How to keep the creation date of photos
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with Iphoto (but is it important)?
The photos I have on my MAC, I open them with Preview for example, I modify them with Iphoto; I noticed that when I want to see the date the photos were taken, I only find the modification date.
How can I permanently keep the date the photo was taken, and sort them by that criterion?
Configuration: MACBOOK PRO 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4 Go 1067 MHz DDR3
Snow Leopard
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Thank you for your help and have a good day.
Françoise
with Iphoto (but is it important)?
The photos I have on my MAC, I open them with Preview for example, I modify them with Iphoto; I noticed that when I want to see the date the photos were taken, I only find the modification date.
How can I permanently keep the date the photo was taken, and sort them by that criterion?
Configuration: MACBOOK PRO 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4 Go 1067 MHz DDR3
Snow Leopard
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Thank you for your help and have a good day.
Françoise
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I misspoke
right now they are sorted by date, but not for the same event
for the same trip, for example, how can I sort them by date to edit in iMovie or another app?
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Have a nice day everyone and thank you.
Françoise
right now they are sorted by date, but not for the same event
for the same trip, for example, how can I sort them by date to edit in iMovie or another app?
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Have a nice day everyone and thank you.
Françoise
Hello
I don't quite understand, but let's take the example if you went on a trip to Andalusia in 2006.
You take photos. Then you import the photos into iPhoto from your device. iPhoto will sort the photos by day. Then it's up to you to merge the photos just by dragging one "square" of photos onto another to create a single event titled trip to Andalusia, for instance.
Then, if you go to Finder, Pictures, right-click on iPhoto Library and choose "Show Package Contents," then Original. And there you'll find all the dates. Go to the year 2006, and you'll find the trip to Andalusia sorted by date.
I don't quite understand, but let's take the example if you went on a trip to Andalusia in 2006.
You take photos. Then you import the photos into iPhoto from your device. iPhoto will sort the photos by day. Then it's up to you to merge the photos just by dragging one "square" of photos onto another to create a single event titled trip to Andalusia, for instance.
Then, if you go to Finder, Pictures, right-click on iPhoto Library and choose "Show Package Contents," then Original. And there you'll find all the dates. Go to the year 2006, and you'll find the trip to Andalusia sorted by date.
Hello
Well, I'm leaving for Ireland tomorrow, I'll take the test...
I will keep you informed, of course.
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Have a nice day everyone and thank you.
Françoise
Well, I'm leaving for Ireland tomorrow, I'll take the test...
I will keep you informed, of course.
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Have a nice day everyone and thank you.
Françoise
When you import photos into iPhoto, you don't create an event?
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"You must have a lot of patience to learn to be patient."
[Stanislaw Jerzy Lec]
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"You must have a lot of patience to learn to be patient."
[Stanislaw Jerzy Lec]
Hello Françoise,
If you use iPhoto for your editing and cataloging, one piece of advice:
- never enter the iPhoto Library package - in any way - always go through iPhoto without exception. If the capabilities of iPhoto are too limited for you, you can request in its preferences that edits go through an external editor. For example, Photoshop, or something else. But it is imperative that it goes through iPhoto. If you intervene directly in the iPhoto Library, without iPhoto knowing, you can be sure that sooner or later, you will have lost your photo library. This is why Apple deliberately turned this folder into a package. To make access more difficult and less prone to accidental intervention.
Now, it should be noted that the classification by date in iPhoto always corresponds to the date the photo was taken, for a photo taken with a digital camera and therefore containing Exif data. For an old, film photo that has been scanned without Exif data, the retained date is the "creation date", meaning the date when the computer scanned the photo.
For example, see the information on this subject provided by Preview:
For a digital photo
For a scanned photo
Now, concretely, to always be sure to have photos in the correct order, and this regardless of the application or folder used later on the Mac, I proceed as follows: when transferring photos to the Mac from the camera, I use Nikon Transfer, which is free, and I have configured it so that the transferred file name always reflects its date taken according to the Anglo-Saxon method. So a photo taken on April 4, 2010 will bear the name: 2010-04-04 xxx, at the beginning .. as you can see in my screenshots. Then I use Renamer4Mac if needed to add names or surnames, places, etc. in bulk.
In this way, I can manage my photos with iPhoto, iView Media Pro, Aperture, etc... send them by archives anywhere, they will always remain in their strict order of capture. I have tested various methods for my thousands of photos, and I believe this is the only one that is truly reliable.
Have a good stay and happy shooting :)
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Sanspseudo - Francis - iMac Intel Mac running OS 10.6 + iMac-G5 running Mac OS 10.5
Always specify your exact configuration: Model of Mac and version of Mac OS!
If you use iPhoto for your editing and cataloging, one piece of advice:
- never enter the iPhoto Library package - in any way - always go through iPhoto without exception. If the capabilities of iPhoto are too limited for you, you can request in its preferences that edits go through an external editor. For example, Photoshop, or something else. But it is imperative that it goes through iPhoto. If you intervene directly in the iPhoto Library, without iPhoto knowing, you can be sure that sooner or later, you will have lost your photo library. This is why Apple deliberately turned this folder into a package. To make access more difficult and less prone to accidental intervention.
Now, it should be noted that the classification by date in iPhoto always corresponds to the date the photo was taken, for a photo taken with a digital camera and therefore containing Exif data. For an old, film photo that has been scanned without Exif data, the retained date is the "creation date", meaning the date when the computer scanned the photo.
For example, see the information on this subject provided by Preview:
For a digital photo
For a scanned photo
Now, concretely, to always be sure to have photos in the correct order, and this regardless of the application or folder used later on the Mac, I proceed as follows: when transferring photos to the Mac from the camera, I use Nikon Transfer, which is free, and I have configured it so that the transferred file name always reflects its date taken according to the Anglo-Saxon method. So a photo taken on April 4, 2010 will bear the name: 2010-04-04 xxx, at the beginning .. as you can see in my screenshots. Then I use Renamer4Mac if needed to add names or surnames, places, etc. in bulk.
In this way, I can manage my photos with iPhoto, iView Media Pro, Aperture, etc... send them by archives anywhere, they will always remain in their strict order of capture. I have tested various methods for my thousands of photos, and I believe this is the only one that is truly reliable.
Have a good stay and happy shooting :)
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Sanspseudo - Francis - iMac Intel Mac running OS 10.6 + iMac-G5 running Mac OS 10.5
Always specify your exact configuration: Model of Mac and version of Mac OS!
Francis,
Does it matter whether I put my photos in a folder or an event?
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Have a good day everyone and thank you.
Françoise
Does it matter whether I put my photos in a folder or an event?
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Have a good day everyone and thank you.
Françoise
Yes, regardless.
Event management in iPhoto is poorly done. However, I prefer events, but you need to enforce a certain discipline.
If you select the "Events" item in the right sidebar, it's best to go to View / Sort Events / by Title and give a logical title to each event.
For example, 2010, 2009, 2008, etc. so that the organization corresponds to the years; you can refine it, for example, 2010 Family, or 2010 Trips, etc. Why 2010, for instance, rather than something else? Simply because iPhoto is unable to import new photos directly into a pre-chosen event. So I use a trick: when I import new photos, they go into one or several untitled new events. I name each new event created 2010, so all the 2010s are placed side by side (only one 2010 is valid, the 2010 Family or 2010 Trips, for example), which then allows me to drag the "fake 2010s" onto the correct one to merge them. When you have few events, this seems superfluous, but if you have a huge number like I do (genealogy dating back to the early days of photography + events like "Weddings, by country," etc.), it becomes impossible to drag an event from the top to the bottom, even with a 24" screen. So it's a practical trick.
If you select the "Photos" item in the sidebar, you'll notice that the way iPhoto organizes events in the right area is completely illogical. And no matter how logically you name your events, it won’t change anything. This display mode is unbearable for very large photo libraries. Therefore, you will probably never use this display mode.
Create events, name them chronologically, with refinements if needed.
Create albums as well if necessary, knowing that these albums can contain sub-albums. For your searches and to make your life easier, don't hesitate to use smart albums.
It will then be imperative to complete the names of your photos to give them meaning.
A photo named 2010-04-15_298_DSC4550 will be less meaningful than 2010-04-15_298_DSC4550_Whisky Museum in Edinburgh. For my part, I have chosen to keep the entire numbering and add a clear name, so I can find my way around more safely.
Event management in iPhoto is poorly done. However, I prefer events, but you need to enforce a certain discipline.
If you select the "Events" item in the right sidebar, it's best to go to View / Sort Events / by Title and give a logical title to each event.
For example, 2010, 2009, 2008, etc. so that the organization corresponds to the years; you can refine it, for example, 2010 Family, or 2010 Trips, etc. Why 2010, for instance, rather than something else? Simply because iPhoto is unable to import new photos directly into a pre-chosen event. So I use a trick: when I import new photos, they go into one or several untitled new events. I name each new event created 2010, so all the 2010s are placed side by side (only one 2010 is valid, the 2010 Family or 2010 Trips, for example), which then allows me to drag the "fake 2010s" onto the correct one to merge them. When you have few events, this seems superfluous, but if you have a huge number like I do (genealogy dating back to the early days of photography + events like "Weddings, by country," etc.), it becomes impossible to drag an event from the top to the bottom, even with a 24" screen. So it's a practical trick.
If you select the "Photos" item in the sidebar, you'll notice that the way iPhoto organizes events in the right area is completely illogical. And no matter how logically you name your events, it won’t change anything. This display mode is unbearable for very large photo libraries. Therefore, you will probably never use this display mode.
Create events, name them chronologically, with refinements if needed.
Create albums as well if necessary, knowing that these albums can contain sub-albums. For your searches and to make your life easier, don't hesitate to use smart albums.
It will then be imperative to complete the names of your photos to give them meaning.
A photo named 2010-04-15_298_DSC4550 will be less meaningful than 2010-04-15_298_DSC4550_Whisky Museum in Edinburgh. For my part, I have chosen to keep the entire numbering and add a clear name, so I can find my way around more safely.
Hello,
Your photos, whether modified or not, are found in your "iPhoto Library," which is located in "User/Images," and the references include the creation date and any modification date.
To open the iPhoto Library, right-click on the name (or option+click) and in the dropdown menu, choose "Show Package Contents" then "Originals" or others, everything is there ;-)
Have a nice day
"One must have a lot of patience to learn to be patient."
[Stanislaw Jerzy Lec]
Your photos, whether modified or not, are found in your "iPhoto Library," which is located in "User/Images," and the references include the creation date and any modification date.
To open the iPhoto Library, right-click on the name (or option+click) and in the dropdown menu, choose "Show Package Contents" then "Originals" or others, everything is there ;-)
Have a nice day
"One must have a lot of patience to learn to be patient."
[Stanislaw Jerzy Lec]