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I have an iPhone 5s and a Macbook air. All I want to do, is transfer videos from my phone to my Macbook air, and then access them afterwards. It should be simple, but it has turned into a nightmare! Any help?
iPhone 5s
Plug the phone into th computer. What happens? iPhoto should open and offer to import all images and videos.
Matt
Hey Matt,
Thanks for your reply.
I have done that. The thing is, I have 6k+ photos, and when I open iPhoto, there isn't a video option for me to find them. All I need is to find and keep my videos in one place so I can access them, and share. However, all I keep seeing are my photos...
In iPhoto, create a new Smart Album using the File - New menu. The criterion should be "photo is movie" (I know, odd wording, but that's how it works). This will give you an album with all your movies. When you attach your phone, iPhoto will import all new photos/movies (skipping any you already have imported) and new movies will automatically appear in that smart album that you created.
Matt
You just saved my life. Literally, thank you so much.
Is it me, or this process could be simplified?
Take care =)
You're welcome! Yes, iPhoto has always never quite had the elegance for organizing movies that it does with photos. Which is ironic since that's where your iOS device movies get synced to by default.
Matt
I have an iPhone 5s and a Macbook air. All I want to do, is transfer videos from my phone to my Macbook air, and then access them afterwards. It should be simple, but it has turned into a nightmare! Any help?
