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First Impressions of Photos for OS X: 'Vast Improvement' Over iPhoto
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I think events will be replaced with ‘moments’ and these moments are arranged into ‘collections’, like on iOS 8. I think it may convert your events into collections and create separate moments based on date.
You can check out the different views here: https://www.apple.com/osx/photos-preview/ (at around the middle, there are links below the image).
I'm enjoying the new Photos app but am supremely disappointed that edits from iOS aren't syncing. I use a mixture of photo editing extensions and iOS stock editing tools to edit every photo.
Photos.app has pulled them across unedited and uncropped. Same with iCloud Photos on the web.
If I wanted that I wouldn't have taken the time to edit and crop every photo.
Surely this is a bug?
How can I report this?
It ruins it for me.
Photos.app has pulled them across unedited and uncropped. Same with iCloud Photos on the web.
If I wanted that I wouldn't have taken the time to edit and crop every photo.
Surely this is a bug?
How can I report this?It ruins it for me.
Feature desire: Syncing multiple Mac libraries
For those of us with multiple iPhoto libraries on multiple Macs, some sort of automatic syncing of current content would be welcome (without necessarily having to use iCloud Photo Library). There are a couple utilities out there (which I own) that help with that merging process, but they're imperfect. For instance, they detect new photos and sync those or sync photos that one library doesn't already have, but they don't keep up with edits and deletions of content. So, it's a kind of halfway solution, and not ideal. Beyond just the photo stream feature, it would be nice to see the ability to have a single iCloud account sync the entirety of two (former) iPhoto libraries.
For those of us with multiple iPhoto libraries on multiple Macs, some sort of automatic syncing of current content would be welcome (without necessarily having to use iCloud Photo Library). There are a couple utilities out there (which I own) that help with that merging process, but they're imperfect. For instance, they detect new photos and sync those or sync photos that one library doesn't already have, but they don't keep up with edits and deletions of content. So, it's a kind of halfway solution, and not ideal. Beyond just the photo stream feature, it would be nice to see the ability to have a single iCloud account sync the entirety of two (former) iPhoto libraries.
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Well... "Photos App seems snappier" will become the Next Big Thing in term of updates feedback.
You make some excellent points. You should look at icloud as something personal: it only syncs between your own personal devices. It doesn't do sharing, even with family members. How, Apple TV fits into that vision, I have no idea.
I'm still excited about Photos because the current workflow with iOS, iPhoto and photostreams is so broken, it's not funny anymore.
Shame, that was on of my favourite features!
I feel like I'm one of the very few who liked iPhoto as it was...
Onedrive and photos
I stopped using iPhoto some time ago and reverted to a combination of Onedrive and Lyn, which has worked fine.
I don't want to use iCloud since I receive 1tb of space with my Office 365 subscription and have been very happy with Onedrive.
Will I be able to continue using my file structure in Onedrive then simply replace Lyn with the new photo app?
Where are photo edits stored? Are they incorporated into the photo file or held in a catalog somewhere aka Lightroom?
I stopped using iPhoto some time ago and reverted to a combination of Onedrive and Lyn, which has worked fine.
I don't want to use iCloud since I receive 1tb of space with my Office 365 subscription and have been very happy with Onedrive.
Will I be able to continue using my file structure in Onedrive then simply replace Lyn with the new photo app?
Where are photo edits stored? Are they incorporated into the photo file or held in a catalog somewhere aka Lightroom?
I'm enjoying the new Photos app but am supremely disappointed that edits from iOS aren't syncing. I use a mixture of photo editing extensions and iOS stock editing tools to edit every photo.
Photos.app has pulled them across unedited and uncropped. Same with iCloud Photos on the web.
If I wanted that I wouldn't have taken the time to edit and crop every photo.
Surely this is a bug?
It ruins it for me.
Syncing for The Verge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPeRHZIcyUs
This is how the ratings are migrated. Photos.app creates tags for all star ratings.
Thanks for that, but the video doesn't tell me anything about why my edited photos from iOS Photos are unedited in Photos.app for OS X.
As in I crop, apply filters (both Apple and third-party through apps/photo extensions) and adjust photos on iPhone - they appear raw/unedited on the Photos app.
I wish Logic Pro X did that
Anyone knows, does it still support brushing adjustments in/out (like in aperture)?
I wonder if you can automatically pause syncing to cloud when your laptop is tethered. I guess you just make sure the app is closed or does it keep syncing?
Does it have full screen mode?
Someone also said you can't get to the metadata quickly - hope thats not true.
Someone also said earlier why need a loupe - so you can see which pictures to keep quickly - to see which picture the eyes are in focus.
Its a shame Apple keep on screwing with the features that people use. I can see the point if they were rarely used.
Does it have full screen mode?
Someone also said you can't get to the metadata quickly - hope thats not true.
Someone also said earlier why need a loupe - so you can see which pictures to keep quickly - to see which picture the eyes are in focus.
Its a shame Apple keep on screwing with the features that people use. I can see the point if they were rarely used.
It's odd because whenever I open my iOS photos app I see 'All Photos' and then my albums. It never opens on the others unless I cllose it while I'm in those views.
That's not actually what happpens. Great dramatic post though.
You can elect to have all of your photos automatically download to your computer and store locally while have low red thumbnails of all said photos on your iOS devices (or not). It's up to you how you want to manage or integrate iCloud photos.
You can elect to have all of your photos automatically download to your computer and store locally while have low red thumbnails of all said photos on your iOS devices (or not). It's up to you how you want to manage or integrate iCloud photos.
For me iCloud is simply unreliable. Even though I've been using the same account across all my iOS devices for years now (all with the same settings), all my devices have different amounts of photos. And no matter how hard I try I can't solve the issue.
Documents and functions from various apps is another pain point. I constantly run across documents that don't sync to all devices. Yes for the most part documents sync but why is there always one or two from various apps that simply refuse to sync?
Or iCloud settings that are supposed to sync to all devices. For example: I use Downcast to listen to podcasts. It's supposed to sync settings, episodes, playlists, and podcasts. Nope!! It only ever synced the podcasts the first time I set it up. Since then not a single successful sync. I'm supposed to be able to listen on my Mac and pick up on my iPhone or iPad. This has never ever worked.
I can go on to name other apps that are inconsistent but I'm guessing you get the point. Now...whether this is all the fault of iCloud I don't know. But when I contact the app support teams the end result after various attempts to rectify is..."It should be working". No, I simply cannot trust iCloud as my main go to sync solution and therefore will more than likely stay away from Photo.app as my primary photos manager. I'll probably just use it for my iPhone but never for my dSLR photos. Those are staying in Lightroom.
Anyone having any problems with syncing to their devices as all photos from my iMac are showing up on my iPad but none are showing on my iPhone
