iPhoto: Go away!

[aicul]

When I connectg my camera to my iMac directly using a USB cable, OSX identifies it as a camera and automatically fires up iPhoto. A flashy dialogue proudly states how iPhoto is a wonderful product to transfer photos to the Mac.

I don't use iPhoto as it does not support all media types generated by my camera (films, sound) . So I DO NOT WANT iPhoto to statup automatically.

I have looked at various preferences files but cannot find the right spot to tell OSX to just mount my camera as if it where an external disk.

Does anyone know how to de-activate automatic startup of iPhoto when a camera is connected to a USB port?

 

[Pengu]

Um. firstly. iphoto is a great tool for handling your PHOTOS, as the name suggests.

If you don't want to use it, open Image Capture (the basic application that iphoto uses to connect to cameras, scanners) and under the "Camera" tab, choose the app you want to open.

 

[DeltaMac]

If you haven't found it, the 'camera' tab is in the preferences for Image Capture.

 

[aicul]

firstly. iphoto is a great tool for handling your PHOTOS, as the name suggests.

Try loading 3000+ pictures and lets talk about response times. I'm used to better brio from Apple.

I'll try disconnecting iPhoto as you indicate. Thanks.

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

While I agree that iPhoto is great for handling average home-user style photos from digital cameras, I can't say that it's the end-all be-all for photo management. It's most definitely not geared toward photography professionals, as it doesn't support all formats (just most of them) and gets bogged down easily by those 5+ megapixel images.

But, that goes without saying -- none of the Apple applications that begin with an "i" are geared for professionals... a professional video editor would definitely not use iMovie, nor would a professional disc jockey use iTunes.

I would recommend Extensis' Portfolio as a good, semi-professional program to manage images in place of iPhoto. It's quick, handles large libraries with relative ease, and has advanced keyword and sorting options.

 

[aicul]

...[iPhoto]... It's most definitely not geared toward photography professionals...

I don't consider myself a professional, but accumulating about 500 pictures a year over 6 years does pile up. But, thanks for the lead on Extensis' Portfolio, I'll check into what it can do for me.

As per the advice on Image Capture it worked great.

Thanks to all.