I'm shocked that Apple would remove support from ATV just a month after ceasing to sell it. That should be criminal.
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iPhoto '11 Upgrade Causing Headaches for Some Users
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iphoto is very laggy on my brand new macbook pro, i7, 8gm of ram. is unacceptable! it takes 10 bounces to load, while other similar apps and the "old" iphoto took 2 bouces! not to mention the bunch of loading while changing between events books and everything else.
apple we need a fix. fast!
apple we need a fix. fast!
It's a click and a coffee. I consider mudding and taping drywall in an entire home to be a "pain" or a "headache". Waiting for a progress bar to ensure your data will be safe is pure convenience.
I blame the users. Apple writes the software. It's up to you to learn how to use it and observe best practices. Your photo's are your responsibility. Back them up. I say this as a photographer who has learned this lesson the hard way. I have no one to blame but myself.
If the software lacks features you want or expect, don't purchase and install it. If it doesn't meet expectations, contact Apple. I would expect a fix in a couple weeks.
I can't figure out why the MacBook air users would use iPhoto '11. There is not enough storage on the Flash Drive.
I like to stick with Flickr because of the unlimited space and keeping my photos on the cloud.
Until Apple makes iPhoto cloud based/on the web/with unlimited space, then I would use it.
I like to stick with Flickr because of the unlimited space and keeping my photos on the cloud.
Until Apple makes iPhoto cloud based/on the web/with unlimited space, then I would use it.
I haven't noticed lost images, knock wood. But it's a sloooow program, yes.
The loss of ability simply to email photos as attachments is the biggest problem and surprise. I often send images out of iPhoto for professional purposes; someone else's version of a clever framing device for the pictures is nothing but a hassle.
The feature would be fine if there was a simple "Send as attachment" option, but there doesn't appear to be.
The loss of ability simply to email photos as attachments is the biggest problem and surprise. I often send images out of iPhoto for professional purposes; someone else's version of a clever framing device for the pictures is nothing but a hassle.
The feature would be fine if there was a simple "Send as attachment" option, but there doesn't appear to be.
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No support for older ATV is the dealbreaker for me. I definitely will not be upgrading now! Ridiculous.
arkmannj said:no support for the older AppleTV's ? that really stinks.
No support for older ATV is the dealbreaker for me. I definitely will not be upgrading now! Ridiculous.
No problems here upgrading from '09. 7800 odd photos, and 780 short family videos all in the same place as before.... Took about 10 minutes to sort out the library after first starting iPhoto '11. (Macbook 13" 2.53 Ghz).
The spinning wheel in '09 used to really wind me up.. I would get it so often even doing the simplest of things. Now its, erm, snappier?
Also Faces is actually working much better than in '09.
All in all, me a happy bunny.
The spinning wheel in '09 used to really wind me up.. I would get it so often even doing the simplest of things. Now its, erm, snappier?
Also Faces is actually working much better than in '09.
All in all, me a happy bunny.
Not that I was in a rush to upgrade to iLife '11(I use Aperture 3.1), looks like I'll wait awhile to see if any of these issues gets resolved.
I just left the Apple store
Damn... What's going on with
lately? I hope it works for me. Installing now.
Damn... What's going on with
lately? I hope it works for me. Installing now.Oh, I am aware that the average consumer doesn't back up. I worked in the tech industry for three years, and despite warning people on a daily basis that data corruption and hard drive failure is inevitable, they still continued to believe that somehow they were exempt from this simple fact.
The Internet is an echo chamber that magnifies people having issues and minimizes people who aren't. Most of my friends are quite tech savvy, and we've all upgraded to iPhoto '11 over the past week. In a group of 20 or 30 (friends and acquaintances), I've only heard of one who had a problem. Even on this thread most of the people who've commented haven't had an issue upgrading to iPhoto '11, but are joining in the fray to condemn Apple for such a horrible software release. It's just what happens every time new software is released, regardless of the manufacturer.
Maybe this is my perspective as a law student, but all tort law has taught me is that every time we encounter a problem, we then feel the need to disclose it so we absolve ourselves of liability. All that really does is create a bigger sense of entitlement when things DO go wrong. I say this not to be combative, but in my mind, personal responsibility means personal responsibility without more hand-holding by Apple. We saw the tech community (particularly the Apple community) deride Microsoft for including so many alerts in Vista, believing that constantly dismissing alerts or "allowing" certain system tasks would condition the user to just click away alerts without reading. I don't think Apple has a responsibility to put up a box that says "make sure you back up before upgrading!" when a) the user should be backing up already, b) Apple includes the easiest backup utility I've ever seen, and c) there are just some things that fall under the responsibility of the user. We all assume certain risks in life. Apple does what they can to mitigate those risks (offering Time Machine, testing software in their labs, etc), but at some point they have to stop holding our hands.
Just my $0.02.
I definitely understand your perspective.
Maybe it depends on the total size of your photos vs. your Time Machine capacity, but it certainly should be enough for a local backup. Here you imply that files backed up long ago will be lost. This is not true. Time Machine will not leave you without a backup copy of any particular file. The items that end up being erased are those that have changed, so worst case you lose the original copy of an image you later modify in Photoshop and overwrite the original on your drive.
That said, having only local backups of irreplaceable things like photographs is foolish. The first thing a thief is going to go for are your computers and peripherals. Or what about a fire? Off site backups are a must.
-you forgot, quit your job as your method of managing digital photos is a full-time job. Oh, wait, no thanks. I have 11,000+ photos in my iPhoto library, no problems, I have TM back up my internal regularly. And I keep an offsite backup of my iPhoto library file that I update somewhat frequently - enough that if I lost everything I would only lose up to a month's worth of photos. And I know how to browse the package contents of my iPhoto library file to find images, even with Apple's method of cataloging.
Average users will soon become enlightened users when they lose all their photos and the MP3 collection they stole from Piratebay
Heads up guys: looks like JRBTempe is the guy you want to talk to about previous gen Apple TV compatibility. His works!
Aside from all this I'm really disappointed that there is no pinch-to-zoom feature...I mean they sell all these multi-touch enabled devices but it's barely implemented in anything. iPhoto seems like a no-brainer to incorporate pinch-zoom as it works like that on the iPhone and iPad.
Are you sure? That feature is present even in iPhoto '08.
And to those who miss calendars (myself included): http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4258
I'd revise that philosophy as follows:
Always back up your data.
(Seriously, Time Machine makes this so easy. People who don't do so don't deserve to complain if they lose anything important.)
OK, I've installed it: it feels like an app that wasn't ready for release, but which had to meet a deadline.
Apple is trying to convince us that it still cares for mac and yet the media event very much felt like here's a bit of this and a touch of that. Unfortunately we haven't had time to get anything useful done as we have been focusing on iOS.
iPhoto is slow to the point of being ridiculous. Apple appears to be copying ideas or evolving ideas that users like as a last minute thought.
I have been using macs since the second coming of Jobs and I can honestly say that when ipod and iphone passed mac as the main revenue stream, everything mac related has become less and less impressive. I am really at the point where I think to myself that a custom install of windows would be as good as what I have on a mac.
Apple is trying to convince us that it still cares for mac and yet the media event very much felt like here's a bit of this and a touch of that. Unfortunately we haven't had time to get anything useful done as we have been focusing on iOS.
iPhoto is slow to the point of being ridiculous. Apple appears to be copying ideas or evolving ideas that users like as a last minute thought.
I have been using macs since the second coming of Jobs and I can honestly say that when ipod and iphone passed mac as the main revenue stream, everything mac related has become less and less impressive. I am really at the point where I think to myself that a custom install of windows would be as good as what I have on a mac.