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BLuEWeed · May 30, 2007, 12:36 PM

what folder do my photos need to be in in order for me to view them using front row? they are already in the pictures folder but that doesnt seem to work.. also is there a way to rip dvds to the macbook ? (first mac.. sorry)

chabig · May 30, 2007, 12:51 PM

Normally, Front Row displays the photos that are in your iPhoto library. I don't know if it can display others. Have you looked at iPhoto? It's pretty nice.

peeb · May 30, 2007, 12:54 PM

Drag all the photos to iPhoto - you will love it. For ripping DVDs, try Mac the Ripper or Handbrake.

BLuEWeed · May 30, 2007, 05:13 PM

thank you guys so much for responding.. nice of you.. it said it was unable to recognize the file or something.. not that big of a deal.. i can still view the in preview.. also what all can i delete in OS x.. it takes up so much room.. i know i can delete some language files but i dont know where they are.. help?

peeb · May 30, 2007, 05:20 PM

Monolingual for removing languages you don't need. Garageband is another culprit, if you don't need it, that will save you 3gb.

Are you saying that iPhoto did not recognize the files? Do you know what format they are in? Try opening iPhoto, and then dragging just one of the photos to it.

BLuEWeed · May 30, 2007, 05:31 PM

yea i tried that and i get this message that says iphoto cannot import and in parenthesis something about the format.. i got them from my phone via bluetooth.. thank you so much .. ps. where is monolingual?? (im lost)

peeb · May 30, 2007, 06:01 PM

OK, so your photos are in some odd format - can you try to figure out what it is? Try selecting one of them and pressing [Apple] I - that should bring up some info on the file.
Re monolingual, google is your friend.
monolingual - Google Search

chabig · May 30, 2007, 06:02 PM

What is the file extension of these photos? That is the part after the period. For example, the extension of SamplePhoto.jpg is jpg.

BLuEWeed · May 30, 2007, 06:11 PM

it says .jpg i dunno what its doing.. i guess ill try later.. im new to the mac.. its GREAT tho.. thanks for all of your trouble and help

peeb · May 30, 2007, 06:18 PM

It's odd that it says they are jpegs. Perhaps you could pm me, and send one of the photos, so I can see if there is anything odd about it? If preview opens it, I am surprised that iPhoto will not.

TETENAL · May 30, 2007, 06:34 PM

You say Preview can open them, so save them as JPEG from Preview and import those into iPhoto. If you have a lot of images to convert use Automator.

peeb · May 30, 2007, 06:37 PM

I think he's going to need some help with automator....

BLuEWeed · May 30, 2007, 07:06 PM

K i got it working.. no clue how but i did and it works fine..!! thank you guys for all your help.. it means a lot to know people still care about others..especially beginners like myself.. im sure ill be back with more questions.. thank you guys.. you helped me out a lot!!

peeb · May 30, 2007, 07:10 PM

Good job - before long you'll be answering questions for other people!