15 Things You May Not Know You Can Do In Mac Photos

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  • čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
  • macmost.com/e-2418 The Mac Photos app has some deep functionality and even regular users may not know some of these tips. Learn how to search by photo contents, convert Live Photos to long exposure pictures, export contact sheet PDFs, adjust and filter videos, create multiple libraries and much more.
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Komentáře • 258

  • @jasonmiller3638
    @jasonmiller3638 Před 3 lety +24

    I am new to Mac, and I absolutely rely on your videos to learn everything that is computer is capable of. Thank you

    • @nicomonkeyboy
      @nicomonkeyboy Před 2 lety

      I have had Macs since 1988 and there was new stuff in there for me!!

    • @emmgeevideo
      @emmgeevideo Před 2 lety

      I came back to the Mac after 5 years away. I got back up to speed thanks to Gary. I decided to sign up for Patreon because I wanted to say thanks for enhancing my productivity.

    • @rayflanagan9970
      @rayflanagan9970 Před rokem

      I've been a mac user since 1989 and STILL learn tons everytime I watch these videos.

  • @loisskiathitis8926
    @loisskiathitis8926 Před 3 lety +10

    I knew nothing , but I learned a lot! Thank you, Gary! ❤️👍🏻

  • @carolinemyddelton580
    @carolinemyddelton580 Před 3 lety +22

    Great collection of tips! I've used Photos for years and years, and it was only in watching this tutorial that I learned about exporting contact sheet PDFs! I always learn something new from your videos-thanks, Gary!

  • @barrytipton1249
    @barrytipton1249 Před 2 lety +1

    Excellent tutorial, Gary! Thanks for sharing your extensive knowledge.👍🏻

  • @ScottHouston1
    @ScottHouston1 Před 3 lety +4

    All that good information in 11 minutes. Thanks that was very helpful!

  • @gregf9160
    @gregf9160 Před 3 lety +32

    Every one of your videos is a fantastic learning experience. I was unaware just how sophisticated Photos had become.

  • @andrewelland9902
    @andrewelland9902 Před 3 lety +2

    OMG, Gary: such a wealth of information. I'm looking at Photos in a whole new light. THANKS.

  • @jackraves7363
    @jackraves7363 Před 2 měsíci

    🙏 this is a very informative post, thank YOU!!!

  • @Macvriendin
    @Macvriendin Před 2 lety +1

    I can't stop watching your video's! They are so educational. Thank you so much!

  • @marqdx
    @marqdx Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks, Gary. Another excellent video by an excellent instructor.

  • @Roberto-REME
    @Roberto-REME Před 3 lety +2

    Outstanding Gary. You are an excellent teacher and mentor. Thank you,

  • @debreale5236
    @debreale5236 Před 3 lety +2

    This is so helpful. Thank you for your unbelievably good videos!

  • @maxflight777
    @maxflight777 Před měsícem

    The contact sheet idea is good

  • @pressrepeat2000
    @pressrepeat2000 Před 3 lety

    This was super useful. Incredible what you can do with the Photo app now, glad I found this video as didn’t know any of it!

  • @ingeborgkolar8795
    @ingeborgkolar8795 Před 2 lety

    Great info, Gary!!! Just what I need to know right now. THANK you.

  • @ric-carol
    @ric-carol Před 3 lety +1

    Love your videos Gary, thank you once again.

  • @wardausman2795
    @wardausman2795 Před 2 lety

    Amazing versatility. I had no idea. Thanks for this video!

  • @fivegumtrees6251
    @fivegumtrees6251 Před 3 lety +1

    Love your work. Great tutorials !

  • @charlesmillar
    @charlesmillar Před 3 lety +2

    Excellent, very well explained, delivered, and informative.

  • @desertpatient
    @desertpatient Před 3 lety

    Thank you for doing this video as it was very helpful to your written help.

  • @sekaf4125
    @sekaf4125 Před rokem

    Amazing. I learned so much even being a long time max user. Well done!

  • @ubequity
    @ubequity Před 3 lety +2

    I just removed an ugly electrical wire hanging in the front of a shot with the retouch tool thanks to seeing your video!! Thank you very much.

  • @mhouslay7281
    @mhouslay7281 Před 2 měsíci

    Wow !!
    That was crazy useful and clear.
    I’ve been blown away with the cameras on my iPhone 15 Pro Max and so have been using it more and more rather than my mirrorless SLR. So I’ve been playing around more and more with this App.
    Your video has really inspired me - various things that I never realised as my mindset of the apple photo app is from a ‘historic’ version.
    Thanks so much 😊

  • @DGianfredi
    @DGianfredi Před 11 měsíci

    I like your videos. Good information without complicating things.

  • @carlupthegrove262
    @carlupthegrove262 Před 2 lety

    WOW, that was very helpful... some of the things I knew but many were new to me.... well done

  • @pratapseshachalam2859
    @pratapseshachalam2859 Před 3 lety

    Thanks dude . I have been learning great info from your channel:)

  • @randyking3691
    @randyking3691 Před 3 lety

    Good show, I'm new at Big Sur and I want to go through and edit some wedding pics for prints. Your video a Big help, Great timing.

  • @elpopposupreme8178
    @elpopposupreme8178 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow! I did not realize how many functions this app has. Thanks!

  • @curiosityintrigue
    @curiosityintrigue Před rokem

    Helpful tips - Thanks! I’m in the process of creating reference files that I don’t want in iCloud (to save iCloud storage). I thought I would need two libraries. I’m glad to learn I can use the same library I use for iCloud on my Mac.

  • @JandeBloois1952
    @JandeBloois1952 Před 3 lety

    Great! I use iPhoto (and now Photos) since 2002, a lot has changed since then, but I heard some things now that I didn't know! Thanks, Gary!

  • @Billy123bobzzz
    @Billy123bobzzz Před 3 lety +1

    Well done! Very useful!

  • @bassplayinpapa
    @bassplayinpapa Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent! Thanks.

  • @robertazurek
    @robertazurek Před rokem

    Thanks! You are The Man!!!

  • @Larry77777
    @Larry77777 Před 3 lety +3

    Hey Gary: Thanks for showing Markup under the ...
    P.S. "Revert to Original" is a wonderful feature, but it necessitates two files. On edited videos, that adds up fast, so I am happy to see the Mac Photos app has the option to save the edited video as a new video, THEN I can delete the original video when I'm satisfied.

  • @FLYBOY123456789
    @FLYBOY123456789 Před 3 lety +1

    you are a brilliant person - thank you...

  • @Ukuleleal
    @Ukuleleal Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome video. Thank you so much. :)

  • @iandouglas9942
    @iandouglas9942 Před 3 lety

    Really useful. Thanks Gary.

  • @Johnthetripper
    @Johnthetripper Před měsícem

    Using another library, not synced, for work stuff is a great idea. I have a work phone that I can use for unlimited personal use, but don't want to mix my work and personal photos up. Fantastic, thanks Gary.

  • @wernervienna
    @wernervienna Před 2 lety

    What a treasure trove! Many thanks

  • @rhettshipley4593
    @rhettshipley4593 Před rokem

    Brilliant as always. Just edited 4300 photos and labelled them. They all look great. Took a while.

  • @ahmed_mahrouky
    @ahmed_mahrouky Před 3 lety

    thanks a lot.you always hav something new for me

  • @paulalderson6920
    @paulalderson6920 Před 3 lety

    Best of your already great video series.

  • @richyw959
    @richyw959 Před 3 lety +2

    Great stuff!

  • @abdulkarimalzadjali6652

    thanks a lot for the information, we really appreciated.

  • @DameEdnaBrown
    @DameEdnaBrown Před 2 lety

    Thanks that was great info

  • @chaosncheckt9356
    @chaosncheckt9356 Před 3 lety

    How did I just find this channel. Huge mac user and use photo all the time and didn't know any of this. You just got a new subscriber.

  • @user-ki7ib4mg5d
    @user-ki7ib4mg5d Před 11 měsíci

    This is Wild!!

  • @ianskinner6837
    @ianskinner6837 Před 3 lety

    Excellent. Thank you.

  • @magicmanj32
    @magicmanj32 Před 3 lety

    Great Video, Thanks Gary

  • @normesmonde5332
    @normesmonde5332 Před 3 lety

    That was great, thanks Gary

  • @daviddahl8562
    @daviddahl8562 Před 4 měsíci

    I love this.

  • @SkunkWorks2001
    @SkunkWorks2001 Před 3 lety +1

    Great - thanks 👍

  • @MichaelD115
    @MichaelD115 Před 2 lety

    Thank you Gary! this is super useful!
    It's a shame icloud can't deal with multiple libraries

  • @SYPCWAK
    @SYPCWAK Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the video.

  • @r.a.monigold9789
    @r.a.monigold9789 Před 3 lety

    Nice. Thanks

  • @knockshinnoch1950
    @knockshinnoch1950 Před 2 lety

    Superb channel! The missing Mac handbook!

  • @georgelewisray
    @georgelewisray Před 3 lety

    Wonderful yet again . . .

  • @nunocorreia5570
    @nunocorreia5570 Před 3 lety

    Very interesting and helpful

  • @akashrevanna5327
    @akashrevanna5327 Před 3 lety

    Very useful 🙏

  • @marinetimelapsetv9794
    @marinetimelapsetv9794 Před 2 lety

    good job done.

  • @janicebrionesweers6411

    gold mine!

  • @jamescraig3345
    @jamescraig3345 Před 2 lety +3

    One of the slickest tricks in Photos is the ability to enter Edit, correct an exposure, copy the corrections. and use the arrow keys to move to similar exposures and paste the corrections. This saves me a lot of time over a long shoot with a large number of exposures - especially if indoors without flash.

  • @alaaadel3133
    @alaaadel3133 Před 3 lety

    Thank you, dear creator

  • @MarcoFlores-um7cj
    @MarcoFlores-um7cj Před 3 lety

    Tim Roth, you are the best mactuber

  • @gillianbc
    @gillianbc Před rokem

    I had no idea - what a revelation!

  • @quiltsick
    @quiltsick Před 3 lety

    more fun stuff!

  • @jacobkilgannon6059
    @jacobkilgannon6059 Před 3 lety

    Thankyou brk

  • @Annalorraine67
    @Annalorraine67 Před 3 lety +2

    Thanks i am learning so much with your info!!

  • @jacktinga3581
    @jacktinga3581 Před 3 lety +1

    great vid

  • @Dragonsbaynn69
    @Dragonsbaynn69 Před rokem

    I'm a new subscriber that needed some Quicktime advice and I came across this video and holy shit I had no idea you could do any of these things. Ill be going through your whole videography so I can learn all about these subjects. Thanks for all you hard work! Cheers from New Zealand!

  • @VynZography
    @VynZography Před rokem

    10:03 I seriously did not know this! I was always doubling the storage space needed or having to delete the original files.

  • @eldjswett
    @eldjswett Před 2 lety

    You’re such a good teacher!
    Is there one of this for the music app? 🙏🏽

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Před 2 lety

      I've done a few videos on the Music app, but no "X Things" video. It depends a lot on if you are using Apple Music. Two different worlds.

  • @corteltube
    @corteltube Před 5 měsíci

    Learned stuff I didn’t know…☺️.

  • @hscduncan31
    @hscduncan31 Před rokem

    Great series of videos. One thing Gary missed out, or maybe this is new, is that you can search for text in photos. Take a picture of a signpost/conference title/bar name when you get to a place, later search for that string and voila. Also works for photos of non-digital business cards etc

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Před rokem +2

      That's a much newer feature than this video. And yes, it is awesome!

  • @johnphillips519
    @johnphillips519 Před 3 lety

    Thanks Gary, i thought i knew photos, looks like i didnt

  • @AzizKambali
    @AzizKambali Před 3 lety +1

    Another great video from you Gary 👏🏾
    Any idea if the Photos app will preserve the metadata of the photos in case of exporting to Google Photos?
    I hope I will not have to reorganize my photos from scratch then!
    #BigFan ✌🏽

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Před 3 lety +1

      It is probably up to Google Photos, but I can't see why not. Try one and see.

  • @TomalBhattacharjee
    @TomalBhattacharjee Před rokem

    I’ve been watching all your videos. And they are very informative. Regarding photos app have questions -1. After editing how do I share the edited version through WhatsApp ? I couldn’t find the saved location.
    2. I have photos in the my local drive arranged into a way I prefer, do I transfer all of them to photos app?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Před rokem +1

      I don't use WhatsApp, but I'm sure there is a way to select a photo inside of that app. Look and see. It is up to you if you want to move your photos into the Photos app.

  • @MikeOrazzi
    @MikeOrazzi Před rokem

    Nice tips. Do you know of a way to rate images in this app? Using numbers, 1,2,3... etc? If you're familiar with Apple Aperture, it was a way to quickly edit down a batch of photos.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Před rokem

      Use keyword tags. You can do 1 Star, 2 Stars, etc. But since keywords can be anything, you can do better like "scenic," "colorful" or "for submission" and so on. Depends what your goal is here in doing this.

  • @pressrepeat2000
    @pressrepeat2000 Před 3 lety +1

    Is there a way to clean up your library and separate screenshots and pictures saved from the web and whatnot from your actual photos? Probably worth a video tutorial… I think a lot of iOS users struggle with huge libraries now that have so much in them, but cleaning it up is a monumentous task.

  • @wrc1717
    @wrc1717 Před 3 lety

    Can you use Lightroom and photoshop as external editors without messing up LRC catalog system?

  • @PeterGregg
    @PeterGregg Před rokem +1

    Any tools to make skin better for a head shot, like a clarity slider?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Před rokem +1

      Yes. In Adjustments you have the retouch tool. You can also use Noise Reduction, Sharpen and others.

  • @janders7372
    @janders7372 Před 2 lety

    You are an Apple treasure

  • @user-gj6hm1yq8o
    @user-gj6hm1yq8o Před 3 lety

    Gary, Thanks for making these videos.
    I'm not able to find an answer for this in apple support. if you think there is a solution pls help.
    1) I import photos from HDD (as a referenced file, coz my mac's internal memory is very less and don't want to sync using iCloud)
    2) So in this situation, if I delete multiple files from the HDD which is referenced here on photos, Photos app shows an icon to indicate that's missing, but is there any way to remove those thumbnails in one go, right now I have to delete each of them one by one.

  • @dant.6364
    @dant.6364 Před 2 lety

    I wish there was a Macmost audio podcast.

  • @mikemiles3068
    @mikemiles3068 Před 3 lety

    Great video Gary❗️ Will this work with my Photo’s App on my iPad Pro, I do not have any Computer all I have is 2018 iPad Pro.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Před 3 lety

      Well, this is specific to the Mac Photos app. Some of these features are in the iPad app, but the steps would be very different.

    • @mikemiles3068
      @mikemiles3068 Před 3 lety

      @@macmost Thanks❗️I have never had a Mac of any kind and I do everything on my iPad Pros but I do subscribe to your CZcams channel and I do pickup tips that make me search deeper into iPad OS to find workarounds and while I have been able to find many new ways of doing things on my iPad I am hoping Apple gives us a little more flexibility for the iPad with iPad OS15. You have a 👍Great Channel ✅

  • @PLANETWATERMELON
    @PLANETWATERMELON Před rokem

    Thanks for the videos. Can photos fix lens distortion like barrel distortion form a wide lens?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Před rokem +1

      No, there's no tool for that in Photos.

    • @PLANETWATERMELON
      @PLANETWATERMELON Před rokem

      @@macmost thx. That’s too bad. 😩

  • @RORVS
    @RORVS Před rokem

    🙌🏻

  • @johncooper3171
    @johncooper3171 Před rokem

    Hi Gary How do I import old Aperture projects files from a hard drive to photos? Thanks Jc.

  • @rimas9684
    @rimas9684 Před 2 lety

    Everything is awesome I have a question that bothers me so much. Is there app on a Mac equivalent like MS Paint?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Před 2 lety

      Depends on what you want to do exactly. Preview on the Mac will do some things (viewing, crop, resize, export, markup). If you want something more look into these apps in the App Store: Seashore, Pixelmator, Acorn. See czcams.com/video/fGgBcnFCnFk/video.html

  • @michaelpeppersack8599

    great information! you have taught me so much about photo apple app. lately I get a error code 3306 after working with photos for a while? is it the camera? camera card? photos app is broken? its been said to start another library which I did and it worked for awhile but started getting the error code 3306 again?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Před rokem +1

      No idea about that error. Have you called Apple Support?

    • @michaelpeppersack8599
      @michaelpeppersack8599 Před rokem

      haven't called yet been on support site and have tried different methods! updates, repair apple photo library, rebuild library, and disk utility still get 3306

    • @michaelpeppersack8599
      @michaelpeppersack8599 Před rokem

      @@macmost haven't called support yet been on the website and tried different methods of repair and read other peoples comments about the 3306 error and nothing works photo app was working so well with external edits then all of a sudden about a week ago I get 3306 error

    • @michaelpeppersack8599
      @michaelpeppersack8599 Před rokem

      @@macmost on the website of apple I talked to the community and one said topaz sharpen needed access permission one I did that it works with out the error 3306 so far?

  • @Hassan_Rajput_PAS
    @Hassan_Rajput_PAS Před 3 měsíci

  • @truckertrev4579
    @truckertrev4579 Před 8 měsíci

    Please could you make a video showing how you can put a face on one photo to the body on another photo in the Photo section on the mac? Thanks

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Před 8 měsíci

      You would edit the photo in an External Editor to do that. You can do it in Preview if you have nothing else. czcams.com/video/hRNToJv78g0/video.html

  • @davemengle4961
    @davemengle4961 Před 3 lety

    So if you have a second (or more) photo library(ies)... that's not backed up to iCloud?

  • @jeffagoddard
    @jeffagoddard Před 2 lety +1

    This video is the BEST! One problem I'm having is when an app like Mail, Keynote or iMovie open Photos to select content, it can take 4 - 10 minutes to load for browsing pictures. My Photos library file is 192 GB. I was considering creating 2 separate libraries - a 'Complete' and a 'Recent' where I've deleted all the older photos - just to speed up opening from within another app. Any ideas?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Před 2 lety +1

      Splitting your library will make things more difficult to find, which may be a bigger problem. My library isn't that much smaller and it comes up in about 1 second. Do you have a lot of videos in your library? Maybe consider storing videos outside of your library and leaving the Photos library for just photos. That's what I do. Otherwise, maybe just have your Photos app open and drag and drop from there instead of using the Insert Photo function. I never use that.

    • @jeffagoddard
      @jeffagoddard Před 2 lety +1

      @@macmost Wow! Thanks for the quick response. Yes, I have 1200 videos. I often just keep the Photos app open and just copy/paste or drag and drop - when I get tired of waiting for the "Insert Photo" preview to load. I really don't want multiple libraries as it introduces complexity. I'll try your suggestion and store videos outside the Photo's library.

  • @osama966x
    @osama966x Před rokem

    Hi
    What is the best and safest way to sort Photos content by size? (Videos and photos)
    I would like to free some space out of my iCloud storage

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Před rokem

      Most photos should be about the same size, unless you have some that are RAW. Instead, maybe focus on exporting and archiving video files. They can be huge. See czcams.com/video/6xTfI0cw70I/video.html

  • @carlosprovyrivera8522
    @carlosprovyrivera8522 Před 3 lety

    As always excellent overview! I assume the adjust portrait photo background is iPhone specific. I have an iPhone 8 Plus, a multitude of portrait photos, running Big Sur on an M1 and I do not see a portrait adjust slider when editing photos.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Před 3 lety

      Are these photos taken specifically using the iPhone Portrait mode? (In other words, not just "portrait-style" photos?) If so, those controls should show up. Is you iPhone 8 using the latest iOS? I don't remember if the iPhone 8 supported Portrait mode. Maybe not?

    • @carlosprovyrivera8522
      @carlosprovyrivera8522 Před 3 lety

      @@macmost Yes, using iPhone portrait mode on an iPhone 8 Plus. I also checked my iMac 27 and also the adjust portrait option doesn't appear. Thus my assumption that it's for newer iPhones.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Před 3 lety +1

      @@carlosprovyrivera8522 Portrait mode has changed on the iPhone over the years, so it probably only works for the more recent variations.

  • @larryb0315
    @larryb0315 Před rokem

    Great video, Gary! I have a ? is there a way to pause the Raw photos from syncing to my iPhone & iPad when I am editing them from a DSLR? I would like to do my edits on Apple Photos and then when I'm done export them in a JPEG format. The RAW files can be 50-75mb each

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Před rokem

      If you are using "Optimize" on those devices then all that should "sync" is the thumbnail unless you view the full photo or edit it on that device.

    • @larryb0315
      @larryb0315 Před rokem

      @@macmost Ok, I'll check that out Gary. Thanks for the reply

  • @riadmatqualoon943
    @riadmatqualoon943 Před 3 lety

    in my photo app and under adjust I do not see the option for portrait in order to change the depth of field why please? Thank you!

  • @mikejduk
    @mikejduk Před rokem

    I would love to use Apple Photos, Gary. It makes so much sense to be able to access my photos and videos from all my devices. However, there's a huge drawback that I take issue with. In a word, 'STORAGE". Apple allows a measly 15 gigabytes of storage and I have found, they are constantly pushing you to purchase monthly subscription storage. 15 gigabytes, when it comes to Photo and Video storage is miniscule. I wouldn't class myself as a prolific photographer but already, not even half way through the year, and my photos library is on 85 gigabytes. I would like to use it on my iMac, which is where I do my editing and cataloguing, and though I have searched, I can't see where I can check my storage. Before I know it, they would be advising me I need more storage and how much it will cost me.
    It's a shame Apple haven't addressed this differently. I have a contract with Amazon, for instance, that gives me unlimited storage space for my photos, as well as all the other benefits I get for less than £10 or $12 a month. The downside of cloud storage is, unless someone else has access to your account, once you leave, you lose your storage and all the library you have stored there. External Hard Drives, even the Solid State type, which are more reliable and faster, are so much cheaper these days and can, of course, be used on any computer. And they can be passed on to family or friends after your demise.

  • @DirectorWD40
    @DirectorWD40 Před rokem

    Hi, is there a way to do a sequential batch rename in "Photos App"?