When I downloaded some pictures off the camera last time, they showed up in the iPhoto window, but I could not find them initially in the usual way, by searching for the photo's ID number that appears at the lower left when you select a thumbnail. What showed up in the hard drive search for any of the new photos was instead one with that number from the PREVIOUS camera download.
After some time, and by opening folders, I figured out that the new pictures had been assigned THE SAME NUMBERS as some from the end of the last download, and they were in the same folder.
What happened?
Apparently I took those pictures on the same day. Because I needed to recharge the camera anyway, I had cleared its memory off onto the HD before taking the next small lot of pictures.
Several days went by before I was ready to deal with them. Then I had to re-size this last lot of pictures to send by email, so all were re-saved with yesterday's date (Sept. 7th) instead of last week's date that they had when taken off the camera (and deleted from there). So I thought I'd try moving them to the empty folder created by iPhoto on Sept. 7th when I did the download. Does doing that entirely screw up the program? I looked on the apple discussion site but no longer having applecare I can't post this there, and no one else had the same question.
I noticed while trying to figure this out that this is version 2 of iPhoto. Would buying the new one be a good idea about now? And is it compatible with Tiger? I have been advised that this older iMac would not be fast enough to run Leopard.
Thanks for any suggestions.
QuoteAfter some time, and by opening folders, I figured out that the new pictures had been assigned THE SAME NUMBERS as some from the end of the last download, and they were in the same folder.
What happened?
It's your camera that names/numbers the files. The camera is suposed to auto-increment the numbering so what you describe should never happen normally, but it can be reset. Check your camera's documentation for info on how your camera numbers files - some cameras can restart the counter manually, or installing new firmware can restart the numbering.
QuoteSo I thought I'd try moving them to the empty folder created by iPhoto on Sept. 7th when I did the download. Does doing that entirely screw up the program?
Yes, totally. Unless you know EXACTLY why files are where they are, you shouldn't alter the contents of your iPhoto Library manually. Import pictures into iPhoto with iPhoto, Image Capture, or from the Finder's Slideshow instead of copying the files directly to a directory. You can set Image Capture's preferences so that it always opens cameras or camera cards. This allows you to choose which files to import to iPhoto, and which ones to leave out. And, don't forget to backup your iPhoto Library often!
QuoteI noticed while trying to figure this out that this is version 2 of iPhoto. Would buying the new one be a good idea about now? And is it compatible with Tiger? I have been advised that this older iMac would not be fast enough to run Leopard.
iPhoto is now at version 7, so, yes there have been some major improvements since version 2! You don't need Leopard to run iLife 08, but iLife 06 may be a better alternative for your aging Mac. You need a G4 running 10.4.11 to run iLife 08, and a 733Mhz or better G4 to run iDVD, while iMove requires at least a single 1.9Ghz G5 - but iPhoto runs fine with the base configuration. Not sure where you'd find iLife 06, dealers may still have some, or you may find one here. Good Luck and . . .
. . . Happy Mac'ing
Dan