IPhoto
From Acorn
iPhoto for image management on local computer for Mac OSX
iPhoto is included with all Macintoshes
- Use for directly importing photos from camera
- Use for importing images already on the computer to iPhoto (drag and drop to an album)
- Add/remove keywords in Preferences. Images can have more than one keyword.
- Easy to find images by using the Keywords panel, just select the keword(s), the images will pop up
- iPhoto does not watch folders, like Picasa
- Create an album by dragging a folder of images into Source List
- Drag an image from another drive, CD, etc. to import into iPhoto, and create a copy
- Can create "smart albums" that automatically update to images with keywords, ratings, etc.
- Can compare two photos side by side, zooming and scrolling
- Image editing is non-destructive, original image can be restored
- Can export: original file, reduced size, compressed, to web pages.
- Can export to QuickTime movies
- Can back up iPhoto library to other media
