My understanding of GEDCOM is that it is one big text file, only. There is no concept of including image files ‘inside’ a GEDCOM. However, the GEDCOM should contain links (filenames) to media files. When I received an FTM-created GEDCOM from another researcher, she sent me the media files in the mail on a DVD. After importing the GEDCOM into Legacy 7 and placing the image files where I usually put my media files, the links successfully found the files.
Ward From: Diane Marcotte Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 6:13 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] How to get FTM media files to export to Legacy8 The files didn’t transfer at all. To make a Gedcom file in FTM I have to choose GEDCOM 5.5 (standard) and you’ll see from the image below that the option to include media files is greyed out. So I need a workaround of some kind??? Thanks! Diane [image removed] From: Kurt Kneeland [mailto:kurt-kneel...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: January-08-14 5:44 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] How to get FTM media files to export to Legacy8 Is Legacy not finding the media files or did it not receive any media file links? If the file links didn’t transfer at all, you need to back to your FTM and check your export options and try again. As long as the file names came across (paths are missing or incorrect somehow) and you don’t have duplicate copies (files of the same names) on the same drive, Media Relinker will search the drive, find the files and relink them probably in about 5 minutes or less. If you have duplicate file names, then relinker will identify those and ask you to choose. From: William Boswell [mailto:whbosw...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 4:22 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] How to get FTM media files to export to Legacy8 I was in the same predicament back in 2009 when I exported from FTM then imported the GEDCOM into Legacy 7. All of the media files had to be manually re-linked in Legacy. Maybe somebody knows a faster way of doing it in Legacy 8. The new Media Relinker might be the solution only I've never tried it. Bill Boswell From: Diane Marcotte [mailto:dianemarco...@bell.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 5:03 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] How to get FTM media files to export to Legacy8 Hello, I just bought Legacy 8 and have found that my media files have not come across with the Gedcom file I made in FTM. Can someone explain how I can get the media files – I have over 2300 of them! Many thanks!! Diane Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
