Correction of wording. :-} If you take a photo on, say, your iPhone does it show up in Photo Stream on your iPad and in **iPhoto** on your Mac?
On 03/06/2012, at 22:46 , cm wrote: > Well done Daniel! > > Just one more question Callum. Is your Photo Stream now working as > advertised? If you take a photo on, say, your iPhone does it show up in Photo > Stream on your iPad and in iPhone on your Mac? > > Regards, > Carlo > > On 03/06/2012, at 22:28 , Callum Prior wrote: > >> Victory! >> >> ImageCapture only recognised the same images as iPhoto, but Phoneview seems >> to have imported all of the photos off the iPad with just one click, though >> I've got a bit of work ahead of me establishing the albums and removing the >> duplicates. >> >> Many thanks for the recommendation, and thanks again to yourself, Ronni and >> Carlo. >> >> Callum >> >> On 03/06/2012, at 9:51 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: >> >>> Hi Callum >>> >>> Other options to try. >>> ImageCapture (in Applications folder). Open up, and when plugged in, it >>> hopefully may show all the photos not the device. Then give you options to >>> select all and import into Picture folder. (or someone else). Then import >>> into iPhoto. >>> PhoneView. (Good for other things too) - >>> <http://www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/> Not free though. Gives you access to >>> the device, and photos are listed. So may be able to import from there as >>> well. >>> >>> Just a couple of things I thought of as well…. >>> (Sorry might be missing some of your info, as sidetracked on another issue >>> plus two other jobs at the same time,…lol). >>> >>> Kind regards >>> Daniel >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone 4s >>> >>> --- >>> Daniel Kerr >>> MacWizardry >>> >>> Phone: 0414 795 960 >>> Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> >>> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >>> >>> >>> **For everything Apple** >>> >>> On 03/06/2012, at 9:45 PM, Callum Prior wrote: >>> >>>> I have tried that, sadly in the iPad's case it's saying that it's only >>>> already imported 60 photos. >>>> >>>> As I say it doesn't seem to be recognising photos on the device at all, >>>> for the most part. It's certainly not importing any albums, the only >>>> thing that works is reserving the photos back into the camera roll which >>>> seems to be forcing the iMac to recognise them again. >>>> >>>> Callum >>>> >>>> On 03/06/2012, at 9:26 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Callum >>>>> >>>>> If you plug in the iDevices and open iPhoto, then under Devices once you >>>>> click on your iPhone (or iPad), does it show the Window "Already >>>>> Imported". perhaps it thinks it's already imported them on a previous >>>>> occasion. If it does, you can then click on the right hand side and >>>>> choose "Show all x photos". If it does, you can then Command-A (to select >>>>> all), then choose "Import Selected". It should then go through and bring >>>>> in any and all photos. (And it will ask about Duplicates as well). >>>>> That way you may be able to bring back ones it thinks it's already got. >>>>> >>>>> Kind regards >>>>> Daniel >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone 4s >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> Daniel Kerr >>>>> MacWizardry >>>>> >>>>> Phone: 0414 795 960 >>>>> Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> >>>>> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> **For everything Apple** >>>>> >>>>> On 03/06/2012, at 8:46 PM, Callum Prior wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Carlo, >>>>>> >>>>>> I like and understand the explanation, sadly it doesn't appear to fit my >>>>>> situation at least for the most part. :P >>>>>> >>>>>> Some of the photos appearing in the iMac photo stream are from 2009. >>>>>> There are only about a dozen photos from within the last 30 days, and >>>>>> it's not recognising all the photos my other devices have taken in the >>>>>> last thirty days. >>>>>> >>>>>> It's sill unclear why the iMac isn't recognising and syncing the albums >>>>>> on both the iOS devices when connected via cable. In the case of the >>>>>> iPad it only recognises 214 photos in total out of the many hundreds >>>>>> that exist on the device irrespective of the cloud. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 03/06/2012, at 7:43 PM, cm wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Callum, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I think I may be able to explain what is happening here but it is only >>>>>>> my best guess. My understanding is that photos in Photo Stream will >>>>>>> remain on the iCloud server for 30 days to give all your devices a >>>>>>> chance to sync. Each individual portable device will retain the 1000 >>>>>>> most recent photos regardless of their age, and on your Mac you can >>>>>>> configure iPhoto to retain Photo Stream photos indefinitely. A quick >>>>>>> aside, I have iPhoto set to retain my Photo Stream and I strongly >>>>>>> recommend that everyone do the same. This can be configured in iPhoto > >>>>>>> Preferences > Photo Stream. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So you lost your main Mac, iPhoto repository and thus lost your >>>>>>> continuous store of all Photo Stream photos. I could be wrong here but >>>>>>> perhaps an iDevice Photo Stream contains the last 30 days photos in >>>>>>> plus any any photos that were taken on that particular device whether >>>>>>> they be older than 30 days or not. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So at a guess, 294 of your photos where taken within the last 30 days >>>>>>> and they are currently stored in iCloud and thus were restored to your >>>>>>> Mac when you reactivated iCloud on your new install. Your iPhone has >>>>>>> these 294 photos taken in the last 30 days plus all the other photos >>>>>>> taken on your iPhone. This number would normally be trimmed to 1000, >>>>>>> but since you have 844 photos in your iPhone Photo Stream, you have not >>>>>>> yet hit that limit. So in principle your iPhone has all the photos ever >>>>>>> taken on it (plus those taken on any device in the last 30 days). >>>>>>> Lastly the iPad shares these 294 photos plus 188 other photos that were >>>>>>> taken on the iPad itself. Again this number is less than 1000 so not >>>>>>> photos have been lost. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Let me know if these tallies with reality. :-) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Carlo >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 03/06/2012, at 17:52 , Callum Prior wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Ronni, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Prior to my data loss on my iMac and iMac backup last month both my >>>>>>>> iPad and iPhone were set to iCloud backup, and remain so, and >>>>>>>> everything functioned as you, Carlo and Daniel describe below. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> My issues at the moment: >>>>>>>> Given the data loss I've experienced on my iMac, I'm very keen to >>>>>>>> repopulate it with the photos from both my iPhone and iPad. I tend not >>>>>>>> to delete photos on either device unless I'm short of space, so I've a >>>>>>>> fairly decent backup between the both of them. >>>>>>>> iPhoto on the iMac is currently recognising a limited number of photos >>>>>>>> in the photo stream as compared to both my iOS devices. As my >>>>>>>> understanding was that the photo stream was a shared resource I'm >>>>>>>> unclear as to why each device is showing a different number of photos >>>>>>>> available. It also hasn't recognised any of the albums set up on both >>>>>>>> iOS devices. >>>>>>>> The photo stream on all devices are also showing photos far older than >>>>>>>> 30 days >>>>>>>> Duplicate photos have appeared, sometimes three or four copies of each >>>>>>>> once I had tried the initial re-sync when my hard drive was replaced. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> iMac photostream = 294 photos >>>>>>>> iPhone photostream = 844 photos >>>>>>>> iPhoto on the iPad photo stream = 482 photos >>>>>>>> iPad photo stream = 482 photos >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have only one iTunes account. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 02/06/2012, at 10:19 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Callum, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Carlo, I'm sure you meant to type 1,000 photos not 100 :) >>>>>>>>> Just to add a bit to Carlo's reply. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Apple assumes most people will manage their photos on a Mac or PC, >>>>>>>>> and as long as your computer is set up to use Photo Stream, it >>>>>>>>> preserves all your downloaded photos indefinitely—no 30-day limit. >>>>>>>>> You can then sync any photos you want to carry around to your iOS >>>>>>>>> device. >>>>>>>>> For example, you can create an album in iPhoto, and then, in iTunes, >>>>>>>>> make sure your iOS device is configured to sync that album. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> However, if you don’t regularly use a Mac or PC that’s set up for >>>>>>>>> iCloud, you should take the precaution of reviewing your Photo Stream >>>>>>>>> photos every week or two and saving those that you want to keep in >>>>>>>>> your Camera Roll (if they’re not already there) or another album. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Callum, are you using 'iCloud Backup' on your iPhone, or are you >>>>>>>>> backing up your iPhone using iTunes? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>> Ronni >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 01/06/2012, at 9:38 PM, cm wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Callum, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Glad to hear you have your photos synced with iPhoto. Once you get >>>>>>>>>> the pics in iPhoto they are saved on your computer (as you probably >>>>>>>>>> know) so you don't really need to proceed with saving the photos on >>>>>>>>>> all your portable devices as well. If you do also want to save Photo >>>>>>>>>> Stream photos to the camera roll on an iPhone or an iPad there is a >>>>>>>>>> bit of clicking involved but with the correct sequence you can >>>>>>>>>> reduce the click count to around one click per photo, and seeing >>>>>>>>>> there is a maximum of 100 photos in Photo Stream that is not too >>>>>>>>>> onerous. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> For an iPad, for instance, you can proceed as follows >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 1. Open up the Photos app and select the Photo Stream tab at the top >>>>>>>>>> of the page. >>>>>>>>>> 2. Click the share button. Its icon is a square with a curved arrow >>>>>>>>>> exiting up and to the right. >>>>>>>>>> 3. Click each photo of interest, or in your case all the photos. As >>>>>>>>>> you touch each a check mark will appear on it. >>>>>>>>>> 4. Click the Save button to save the selected photos to Camera Roll. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I'll post some thoughts later on your Photo Stream mismatch. I have >>>>>>>>>> seen something similar but not as extreme as in your case. Do you >>>>>>>>>> have more than one Apple ID? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>>> Carlo >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 01/06/2012, at 19:00 , Callum Prior wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I've run a test with that method and it's worked a treat. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On my iPhone I resaved a couple of photos from Photostream to the >>>>>>>>>>> camera roll. For some reason I thought you couldn't attach an iOS >>>>>>>>>>> device to the iMac while they were set to sync to the Cloud, and >>>>>>>>>>> I'm still confused as to why each device appears to be seeing a >>>>>>>>>>> different stream. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> My next question is if there's a way to mass select and save photos >>>>>>>>>>> in Photostream on my iPad/iPhone to the camera roll, or do I have a >>>>>>>>>>> lot of tapping ahead of me? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks again! >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Callum >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 01/06/2012, at 6:47 PM, cm wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Callum, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> One way is to connect your iPhone to a Mac with a docking cable >>>>>>>>>>>> and then open iPhoto. You will be prompted to save the photos as >>>>>>>>>>>> an event within iPhoto. Alternatively if you do not own iPhoto you >>>>>>>>>>>> can use Image Capture which comes with the operating system. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> C >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 01/06/2012, at 18:37, Callum Prior >>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Carlo, >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> That bit I get, but I don't understand why each device is showing >>>>>>>>>>>>> a different number of photos available from the cloud, or where >>>>>>>>>>>>> the duplicates came from. Nor how to dump the photos from each >>>>>>>>>>>>> device back into the iMac. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers! >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 01/06/2012, at 6:29 PM, cm wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Callum, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> This could turn into a long thread but I will start the ball >>>>>>>>>>>>>> rolling by saying that iCloud Photo Stream stores at most 1000 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> photos and only stores your new photos for 30 days. So you might >>>>>>>>>>>>>> find iCloud has significantly fewer photos than the devices it >>>>>>>>>>>>>> is used to sync. To preserve a photo from Photo Stream you need >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to download it to a local device, be it a Mac, iPhone or iPad. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Carlo >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 01/06/2012, at 18:19 , Callum Prior wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Last month I had a massive technological failure resulting in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the loss of my main drive and backups. Data recovery hasn't >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gone that well so I'm in the process of rebuilding everything I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At the moment the only record of my photos exists in iCloud and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the camera rolls and folders of my iPhone and iMac. What's >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> confusing me is that they all show different numbers of photos >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when they should be synced. A fair number of duplicates have >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also appeared. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is there a way to resync all my devices or push the photos to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the iMac without losing anything? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Callum >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>>>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>>>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>>>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>>>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>>> >>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
