters or anyway to get the filtered photos back? Thanks so much.

May 13, 2014 12:17 AM in response to benterz222

Yep, as others have said above, thankfully I had all my photos going to "My Photostream" (under 'albums' in your iPhone Camera App) which I then saved back into the camera roll and imported them to my computer (iPhoto) from there – you then have double ups – ones with and ones without the filter. A bit of a pain but thankfully I only set that feature up just recently otherwise I wouldn't have any of them ... if it wasn't for my brother, I wouldn't have known about it.

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