Understanding iPhoto

[mtngoatjoe]

hello
I usually save my photos on my mac in the pictures folder,after editing them with photoshop.
But i would rather open up the folders/albums in iphoto,because in a pictures album you have to open up each photo,where in iphoto you can just slide your mouse to change picture.
The thing is if i have say a 1gb folder in my pictures folder,which i then drag into iphoto and use to create albums for viewing have i then just made an extra gig worths of photos for my imac?

And then if i say have another 20 new photos i want to place in the album in iphoto,if i also place these in my folder in the picture album which is the original folder,have i again just doubled the amount of photos?

i would like after editing my photos to be in a folder in finder-pictures on the mac.
But also in iphoto album has i would prefer to look at them through this.

Hope i kinda made it clear,would love to hear some suggestions.

Ian

By default, iPhoto makes a copy of your photos when you import them. If you have a good backup strategy, then you can delete your original folder. The same goes for any new photos you add.

If you're going to use iPhoto, it's best to realize that while you can maintain a folder structure, it's generally best to work in iPhoto. You can still edit the Photoshop (or whatever app you like), you just need to go to the iPhoto preferences and select and external editor. Then when you double-click a photo in iPhoto, it will open in your editor. I suggest going to youtube.com and looking at videos that demonstrate how this works.

 

[maiden666]

Before I say anything regarding iPhoto, maybe there is a better way to view your photos without the need for it.

So although I use iPhoto a lot I also have a lot of images in folders in Pictures, the way I view them is either:-

a) Go to a folder full of images and press [Command] + [A] to select them all or make a selection manually, then press [Space] to view them in Quick Look you can then use the

and

keys to go through your selected images, you can fullscreen Quick Look, there are also options for viewing all the images you have selected so as to switch to another image quickly, as well as a basic slideshow function.

b) Go to a folder full of images, click on one so that it is highlighted then press [Space] to view them in Quick Look. You can then move around the folder if in icon view using [Up], [Down],

and

to change images. However you can't do this fullscreen.

c) Go to a folder full of images and press [Command] + [A] to select them all or make a selection manually, then double click on one of the selected images to load them all into Preview. You can then change images with the [Up] and [Down] keys or swipe/scroll with your mouse/trackpad, or manually using the list on the left. You can also switch to fullscreen.

So it might be worth trying one of those methods before loading all your photos into iPhoto.



By default iPhoto will copy photos imported into it thus doubling the amount of space taken, additionally if images are modified in iPhoto (or another editor via iPhoto) the originals are preserved alongside the edited version.

Now I've not used this feature, but in iPhotos settings in the advanced tab you can deselect the option to "Copy items to the iPhoto Library". This should stop it from making copies of your photos.​

Thanks for that
I will try that method for viewing images without using iPhoto then.
I wasn't going to use iPhoto for editing has I have photoshop for this.
It just seemed a better way to views folders/albums than having to keep opening up photos.
But if I can get your methods to work in just a normal folder in pictures on the iMac,them that will suit me.

Thanks
Ian​