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How can I import selected photos from iPhoto into Premiere Elements on the Mac?

Jun 26, 2012 10:03 PM

Tags: #premiere_elements_10 #iphoto #import_selected_photos

I run Premiere Elements on a Mac (Lion O/S). I have more than 13,000 photos in iPhoto that I would like to be able to access from Premiere (to include shots relevant to the video I am compiling).  How do I do this?

 

I also have Photoshop Elements but not yet installed it since I do not want to replicate all these photos - will consume too much hard drive space.

 

I look forward to your advice.

 

Thanks

 

John W

Sydney, Australia

997 Views   8 Replies   Latest reply: Bill Hunt, Jun 29, 2012 11:02 AM
 
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  • JMJarrige
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    1. JMJarrige,
    Jun 27, 2012 12:05 AM   in reply to John Whiteing
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    The way I do this on my iMac : I select the required photos in iPhoto, then I export them on a specific folder I create for the video,

    generally a subpart of the area where I have captured my HDV footage with Premiere Elelements.

    Then, I import these specific pictures in my Premiere Elements project.

    For Photoshop Elements, it has 2 parts : the organizer of your library, which requires to create a copy of your photos, and the modifier

    which you can use as a complement to iPhoto only to modify your pictures with  possibilities given by Photoshop.

    As I have enough space on external hard drive, I use Photoshop and iPhoto to have permanently a back-up copy of my pictures.

    It was my choice related to my configuration.

    Bonne chance.

    JM

    France

     
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    2. John Whiteing,
    Jun 27, 2012 1:27 AM   in reply to JMJarrige
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    G'day JM,

     

    Thanks for your reply. In fact I have done something similar - i.e exporting selected photos from iPhoto and putting them in a separate folder in order to bring into Premiere via the Get Media tab. I was hoping for a better way that avoided this 2 step process which also duplicates the photo files. iPhoto has always been a bit of a problem for me in that it hides the actual photo files which I don't like.

     

    Sigh, but thanks anyway.

     

    Cheers mate.

     

    JOHN WHITEING

    Sydney, Australia

     
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  • Steve Grisetti
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    3. Steve Grisetti,
    Jun 27, 2012 4:50 AM   in reply to John Whiteing
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    And don't forget: You can load your iPhoto catagog into the Organizer by selecting the Get Media option under the File menu!

     
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  • Bill Hunt
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    4. Bill Hunt,
    Jun 27, 2012 7:51 AM   in reply to John Whiteing
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    Hi John,

     

    Looks like you got some useful answers already!

     

    Sorry that I could not help you, but just am clueless regarding almost anything Mac.

     

    Good luck,

     

    Hunt

     
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    5. John Whiteing,
    Jun 27, 2012 11:37 PM   in reply to Steve Grisetti
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    Steve,  My question is this: if I do this, will my photos be duplicated in Organiser or will only the thumbnails be brought over and the original photo files kept and downloaded when needed from iPhoto? I don't want to duplicate my photos because there are too many - about 7 gig. Also I don't want to have to worry about keeping Organiser photos and iPhoto files in sync.  Cheers   John

     
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  • Steve Grisetti
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    6. Steve Grisetti,
    Jun 28, 2012 4:48 AM   in reply to John Whiteing
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    Your media files are not duplicated because they appear in the Organizer, John. The Organizer is merely a media file manager that interfaces with Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements.

     
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    7. John Whiteing,
    Jun 28, 2012 5:06 AM   in reply to Steve Grisetti
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    Steve,  Thanks for that. Much appreciated.  John

     
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  • Bill Hunt
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    8. Bill Hunt,
    Jun 29, 2012 11:02 AM   in reply to John Whiteing
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    John,

     

    If everything is working well for you, and if you have a moment, you might want to mark the thread as Answered, and also use the "Was this Helpful Yes - No?" where you found good replies. That will help others, who visit the thread later, and will help Adobe do a better job with the forums.

     

    Thank you,

     

    Hunt

     
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