Everything you wanted to know about the app "Photo" in OS X

Last week, Apple has released an update OS X 10.10.3 for developers, which is remarkable in that its structure is already on the app "Photo", is intended to replace iPhoto and Aperture on the Mac. We have already published the first sight on a new application, but the question still remains quite a lot and we decided to put them in a separate article.

Would it be possible to import events from iPhoto?

Yes. After you import your music library iPhoto, the event will appear in the "Albums" and will be available in the album "The events of the iPhoto". Open this folder and you will see all your events, sorted by date.

And what about the rankings, is it true that "Photo" does not support it?

Yes it is. With the help of stars replaced in the "Photo" function on the "Favorites". However, data on the assigned rating are imported from iPhoto library, and if you want you can use the rating for a photo search (for example, a photo with 1 star, etc.). If you want to collect all the photos together with a certain rating, then you can create a Smart Album by specifying the parameters desired rating photos.

Can I rate using shortcuts?

Not really, but there is a trick to get around this limitation. The application "Photo" is a function of the keywords that you can add to any photo. All you have to do - is to simply create a keyword "1 star" "2 stars", etc. After that, each tag will be automatically assigned to a hot key from "1" to "5", which is what we needed. Now to assign rankings to select a photo, open the Keyword Manager and press the appropriate hotkey.

Can I assign geotags to have captured a photo in iPhoto?

As far as we know, there is no me. If you imported photos are geo (no Description for how they are written - the camera or manually), then they will be applied and sorted accordingly. Ways to add a label to an existing photo, at the moment I have not found.

Can I upload to iCloud Photo Library of the photos, but not all?

Not. Selective load photos to the cloud is not supported, at least in the beta there is no mention of this possibility. But here you can go to the trick, of course, if it is your morning. The trick is to create a separate library for photos that you do not want to sync and then simply switch between media libraries at runtime (for this you need to hold down the ⌥)

Whether photos are duplicated when you import from your library iPhoto?

No, the photo is not duplicated, so you can not worry about the disk is full. Finder truly shows double size, but in fact it is not. This is easily verified by creating a separate partition on the disk, the amount of which would be too small to accommodate two library and import the photos - they still fit.

Will the "Photo" to work with scripts AppleScript?

Yes, as in the iPhoto, in the application "Photos" will be possible to use scripts. However, the beta version supports not all scripts, so many existing iPhoto scripts may not work in the "Photo". In addition, at this point in the "Photo" is not Automator support.

Does sharing media libraries of other users on my network feature in iPhoto?

The beta version of the "Photo", this is not possible (probably because of privacy reasons). It is not known whether it will be in the final release, but given recent developments with violations of privacy and drain photos of celebrities, Apple may and will not implement it.

Will the version of the "Photo" for OS X Mavericks?

Not. The app "Photo" only works on OS X Yosemite. If you want to use it, then you have to upgrade. Apple will no longer sell licenses iPhoto and Aperture, but existing users can use their copies, which are always available for downloading in the Mac App Store.

Is there a substitute for professional Aperture?

Many are upset that Apple will no longer support the iPhoto and Aperture, considering the application "Photo" a failure, since it is useless for advanced users.

But let me, "Photo" - is not a substitute for Aperture. There are no brushes, versions, and other advanced features. And it can not built a free application to be a substitute professional tool, which costs hundreds of dollars.

Most professionals have switched to Adobe Lightroom, for which, in contrast to other tools as Adobe, you can buy a license for endless (and not Creative Cloud membership). The latest version of Lightroom has a plugin to import media libraries Aperture and iPhoto. In this case, the truth is not imported most settings, but in any case, the transition to a different tool is inevitable, and the sooner you do it, the better for you.

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