Customize the iPhoto import camera icon
Jan 12, '04 08:43:00AM
Contributed by: Anonymous
I've been using iPhoto a lot, but was always a little dissatisfied that the camera it displays on import didn't look like my camera. So I've found a hack that will replace this image with one that you have created (presumably that looks like your own camera!); like this.
Note: Make sure you have a good 72dpi photo of your camera. I suggest visiting your manufacturer's web site or a good camera review site such as dpreview.com to get one.
To create the large image:
- Make photo background white
- Resize your photo to 59 pixels wide
- Pad photo with white space to 59x58
- Set white background to be transparent
- Save as "camera.tif": (LZW TIFF, with alpha channel to preserve transparency)
To create the small image: - Use camera.tif as source image
- Resize to 20x20 pixels
- Save as "camera_small.tif" (same settings as above)
Note: I use Graphic Converter which makes all this very simple indeed -- even the alpha channel gubbins which is done when you try to save a TIF with transparency selected.
Using OS X: - Quit iPhoto
- Make a backup of iPhoto (always!)
- View contents of package (use contextual menu on iPhoto)
- Copy images to Contents/Resources folder
- Confirm replacement of the two files
To check: - Load iPhoto
- Click the import tab
Here are some quickly produced sample files for my camera -- the Pentax Optio S4.
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