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Originally Posted by Normy
I agree with regard to iPhoto- It wants to do too much for you. In Windows, I imported my pictures to a file. I knew EXACTLY where that file was, and when I wanted to move those photos to a file, I did just that. iPhoto takes over your computer, and you wind up trying to put your pictures in a "document" file on the Mac so that you can find old photos when you want! iPhoto is STUPID!
Listen, I've had this MacBook Pro for 13 months now, and I'm not looking back- this machine is NIGHT AND DAY better than the stupid [!] Windows-based PC's. The exorbitant price of the Apple product more than makes up for how much better the computer works!
But iPhoto SUCKS! And Snow Leopard doesn't make it easy to simply create a file, and then sub-files, which is how I organized my photo files on my previous Sony Vaio. My laptop is my tool for touring the internet, cataloging my files, and doing work with my company. While I have a backup, I run my life around this machine.
I DON'T need it to be a puzzle too-
N!
PS: This last was a pointed criticism to the folks at Apple in Cupertino.
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Confused, "files"? You mean folders.
iPhoto is actually really simple to browse in the Finder. Meaning not launching the application.
Mac apps are packages, inside the package are the resources that the app uses.
First thing I recommend is always run in column view.
In the left hand side bar you should have an icon for "Pictures", click it, you should see an Icon for iPhoto Library, right click it and one of the contextual options will be "Show Package Contents".
Once you open it go to the Originals folder and all your pictures are laid out in hierarchal order.
I would not add to or other wise manipulate the contents of the package, you don't want to confuse the DB that manages the library but copying items out of it is a none issue.
In terms of making nested folders it's stupidly simple. Again recommend column view,
1) right click select new folder,
2) name it, keep it selected,
3) right click in next column, go back to step 1