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Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / May 2007iPhoto and PDF files
Is there a way I can store PDF files in iPhoto? I'm very happy that this is possible in iTunes where I sometimes keep interviews etc. from websites which I store as PDF and keep alongside the music and videos. But iPhoto doesn't do this, or so it seems.... because I've read discussions on the web that claims it can indeed import PDF files. Is there a hack or a plugin involved? I'm using iPhoto 5.0.4 and MacOS 10.4.9 on a G4 Powerbook. > Is there a way I can store PDF files in iPhoto? > I'm very happy that this is possible in iTunes where I sometimes keep [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > discussions on the web that claims it can indeed import PDF files. > Is there a hack or a plugin involved? I forget...why is it again you didn't actually just try it yourself? I'm sure that searching out discussions on the web was probably faster, huh? I doesn't work. Go here instead <http://www.yepsoftware.com/> > In article <1177579817.994146.206...@r3g2000prh.googlegroups.com>, > > "no-sp...@lycos.com" <no-sp...@lycos.com> wrote: > I forget...why is it again you didn't actually just try it yourself? I'm > sure that searching out discussions on the web was probably faster, huh? No need to speak in that tone. I did actually search the web, but found no answers. Since iTunes takes PDFs I was a bit surprised to see that iPhoto doesn't, so I thought there might be a different way of doing it which I haven't found out about yet. > I doesn't work. Go here instead <http://www.yepsoftware.com/> "Yep" seems to be a nice application, but you've misunderstood my needs. I'm not looking for a way to archive all my PDF files, but was hoping that I could put those PDFs related to my photos alongside the photos in iPhoto. > > In article <1177579817.994146.206...@r3g2000prh.googlegroups.com>, > > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > hoping that I could put those PDFs related to my photos alongside the > photos in iPhoto. Why not use iWeb instead? > > In article <1177579817.994146.206...@r3g2000prh.googlegroups.com>, > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > No need to speak in that tone. I did actually search the web, but > found no answers. I know - you already said that. You missed my point. I asked why you didn't just try it out yourself as you pretty much implied you didn't. > Since iTunes takes PDFs I was a bit surprised to see > that iPhoto doesn't, PDF was added to iTunes to accommodate the use of digital booklets at the iTunes Store. iPhoto is not a catchall storage program and so Apple sees no need to make it one. > so I thought there might be a different way of > doing it which I haven't found out about yet. There is. Sorta... > > I doesn't work. Go here instead <http://www.yepsoftware.com/> > > "Yep" seems to be a nice application, but you've misunderstood my > needs. I'm not looking for a way to archive all my PDF files, but was > hoping that I could put those PDFs related to my photos alongside the > photos in iPhoto. You can by opening the pdf in Preview and doing a "Save As..." and turn them into a JPEG or TIFF file. > > No need to speak in that tone. I did actually search the web, but > > found no answers. > > I know - you already said that. You missed my point. I asked why you > didn't just try it out yourself as you pretty much implied you didn't. No, I tried that out first as I expected it to take PDF files, but was surprised when it didn't. > > Since iTunes takes PDFs I was a bit surprised to see > > that iPhoto doesn't, > > PDF was added to iTunes to accommodate the use of digital booklets at > the iTunes Store. iPhoto is not a catchall storage program and so Apple > sees no need to make it one. It wouldn't hurt to add that feature, or allow for plugins which would allow others to make a PDF import feature. Talking about a catchall program -are there good alternatives around for iTunes and iPhoto? I'm quite happy with iTunes, but iPhoto is extremely slow if you add more than a few hundred photos and has many other problems which are frustrating. One program that takes music, photos, text and PDF files etc. would be nice. And to be of any use it has to be fully featured for playing audio files and viewing those other files. > You can by opening the pdf in Preview and doing a "Save As..." and turn > them into a JPEG or TIFF file. Yes, I thought about that, but it's not that practical. I'll give it a second go though and see how that works out for now. Thanks for the suggestion, which I hadn't considered recently. > One program that takes music, photos, text and PDF files etc. would be > nice. And to be of any use it has to be fully featured for playing > audio files and viewing those other files. DevonThink, of which I am a loygal user, does just that. It has a number of "etc" too, but that reference leaves your demands a bit open. It won't store everything, I would imagine. It also doesn't read/display the mp3 tags quite yet, but assume it will eventually.  SignatureThank you and have a nice day. In article <1177579817.994146.206580@r3g2000prh.googlegroups.com>, > I'm using iPhoto 5.0.4 and MacOS 10.4.9 on a G4 Powerbook. > iPhoto is extremely slow if you add more than a few hundred photos > and has many other problems which are frustrating. You would do well to upgrade to iPhoto v6.0.6 I buy every release of the iLife suite JUST for iPhoto. I'm sure there are many that the new release mostly for the new version of their favorite app. There are 6842 items in my iPhoto library. I get the "pizza wheel" for a couple or three seconds while they load when the app is first opened. However, once up-and-running, iPhoto 6 is plenty snappy on my 1.25 single-processor G4. I do, however, have 2gb RAM and a 250gb disk that is only slightly over half-full. If the lack of native pdf-handling is a deal-breaker, you should look elsewhere. If iPhoto does other things that you like, you might look into upgrading your system (if possible) to help it do its thing. Good luck! Signature:) JR PowerMac G4 MDD 1.25 SP Mac OS X 10.4.9 In article <jim.redelfs-B535F2.07303902052007@news.lga.highwinds-media.com>, > If the lack of native pdf-handling is a deal-breaker, you should look > elsewhere. If iPhoto does other things that you like, you might look into > upgrading your system (if possible) to help it do its thing. Good luck! I started off using the ancestral version of iView MediaPro long ago (long before iPhoto) as my primary catalog for both photos and even more for technical graphics (eps, pdf, png, etc); have used it thru many versions; and have come to know it well, and trust and like it. I'm saying this not to push it, but more to ask anyone who's used both it and iPhoto: Any good reasons for me to look into converting to iPhoto instead? > In article > <jim.redelfs-B535F2.07303902052007@news.lga.highwinds-media.com>, [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > it and iPhoto: Any good reasons for me to look into converting to > iPhoto instead? To me, it's not an either-or -- I use both. The iView products are great archiving and cataloging tools. iPhoto is more geared toward using and repurposing the content. With my girlfriend's large family (two kids, 10 grandkids) as source for literally a couple thousand photos a year that she wants in slideshows, printed albums, individual prints, adornments for Web pages, and the like, we use iPhoto for current material and then archive the photos to CD and DVD using iView for the cataloging, clearing up disk space for the new material that keeps coming in. SignatureSpenser >>> In article <1177579817.994146.206...@r3g2000prh.googlegroups.com>, >>> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I know - you already said that. You missed my point. I asked why you > didn't just try it out yourself as you pretty much implied you didn't. He didn't imply that he hadn't tried it himself. You apparently inferred it though. SignatureJR > In article <1177579817.994146.206...@r3g2000prh.googlegroups.com>, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > I doesn't work. Go here instead <http://www.yepsoftware.com/> A man of few words, I see. |
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