Apple’s latest Mac update, macOS Catalina, was released earlier this week, and with it came a flurry of complications both minor and major. For one, this update is the first for Apple to drop 32. Follow the steps to know how you can recover lost iPhoto pictures after upgrade to Catalina, Mojave, or High Sierra, etc. Home Users Username Pictures Click iPhoto Library Now Right-click iPhoto Library to select Show Package Contents Open Masters or Originals folder Now, locate and recover photos on Mac after update.
- Catalina on (1) 2011 MacBook Air 13″, buttery smoothly. Only 4GB’s but works buttery smoothly. Catalina on (1) 2008 iMac 24″, internet, mail photo’s, and all default apps work fine, but only 4GB ram so it can be a tad slow. 8GB’s might be better. Catalina on (1) Late 2012 iMac 27″, buttery smoothly (officially supported machine).
- The iPhoto Library Upgrader prepares libraries from iPhoto '08 (v7.x) or earlier so that you can use them with the current version of iPhoto or Photos for OS X. If your library was created by iPhoto '09 (v8.x) or later, you don't need to use this tool.
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Create New Photo Books with your Mac
Use your Mac to create new Apple style Photo Books with the PrestoPhoto Apple Photos Extension for macOS, available for macOS 10.13 and above operating systems. Create Photo Books, Prints, Wall Art, and more with our native macOS app, all within Apple Photos!
Print Legacy Apple Photo Books
Have an existing project made with Apple Photos, iPhoto, or Aperture you need to print? Export them to PDF and upload them to PrestoPhoto to order a photo book nearly identical to Apples.
Apple Photos Project Ordering
- Complete your book in Photos
- In your project, press the control key and click on the gray background to select Save Book as PDF... from the optionsOr hold the option key and click on the Buy Book option in the top right hand corner
- Upload the PDF to PrestoPhoto and place your order
Versions Supported:
- Photos 4
Apple iPhoto® Project Ordering
- Complete your book in iPhoto
- In your project, hold the option key and click on the Buy Book option in the bottom middle of the windowOr press the control key and click on the orange wood background to select Save Book as PDF... from the options
- Upload the PDF to PrestoPhoto and place your order
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Apple Aperture® Photo Project Ordering
- Complete your book in Aperture
- Select Print from the upper right of the page » Choose Save as PDF from the drop down menu at the bottom left » Name your file and click Save
- Upload the PDF to PrestoPhoto and place your order
Choose Save as PDF from the drop down menu at the bottom left
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Already Have an Apple Book Created?
Upload Your Apple BookmacOS 10.15 'Catalina' Update
macOS 10.15 'Catalina' also no longer supports 2 applications: Aperture and iPhoto, by updating you will lose access to past projects. We suggest you backup all of your photo book projects before updating.
Just like your existing Apple books, but better
We have partnered with a large photo printing company to make sure we can produce books as closely as possible to the Apple style photo books. See our side-by-side comparison. However, we took a great thing, and made it better! We have:
- Apple Photo Project Printing for Apple Photos, iPhoto, and Aperture
- Dozens more sizes at a lower price
- Order multiple projects at the same time! (srsly, *rolls eyes*)
- Our Auto-Scale enables a single project to be ordered in multiple sizes and bindings. No extra work required, just add to cart.
We could go on and on...
Our Mac App has some of your favorite Apple Photo Book templates
We've also recreated some of your favorites for the Presto Photo App, which means you can create photo books with the same style and layout you've loved for years with or without Apple Aperture®, iPhotos®, and Photos. Our app is macOS native Apple Photos extension that works within Apple Photos to help you create photo books with your photo library, just like your used to.
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| Auto-scaleUpload a book and order it in different sizes | |||||
| Price Per Extra Page | 85¢ | $1.49 | $1.49 | $1.49 | $2.39* |
| Price 13'x10', 25 pages | $46.24 | $57.44 | $57.44 | $57.44 | $91.93* |
| Price 13'x10', 50 pages | $67.49 | $94.69 | $94.69 | $94.69 | $151.68* |
| Price 13'x10', 100 pages | $109.99 | $169.19 | $169.19 | $169.19 | $271.18* |
*Closest Comparable: 14'x11' Photo Book
Create Your Apple Photo Book
Aperture®, iPhoto®, or Photos® PDFs
Continue to create your Apple photo projects in Photos®, iPhoto®, or Aperture®, and export them as PDF's to print online. We've been printing Aperture Books for 10 years now with thousands of happy and loyal customers this way.
Upload PDF NowPrestoPhoto App with Apple Photos
The new PrestoPhoto Version 2 is out, and it's one of the best ways to make a new Apple Photo Book. Download the App from the macOS App Store and start creating new Photo Books, Prints, Wall Art, and more!
PrestoPhoto App InfoDesign Online Layouts
We also have Aperture, Photos, and iPhoto templates for our Online Designer, so no one is left out! If you are on a Microsoft Windows or Google Chromebook computer, this is a great option to get that Apple Photo Book feel.
Design OnlinePick Any Size
14'x11'
13'x10'
11'x8.5'
10'x8'
9'x7'
Not sure what size you need? No problem!
It's easy to print your photo book big, small, or both! Using our Auto-Scale feature, our Landscape Photo Books can be printed at the normal Apple Photo Book Sizes like 13'x10' and 11'x8.5', but are also available in 14'x11', 10'x8', and 9'x7'. After all, we like options too! You can also change from large hardcover photo book to a small softcover photo book with ease, so you can order whatever book you want, however you like.
Layflat Photo Book Printing
A new experience that we offer for our Apple Photo Book customers is Layflat Photo Books. Print your books with beautiful, seamless, edge to edge spreads, with nothing getting inbetween you and your photos. If you are a fan of spreads across 2 pages, this is an option you'll want to check out. Plus with our seamless layflat, we'll print your interior dust jacket flaps on the interior front and back covers of your book. You'll love it.
Learn about Layflat Photo BooksBulk Photo Book Printing at its Best
Bulk orders can be a little overwhelming, even after the first time. Never fear! A dedicated Presto team member will work with you one-on-one to make sure all of your needs are met at the best price possible.
| Quantity | Discount |
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| 5-9 | 5% |
| 10-99 | 10% |
| 100-499 | 15% |
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With over 100 print products and options to choose from, outstanding quality, and wonderfully low prices, you might just fall in love.
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PrestoPhoto provides Apple comparable templates to help you create books consistent with what you’ve been making with Apple over the years. Apple iPhoto®, Photos, & Aperture® are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Our Photo Books are in no way endorsed by Apple Inc, however we have worked hard to make sure they match the look and feel of your existing books.
Create with the Presto Photo App
Get Presto Photo AppIn my previous article, we got a question ‘How do I upgrade to the latest version of photos on my Mac?’. iPhoto is dead. If you want to continue storing and manipulating your photos in the Apple ecosystem, you have to upgrade to the latest version of Photos on your Mac.
Since macOS Catalina, iPhoto has stopped working completely on Macs. The new Apple unveil, Photos, has proved to be even better for photo storage and organization, and once you upgrade, there is no going back.
If you don’t have the latest version of Photos, it is either because you have an outdated computer running pre-Mojave
Why update photos on Mac
There are lots of reasons why the new Photos app is simply better than the older but loved photos. In this section, we list some of them to encourage you to upgrade fast.
Seamless iCloud synchronization
You don’t have to send your pictures over Bluetooth anymore. When you take a picture on your iPhone, it is automatically uploaded to your iCloud, and it will be available on all of your devices, including your Mac on the fly
If you’re scared of the privacy implications, you’d be relieved to learn that it only works when you want, and only if you have an internet connection. You can turn it off.
AI Segmentation
Do you want to keep scrolling through an endless list of photos just to find one image?
That latest Photos update on your Mac will take care of that, with the intelligent algorithm that hides duplicate photos and highlights your best shots.
How Do I Upgrade To The Latest Version Of Photos On My Mac?
Update your Mac
If you still have iPhotos on your computer, it means you’re still running a terribly outdated version of the macOS operating system.
To update to the latest version of Photos, you’ll need to operate your operating system to the latest version, first.
Apple Photos was introduced in macOS High Sierra in 2017 and has consistently been featured in macOS versions ever since.
If you want to try Photos, you have to upgrade to macOS High Sierra, at least. If you want to use the latest version of Photos, however, you will need to upgrade to macOS Big Sur, which is the latest version of the operating system.
To upgrade to macOS Big Sur;
Open System Preferences from the menu. Select “Software Update” to open the updates screen.
All the uninstalled updates will be listed on this page. If you have macOS Big Sur listed here, that means your computer is capable of running the latest version of Photos for Mac. Otherwise, continue reading this article and you’ll find a fix.
What to do if updates are unavailable
If you tried to upgrade your Mac to macOS Big Sur (that allows you to run the latest version of Photos), that might mean your computer is too old to run the newest software update.
In that case, there are only a few options left.
Buy a new Mac
Yes, that’s the most feasible option in that situation. Photos only work on Macs, iPhones, and iPads. If you want the full Apple Photos experience on your desktop, you might want to consider throwing away your 2012 MacBook and buying another.
The new M1 MacBook Pro comes with the latest version of macOS Big Sur and Apple Photos out of the box, so you won’t ever need to come back to this article.
Install the latest macOS with a patch
There are several patches available on the internet that will let you install macOS Big Sur on an old unsupported Mac.
While we don’t endorse any of these, they are worth trying if you need to run the latest version of Photos, and you don’t have a thousand dollars to spare on a new MacBook.
Just be aware that you might brick your MacBook in the process (just joking, it’s highly unlikely).
Find an alternative
Yes, there are equally good photo management and editing apps that work on really old Macs. Google Photos is a good candidate, and it supports seamless syncing if you can afford to get the app for your iPhone too.
If you hate Google (like me), you can try Adobe Lightroom, which is even more robust with a lot more features.
READ MORE: 8 Tips to Optimize Mac’s Performance
How to import your old iPhotos library to Photos
Now that you’ve successfully updated to the latest version of Photos on your Mac, what about your photos?
Are they gone forever?
I don’t think they are. There are some ways by which you can import your old iPhotos library into the new Photos. If that’s exactly what you’re planning to do, follow the steps below.
Auto-syncing
If you use iPhotos on a Mac, and you updated the Mac to a Photos compatible macOS version, you should get all your photos synced automatically, provided you have only one photo library.
If your photos didn’t sync properly, or you ran into issues while trying to migrate your photos, you can refer to the tips below.
Use the iPhotos library upgrader
Manually migrating a library from Photos (or Aperture) involves the following steps.
Download and install the iPhotos library upgrader tool. This is required to make libraries created with older versions of iPhotos work well on your Mac.
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Open the iPhoto Library Upgrader and choose the library you want to upgrade.
Click continue and wait until you see a confirmation message.
Once you see a confirmation message, your library can now be imported into Photos. Launch the Photos app, holding down the option key to open the library selection.
Select the iPhoto library you just upgraded and wait for Photos to import the library.
Conclusion
iPhotos is great, the new Photos app is even greater. No wonder everyone wants to get their Macs running on the latest version of the legendary Apple photo management software.
In this article, I walked you through the steps required to update your Apple Photos app to the latest version, as well as what to do even if you’re unable to update to the latest version of the macOS operating system.
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