iPhoto '11 Upgrade Causing Headaches for Some Users

[clerik]

Escape key

Now pressing the escape key will not take you back from detailed events photos to that event and pressing it once more used to take you all the way back to all events.

Having to use the mouse to search for the button to click on is a nuisance.
And - as others have pointed out assigning names to faces is less intuitive.

 

[hachre]

Now pressing the escape key will not take you back from detailed events photos to that event and pressing it once more used to take you all the way back to all events.

Having to use the mouse to search for the button to click on is a nuisance.
And - as others have pointed out assigning names to faces is less intuitive.

I agree. I miss the ESC button too...

 

[calvin2006]

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.

iPhoto adds the photos you send from within the iPhoto app as attachments as well.

 

[oscarmacca]

Will iPhoto '11 automatically overwrite iPhoto '08? If not, can they co-exist on the same Mac?

Maybe I'll just wait for a bug fix instead.

 

[ericinboston]

Losing photos is unforgivable.

They are priceless.

I back everything up 3x's but other don't and no update should wipe photos' from a user's HD. That is criminal.

I agree...totally unforgivable. What kind of QA testing is Apple doing?

I would totally freak...if I lost my thousands (if not tens of thousands) of photos (even if I had a backup), I would not only demand a full refund but I would likely never use iPhoto or a Mac again. The whole Mac experience is 100% controlled by Apple (hardware, OS, and iLife) and we are paying a premium for the "it just works" mentality and koolaid that Apple/Jobs dishes out.

Speaking of backup...I think the only way iPhoto helps you back up is by burning to a cd/dvd...that's pretty pointless in 2010 (heck, even 2005) when most digital pix are 2-5MB each and a few thousand photos would easily span multiple single layer dvds. And what exactly does this "backup" feature of iPhoto do?...does it keep the organization/names/indexes/etc or just the raw photos? There should be a built in feature to push a backup (or at least all your pix) to a hard drive/folder...not force me to use a slew of dvds and sit by computer waiting for the "please insert disc ___ of 49 now" every 25 minutes.

 

[kernkraft]

Uhh.. I haven't had a single problem yet.

Then it's time to check your pictures. All 5000 of them...

 

[g13000]

Slow.

So much for an update feeling "snappier" this thing is sooo slow compared to my last version of iPhoto.

 

[skeep5]

If everyone I knew wasn't so ugly I'd be pissed off that all my pictures just disappeared.

ha ha ha

 

[calvin2006]

Will iPhoto '11 automatically overwrite iPhoto '08? If not, can they co-exist on the same Mac?

Maybe I'll just wait for a bug fix instead.

It will overwrite iPhoto '08. I upgraded from iLife '08 to iLife '11 without a problem. 40GB photo library and about 80GB of movies in iMovie spanned across my internal drive, my iDisk, and an external drive.

 

[jsep]

Does it matter if you have a new or old mac? I'm not really having bug issues with iPhoto '11 on my new iMac.

I do hate the new faces though. I really have to tag thousands of photos individually and confirm them? It can't just get it after a few? How is this facial recognition?

 

[neonkru]

So much for an update feeling "snappier" this thing is sooo slow compared to my last version of iPhoto.

good to know, i thought i was the only one. seems like that's an issue everyone's sharing =/

 

[baryon]

Remember last time this happened? It was with Snow Leopard or something, that when you installed it it erased everything. I don't remember what it was exactly, but apparently Apple often has bugs that cause data loss... Pretty scary!

 

[dcorban]

what a mess of an app. Even when it works like it's supposed to, it has lost a lot of functionality and the 'simpler' look just isn't good at all. It's buggy and it crashes. It would not be approved in the Mac App Store.

So let's hear your personal experience with it and not just a regurgitation of something you read elsewhere.

*crickets chirp*

That's what I thought.

 

[ezjensen]

Double letters while searching locations

When I am searching for locations all me letters type double, but only for the first word of a location. Typing the second word is fine.

The size of the location map for searching is entirely too small as well. I also don't like that in the full screen mode the navigation bar that is typically on the left with the albums, library, and cameras (if attached) is not accessible. Well unless I'm just blind.

Other than that I like the new version. I guess I could complain that because I installed '11 I sat updating photos for about 10 hours at Saturda. HAHA!

Eric

 

[iStudentUK]

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Time Machine, to get the previous iPhoto library from the Pictures folder.

Done.

Er... I think it is more that Apple has distributed an application that deletes user data. (Snow Leopard guest accounts anyone?)

I'm sure almost everyone has a back up of something as important as photos. Apple screwing up so badly is the point here.

Apple's QC needs sorting out. Hardware and software issues have been slipping through recently.

 

[ezjensen]

Will iPhoto '11 automatically overwrite iPhoto '08? If not, can they co-exist on the same Mac?

Maybe I'll just wait for a bug fix instead.

It overwrite-e my '08 installation.

 

[ppc_michael]

So wait, this iPhoto problem deletes images from the hard drive?! As in, They don't exist in ~/Pictures anymore? That's ridiculous.

Anybody remember that software update that accidentally deleted your hard drive from the root a few years ago? Maybe it was the same team.

 

[RebootD]

Uhh.. I haven't had a single problem yet.

Then you are in the wrong thread? You can always make an

"Everything we know about iPhoto 11 is working great for me and I just wanted to rub that in everyone's face who is having issues by stating it's working fine"

 

[iWonderwhy]

Ugh, feel sorry for the people who have lost photos.

 

[MrCrowbar]

My iPhonto '09 library:

421 Events
12,354 photos
329 movies
65 GB

All precious to me, some more, some less. The Time Machine backups is corrupted every few weeks. I dread that message that it's corrupted and everything needs to be be backed up again, overwriting the old backup...

SuperDuper helps though, so does lots of external hard drives that I like to fill up to the top with backups of the other drives. I actually do burn DVDs with the most precious memories. You never know when a magnetic storm (or just a lightning strike) may hit wiping all your hard drives. I also like the idea that I can't accidentally overwrite a burned DVD.

 

[iWonderwhy]

Then you are in the wrong thread? You can always make an

"Everything we know about iPhoto 11 is working great for me and I just wanted to rub that in everyone's face who is having issues by stating it's working fine"

Haha, love it!

 

[3282868]

What do you believe is happening?

Since 2007, it seems Apple is more focused on iOS and iDevices. Why do you think this is so?

Certainly it's created a $40 billion dollar reserve, but it seems as time marches on that Apple is less focused on their desktop lineup (software wise) and is more concerned about iOS development. This is evident with the lackluster and very obviously iOS influenced design of iLife '11.

My take, Apple knew there was little chance of dominating the desktop OS market with MS's stronghold. Why not improve upon a market with a very different structure, recreate the mobile market? Target consumers from teens to soccer Mom's to coffee house frequenters to establish a reputable brand, and use the "taste" of Apple products to bring those consumers into the growing laptop and iMac market. It's brilliant when you ponder it, it's almost tantamount to guerilla warfare. If you can't beat them at one game, re-form an already existing market with affordable devices that are easily recognizable, establishing a cultural icon, PR kicks in, make the products compatible with OS X and Windows OS (but more seamless with OS X), introduce MobileMe, the App store, then seal the deal by bringing them in for a full OS X computer experience.

So instead of marketing their computers and OS X, market iPods/iPhones/iPads (besides, Apple makes their money on their devices, not iTunes sales aside from the 30% revenue on the App Store), develop iOS, give consumers a "taste" of what Apple offers, then slowly Apple OS X laptop/desktop market-share grows through this round-about method. Brilliant business tactic, but at the cost of OS X?

Thoughts?

 

[Mochi Hana]

The only issue I've had with iPhoto is it's slower starting up than '09 on my machine. I guess the moral of this story is, always have a backup before you upgrade your programs.

 

[chrisandersen]

I bought it and should be in today. So, if they fix this in a few days, won't the install disk still have the old code and crap the photos?
How can you get around all of this nonsense?

 

[digiguy23]

Installation gave me problem but I rebooted, ran disk utility and installation ran smoothly. Also, installed the family pack on another Mac with no problems. Works for me.