Diane, Have you tried posting your problem on the FTM Message Board on Ancestry? There appears to be several discussions regarding the transfer of media files via a gedcom from FTM. (Make you sure mention which FTM program you have.)
Virginia On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 2:08 PM, Diane Marcotte <dianemarco...@bell.net>wrote: > I’m afraid that is not the answer. My only choice to make a “GEDCOM for > FTM16” and when I checked it in Word it did not include either the media > files or links to the files. As with the “GEDCOM 5.5” option the box to > include media files was greyed out. > > > > However I did try it and imported the “GEDCOM for FTM16” into Legacy but > no media files are found. > > > > Diane > > > > *From:* Leon Chapman [mailto:chap...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* January-09-14 1:17 PM > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] How to get FTM media files to export to Legacy8 > > > > Diane: > > > Brian has the correct answer. > > > Create a GEDCOM for FTM with Family Tree Maker as the destination. That > will include all the FTM information and give Legacy the maximum amount > of data, including links to any media files you have linked in FTM. > > Chap > > > ___ > Leon Chapman > chap...@gmail.com > ----- > > > > On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Brian/Support <br...@legacyfamilytree.com> > wrote: > > Create a GEDCOM for FTM with Family Tree Maker as the destination. That > will include all the FTM information and give Legacy the maximum amount > of data, including links to any media files you have linked in FTM. > > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > br...@legacyfamilytree.com > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > On 08-Jan-2014 5:03 PM, Diane Marcotte wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > 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 > > > 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 > 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
