IPhotoExporter

iPhotoExporter is a python script that exports and synchronizes iPhoto events or albums (MacOSX) simply to folders.

In less than 5 minutes*, archive the contents of iPhoto in folders to see them from a NAS, a SmartTV or Windows for example!

It was also easier to identify duplicates with third party software.

*4'30 for 12GB of photos (MBP / SSD)

###Key features :

• Exports albums or events
• Synchronization of the elements
• Backup of originals (optional)
• Adds the title of the photo to the file name
• Creates hardlinks for saving space
• Destination file name can be based on exif capture time

Tested with iPhoto 11 9.5 on MacOSX 10.9 Mverick.

Use

• Copy the script (for example in Documents)

• Run a Terminal (Applications> Utilities> Terminal)

• Move to the location of the script

    cd $HOME/Documents 
  

• Run the script like this:

    python iphotoexporter.py [options] "iPhoto Library" "destination-folder"
  

  Options: --version show program's version number and exit -h, --help show this help message and exit -a, --albums use albums instead of events -t, --test don't actually copy files or create folders -l, --link don't actually copy files, just make hardlinks -m, --time destination file name will be exif time or create time -c, --caption don't add captions to the filenames -v, --verbose display most of the actions -o, --original also copy original photos

See the examples below.

Examples

You want to export all events, with the original images:

python iphotoexporter.py -o "$HOME/Pictures/iPhoto Library.photolibrary" "$HOME/Pictures/iPhoto Export"

You want to create hardlinks with destination file name based on capture time, without caption in the destination file name

python iphotoexporter.py -mcl "$HOME/Pictures/iPhoto Library.photolibrary" "$HOME/Pictures/iPhoto Export"

Results

• By default, iPhotoExporter exports events. To export the albums use the -a option.

• The script created a different folder for each album or event.

• Originals photos are suffixed with [original].

• Photos whose title was edited are suffixed with the caption in brackets.

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###Disclaimer : Derived from the script of Derrick Childers on macosxhints, the iPhotoExplorer script is characterized by the addition of the synchronization, backup of originals, and works with accented characters. Base idea and code is fork of https://github.com/aurel-appsthru/iPhotoExporter - THANKS