iPhoto import within Lightroom Classic ( v11.2) does not work on my Apple Macbook Air with M1 core

[hewe]

Once I want to import the iPhoto libray, I can select, but then a message appears, that the selected lib seems to be no iPhoto lib... Exact message in German: 'Deine Auswahl scheint keine iPhoto-Bibliothek zu sein. (Das Import-Zusatzmodul erwartet Version 9.5.1 oder höher.)'. What can I do ? I use the newest MacOS version 12.3.0 and the newest version of Lightroom Classic (v11.2).

[JohanElzenga]

You probably try to import an Apple Photos library, not an iPhoto library. Those are not the same. iPhoto is the predecessor of Photos.

[hewe]

Thanks a lot for your answer, I did not know this difference. Is there any possibility to import Apple Photos within Lightroom Classic ?

[JohanElzenga · Accepted solution]

What you can do is select all photos in Apple Photos and then choose 'Export - Export Unmodified Originals'. Check the option to export IPTC data as XMP. That will export the photos to folders on disk (Photos can create a folder hierarchy during export). Import these photos into Lightroom Classic.

[hewe]

Thanks a lot for your answer. Do you know whether a better integration to Apple Photos is planned in future ?

[JohanElzenga]

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@hewe wrote:

Thanks a lot for your answer. Do you know whether a better integration to Apple Photos is planned in future ?

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No, and if  did know that, I would not be allowed to tell you.