Advice on software
Apr 17, 2019 14:34:55 #
I must confess my photo library is a mess and needs a fix now. I know there is a large amount of grey matter out there that I can tap into to get this corrected.
Before updating my eMac, I transferred my photo library (stored in Photos) to a WD passport.
As I was trying to transfer the files back into the new iMac, there is a large quantity of them that are rejected, message indicated "unrecognizable format or the file may not contain valid data". Could be because they were shot in raw. The file names are all the same sequence of DSC_XXX.jpg. only the numbers (XXX) change. I can open them with preview from the thumbnail stored on the external HD, but the show up blank under import photo review.
I need to upgrade to a storage/editor a bit more professional than Photos, would Photoshop Elements be my next step?
Thanks for your input.
Claude
Before updating my eMac, I transferred my photo library (stored in Photos) to a WD passport.
As I was trying to transfer the files back into the new iMac, there is a large quantity of them that are rejected, message indicated "unrecognizable format or the file may not contain valid data". Could be because they were shot in raw. The file names are all the same sequence of DSC_XXX.jpg. only the numbers (XXX) change. I can open them with preview from the thumbnail stored on the external HD, but the show up blank under import photo review.
I need to upgrade to a storage/editor a bit more professional than Photos, would Photoshop Elements be my next step?
Thanks for your input.
Claude
Apr 17, 2019 15:21:14 #
Photoshop Elements 2019 might be a good choice. Or Lightroom 6.0 standalone (no subscription). What make and model of camera are you using - you will want to check before starting down the road with any editing/organization software that it will recognize your camera.
Apr 17, 2019 16:04:51 #
Well these pictures go back to 2004-2005, currently using D500, but now I realize that they were in iPhoto before, I just transferred them to a ext. HD and then quite a lot won't transfer back to the Photos in the new iMac.
Could the date have corrupted in the process?
Could the date have corrupted in the process?
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