SORRY - I forgot to qualify that I don't have the answer ! However I also would be interested to know this.
Begin forwarded message: > From: Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> > Subject: Re: Iphoto > Date: 31 Aug 2013 2:00:57 PM AWST > To: wamug@wamug.org.au > > Hi Bill & Juliet, > I think I know what you mean. > > After I import photos into iPhoto I give them each a relevent Title so that I > can find them and so that they are also displayed on the relevant Smart > Folder. > > However this does not change the file name. > So when I email any of them to friends/family I first drag a copy of each to > the desktop. > Then (because the file name is still the original nondescript one) I change > the file names to something relevant to the receiver. > > Is it possible to change the File Name whilst the photo is still in iPhoto, > seems to be your question ? > > > On 31/08/2013, at 1:43 PM, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > >> Hi Juliet & Bill, >> >> I'm not too sure exactly what you wish to achieve, so I've tried to cover >> all options with my reply below . >> >> A) iPhoto - How to Add Captions to Your Photos: >> >> 1. Select a photo in the “thumbnail” Photos view to highlight it or double >> click on a thumbnail to take it into the Edit view. >> >> 2. If the Info panel on the right isn’t already open, click on the Info >> button (or command-i) near the right hand side of the bottom toolbar. A >> vertical panel with information about your photo will open up. >> >> 3. Near the top you will see a line of text that reads, “Add a description…” >> Click on this text and it will open a box for you to type. >> >> 4. Type in your entire caption. You can use your cursor keys as well as >> clicking through your text to jump around. >> Hitting enter will not finish your entry, but will move you to the next >> line. >> When you’re finished, just move your cursor away from the box. >> >> Just a Side Note: >> Some of the themes while showing your photos in a Slideshow (really fun if >> you haven’t already tried it!) can display this caption information on top >> of the photo. Make sure you go into the settings (gear icon) while in a >> slideshow and put a check next to Show Captions. Then choose either >> Descriptions or Titles and Descriptions from the pulldown. >> >> B) How to Export Photos From iPhoto with Titles and Descriptions: >> >> “Exporting” your photo out of iPhoto is the trick, but even then you have to >> select the right settings to make it work. >> >> Once the image has been exported, your titles, descriptions, keywords and >> even location information (if you so choose) is then saved inside the image >> so you will no longer need the help of iPhoto to access and view this >> information. >> >> Additionally, you can then also email this exported image to someone with >> whichever email software you choose and still maintain the title and >> description. >> >> Something to keep in mind though, some image programs still don’t handle >> this (IPTC) metadata yet, so you can’t expect universal access to it. But >> just know, as long you don’t accidentally overwrite this information with >> another program, your information will always be saved inside of that image >> you just exported. >> >> 1 Select (highlight) a photo or multiple and then click on “File” from >> the top Menu Bar and then click “Export” from the list. (Optionally you can >> hit SHIFT-COMMAND-E)If you would like to export a large quantity of photos, >> I would recommend selecting an entire “Event” full of photos and exporting >> it to its own folder named the same as your iPhoto Event. >> >> 2 Choose the “File Export” tab from the top of this new window. The main >> thing you’re looking for here is the “Include:” boxes in the middle of this >> window. >> You want to put a check mark next to “Title and keywords” if you want your >> metadata such as title, description and keywords to be “embedded” into your >> the image that you are about to create in the export. >> Unfortunately, for whatever reason Apple has, you can only choose this box >> if you choose “JPEG” or “TIFF” from the “Kind” option at the top. >> For the “File Name“, you can choose “Use Title” if you would like the new >> image to be labeled now with the title you gave it inside of iPhoto. >> >> 3 Click “Export” and then choose where you would like to save this new >> image — such as your desktop— and then click “ok.” >> The filename will default to your given “title” if you chose that in the >> prior menu. You can change this here though if you would like. When you are >> done click “ok.” >> >> So now, if you look on the desktop, you should see your image. You can do >> with it as you please. >> >> Understand that this is a duplicate copy. Exporting is not moving, it’s >> copying. So your original image is still safely saved inside of iPhoto. By >> exporting, you created another copy of it with the options you chose in the >> process. >> >> C) How to View Your Photos From iPhoto In Preview with Titles and >> Descriptions: >> >> 1. Open the Image in Preview App >> >> 2. Go to “Tools” in the Menu Bar at the top of your monitor and select “Show >> Inspector” from the list. (Optionally you can hit Command-I) >> >> 3. From the Inspector window that just opened up, select the “Info >> Inspector” tab at the top that is labeled with a lower case “i” in a circle. >> This will then reveal all of the available metadata inside. To see your >> titles, descriptions and keywords, choose the IPTC tab. You may have to >> click and drag this window to be a little wider to show the entire length of >> your description. >> >> >>> Or does anybody know how names of people in photo can be edited on to photo >>> itself. >> >> Preview App can Add Text to any Image: >> 1. Export the Image out of iPhoto (as above) >> 2. Open the Image in Preview >> 3. Go to "Tools" > Annotate - Text >> 4. Click in the image where you want the Text >> 5. Type the Name/s etc. (After you have finished typing, you can move the >> text box) >> 6. When finished - Go To: File > Save >> >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >> >> OS X 10.8.4 Mountain Lion >> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >> >> On 31/08/2013, at 8:48 AM, Juliet Kitson <billand...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello all >>> Is there a way to change the file name of a photo so that when it burned to >>> a disk it does not revert to origional file name. >>> Reason : family history research. >>> Or does anybody know how names of people in photo can be edited on to photo >>> itself. >>> Iphoto 11 >>> Imac 10.6.8 >>> 2gHz intel >>> Core duo 2 >>> 3gHz ram. >>> regards Bill & Juliet >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > > Regards, > Stephen Chape > Regards, Stephen Chape
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