I am updated iPhoto to Photos.app Version 1.0 (209.52.0)
Now I would like to replace some pictures in different Albums after i retouched them. Is there a better way like to search ist, do deleate it and to place ist one more. I want do replace the old one.
Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)
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I apologize, I am having difficulties understanding your question. Would you please restate it?
Your question is not at all clear - what exactly do you want? There is one and only one image in your photos library so no matter where you view it from you get the same image with all edits
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There is only one copy of a picture in the Photo Library. If you edit a picture in one album every other occurrence of that picture will show the edit also. At no time is the original image file edited. It's a nondestructive editing process.
At any time you can select an edited photo, go into the Edit mode and and use the Revert to Original button at the top go get the unedited version back everywere it is in the library. That original image file is considered the digital negative and is never touched.
but if i edit it with en external App. For Example Photoshop and I drop it again in Photo.app, than I get two pics. If i locate the originals I have two files of it. that s...
Then I would delete the original in your library and import the photo you modified in the 3rd party editor.
that is very uncomfortable... sad but true.
I completely understand. I have a massive photo library myself (over 60K photos) and when I use a 3rd party editor and I feel the same discomfort when using this workflow.
When the developers of the 3rd party editors get their plugins available for using their editor from within Photos then we'll be able to use those external editors like we did with iPhoto.
The problem I have with this is, I don't know which album(s) or slide show may be using this photo. The hack I would probably try is find where the original photo is stored, then overwrite it. Then edit the photo so the preview is rendered again.
Anyone have a better method???
Unfortunately, I haven't found any Photos plugin to help this problem
If you want to know which albums the photo is in use this AppleScript from the Photos for Mac User Tips page: How to find out the albums a photo is in: Jacques Rioux's script.
You can download a compiled version of the script as an application from this tutorial site: P01 - Applescripts from Photos’ User Tips Compiled as Applications
If you wasn't to edit a photo with Photoshop you can do so from inside Photo with the purchase of this 99¢ application from the App Store: External Editors For Photos. Then you get to it via this Extensions menu in the Edit mode:
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One thing to remember is that if you start out with a jpeg file you must save the edited version as a jpeg (flattened) file or it will not be recognized by Photos as an edited version.
THANKS!! I really appreciate your reply and tip. I am now going to go through all the tips on those pages! Maybe with the tips, my hatred of the lack of features will become bearable and keep me going until the next release, hopefully, eliminating the bulk of my complaints.
It would be nice to be able to save, lets say for an album with a lot of iPhoto retouched image, full res, "developed" image version and save it so if Edit is brought up accidentally, it won't clobber the previews. I still want to be able to revert back to the originals in the future if I'm willing to retouch them.
Again Thanks.
Replace a picture with the same name after retouching in Photos.app
