I just recently bought a new 24" Imac and I am having a couple of problems that I hope you more experineced Mac users can help me with.
I shoot both raw & jpg images and then download them to my hard drive. With my PC, I could name the photos as I downloaded them and then "sort" the files between CR2 (raw) and jpegs - this would split the 2 different file types so that I could easily copy/paste the different file types into a sub folder. After downloading and making the main folder & sub-folders, I would burn them to a DVD as they are usually over 2gig in size.
I cannot get iPhoto to name the photos, nor get them to sort by file type nor burn them to DVD - as it wants to make a slideshow and all I want is to burn the images to DVD for a backup.
I found a program called "renamer4mac" that works easy enough at renaming the files but I still cannot seperate the jpgs from the raw files. Does anyone have experience with Photo Mechanic ?
I know I am green and still learning to use the Mac but I am becoming frustrated with trying to find real solutions through Apple support page and reading so many threads that do not answer my particular problems. Apple support states there is a Backup program in Applications but it is not there. Is this an extra program I need to purchase ?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I shoot both raw & jpg images and then download them to my hard drive. With my PC, I could name the photos as I downloaded them and then "sort" the files between CR2 (raw) and jpegs - this would split the 2 different file types so that I could easily copy/paste the different file types into a sub folder. After downloading and making the main folder & sub-folders, I would burn them to a DVD as they are usually over 2gig in size.
I cannot get iPhoto to name the photos, nor get them to sort by file type nor burn them to DVD - as it wants to make a slideshow and all I want is to burn the images to DVD for a backup.
I found a program called "renamer4mac" that works easy enough at renaming the files but I still cannot seperate the jpgs from the raw files. Does anyone have experience with Photo Mechanic ?
I know I am green and still learning to use the Mac but I am becoming frustrated with trying to find real solutions through Apple support page and reading so many threads that do not answer my particular problems. Apple support states there is a Backup program in Applications but it is not there. Is this an extra program I need to purchase ?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Need help with Photo workflow
Sat, October 13, 2007 - 12:57 PMFor sorting the files, there's a simple solution
The downloaded files have different extensions - the jpegs are ,jpg and the RAW files are .CRW (or something similar depending on the camera you use), You can easily seperate them by selecting (click and drag) all of one type, placing them into a different folder and then burning each folder to DVD.
Batch renaming is a different story. There are a few good programs that will do this for you: Adobe Bridge or Lightroom, Apple Aperature and I think Graphic Converter. -
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Re: Need help with Photo workflow
Mon, October 15, 2007 - 11:07 AMPhoto mechanic is a great program which I use. You might thin about getting Photoshop CS3, which is pricey but its the best for working on your digital photos. It has no peer. Another good program is Iview.
Lastly may I recommend the DAM Book by Peter Krogh. Best book about managing your digital photography out there.
www.amazon.com/DAM-Book-D...304-9091144
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