Comments on: iPhoto 4 to Spotlight http://automatorworld.com/archives/iphoto-4-to-spotlight/ Better Living Through Macintosh Scripting Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:14:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: FarFromSubtle http://automatorworld.com/archives/iphoto-4-to-spotlight/#comment-1127 FarFromSubtle Sun, 07 Aug 2005 00:20:01 +0000 http://www.automatorworld.com/2005/05/01/iphoto-4-to-spotlight/#comment-1127 <p>Thank you! This is a great little action, it worked like a charm.</p> <p>It's too bad that workflows can't be saved as iPhoto plugins... oh well.</p> <p>Keep up the good work!</p> Thank you! This is a great little action, it worked like a charm.

It’s too bad that workflows can’t be saved as iPhoto plugins… oh well.

Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Steve http://automatorworld.com/archives/iphoto-4-to-spotlight/#comment-100 Steve Mon, 09 May 2005 11:36:07 +0000 http://www.automatorworld.com/2005/05/01/iphoto-4-to-spotlight/#comment-100 <p>This Action works correctly, but you have to make sure you have the photos you want commented selected in the iPhoto thumbnail view first.</p> This Action works correctly, but you have to make sure you have the photos you want commented selected in the iPhoto thumbnail view first.

]]> By: Anthony http://automatorworld.com/archives/iphoto-4-to-spotlight/#comment-99 Anthony Mon, 09 May 2005 10:00:41 +0000 http://www.automatorworld.com/2005/05/01/iphoto-4-to-spotlight/#comment-99 <p>I have found a solution for the problem at the following address:</p> <p>http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-121968.html</p> <p>I did what "adam1185" proposed and it worked flawlessly (in iPhoto 5.0.2, haven't tried it in 4):</p> <ol> <li>Select any photographs you need to have Spotlighted.</li> <li>Do a Command & I to bring up their details.</li> <li>Assign a dummy keyword (you can create one just for this purpose).</li> <li>There is no 4! Spotlight should have caught the change and indexed all the photographs with every pre-existing keyword. You can now remove the dummy keyword if you like.</li> </ol> <p>Anyway, thank you Nick for the effort, it was seriously worthy.</p> I have found a solution for the problem at the following address:

http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-121968.html

I did what “adam1185″ proposed and it worked flawlessly (in iPhoto 5.0.2, haven’t tried it in 4):

  1. Select any photographs you need to have Spotlighted.
  2. Do a Command & I to bring up their details.
  3. Assign a dummy keyword (you can create one just for this purpose).
  4. There is no 4! Spotlight should have caught the change and indexed all the photographs with every pre-existing keyword. You can now remove the dummy keyword if you like.

Anyway, thank you Nick for the effort, it was seriously worthy.

]]> By: Anthony http://automatorworld.com/archives/iphoto-4-to-spotlight/#comment-98 Anthony Mon, 09 May 2005 09:29:21 +0000 http://www.automatorworld.com/2005/05/01/iphoto-4-to-spotlight/#comment-98 <p>Doesn't work for me either. I have a mixed iPhoto library, most of it was made with iPhoto 4 and a small part with iPhoto 5. It doesn't work regardless of the iPhoto version era of the photograph. Can you please, please give us the exact workflow steps in case we are missing something? (Mine is: Get selected iPhoto items -> Make selected iPhoto images Spotlightable). </p> <p>This seems like exactly what I need for my library, if only I could make it work :-)</p> Doesn’t work for me either. I have a mixed iPhoto library, most of it was made with iPhoto 4 and a small part with iPhoto 5. It doesn’t work regardless of the iPhoto version era of the photograph. Can you please, please give us the exact workflow steps in case we are missing something? (Mine is: Get selected iPhoto items -> Make selected iPhoto images Spotlightable).

This seems like exactly what I need for my library, if only I could make it work :-)

]]> By: Caleb http://automatorworld.com/archives/iphoto-4-to-spotlight/#comment-96 Caleb Mon, 09 May 2005 04:45:19 +0000 http://www.automatorworld.com/2005/05/01/iphoto-4-to-spotlight/#comment-96 <p>I have the same problem as axcess99. It has not added them to spotlight results. Am I doing all the steps? I'm doing the same two that he is.</p> <p>Can someone post or mail and let me know?</p> I have the same problem as axcess99. It has not added them to spotlight results. Am I doing all the steps? I’m doing the same two that he is.

Can someone post or mail and let me know?

]]> By: Nick http://automatorworld.com/archives/iphoto-4-to-spotlight/#comment-77 Nick Thu, 05 May 2005 08:55:53 +0000 http://www.automatorworld.com/2005/05/01/iphoto-4-to-spotlight/#comment-77 <p>Well, seems we're both using the same machine then. Does it have anything to do with the file size? My images are about 2 Mb a piece. </p> <p>I'll give it a try with less big files and keep you posted.</p> Well, seems we’re both using the same machine then. Does it have anything to do with the file size? My images are about 2 Mb a piece.

I’ll give it a try with less big files and keep you posted.

]]> By: Nick T http://automatorworld.com/archives/iphoto-4-to-spotlight/#comment-75 Nick T Wed, 04 May 2005 18:44:07 +0000 http://www.automatorworld.com/2005/05/01/iphoto-4-to-spotlight/#comment-75 <p>Hi.</p> <p>For me it only takes about 5 seconds to process around 5 images. 1.5GHz powerbook. I also have around 300 images. Strange that it is so slow on your machine.</p> <p>I'll look into it later.</p> Hi.

For me it only takes about 5 seconds to process around 5 images. 1.5GHz powerbook. I also have around 300 images. Strange that it is so slow on your machine.

I’ll look into it later.

]]> By: Nick http://automatorworld.com/archives/iphoto-4-to-spotlight/#comment-72 Nick Wed, 04 May 2005 09:47:17 +0000 http://www.automatorworld.com/2005/05/01/iphoto-4-to-spotlight/#comment-72 <p>Hey Adam.</p> <p>Just did the same thing, and first I thought that Automator wasn't working properly... </p> <p>Tried it on less images then, and it takes roughly about 45 seconds per image... (I have about 3000 images... ouch).</p> <p>Is this normal that it's taking so long? If yes, then Apple wins, as I'll probably have to get Ilife '05.</p> Hey Adam.

Just did the same thing, and first I thought that Automator wasn’t working properly…

Tried it on less images then, and it takes roughly about 45 seconds per image… (I have about 3000 images… ouch).

Is this normal that it’s taking so long? If yes, then Apple wins, as I’ll probably have to get Ilife ‘05.

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