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Photos in FCPX

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16 Apr 2015 14:59 #62936 by Tom Wolsky
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How is the Photos app displaying for you in FCP? Do you see a disclosure triangle next to it? Do all your images display correctly?

Thanks.

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16 Apr 2015 17:29 - 16 Apr 2015 17:43 #62948 by BenB
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You mean like this? I see plenty. Just takes a few moments to show up.

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16 Apr 2015 17:32 - 16 Apr 2015 17:33 #62950 by Tom Wolsky
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I think my problem is in the Photos library.
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16 Apr 2015 17:42 #62953 by BenB
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I moved all of my Aperture stuff into the System Photo Library, as Apple calls it, with the Photos app, and removed Aperture from my system. All you're seeing is the Photos library in FCPX. I'll update the screen shot to be a bit more clear.

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16 Apr 2015 17:47 #62956 by dgwvideo
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Is there some advantage to using Photos as opposed to iPhoto?
Creating history....one edit at a time !

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16 Apr 2015 19:56 #62975 by Tom Wolsky
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None.

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16 Apr 2015 20:57 - 16 Apr 2015 20:58 #62979 by merc
Replied by merc on topic Photos in FCPX
so far I find it useful to keep image assets in sync across several macs that I own (using iCloud Photo Library)

While on the road I can even create assets using Pixelmator for iPad then save them to iCloud Photo library in specific folders. Then back at the ranch they show up nicely in FCPX.

Shared photostreams still work and I can foresee using this for even more seamless distributed collaboration.
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16 Apr 2015 21:28 - 16 Apr 2015 21:29 #62983 by BenB
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I find Photos to be more advanced than iPhotos, more responsive, faster and easier to deal with. I also just trashed Aperture and am using Photos, and loving it. If you're using iPhoto, there are lots of reasons to dump it for Photos.

Photos allows the creation of a single System Library where all photos get stored. iPhoto, Aperture, and Photos can all access this central library together. So you can have all three apps run on your Mac at the same time, with the same updated library, until you decide to stick with one or the other.
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21 Apr 2015 05:47 #63354 by jpmack
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Photos is not working well for me in FCP 10.2

Waited 10+ minutes but all I get is a blank scroll window where Albums, Projects, etc should be. If I click on the blank window it will select an album, but of course I have no way of knowing which one it will be. Any ideas appreciated...
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22 Apr 2015 05:37 #63425 by jpmack
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I'm not getting the triangles next to Moments, Albums, etc, and as a result the list is impossibly long and won't load most of the time. Rebuilt the Photos library, any other suggestions?

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23 Apr 2015 16:35 #63495 by jpmack
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Found the solution from Tom Wolsky on Apple Support Forums. Need to pull down the separator bar between the image area and the popup. Thanks, Tom!

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23 Apr 2015 16:56 #63498 by dinerdog
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I may be late to the party (and maybe iPhoto did this too), but I just found out that using the Photos browser, you can use the same commands (Q,W,E etc.) as the regular browser. OMG. I had no idea. I've been 'dragging' pictures into the timeline this whole time.

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23 Apr 2015 17:47 #63502 by BenB
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Yes, always worked that way. Works with titles and generators, also.

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23 Apr 2015 21:40 #63527 by Squamish ed
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I never used iPhoto and haven't tried Photos. Back in my PC days I set up my own system of files and folders that worked fine. An example: Birds > Ducks > Buffleheads etc. With this approach I was (and still am) easily able to keep track of many thousands of images and still do. Image adjustment I do with Pixelmator.

Is there any benefit I would find to switching over to Photos for use in FCPX that would make it worth the time and effort? These days I don't do much still photography so I have little turnover of images.
Ed

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23 Apr 2015 21:51 #63529 by BenB
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Nicer, easier "photo" editing tools, searchable catalog, easier access in FCPX. But, use what you're happy with.

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24 Apr 2015 03:47 #63543 by jpmack
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Thanks, very cool. Who knew? (everyone, apparently)

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24 Apr 2015 14:01 #63572 by BenB
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Personal opinion here; I find Photos to be so new and so scary to most folks, they don't give it a chance, no honest attempt to use it, thus base a lot of negativity towards it on fear. Spend time learning it, then decide if you like it.

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27 Apr 2015 12:53 - 28 Apr 2015 12:05 #63676 by anthonii
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jpmack wrote: Found the solution from Tom Wolsky on Apple Support Forums. Need to pull down the separator bar between the image area and the popup. Thanks, Tom!


I hav found that bar and all i am getting is below it "open Photos to see your photos in this list" Obviously photos is running.

I did move the Photo database to an external hard drive, do i need to re map it or something silly?

EDIT: I found the fix by going to Photos>Preferences then clicking the button "Use as System Photo Library.
Last edit: 28 Apr 2015 12:05 by anthonii. Reason: Noted fix

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28 Apr 2015 05:01 #63712 by jpmack
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Have you tried launching Photos while holding down the option key? That will prompt you to select your main, or System, photo library. Navigate to the external drive and select.

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