How do move all pictures from IPHONE5 to MAC with normal file names

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How do move all pictures from IPHONE5 to MAC with normal file names

NIGHTMARE!

So all I can see what to do is buy a 3rd party program to do this....

otherwise, I have to use IPHOTO to import all the images which will live in the iPhoto library in the master folder.

The individual files are no longer IMG_2345.jpg but an impossibly ugly and long file: 2015/04/25/20150425-193134/16199636197_fe002769dc_o.jpg

MISSION: I want to move all my images from the iPhone to a NORMAL folder on my MAC with NORMAL / Original file names:

How is this accomplished?

thanks in advance.

iPhone 5, iOS 8.1

Posted on Apr 25, 2015 4:51 PM

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Lawrence Finch

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Apr 25, 2015 7:49 PM in response to vdotmatrix

vdotmatrix wrote:

NIGHTMARE!

So all I can see what to do is buy a 3rd party program to do this....

otherwise, I have to use IPHOTO to import all the images which will live in the iPhoto library in the master folder.

The individual files are no longer IMG_2345.jpg but an impossibly ugly and long file: 2015/04/25/20150425-193134/16199636197_fe002769dc_o.jpg

MISSION: I want to move all my images from the iPhone to a NORMAL folder on my MAC with NORMAL / Original file names:

How is this accomplished?

Use the Image Transfer app instead of iPhoto. Or some other photo management app, such as Google Picasa or Adobe Photoshop Elements.

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vdotmatrix Author

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Apr 25, 2015 7:08 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

Hey Thanks! I didn't think to use any of those. I don't have elements.

Lightroom wouldn't touch or recognize images on my iPhone 5. I opened Photoshop CC 2015 and sure enough I was able to import the images into this program but I think the thing is going to crash because I think it is trying to open them all into PS but also importing in to the folder I designated.....what a pain....

if this thing crashes I will try that awful capture app. Now the new PHOTO tries to import every lousy thing that is attached to my computer.

thanks again

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vdotmatrix Author

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Apr 25, 2015 7:30 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

When you give out this advice have you actually used these programs to do this?

As I feared Photoshop opened a boatload of images before it filled up the scratch drive and crashed.....

So now I will try something else....Letcha know how it goes...

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Apr 25, 2015 7:30 PM in response to vdotmatrix

(1) Use the Image Capture app on your iMac and drag all the photos to a folder you create on your desktop. or (2) using iPhoto, hold the option key and click on iPhoto and create a new library just for these photos, naming the library appropriately, and then connect your iPhone and download as usual. You will need to manually rename.

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Apr 25, 2015 8:53 PM in response to vdotmatrix

I've used Image Capture, but I usually use Picasa; it's my primary photo manager with about 40 GB of images going back 15 years. I used photoshop Elements at one time, but I like Picasa better.

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vdotmatrix Author

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Apr 25, 2015 7:49 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

OKAY!! The image capture.app is doing the job....

I think you have solved an issue that had driven nuts for a long time...

Thank you!!!🙂

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vdotmatrix Author

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Apr 25, 2015 8:53 PM in response to Charles Palenz

Thanks, the IPHOTO program is too proprietary. all that work just to get my images and video back. it is awful.....Unless the originally names files are hidden someplace on my MAC, it is really awful.I had 10GB of crap on my phone that I just moved using CAPTURE.app worked very well. For the destination, down arrow to "OTHER" and then you and create a folder and import your images there.

@Lawrence Finch

Picassa is a nice program, but i hope you have your images some where else other than on those google servers. if they ever determine that Picasa is underperforming there will be a scramble, unless I am thinking about a different program. If you try ADOBE LIGHTROOM, you will get a subscription. It doesn't do all the heavy lifting that photoshop does, but everything but the heavy lifting.

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