iPhoto Exporter

So you've been formatting your computer and forgot to export my iPhoto library. Luckily you still have the library intact (e.g. on Dropbox or other backup media). You need a way to export the original photos and want to keep my created events intact.

This was my reason for making this little package. Are you in the same situation I hope you find this usefull.

The iPhoto Exporter will utilize an XML-file (AlbumData.xml) found inside the iPhoto library, parse the file to find your events and photos to these. Each event will be created as a folder with the event name and the original set of images (masters) will be copied to it.

Installation

All you need is Git and Node.

$ git clone [email protected]:simonjensen/iphoto-event-exporter.git
$ npm install

Usage

Usage: iphoto-export [options]

Options:

    -h, --help           output usage information
    -V, --version        output the version number
    -s, --src [src]      The source directory where your iPhoto Library is
    -d, --dest [dest]    The destination directory you want to export the event(s) to
    -l, --list [list]    List all events and indexes
    -i, --index [index]  Export a specific event by index

To get a list of available options:

$ node iphoto-export.js -h

To list all events in the iPhoto library:

$ node iphoto-export.js -s <path to iPhoto library> -d . -l

To export a single event:

$ node iphoto-export.js -s <path to iPhoto library> -d <path you want to export to> -i <index>

To export all the events:

$ node iphoto-export.js -s <path to iPhoto library> -d <path you want to export to>

Disclaimer

I've only used tried this script on my one iPhoto library so I'm not 100% sure if the XML-structure targeted in this app will always hold true!