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mollywood · Jun 3, 2007, 01:35 PM

how come when i upload my pictures from my camera to my iphoto and then i preview them in 'preview' or upload them to a website they are sooo small?
HELP

richwig83 · Jun 3, 2007, 01:53 PM

Hmm a screen grab might help us!!

Are you sure you've not limited to picture setting on the camera to a small dimension?? (such as 640x480??)

mollywood · Jun 4, 2007, 07:47 AM

im sure, and on my camera theres no way to change the dimensions, i just checked. Also, on my pc i never had a problem with the dimensions of the picture, they uploaded to a fine size, so its obviously something to do with iphoto maybe. Actually theyre a fine size in iphoto, its just when i go to my pictures folder and then the 'preview' comes up, that's not the actual size of the picture if they are coming up fine in iphoto right?
heres a screen grab,
preview window
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...viewwindow.jpg
Iphoto window
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...hotowindow.jpg

richwig83 · Jun 4, 2007, 08:44 AM

What if you command click one of the picture files and select Get info.... what dimension does it say the image is????

The screen grab of iphoto looks just as mine does!!!

mollywood · Jun 4, 2007, 09:29 AM

i know i was just comparing the size of the picture in iphoto which is normal to the one in preview! ahaha
when i right click it in the folder in finder it says 360 x 270 !! you cant really see the actual size in that picture i linked but now you know how small it is

richwig83 · 12:22 PM

Right.. im a bit stuffed!!! What camera are you using???

AFAIK there are no settings that are able to alter images when you import them!!

mollywood · Jun 4, 2007, 12:09 PM

pentax optio

richwig83 · Jun 4, 2007, 12:44 PM

What about the settings in record mode....under recorded pixels should be able to change it to various qualities!!

You should have it set to maximum... 5MP or 6MP!

Really confused by this

ibook_steve · Jun 4, 2007, 12:55 PM

Though this has absolutely nothing to do with MacBooks, what's the size of the photo in iPhoto? Click the little "i" in the lower left corner to see the resolution. In the Finder, you may be opening up one of the thumbnails that iPhoto creates instead of the actual photo. If this is the case, export the photo from iPhoto, or set up iPhoto to open Preview when you double click a photo to see the actual photo.

Steve

peeb · Jun 4, 2007, 01:05 PM

Ah, now you're thinking! What happens when you try to run a slideshow in iPhoto?

mollywood · Jun 5, 2007, 01:53 PM

ok i now have another problem
i opened up my iphoto and now all the pictures are gone! at the bottom is says no photos, and when i try to import pictures or drag them into iphoto this comes up "

"the following files could not be imported(they may be an unrecognized file type or the files may not contain valid data"
but! i checked the file types and its JPEG.. just like before? im pissed. Lately all my macbook has been causing me is TROUBLE

peeb · Jun 5, 2007, 02:40 PM

Go to home --> pictures --> iPhoto library --> originals.
Can you see your photos there?

mollywood · Jun 5, 2007, 05:40 PM

YESSSSS!!!
when i go to that originals folder the pictures show in 'preview' the original size ! ill try to import the pictures into iphoto from that folder...
"the following file could not be imported.(The file is in the iPhotoLibrary folder.)"
what does that mean

peeb · Jun 5, 2007, 06:38 PM

It means that the files are already part of an iPhoto library - they can't be re-imported. OK.
1. Restart your machine.
2. Launch iPhoto.
3. Are the photos there? If yes, stop there, and we'll deal with any other issues.
4. If not, close iPhoto. Go to to the 'originals' folder. Move it to the desktop.
5. Verify that all the photos are there.
6. Open iPhoto.
7. Drag the folder from your desktop to iPhoto. This should import the photos.
8. Tell me what happens/