And don't forget that the arcane file structure of iPhoto makes it more difficult to store those pictures off the hard drive. I have all of my 2002 and older photos on a single DVD (with a duplicate of that DVD just in case). I upgraded to a 5MP camera in 2003, so I use a few more DVDs, but once I have about 3.5-4GB worth of photos on the hard drive, I like to offload them, keeping the recent ones on the hard drive.
Andrew On 1/3/05 6:38 PM, "Laurent Daudelin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 03/01/05 21:00, Andrew F. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Iphoto, at least in the current version, makes all kinds of folders within >> folders that appear to have nothing to do with organizing pictures. There >> are folders for thumbs, and cryptic names to these folders and the folders >> inside them. I used it for a while last year (I have only been in OSX for >> about a year) and after having to open every single folder under pictures to >> find my photos, such as my old "2002 - January" folder, which had changed >> and scattered photos that used to (in Windows) be organized the way I wanted >> them organized. >> >> I honestly don't care for the way iTunes does it either, but since I >> download music and manage the playlists on two iPods, it is a necessary >> evil. While I never liked Windows Media Player, I did like that its >> playlists, rather than text or whatever files, could be the contents of a >> folder on my PC. I'm sure iTunes has a way of doing that too, but like >> iPhoto, it just sorted my music the way IT wanted to the first time, and it >> has stayed that way. > > I agree it's a bit annoying but whenever I want a picture, I go in iPhoto, > retrieve the picture and then export it. As an added bonus, I can easily > choose the resolution and the quality, so depending on the use I'm planning > to do with the picture, I might export it at a lower resolution for email or > full resolution for including it in a document to be printed. What annoy me > a bit more is all the space that those pictures and all the supporting files > take on the disk... > > -Laurent. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
