Apple picker V the first part series How on iTunes we talked a little about the philosophy of how iTunes works with iOS devices, and we dealt with the synchronization and transfer of music files to the device. Now we will show you how to use iTunes to get the selected images and photos to your iPhone or iPad. The screenshots in the article are from the OS X operating system, but everything works on Windows anyway...
To begin with, we will operate on the premise that you do not store and manage photos and images in any application intended for this purpose, but only have them in folders on the disk.
Content preparation
The first step will be to create a folder, which we will call again iPhone (or however you want). Create it anywhere on your disk, then we will just add photos and images to it that we want to have on iOS devices.
The second step is to add photos to the folder. Select the photos on your computer and copy/paste them into the created folder. If you want to have photos sorted into albums, insert entire photo folders named as you want them to be named in iOS as well.
The entire folder will be synchronized iPhone including the contents inside, in my case there will be folders in the iPhone iPhone (containing the four photos pictured below) a All kinds of things.
iTunes and device settings
Now we turn on iTunes and connect the iOS device. Wait for it to load, open the device with the button in the upper right corner next to the iTunes Store and switch to the Photos tab.
We check the option Sync photos from source and we click on the button after the word source. A window will pop up where we can find our folder iPhone and here we choose. Then we check the option All folders and it's up to you whether you want videos too or not. We click on Use and the device is syncing - you now have another folder(s) with your selected content on your device in the Pictures app.
iPhoto, Aperture, Zoner and other photo libraries
If you use, for example, iPhoto or Aperture to manage photos in OS X, or Zoner Photo Studio on Windows, then transferring photos to an iOS device is even easier. You will skip all the steps mentioned above with creating new folders, because you already have your photos organized in the mentioned applications.
In iTunes only in the menu Sync photos from source you select the desired application (iPhoto, etc.) and subsequently choose whether you want to have all photos on your iOS device, or only selected albums and others, which you check in the clear lists. Similar to iTunes for music content, you can create your own folders in iPhoto, for example, exclusively for synchronization with iPhone or iPad.
Conclusion, summary, and what next?
In the first step, we created a folder where we saved the photos and images we want on the device. After connecting the iPhone, we set it up and taught it to sync our new folder.
Every time you connect, the content will be synchronized with the device, so if you want to add a photo to the device, simply add it to this folder - after connecting the iPhone or iPad (and then synchronizing), it will be transferred. If you want to delete it from your device, delete it from the folder. Done, from now on you are only working with this folder.
If you use applications such as iPhoto or Zoner Photo Studio to manage your photos, you just need to select the already created albums and folders in these applications in iTunes.
I don't understand this - how do I get iPhone 5 photos into that folder?
I followed the instructions and nothing happened...
If I understand your question correctly, this guide is not for transferring photos taken with an iPhone to a computer. Only the opposite.
JJ, you understand well, is there a guide on how to easily synchronize photos and videos from a mobile phone to a PC via iTunes? Not via Photostream..
If you have Windows, connect your iPhone and a folder will appear on this computer where your photos will be. If Mac, plug in iPhone and iPhoto will open - so using it. Otherwise, this guide will also be here, both with Fotostream and with cable.
Does anyone know if it is possible to copy photos taken with a filter from an iPhone to a PC? It always copies to me without a filter.
On a Mac they will be transferred via iPhoto with a filter, what system are you using?
This guide is quite old and outdated today because iTunes finally sees the folders in the photos (the default folder on Windows) and you simply need to mark the folders to be synchronized one by one. There is no need to create a special folder that can be synchronized like it used to be.
The instructions are written now, up-to-date and universal (Mac, Windows XP, 7, 8), we all know how Microsoft likes to change things gradually, moreover, most people around me do not use the default image folders. I see no reason not to write it for users.
Hello, the synchronization of photos from the PC does not work. I have no idea how to
iTunes add the Pictures folder….. they just aren't there and aren't. At
after synchronization, the folders in my iPhone do appear, but there are no photos in them and
it still says "Synchronization" even when the PC is disconnected :-). I'm worried
with it for quite a long time and I don't know how to do it. Can you advise? Thanks,
Hello, the synchronization of photos from the PC does not work. I have no idea how to add the Pictures folder to iTunes…..they just aren't there and aren't. When syncing, the folders on my iPhone do appear, but there are no photos in them and it still says "Synchronization" even when the PC is disconnected :-). I've been struggling with this for quite some time and I don't know how to do it. Can you advise? Thanks,
Hello, no folder is added to iTunes, after connecting the iPhone, open it, select the Photos tab, check synchronization, and then click the button next to the title and find your folder that you want to synchronize (see the image in the article http://jablickar.cz/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/jaknaitunes2-3.png ).
If you've done this and the folders appear but the content doesn't, and iTunes writes sync even when the device is disconnected, there will be a connection error. You can try WiFi synchronization (cancel photo synchronization, confirm, in iTunes when opening the iPhone on the Summary tab, select "Sync with this device via WiFi, confirm, disconnect the iPhone, then connect both devices to the same wifi, restart iTunes, iTunes will find your iPhone even in to a WiFi network without a cable connection, and then turn on photo sync wirelessly), or reinstall iTunes.
Thank you very much, it's a mystery, syncing via WiFi, reinstalling iTunes, nothing helped... until today after syncing music, it suddenly started -:)) Thanks for the advice and great articles!!