Best way to archive RAW Images and keep JPG?
Hello everyone,
I have what I believe to be a fairly simple question. My iPhoto library, comprised mainly of RAW images, is taking up a majority of my MacBook's 500GB storage capacity, and I want to fix this. I want to keep all the photos in my library accessible on my mac, but they do not necessarily need to be in RAW format.
My thought:
1) Archive my entire iPhoto library in original format (RAW) to an external hard drive
2) Convert the MacBook's iPhoto library to JPG format, freeing up a considerable amount of space on my hard drive
My only concern is the safety of my original (RAW) library. The last thing I want to do is lose those minimally processed images. Is it safe/possible to export an entire library to an external hard drive? If I do that, will I be able to hook up that hard drive and view the images under iPhoto? Is there a simple way to convert an entire library to JPG? Is there a better way to accomplish my goal of freeing space?
Thanks in advance for any advice/help y'all can provide.
Best,
Steven
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7), 15in Mid-2010 Model