bursts in photos

Then you either are not following direction or you have a problem and need to give us details as that is exactly how it works

In the Photos app, look at the sidebar (if not there, click View/Show Sidebar). Click on the group "Bursts". Right click on a set of photos and choose "Delete 1 Burst". A dialog box will appear and it says, "Delete From All Devices. Keep x favorites and delete y photos from one burst?". If you click the delete button then the "extras" will be deleted and the favorites saved.

LN

Well I'm afraid you're wrong, its really not a complex set of instructions so there aren't many ways to mis-follow them.

Go to bursts > select burst > delete 1 burst and the entire burst is deleted, there is not "delete from all devices" dialogue box.

try this then

double click on the burst, click on make a selection and slide sideways between photos - select the one(s) you want and click done either keep the selection or everything

LN

That's not really helpful, as the original poster said we've already made our selections on the iPhone, going through hundreds of bursts one by one to then individually selecting every photo to "keep all" is impractical

if you do not like the way it works then you need to tell Apple not the users here - https://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html

You can change just as much as we can - nothing - all we can do is help you use Photos he way it does work

LN

Actually the idea behind telling the users here is hoping one of them might know a solution - as opposed to ignoring the original posters actual problem and offering a solution to a different one, as you did.

Several of us have already offered the only solution currently possible, which is to duplicate what was done on the iPhone on the Mac. We understand it isn't practical for some users, but there is nothing we can do about that besides suggesting sending feedback to Apple about it.

Things may change with the imminent release of the new version of iOS, or of OS X 10.11, but until they are released & people have a chance to test & make public the results of their tests, there is no point in continuing to ask about it in this now 4+ month old topic.

Sorry you missed it 😕

the answers to the OP are clear - plus there are suggestions for using what is available and additional suggestion to send suggestions to Apple

the clear answers to the OP's questions are

When i synced my pictures from my iphone that once were part of a burst with photos (the new 10.10.3 mac app), photos automatically put them back in a burst. Is there a way to change this?

NO

Is there perhaps a setting so photos doesn’t show the previous burst pictures in a burst anymore?

No

Because now, photos makes it seem like i have to select them again manually within the mac photos app while on my phone, they are all loose photo's.

That is correct

Is this clear to you now!

LN

So sorry if I hurt your ego by telling you your answers were unhelpful and didn't address the actual problem, I see now that this thread is very dear to you.

Sorry that you simply do not understand - the answers are the answers - just because you want different answers does not make the correct answers wrong - they are the correct answers and if you do not like them then you should be using different software since that is the way Photos works - and only Apple can change that and in addition to the correct answers, suggested work arounds and a way to contact Apple have been provided - that is all that can be done no matter how snide, insulting and aggressive you get

Good Bye

LN

Hi guys, I just tested and confirmed that this behavior still exists with iOS 9 & OS X El Capitan, unfortunately. If you unburst on the iPhone, you have to unburst again on the Mac 😟

I also noticed something interesting. If you import the photos using Image Capture and then import to Photos, the unbursted photos are re-grouped into a burst. However, if you import the photos directly into Photos, then the re-grouping does not happen. Not sure if this is behavior has changed in the new OS, but it appears to resolve the double-burst issue.

However, there seems to be a slight catch/quirk/bug with this method. If you import the unbursted photos directly into Photos and then delete one of the photos in the series, it creates the Burst again, but this new Burst exists independently of the other unbursted photos. If you click "Make a Selection" on the burst, you see that all the photos are selected except the one that had been deleted, but clicking "Done" seems to do nothing. However, if you then also select "Delete 1 Burst" for this new Burst, then it does actually delete the 1 photo and the new Burst, leaving the other original unbursted photos.

So, this behavior is a little odd and is something to keep in mind, but it seems like importing directly into Photos is a solution to the double-burst issue.

I believe this behavior is caused by a complex relationship between different settings with regard to "My Photo Stream" on both devices (phone and PC)

(Note in this discussion I assume iCloud Photo Library is not being used.)

The 2 settings at play:

1) The burst upload setting to My Photo Stream on the phone (see below). Is it set to upload just the key photo, or all photos in a burst?

I set it to only upload the key photo. (i.e. turn OFF "Upload Burst Photos" in settings, below.)

2) My Photo Stream setting on the PC.

I set it to "ON" which causes the Photos app to automatically always import everything from the My Photo Stream.

Here's what I tested:

• Take a burst photo on the phone.
• Phone automatically uploads just the key frame (just 1 photo from the burst, seems to be chosen randomly, also used as thumbnail photo for the burst in the photo list on the phone) to My Photo Stream (must be on Wi-Fi)
• Photos app on PC automatically imports the key frame (1 photo only) into the photo library.
  (verified, this is automatic but takes a couple of minutes and phone has to be on Wi-Fi)
• Go back to phone, select 2 favorites (different than the previous key frame), delete the rest from phone.
• Phone automatically uploads the 2 favorites to My Photo Stream
• Photos app on PC automatically imports the 2 additional photos into the photo library

RESULT:

• Photo library on PC contains a burst image with 3 frames (the original key frame, and the 2 favorites selected afterward)
• Photo library on phone contains only the 2 favorite images, split apart (no longer a burst)

CONCLUSION:

Seems like the only way to "fix" this would be to stop using My Photo Stream on one of the devices.

I haven't had time to research how manual syncing the photos in the Photos app impacts all of the above. Also, what happens when no Wi-Fi is available? In this case I've noticed that sometimes the photos from the phone get automatically uploaded to My Photo Stream, and sometimes they don't. Very unpredictable.

NOTE:

Where are my burst mode photos in My Photo Stream?

When you take photos using burst mode, only your favorite photos are imported to your device. In iOS 7.1 or later, you can choose to save all photos you take using burst mode to My Photo Stream. Tap Settings > iCloud > Photos and turn on Upload Burst Photos.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201317

SEPARATE QUESTION - EXPORTING BURSTS:

Furthermore, has anyone looked at getting burst photos OUT of the PC or phone Photos app, without selecting ones favorites? I've noticed that when sending a burst photo (before selecting favorites) from the phone over iMessage, only the key frame is sent.

Likewise, when dragging a burst photo out of Photos app on PC to a folder, again, only the key frame is exported.

Seems the only way to export multiple frames is AFTER choosing favorites... Anyone know? This means if you're lazy and don't want to choose favorites, and need to free up some space on one of your devices, you will lose all your bursts after exporting. A shame.

This solution works on the iMac. Thanks!

double click on the burst, click on make a selection and slide sideways between photos - select the one(s) you want and click done either keep the selection or everything

In Photos on Mac, click Bursts under Albums [sidebar] to locate the burst photos.

Double-click the photo you want to un-burst.

The main photo will appear with Make a Selection button in the upper left corner. Click this.

You are now on the Make a Selection screen, which will show how many photos are in the burst. At the bottom is a thumbnail representation of each the photos.

Select one thumbnail. If you want to keep this photo - Click on the PHOTO to select it. A checkmark will appear on the bottom right of the photo.

Continue the process, selecting each thumbnail in turn and deciding to separate the photo or not by clicking on the ones you want to keep.

When you are done, click Done in upper right corner.

If you have selected all of the individual photos, the burst item will disappear from the Bursts grouping, and they will become individual photos.

If you do not want the remaining photos - if any - in the original burst, then delete it and you have removed it from your devices.

HTH,

Michele