Summary
iTunes 4.7 and later has the ability to sync photos from your
computer to any iPod with a color display (including Fifth Generation
iPod, iPod nano and iPod photo). Find out the answers to common
questions about photo syncing.
Products Affected
iTunes, iPod, iPod nano, iPhoto 4.x, iPhoto 5.x, iPhoto 6.x, iPhoto 7.x, Windows, Adobe Phototshop
What sources can iTunes sync from?
iTunes 4.7 and later for Mac OS X can sync from:
- iPhoto 4.0.3 or later
- A selected folder of photos
iTunes 4.7 and later for Windows can sync from:
- Adobe Photoshop Album 1.0
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0
- A selected folder of photos
Note: You cannot select a folder to which you do
not have write access, like a CD. Later versions of Adobe Photoshop
Album are not compatible. iTunes will only present the option to select
a folder if a later versions is installed.
How much hard drive space do I need to sync my photos?
You need to have about as much free space on your hard drive as the
size of your collection of photos. iTunes constructs a photo database
on your hard drive in order to make photo syncing fast when you add new
photos in the future.
What file formats can I sync to my iPod?
See
iPod: Compatible photo formats for a list of file formats that can be used.
Can I sync my photos to my iPod manually?
You can't drag individual photos or groups of photos to the iPod like
you can with music files in iTunes, but you can choose how you want
them to be synchronized (see below) by selecting the correct options:
iTunes 7 or later:
- Connect your iPod to your computer.
- Select the iPod icon when it appears in the iTunes window (below devices).
- If the Photos pane does not show, click the Photos tab.
- Select your photo syncing options.
In iTunes 6.0.5 or earlier:
- Connect your iPod to your computer.
- Select Preferences from the iTunes menu (Macintosh) or Edit menu (Windows).
- Select iPod.
- Select Photos.
- Select your photo syncing options.
The syncing options include:
- If you use iPhoto 4.0.3 or later in Mac OS X, you can
have iTunes automatically sync all of your photos and albums or just
certain albums every time you connect your iPod.
- If
you are using Adobe Photoshop Elements versions 3.0 or later, you can
sync all of your photos or just certain collections of photos.
- If
you are using Adobe Photoshop SE in Windows, you can sync either all of
your photos or certain collections of photos. If you are using Adobe
Photoshop Album SE in Windows, you can only sync all of your photos. Note: While Photoshop Album allows you to
sync only certain collections, Photoshop Album SE does not allow you to
assign collection tags that are required for this to work.
- If
you are not using any of the above applications, you can sync all of
the photos in a selected folder, or only photos in specific folders
inside the selected folder. Folders inside the selected folder will be
displayed as photo albums on the iPod, but not subfolders beneath them.
Can I add photos from multiple computers or user accounts to one iPod?
No, adding photos can only happen from one computer or user account.
Can I sync photos from my iPod to another computer?
No, all photo syncing is one way only, from computer to iPod. You can
put full-quality copies of all your photos on the iPod in the options
available in the Photos pane. Then drag the full-quality photos out of
the Photos folder on an iPod that has disk mode enabled to any other
computer.
What does it mean when "Optimizing for iPod" appears in iTunes and what happens if I cancel?
iTunes creates TV-quality versions of your photos and stores them in a
database on your computer. This makes it much faster when you add new
photos to your iPod later. If you cancel this optimization, the photos
are not added to the iPod.
Thank you! The adapters appear to be pretty cheap, which is spectacular. I don't suppose you know of a good tutorial somewhere for doing something like this, and possibly a disk utilities thing to do up a partition?
My next question is: SDHC cards are a bit cheaper than CF cards. There exists an adaptor from SDHC to CF. In short, am I better off (once the HD in the ipod finally dies) buying a 32GB CF card, or is this adapter for an adapter idea worth while?
Thanks again.
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