- One of the features in this version of Photos for OS X, and this is the version that's shipped El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.11, is that we have more control over geotags now, and that is terrific, I'll tell you. So before, if a photo was already geotagged, we could see it in the Info box, and we turn on the Info box up here at the eye, and you can see that we have a pin dropped, and I can zoom in and see that this pin is dropped at New York-New York Hotel & Casino, which is correct.
That's really outstanding. And if we go to the previous photo, we'll see that I also have the pin dropped there. And then I've added it to this image too. I didn't know where it was, so then I just went with a straight Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, because it's still better to know the city if you don't know the precise location. So how does this all work? Well, let's add one, let's do it right now. Here's a spot, and all you do is go to Assign a Location, and again, we're in the Info box.
Now I'm actually at the MGM Grand when I took this photo, even though we see New York-New York here in the picture. So let's see how that works. I'm going to start typing. Las Vegas Boulevard, this one here. That's tricky, because there's a number of them, but we're at the one on Las Vegas Boulevard, so I select that. And yes, see that's correct. And if I move in a little bit, you'll see that the pin is dropped at the MGM Grand.
And then I'm up, and I'm shooting across, taking a picture of the New York-New York Hotel. Now if I wanted to, I could adjust that pin a bit. I could pick it up and move it. Say, "Well I was actually a little bit more on the walkway." And this information may change, it may not, it depends on if the computer can find another location for where you dropped the pin, if there's a name for it or not. Now we have some controls up here at Image.
Under Location, I can remove a location altogether. So we could start over by doing this. And I can revert to original location. In this case, that would be nothing, right? That won't take me back to where I moved the pin before. The original location is absolutely nothing. (laughing) Well, here, I'll show you. Goodbye, nothing. (laughing) But we can go back easy enough. Let's make sure we go to the right place.
There we go, and we'll just zoom in, just to make sure our pin is correct. All right, so we have MGM Grand identified here. I'm going to hit the arrow key, so we have New York-New York Hotel. Now all of these pictures have the keyword, Las Vegas. All right, so let's see if we can use this information for search, so we'll back out a bit. Make sure nothing is selected. So if we search Las Vegas, there we go, we get all of the shots.
Now if I search New York-New York, we get the two New York-New York shots. And let's just finish this off in style. If we do MGM Grand, there we are, just like that. So not only does geotagging help you in terms of being able to go, "Oh, oh, where was that? I can remember it now, I just got back, so I'm going to add it," but you can use it as part of search function, and being able to add this information to pictures that you take with a regular camera that doesn't have a geotagging feature.
Now I'll tell you, one tip that I like, is that if you have an iPhone with you, and you're at a spot, and you're not quite really sure what the geotag would be, take it with your iPhone, right, and then go ahead and take the rest of the shots with your regular camera. Then you can use the geodata for the iPhone shot here in Photos, look it up, right. So you would take your iPhone shot, and you'd go cmd+i, and you'd go, "Oh, that's where it was." And then what you can do, if you want, actually let's do it with a different photo here, that would be more appropriate, what you can do is then select it all right there, do cmd+c for copy, and then you can paste it.
Ta-da! Just like that. So the geotagging function of your iPhone can help you, combined with this new capability in Photos for OS X, and you can actually get the locations in your library for the places you've been.
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12/8/2015Note: This course covers the version that accompanies Mac OS X El Capitan, and will be updated as Photos for OS X evolves.
- Connecting Photos to iCloud
- Importing images and movies from a camera
- Deleting and hiding photos
- Creating albums and Smart Albums
- Adding keywords and other metadata to photos
- Rotating, cropping, and straightening
- Adjusting color and light
- Applying sharpening and noise reduction options
- Using the Retouch tool
- Sharing photos
- Backing up a Photos library
- Building print projects from Photos
- Working with video
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome58s
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What is Photos for OS X?1m 33s
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Using the exercise files3m 42s
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1. Getting Started with Photos
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Work in the Photos tab1m 49s
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View options for your images2m 19s
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2. Organizing Your Photos
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Use the search box4m 8s
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Work with Faces4m 34s
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Work with geotags5m 12s
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Explore the Albums tab2m 16s
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Duplicate and delete albums2m 28s
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3. Working with Metadata
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Adjust date and time3m 11s
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4. Basic Editing Tools
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Import RAW files2m 30s
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Work with light adjustments3m 31s
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Work with color adjustments2m 18s
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Work with B&W adjustments2m 52s
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Apply filters3m 13s
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Undo edits4m 33s
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5. Advanced Editing Techniques
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Enable and work with Sharpen2m 22s
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Enable and work with Levels4m 59s
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Use the Retouch tool3m 28s
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Using photo extensions6m 17s
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Manage RAW+JPG2m 7s
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Use RAW as original4m 3s
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6. Sharing Your Photos Online
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Add to a shared album2m 59s
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7. Library Management
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Create a reference library6m 16s
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Consolidate images2m 26s
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Back up your libraries3m 35s
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8. Building Projects
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Create a book4m 28s
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Create a card3m 15s
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Create a calendar5m 24s
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Order a print2m 32s
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Make your own print3m 54s
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Export images3m 57s
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9. Working with Video
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Import and view videos2m 15s
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Trim a video clip2m 8s
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Add music to your video4m 3s
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Export a single frame1m 52s
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Export a video1m 56s
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Conclusion
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Next steps2m 6s
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