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How can I import my iPhoto library into Lightroom 5?

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November 16, 2013
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How do I mimport my iphoto library into Lightroom 5?

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Correct answer Michael J. Hoffman

You can just cancel out oh Photos (without importing), and proceed with your Lightroom import.

Photos has has an option to "not" run automatically when a card is inserted I've had mixed luck with that.

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alexandram54634931

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Hi,

I am trying to download photos directly from my camera card into Lightroom, but since I already have iphoto set up on my desktop, it tries to open and import the photos directly into iphoto. How do I intervene to send photos directly into Lightroom? Thanks for any help!

Michael J. Hoffman

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You can just cancel out oh Photos (without importing), and proceed with your Lightroom import.

Photos has has an option to "not" run automatically when a card is inserted I've had mixed luck with that.

Mike

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Johnjacob299393

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I have my Photos Library in an external hard drive. How can I use the terminal path below from the external hard drive?

cd ~/Pictures

ln -s "Photos Library.photoslibrary"/Masters/ ./xPhotos

kalel20007

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Can someone help me and walk me through this all i want to do is

import all my photos from the new photos on my mac to my Lightroom 5.7

kinda new at this and not sure on how to do this

Help please

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lindayoshi

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I've had the same question but I just tried to drag and drop and it worked! Pretty easy.

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Fredman1

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lindayoshi

when you said you dragged and dropped. Did you select the photos you wanted in I-Photo and you dragged them to where, specifically?

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Genazvale

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Drag from iphoto to any folder you want, each event separately (better to crate new folder for each event). Then import each folder separately in lightroom.

That is it.

Augery

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i have the same Problem. Nobody is answering.

kbstreng

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I do not have an option on my Lightroom menu to "upgrade Photoshop Elements Catalog", is there a new way to do it?

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happy_finder15C2

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I'm a novice in OSX, but have some experience in Linux. I tried a shot in the dark and was helped by this in a terminal:

cd ~/Pictures ln -s iPhoto-bibliotek.photolibrary/Masters/ ./xiPhoto

This produces a folder in the Pictures folder named xiPhoto. This folder is visible from Lightroom and gives access to the images - copy or add. Voila! I assume the folder iPhoto-bibliotek.photolibrary might be named different in different locale.

At least this proved OK to me.

pagetki

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Hi Stale F,

Thank you! This worked for me, but thought I'd add a little update since iMac now uses Photos instead of iPhoto. The filename is now Photos Library.photoslibrary. Because of the space you need to add double quotes around it. Here is what worked for me (following all of your instructions):

cd ~/Pictures

ln -s "Photos Library.photoslibrary"/Masters/ ./xPhotos

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AAcesup

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Guys, you just need to drop the photo log onto the Light room app.

Hyliaeon

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hey guys! i was wondering this same thing but i tried doing the PS Elements methods but it wasnt letting me import the events and folders. any idea on what i can do to fix that?

David-MA

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Unfortunately, importing from iPhoto to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is harder than it should be but there is an efficient solution. The secret to creating a new Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Catalog from an existing iPhoto image library is to download and install the free-trial version of Photoshop Elements 12. This sounds completely bizarre, but Photoshop Lightroom lacks the ability to import directly from iPhoto and iPhoto lacks a merge with Lightroom feature. Although Lightroom cannot import images from your existing iPhoto library, Photoshop Elements 12 can!

Even the free-trial version of Photoshop Elements 12 has the ability to import from iPhoto and then Lightroom 5 can import from Elements. Photoshop Elements 12 is ironically the missing link for those looking to move their images from iPhoto into Lightroom.

Learn more about How To Import Your iPhoto Library Into Adobe Photoshop Lightroom at bit.ly/1sNdss2

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EarthMoonStars

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Hi David,

I have two iPhoto Libraries. 1.) Will the import from iPhoto, to Elements 12 and then to Lightroom 5 require two steps (or 2 separate operations) because of the two libraries? 2.) Will this actually create TWO new catalogs in Lightroom? Between the two libraries, there are about 20,000 photos. 3.) Will this be a lengthy process (one library has about 1,300 photos, the other has about 19,000)?

Thanks,

Kikapoo

David-MA

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Dear EarthMoonStars,

You will have to import each iPhoto library separately into Photoshop Elements 12. From there each Elements Catalog will have to be imported separately into Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5. Each will become its own separate catalog. You can merge Lightroom Catalogs together. See Using The Import From Catalog Command In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Not hard work but a few extra steps.

And yes this will be a lengthy process for the iPhoto library that holds 19,000 photos.....

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Lingwu-mEmzMU

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You can refer to the webpage help: http://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/help/import-iphoto.html

To import photos from iPhoto into Lightroom, first you have to help Lightroom find the original photos, which are hidden in a package file. Then, you can copy or add the photos to a Lightroom catalog just like you would import any other photos from a folder on your computer.

Note: These instructions are for iPhoto '11 version 9.2.

In the Finder, navigate to your iPhoto package file. By default, it's located in /Users/[user name]/Pictures, and it's called iPhoto Library.

Control-click the iPhoto Library file and choose Show Package Contents.

A Finder window opens that shows the contents of the package file. The Masters folder contains all of the photos that are in iPhoto. However, Lightroom cannot access this folder.

Control-click the folder named Masters and choose Duplicate.

Drag the folder named "Masters copy" from the iPhoto Library Finder window to your Desktop.

Lightroom can see this folder.

Open Lightroom and drag the Masters copy folder into the Grid view of the Library module.

The import window opens, with your iPhoto files selected in the preview area. By default, Lightroom wants to Add these photos to your catalog. Select Copy or Move, if preferred, and specify the destination folder and other options in the panels on the right side of the import window.

Marty Karl

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I followed the above process and now have the originals in my lightroom, however none of the edits have been applied. Is there a technique to import the iPhoto library with all of my edits applied. It's not practical for me to starrt from scratch and repeat years of post shoot editing work so may have to abandon lightroom if i can't import the edited photos. Any help greatly appreciated. Marty.

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geoffm22478984

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Marty, I am in the same delema, I have uncounted hours of editing in iPhoto that I do not want to lose, did anybody answer your question? I don't see a solution in this thread. Would love to know if you figured out how to do this.

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