Guide for My Image Garden (Mac)

To Utilize Images Imported to the Computer

Depending on the application to be started upon connecting a digital camera or inserting a picture CD,

images may be saved in a special format and thus may not be utilized in other applications. In that case, see

this page and change to an application that saves images to a standard folder.

Checking/Changing the Application to Start upon Digital Camera Connection

Checking/Changing the Application to Start upon Picture CD Insertion

Important

• My Image Garden cannot utilize images in the iPhoto library.

Checking/Changing the Application to Start upon Digital Camera

Connection

You can check/change the application to be started upon connecting a digital camera or inserting an SD

card by following the steps below. To utilize images imported to the computer in My Image Garden, it is

recommended that you start Image Capture and save the images.

From the Go menu of Finder, select Applications, then double-click the iPhoto icon.

iPhoto starts.

Note

• If the message "Do you want to use iPhoto when you connect your digital camera?" appears,

click No.

Select Preferences... from the iPhoto menu.

Check Connecting camera opens on the General tab.

When an application other than Image Capture is specified:

Specify Image Capture. Thereafter, Image Capture will start upon connecting a digital camera to or

inserting an SD card into your computer. You can utilize various functions by setting My Image Garden

to analyze the folder in which images imported with Image Capture are saved. Refer to the following

for details on the setting procedure.

Saving Digital Camera Images to a Folder Subject to Image Analysis

When Image Capture is specified:

The images on the digital camera or SD card are saved to the folder specified for Import To in the

Image Capture screen. You can utilize various functions by adding the folder in which images imported

with Image Capture are saved to Perform Image Analysis in the Following Folder(s) in the

Preferences dialog of My Image Garden.

Image Analysis Settings Tab

Checking/Changing the Application to Start upon Picture CD Insertion

You can check/change the application to be started upon inserting a picture CD by following the steps

below.