BHWelliver
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Q: Photo library not displaying in Media

The Photo library does not seem to connect/display in the media browser. Music does, just not photos. I note that it thinks iPhoto but I have the updated Photo installed. Is there a way to link/relink?

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on May 24, 2015 5:54 PM

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Q: Photo library not displaying in Media

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  • by Brett L,

    Brett L Brett L May 26, 2015 12:31 PM in response to BHWelliver
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    May 26, 2015 12:31 PM in response to BHWelliver

    Howdy BHWelliver,

     

    If your pictures do not show up in the Media Browser, I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article - 

     

    If Media Browser doesn't show your entire Photos library - Apple Support

     

    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

     

    Best,

     

    Brett L 

  • by BHWelliver,

    BHWelliver BHWelliver May 27, 2015 6:45 AM in response to Brett L
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    May 27, 2015 6:45 AM in response to Brett L

    Sorry, but this didn't help.

     

    My issue is with the Photos application and its Media Browser not displaying ANY photos. There doesn't seem to be a way to tie into my photos library.

  • by Bruno CND,

    Bruno CND Bruno CND Jul 2, 2015 6:57 AM in response to BHWelliver
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    iTunes
    Jul 2, 2015 6:57 AM in response to BHWelliver

    Same for me, with brand new 10.10.4, Ibooks Author 2.3 and no iCloud Photo..... No Photo library at all in the media windows, only Photo boot and Aperture....

  • by cruisingfeijao,

    cruisingfeijao cruisingfeijao Jul 2, 2015 6:04 PM in response to BHWelliver
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    Jul 2, 2015 6:04 PM in response to BHWelliver

    Same problem here.  iBooks Author Media does not recognise my Photos library at all.  Apple say it's an iBooks Author issue and they can't help.  Any suggestions other than setting up a separate Album?

  • by BHWelliver,

    BHWelliver BHWelliver Jul 2, 2015 6:15 PM in response to cruisingfeijao
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    Jul 2, 2015 6:15 PM in response to cruisingfeijao

    Wait...isn't iBooks Author an Apple product?

     

    Anyway, just send some feedback via the iBooks Author app. I'll see what happens.

  • by lgcebuk,

    lgcebuk lgcebuk Jul 5, 2015 1:19 PM in response to BHWelliver
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    Photos for Mac
    Jul 5, 2015 1:19 PM in response to BHWelliver

    I have this problem too and tried to get help from Apple support in April.  They eventually said that they could also reproduce the problem and referred it to the software engineers in the USA. I heard back that this failure is "reproducible worldwide".  So they knew back in April it was a bug but so far no fix has been forthcoming.  It's disappointing that they had not apparently tested that their own iBooks Author program (yes, it is theirs!) would work with the new Photos for Mac but all we can do is wait for a fix.  I have found that if you open up iPhoto (which should still be in your Applocations folder) then iBooks Author will revert to showing photos from the old (and better) iPhoto.   Not ideal and one of many disappointments about Photos for Mac.

  • by cruisingfeijao,

    cruisingfeijao cruisingfeijao Jul 5, 2015 2:58 PM in response to lgcebuk
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    Jul 5, 2015 2:58 PM in response to lgcebuk

    Thank you for the confirmation.  I went into our local Apple Store yesterday and logged onto their demo Mac to find that it could not access Photos from iBooks Author.  So I figured it was a known problem.  I agree that Photos is a step backwards from iPhoto.  Not happy.