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farry1988

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sorry if im been dumb here, but i couldnt find a search button on this forum haha anyways im using a macbook pro with cs5 installed, when i import my raw files they come into iphoto, now if i drag and drop them into ''pictures'' its automatically converts them to jpegs, so in iphoto i right click > show file and i can now drag and drop the original raw file into ''pictures'' so i can open it up in cs5, but if i want to keep the original raw file and a edited version i have to copy and paste into ''pictures'' then edit and save, but by the time i have edited the photo, saved it, im left with the...original file.....the copied file....and the edited version which means i have to delete the copied file after every edit. It just seems like a massive confusion/effort from my part,am i completely missing a easier way or is this how mac intends you to photo process? i hope this makes sense :)

in advance thanks for any advise
 
Hi. I don't use iphoto to manage my pics. I use bridge. I only use iphoto when I want to create a quick web gallery.
 
Why do you need the iPhoto step? Iphoto is a great app (used it prior to stepping up to Aperture 3), but from the sounds of things you just want to process it incs5?
 
so you store all your photos in bridge? can you open them up straight into cs5 from there? no need to duplicate files ect? many thanks
 
Is bridge better than iphoto? I'm new to all this mac stuff. I photo seems nifty, but i don't know what's best to use with elements 9.
 
Don't import using iphoto. Just use your camera importer, make your changes, save your jpeg and drag this into iphoto. Then put your raw file somewhere for the backup if you want to keep it
 
farry1988 said:
so you store all your photos in bridge? can you open them up straight into cs5 from there? no need to duplicate files ect? many thanks
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Bridge doesn't store anything, it's just a viewer. Bridge and Photoshop together is the best way to work in my opinion (if you have them of course).
 
Bridge is the way to go.
When I insert my CF card bridge pops up and asks me if I want to import my photos. The very last option it gives you lets you save coppies to:
So you have two coppies plus the ones on your card unless you choose to delete them, which Bridge will also do for you if you want.

I would suggest keeping at the very least, a copy of the original file (Hopefully your shooting RAW) on an external HD. Where you can select Bridge to import a copy for you.
Then your safe... sort of... Some people keep more than one copy which is fine if your organized

"Cough!" Chase Jarvis "Cough Cough..."
He keeps like 4 or 5 coppies O.O
 
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IPhoto is Apple mollycoddling you and trying to make things simple and pleasant. Just ignore it completely. If you can afford to then Lightroom 3 is the way to go and if not then, as others have suggested, use Bridge and have your images all correctly organised into you pictures directory.

If you want to liberate all of the images that are currently stored in iPhoto and all the ones deleted (yes they are all still there taking up space probably!) then right click on the iPhoto storage folder and select "Show Package Contents". Inside the folder you will find all the original images which you can then drag out into the folders you wish to use. Like I said LR3 is the way forwards if you can (if you have a student handy then you can get LR3 for £80)
 
joescrivens said:
Don't import using iphoto. Just use your camera importer, make your changes, save your jpeg and drag this into iphoto. Then put your raw file somewhere for the backup if you want to keep it
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Exactly what I do, iPhoto simply stores my completed files.
 
Ok thanks, well i have a D40x. I think my Install CD is long gone. I purchased PS Elements 9. This does not have bridge with it. I am not keen on the Adobe ORganiser!!! Any ideas?
 
The only really good use I have found for iPhoto is when creating albums in iWeb, and then uploading that site to my MobileMe web space. As it's all Apple it works well together.

However, I use Lightroom as my main gallery and importing tool, and CS3 (sorry haven't upgraded) for manipulation/retouching.

Steve
 
I'm not a heavyweight user and maybe this isn't for you but here's my workflow.

I use a card reader to import the images into iphoto (they come in as raw). I can then view them on full screen slideshow to initially view them (as everybody wants to see the shots).

Then I click on an event and choose export from the menu bar. You can select to export in raw or various jpg configurations. I export to a folder on my desktop in raw and open individually in photoshop. As I have created a folder (named xxx_processed or something), I am working on a copy anyway. I then file those processed shots, but not in iphoto. But I can always find my originals as they are in chronological order.

There may be better ways of doing it, but I don't find it too much of a hardship.

Graham
 
craigg said:
IMHO Lightroom is the only way to go with both PC's / MAc's and RAW

I use Lightroom 2 on my iMac, Macbook Pro and PC running Windoze 7
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I actually bought aperture but didn't like it and have used LR from version 1.5 (I think). I would agree though that it is definitely the better package. It also allows me to run it over a network :)
 
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