How to Import a Photo From iPhoto to Lightroom 3
The library information in iPhoto is stored inside of a package file instead of a regular folder. This makes importing a photo from iPhoto to Lightroom 3 a bit more complex because Lightroom 3 is not able to read the iPhoto package file. Therefore, to import a photo from the iPhoto application to Lightroom 3, photos stored in your iPhoto library have to be exported to a location Lightroom 3 can see. The process of importing a photo that has no edits from iPhoto to Lightroom 3 is different from the process of importing a photo that does have edits.
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Instructions
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Importing a Photo That Has No Edits
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Launch iPhoto.
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Browse your iPhoto library to locate the photo you want to transfer. Click on the photo you want.
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Go to the “File” menu. Select “Export.” Set the “Kind” to “Original.” Click “Export.” Select “Desktop” from the drop-down menu. Click “OK.”
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Close iPhoto. Launch Lightroom 3.
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Click the “Import” button. Use the console tree in the left panel to browse to your desktop. Select the photo. Click “Import.”
Importing Photos With Edits
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Navigate to your iPhoto library at users/photos/iphoto library. Right-click the “iPhotos Library” folder. Select “Show Package Contents.”
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Locate then right-click on the “Originals” subfolder. Select “Make Alias.” Drag the “Originals Alias” folder to the desktop.
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Launch Lightroom 3.
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Click the “Import” button. Use the console tree in the left panel to browse to the “Originals Alias” folder on the desktop. Select the folder. Click “Import.”
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Open the “File Handling” drop-down menu. Select “Copy photos to a new location and add to catalog.” Click “Import.”
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