stop iPhone from opening iPhoto?

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have been meaning to sort this, thanks for the directions :)
 
What I'd like to do seems to be impossible. I don't want iPhoto to launch when I connect my iPhone, but I still want iPhoto to launch when I connect my "real" camera. I have to settle for disabling auto-launch for all devices, and launch iPhoto manually when I want to transfer photos from my camera. What I really need is an iPhone option to override the iPhoto (or Image Capture) setting.
 
tim370 said:
easiest option by far! works perfectly - and when you go to open iphoto while your iphone is plugged in it recognises it as a camera and gives you the option to import your photos from there.

thanks for the tip!
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I agree!

Have started this option today! Superb!
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I wish my photos could be imported into iPhoto from my iPhone without opening the app at all. Couldn't they build that into an iPhone Helper process or something? Just copy the photos into the proper directory, and update the library file.
 
roland.g said:
it does this to import your iphone camera photos.

try this:

1. import the photos into iphoto and when asked to delete or keep originals, delete. This deletes from the phone and pulls them into iphoto.

2. if you still want them on the iphone and that is why you haven't imported and deleted them, or if you have imported them but not deleted them, just create an album in iphoto called iPhone Pics or Camera photos or something. I wouldn't use Camera Roll. Then sync that album. Then you can keep them on your phone, resynced, and delete them from your camera roll. iPhoto won't launch unless there are photos in your camera roll to import.
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Thank you so much! Works even better when you set iPhoto to make a smart roll and add pictures based on the guideline of camera used and 'Apple iPhone' selected!
 
Doctor Q said:
What I'd like to do seems to be impossible. I don't want iPhoto to launch when I connect my iPhone, but I still want iPhoto to launch when I connect my "real" camera. I have to settle for disabling auto-launch for all devices, and launch iPhoto manually when I want to transfer photos from my camera. What I really need is an iPhone option to override the iPhoto (or Image Capture) setting.
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I just found this while researching the same problem: http://www.flexibits.com/

Works like a charm so far!
 
solved it for snow lepord

the above replies, while helpful, are not sufficient to warrant completion for snow leopard. go into image capture, dont try system preferences, look in the bottom left corner. it says when connecting this ipod, open what? since it requires a program to open with it, open it with itunes so it does not open iphoto, and it already opens itunes anyway so who cares?
 
Doctor Q said:
What I'd like to do seems to be impossible. I don't want iPhoto to launch when I connect my iPhone, but I still want iPhoto to launch when I connect my "real" camera. I have to settle for disabling auto-launch for all devices, and launch iPhoto manually when I want to transfer photos from my camera. What I really need is an iPhone option to override the iPhoto (or Image Capture) setting.
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Can OSX not natively do as Windows, and allow you select a different action depending on the device plugged in? For instance, I can have the computer do nothing when my iPhone is connected, but launch photoshop when my Canon camera is connected. I can't believe OSX wouldn't be capable of that!
 
Doctor Q said:
What I'd like to do seems to be impossible. I don't want iPhoto to launch when I connect my iPhone, but I still want iPhoto to launch when I connect my "real" camera. I have to settle for disabling auto-launch for all devices, and launch iPhoto manually when I want to transfer photos from my camera. What I really need is an iPhone option to override the iPhoto (or Image Capture) setting.
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I know. I turned it off for all devices, then I started getting annoyed having to manually import when I plugged in my digital camera! Can't win.
 
mrochester said:
Can OSX not natively do as Windows, and allow you select a different action depending on the device plugged in? For instance, I can have the computer do nothing when my iPhone is connected, but launch photoshop when my Canon camera is connected. I can't believe OSX wouldn't be capable of that!
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Just install Cameras from the above link. It does exactly what you are asking for unless I'm missing something.
 
Go to Finder and search "Image Capture." Then go to preferences (or if you have a newer version it may be a box in the bottom left corner). It'll say something like "When iPhone is connected, open:" and click "No Application" in the drop-down box.
 
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