HI. What was the last OS that supported iPhoto? My current OS (Monterey 12.5) on a 2021 14" M1-chip MBP always tries to convert my iPhoto libraries to Photo when I try to open them from a back-up I made from an ancient 15" MBP running High Sierra 10.13. I really prefer iPhoto to Photo's way of organizing and presenting photos. I'm forced to use Photo for all new imports but wd like to keep the iPhoto organization for my old photos. Thnx.
MacBook Pro 15″
I *like* Photos, but I know it is not for everybody. I could not find a recent discussion that talked about alternatives, so ask the question on the Photos board and explain what you are looking for in a DAM:
Yisang wrote:
Thanks. So I wd have to get a refurbished Intel MBP to run iPhoto. My ancient MBP is dying, but since I have the iPhoto libraries backed up on external HDs I guess I cd get a low-storage refurbished Intel MBP at low cost to keep using them.
Or maybe I shd just transfer them all to Lightroom? I don't have Lightroom yet (Don't like the idea of subscribing to Adobe). Is there another photo app better than Photo I cd use?
Any refurbished Mac you get would only be able to run the system it originally came with or newer. So the MBP would have to be a 2019 13" model or older. The 2019 16" model came with Catalina.
Thanks. So I wd have to get a refurbished Intel MBP to run iPhoto. My ancient MBP is dying, but since I have the iPhoto libraries backed up on external HDs I guess I cd get a low-storage refurbished Intel MBP at low cost to keep using them.
Or maybe I shd just transfer them all to Lightroom? I don't have Lightroom yet (Don't like the idea of subscribing to Adobe). Is there another photo app better than Photo I cd use?
iPhoto is a dead end. If you fond yourself thinking of buying old machines simply to run a $15 app, then you need to accept that it's time to move on.
Is there another photo app better than Photo I cd use?
There are several, but how many images are we talking about? How many get added to the collection annually? Are you shooting Raw or Jpeg? What's your budget?
Mojave. But it won't run on Apple Silicon
Thanks. Will do.
OS for iPhoto
