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From: Zar Zifodow on 16 May 2010 19:31 On 5/16/10 4:08 PM, Calum wrote: > On 16/05/10 23:19, Zar Zifodow wrote: > >> How would you, using Automator or Folder Actions, cause iPhoto to >> automatically refresh if you added images to a certain folder? > > Creating a folder action in Automator with the single action "Import > Files into iPhoto" does exactly that. > > (Unfortunately the Automator action only allows you to create or add to > an Album rather than an Event, though.) > > --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: news(a)netfront.net --- Really? OK. So we want iPhoto to refresh an album (one we create by dragging a folder from the Pictures folder to the iPhoto sidebar) when we manually add/update photos to that particular Pictures folder. And we want this to be done automatically without any intervention other that adding the photos. How exactly do you do that? Explain it as if I just opened the Macbook Pro box this morning. I will be forever grateful.
From: Zar Zifodow on 16 May 2010 21:04 On 5/16/10 5:02 PM, Lewis wrote: > In message<hspv82$cqi$1(a)news.eternal-september.org> > Zar Zifodow<zarzifodow(a)mailinator.com> wrote: >> On 5/16/10 4:08 PM, Calum wrote: >>> On 16/05/10 23:19, Zar Zifodow wrote: >>> >>>> How would you, using Automator or Folder Actions, cause iPhoto to >>>> automatically refresh if you added images to a certain folder? >>> >>> Creating a folder action in Automator with the single action "Import >>> Files into iPhoto" does exactly that. >>> >>> (Unfortunately the Automator action only allows you to create or add to >>> an Album rather than an Event, though.) >>> >>> --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: news(a)netfront.net --- > >> Really? OK. So we want iPhoto to refresh an album (one we create by >> dragging a folder from the Pictures folder to the iPhoto sidebar) when >> we manually add/update photos to that particular Pictures folder. And we >> want this to be done automatically without any intervention other that >> adding the photos. How exactly do you do that? Explain it as if I just >> opened the Macbook Pro box this morning. I will be forever grateful. > > Open up Automator. > > Choose "Folder Action" from the template chooser that appears. > > Choose "Add photo to Album" in the second column from the left. > > Choose a folder in the panel on the right to attach the action to > > Choose an album to add to > > Save the folder action. > > Does this have to be done for every single folder?
From: David Rogoff on 17 May 2010 02:53 On 2010-05-16 13:25:29 -0700, Zar Zifodow said: > Anyone know of a picture viewer like Irfanview for the Mac? Failing > that, is there anyway to create smart folders that automatically > refresh the contents in iPhoto? I just run Irfanview! Runs great under Crossover Office. I looked around for months, but for a quick, simple viewer / editor, nothing on the Mac was as good. It, along with IE6 (for work Outlook access) and Quicken 2009 (because the Mac version is a total joke) are the only PC programs I still run. For serious image editing work I use Graphic Convertor or Photoshop Elements. David
From: David Rogoff on 17 May 2010 02:55 On 2010-05-16 16:55:15 -0700, Lewis said: > In message <hspueg$a30$1(a)news.eternal-september.org> Zar Zifodow > <zarzifodow(a)mailinator.com> wrote: >> On 5/16/10 3:49 PM, Tempuser wrote: >>> On 5/16/10 3:39 PM, Zar Zifodow wrote: >>>> On 5/16/2010 2:19 PM, Tempuser wrote: >>>>> On 5/16/2010 2:25 PM, Zar Zifodow wrote: >>>>>> Anyone know of a picture viewer like Irfanview for the Mac? Failing >>>>>> that, is there anyway to create smart folders that automatically refresh >>>>>> the contents in iPhoto? >>>>>> >>>>>> Zar >>>>> Try either of these two freeware products. SeaShore has more >>>>> functionality. >>>>> >>>>> Xee: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/imaging_3d/xee.html >>>>> SeaShore: http://seashore.sourceforge.net/ >>>> >>>> >>>> Xee: nice but no thumbnails >>>> Seashore: even more primitive than Xee >>>> >>>> Must have a nice (adjustable) thumbnail viewer, auto refreshing folders >>>> (why is this so hard for Mac apps?), good slideshow. >>>> >>>> Xnview, seems great but it's really buggy and not ready for prime time. >>>> >>> I have noo idea what functionality you require. So if you want a product >>> that does everything that Irfanview does.. it's not available. >>> >>> That said... if you want thumbnails, try Xsee by Bitcom. > >> Functionality? You add photos to a folder. You see them in an iPhoto >> created "smart" folder. You can't do this because of Apple's native way >> of indexing. Try it. It can't be done without jumping through all kinds >> of hoops. How hard can this be? It's pretty simple and something any >> Windows viewer can do. > > I simply add photos to iPhoto. Then I can see them in iPhoto. And in my > Desktop wallpapers preferences. And in my screensavers. And in iWeb. And > in a bunch of other programs. > > All my pictures, all in one place and accessible to all sorts of other > apps. In a program that can't resize an image.
From: Jamie Kahn Genet on 17 May 2010 04:22
David Rogoff <david(a)therogoffs.com> wrote: > On 2010-05-16 16:55:15 -0700, Lewis said: > > > In message <hspueg$a30$1(a)news.eternal-september.org> Zar Zifodow > > <zarzifodow(a)mailinator.com> wrote: > >> On 5/16/10 3:49 PM, Tempuser wrote: > >>> On 5/16/10 3:39 PM, Zar Zifodow wrote: > >>>> On 5/16/2010 2:19 PM, Tempuser wrote: > >>>>> On 5/16/2010 2:25 PM, Zar Zifodow wrote: > >>>>>> Anyone know of a picture viewer like Irfanview for the Mac? Failing > >>>>>> that, is there anyway to create smart folders that automatically > >>>>>> refresh the contents in iPhoto? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Zar > >>>>> Try either of these two freeware products. SeaShore has more > >>>>> functionality. > >>>>> > >>>>> Xee: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/imaging_3d/xee.html > >>>>> SeaShore: http://seashore.sourceforge.net/ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Xee: nice but no thumbnails > >>>> Seashore: even more primitive than Xee > >>>> > >>>> Must have a nice (adjustable) thumbnail viewer, auto refreshing folders > >>>> (why is this so hard for Mac apps?), good slideshow. > >>>> > >>>> Xnview, seems great but it's really buggy and not ready for prime time. > >>>> > >>> I have noo idea what functionality you require. So if you want a product > >>> that does everything that Irfanview does.. it's not available. > >>> > >>> That said... if you want thumbnails, try Xsee by Bitcom. > > > >> Functionality? You add photos to a folder. You see them in an iPhoto > >> created "smart" folder. You can't do this because of Apple's native way > >> of indexing. Try it. It can't be done without jumping through all kinds > >> of hoops. How hard can this be? It's pretty simple and something any > >> Windows viewer can do. > > > > I simply add photos to iPhoto. Then I can see them in iPhoto. And in my > > Desktop wallpapers preferences. And in my screensavers. And in iWeb. And > > in a bunch of other programs. > > > > All my pictures, all in one place and accessible to all sorts of other > > apps. > > In a program that can't resize an image. GraphicConverter is excellent at doing that. iPhoto can also use it as an external editor. -- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. |