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lindsayy85325679
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April 18, 2015
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can photos stored in the new Apple Photos be quickly transferred to Lightroom? I am not at all happy with this new apple "fix".

  • April 18, 2015
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Loaded and organized over 1000 photos into the new Apple Photos. It has virtually no editing capabilities and will not export directly to Photoshop. Can Lightroom import the files directly or do I have to start from scratch? Help! I have another 3000 to add and do not want the hassle of the new Apple "fix." Help?

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      解決に役立った回答 tomchak

      Awesome!!

      Pulling the master first from the Apple Photos library was a brilliant idea. It actually allowed me to figure out what had not yet been imported into my Lightroom library by checking the "do not import suspected duplicates".

      Thanks for sharing this tip. I'm not sure I would have thought of it myself.

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      markb71026689
      Participant
      July 16, 2017

      Hi, maybe I got lucky here but installed Lightroom CC and started off by importing my home folder's default "Pictures" folder as I knew it had a lot of images I had not saved to the Mac OS "Photos" application, then backed up my catalog and began to look for help on the same issue you all seem to have found.  However as the "Photos Library.photoslibrary" file itself (yeah catchy name...) which in turn contains the Masters folder was already inside my previously imported "Pictures" folder I did a few checks on random pics in there and Lightroom had already imported them all already.

      This is a real result, and probably I was just lucky by my choice of Photos app library location.  But hey, I'm brand new to Lightroom today and just finding my feet so wanted to say thanks to the other posts above which gave me the help I needed.  Cheers guys!

      sdr60
      sdr60
      Participant
      August 4, 2017

      Hi, I'm brand new to LR but have been saving pictures to 'Photos' for over a year. Used D.A.R.'s tip of 18th April 2015 (see above) and it's worked perfectly. Thanks to all - it's gratifying to know I'm not the only one who's been struggling!

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      duffbruce
      Participant
      April 12, 2017

      Grateful to all in post for this solution!  Just uploaded two cards of photos into LR CC 2015.10/LR 6.10.  One from Canon 7D linked images as usual but second from Fuji XT-1 lost the link.  As newly to LR was stuck but found this post easily.  Used the Master file shortcut as above and identified one lost file.  Interestingly, once I had done that the "missing file" search (previously unsuccessful) sprang into life and all files identified.  So, seems important to select the "find nearby files" in option pane when linking file...  Thank you!

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      richardj81253034
      Participant
      April 8, 2016

      The problem with the Adobe solution, which is copying the Masters file and then putting it on the desktop is that it eats up space. I've found a quicker and less space-devouring method. Open package contents on Photos Library (control click>show package contents). Move the Masters file to the desktop. Make an alias of the Masters file. Move the Masters file back to the Photos Library package contents. Then open import dialogue box on LightRoom and proceed from there.

        Just Shoot Me
        Just Shoot Me
        Legend
        April 8, 2016

        That's a lot of work when all you have to do is MOVE the Masters folder out of the Photos package and point LR to its new location. By moving you delete the original in the package.

        jonathanp41403920
        jonathanp41403920
        Inspiring
        April 11, 2016

        I'm potentially looking to install Lightroom6 having used iPhoto to date. iPhoto has always done what I was looking for until now but I should probably bite the bullet and get a more sophisticated application.

        I'm still on Snow Leopard MacOS so will have to upgrade that first (probably to El Capitan). In doing so, I'll lose iPhoto which Apple has replaced with Photos. They tell me that Photos should automatically import my photos from iPhoto- I live in hope. Then I'll need to import my 17000+ photos (some edited and some not i.e. all the masters and any edited copies of photos) plus their keywords and labels into Lightroom6.

        From what I've read above and elsewhere, I'm not sure whether a solution exists for my needs. Any ideas please?

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        nakkiad37357401
        Participant
        March 2, 2016

        Hi Everyone,

        I just accidentally found a quick way to move photos into Lightroom. I created a folder on my desktop with all the photos I wanted to transfer to Lightroom. I then dragged the folder into the Lightroom app on the toolbar and now I'm good to go. Hope that helps you.

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          tomchak解決！
          Participant
          December 13, 2015

          Awesome!!

          Pulling the master first from the Apple Photos library was a brilliant idea. It actually allowed me to figure out what had not yet been imported into my Lightroom library by checking the "do not import suspected duplicates".

          Thanks for sharing this tip. I'm not sure I would have thought of it myself.

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            jgeorge00
            Participant
            November 24, 2015

            I was able to get it to work, a long process but here goes...

            Import the photos using Apple's Photo.

            Once complete, go to your pictures folder (Home --> Pictures)

            Find the file named Photos Library.photoslibrary

            Right Click on this file and select Show Package Contents

            Go to Masters and open this folder

            Inside, find the folder with the year, then the folder with the month then the folder with the day of the import (for example 2015 -->11 --> 24)

            Then drag this folder to your Bridge icon

            Stand by... Bridge will recognize this folder and you'll be able to proceed normally from there.

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              jgeorge00
              Participant
              November 24, 2015

              Continued from above...

              OR to maintain your established filing system and workflow, copy the folder containing your images to the location that you normally use for Bridge and proceed as normal. RAW is maintained.

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              ll_sydney
              Participant
              January 7, 2016

              thanks for this info, can you please tell me how often do you repeat this process. ie: every time you load new photos from your camera to computer ?

              D.A.R
              D.A.R
              Legend
              April 18, 2015

              Right click on the Photos icon in your Pictures folder.

              Choose: Show Package Contents.

              Drag the Masters folder on the the Lightroom app icon or the Library window.

              The Import Dialog box will show. Move or Copy to desired location.

              Note: this will only take the Master files (the ones you imported into Photos) and not any Albums or tags you may have assigned.

                Geoff the kiwi
                Community Expert
                Geoff the kiwiCommunity Expert
                Community Expert
                April 18, 2015

                David has the best plan IMHO....  I would choose move and have them outside of the Apple package...

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                Brainsprain
                Participant
                April 18, 2015

                I do not wish to have my whole photos library in LR just photos I want to edit with LR. I was just selecting and dragging such photos to LR from iPhoto but that does not work with Photos. The only way I have found to do it is to create a folder, export from Photos and then import to LR. Sort of convoluted for Apple computers.

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                  snwandy
                  Participant
                  April 18, 2015

                  Easiest way at this point - like was said until a plug-in is released (if ever) - is to download the selected photos to a folder on your Mac (I use either the Pictures or Download folder) and then use the Lightroom import dialog to import and - at least in my case - move the files to where you ultimately want LR to find them. (I am just starting with LR again, last time was LR3 on a Windows machine, so perhaps there is an easier way to accomplish this.)

                    Just Shoot Me
                    Just Shoot Me
                    Legend
                    April 18, 2015

                    Whether or not there is a plugin or some other way to move/copy those images from Apple's Photos to LR you would be much better off starting from scratch.

                    If Photos is anything like the older iPhoto your images have been imported, actually copied or moved, into a Package folder that is not easily accessible.

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