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Q: How to disable photos app to compress video?

When I use photos app to manage pic and video (for example, automatically import from iphone to photos), if I drag a video from photos library to desktop, the app may keep blocking, no warning, no repsonse, I thought something is wrong and try to kill the app. Actually I found it is because the app is compressing the video file. I have to say it is really an ugly design. Why cannot I drag original video to a folder? I don't like downgraded video. Furthermore, why cannot photos give a warning that the app is busying on processing video, but give user an awful experience? Could anyone tell me how to disable video compressing? Thanks a lot.

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Aug 12, 2016 12:03 AM

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  • by LarryHN,Solvedanswer

    LarryHN LarryHN Aug 12, 2016 9:01 AM in response to smthgg
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    Aug 12, 2016 9:01 AM in response to smthgg

    Don't drag anything out of Photos - export it (file menu ==> export) and if you want no compression or other changes only export the unmodified original - that gives you an exact bit for bit copy of the image you impoerted

     

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  • by smthgg,

    smthgg smthgg Aug 14, 2016 9:34 PM in response to LarryHN
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    Aug 14, 2016 9:34 PM in response to LarryHN

    That's an effective way to avoid compression, but I just feel it is unbelievable that an Apple's important product has so awful user-experience. Blocking and compressing without warning is unacceptable.