keefwaddo
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Q: Use raw as original default setting?

Hi everyone.

 

When I import files, Photos always edits the jpeg rather than the raw which my camera creates. I know I can open a photo, click edit and change this from the image menu. But do I have to do this every single time? I always want to edit the Raw.

 

Is there any way to change the default?

 

Cheers

 

Waddo

final cut pro x, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on Sep 12, 2016 4:06 AM

by léonie,Solvedanswer
léonie léonie
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A:
However, even though I have unchecked copy items to the Photos library, when I right click I can only choose show in moments. So I think it's not working.

Reveal in Finder will not work for photos that have already been imported as managed, only for new imports you have imported referenced with the option "copy items to the Photos library" unchecked.

 

In this way, according to information I have read, I can right click and choose show in finder, which is what I did in Aperture.

Referenced originals worked well in Aperture, but are risky on Photos, because the tools to maintain referenced photos are missing in Photos. It will be very difficult to move referenced photos to a new drive, if the drive needs to be replaced, or to restore them from a backup. There is simply no tool to relocate referenced originals.  And if the referenced item cannot be found, you have to track it down manually, but Photos has no reconnect tool with information that will help you to search.

Another problem - if you delete referenced photos from your Photos Library, the referenced originals will be left behind on the drive and you have to delete them manually. That will be error prone. You can accidentally delete the wrong files. The only save way to delete referenced files id first to consolidate them, and then to delete them. Referenced files cannot upload to iCloud Photo Library.


I would not use referenced files in iPhoto.  If you want a tool to reveal the managed originals, get yourself PowerPhotos. It can show you the originals of managed Photos files, and more important, can show keywords or other metadata below the thumbnails. It can show your Photos Library in a list view like Aperture, and you can sort the photos by more metadata, for example by file size or filename.


Posted on Sep 12, 2016 4:48 AM

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Sep 12, 2016 4:11 AM in response to keefwaddo
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    Sep 12, 2016 4:11 AM in response to keefwaddo

    No, not yet.  Send a feature request to Apple.

    http://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html

     

     

    For the time being I would only import the RAW files to Photos and not the JPEGS, if you always want to use the RAW as the original. Save the photos to a folder before importing them to Photos and sort them by file kind to import only the RAW.

  • by keefwaddo,

    keefwaddo keefwaddo Sep 12, 2016 4:21 AM in response to léonie
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    Sep 12, 2016 4:21 AM in response to léonie

    Thanks for the reply. And yes that is what I was guessing.

     

    Not sure if it's ok not to start a new thread, but I have a quick question coming from your reply.

     

    I if copy the new photos to my mac, give the folder a name, then delete the jpegs, now I would actually like to import the files into Photos but leave them where they are and not copy them to the Photos library. In this way, according to information I have read, I can right click and choose show in finder, which is what I did in Aperture.

     

    However, even though I have unchecked copy items to the Photos library, when I right click I can only choose show in moments. So I think it's not working.

     

    In other words, I want to manually manage my photos but it doesn't seem to work.

     

    Any ideas?

  • by léonie,Solvedanswer

    léonie léonie Sep 12, 2016 4:48 AM in response to keefwaddo
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    Sep 12, 2016 4:48 AM in response to keefwaddo
    However, even though I have unchecked copy items to the Photos library, when I right click I can only choose show in moments. So I think it's not working.

    Reveal in Finder will not work for photos that have already been imported as managed, only for new imports you have imported referenced with the option "copy items to the Photos library" unchecked.

     

    In this way, according to information I have read, I can right click and choose show in finder, which is what I did in Aperture.

    Referenced originals worked well in Aperture, but are risky on Photos, because the tools to maintain referenced photos are missing in Photos. It will be very difficult to move referenced photos to a new drive, if the drive needs to be replaced, or to restore them from a backup. There is simply no tool to relocate referenced originals.  And if the referenced item cannot be found, you have to track it down manually, but Photos has no reconnect tool with information that will help you to search.

    Another problem - if you delete referenced photos from your Photos Library, the referenced originals will be left behind on the drive and you have to delete them manually. That will be error prone. You can accidentally delete the wrong files. The only save way to delete referenced files id first to consolidate them, and then to delete them. Referenced files cannot upload to iCloud Photo Library.


    I would not use referenced files in iPhoto.  If you want a tool to reveal the managed originals, get yourself PowerPhotos. It can show you the originals of managed Photos files, and more important, can show keywords or other metadata below the thumbnails. It can show your Photos Library in a list view like Aperture, and you can sort the photos by more metadata, for example by file size or filename.


  • by keefwaddo,Helpful

    keefwaddo keefwaddo Sep 12, 2016 4:52 AM in response to léonie
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    Sep 12, 2016 4:52 AM in response to léonie

    Thanks so much for the excellent information.

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Sep 12, 2016 4:55 AM in response to keefwaddo
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    Sep 12, 2016 4:55 AM in response to keefwaddo

    You're welcome