topic Re: Syncing photos to iPhoto not working with Sony Bridge for Mac in Z Series

Can't sync iPhoto albums with Sony Bridge for Mac

gradha — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 19:21:25 GMT

When I connect the Sony Xperia Z3 compact to the mac the Sony Bridge for Mac shows up. I select the option to explore iPhoto. At first nothing shows up (Sony developers, it would be nice to at least show a spinner or progress bar) but after a while events appear. However all other picture categories (faces, albums, pictures or last importation) don't show up.

Since I prefer to organize pictures by albums rather than events I can't sync anything, as I have no options to check. I'm using Sony Bridge for Mac 3.8.3(3831) and iPhoto 9.5.3 (902.17). Does somebody know how to solve this?

Re: Can't sync iPhoto albums with Sony Bridge for Mac

gradha — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 20:38:52 GMT

Huh, so it actually works, it is just painfully slow. After leaving the bridge app open for a while finally the albums appeared. Checking albums of about 3000 pictures is terribly slow but works. Unfortunately multiple separate albums are copied straight to the pictures folder rather than organised in subdirectories, so this feature is not very useful at all.

Re: Can't sync iPhoto albums with Sony Bridge for Mac

Asle — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 21:19:26 GMT

I have left the Sony Bridge for Mac open for a half hour but nothing shows up in the iPhoto section. Since I do not see anything from iPhoto I am not able to sync pictures.

I have Xperia Z3 Compact with latest software, Sony Bridge for Mac 3.8.3(3831). I also uninstalled Bridge and reinstalled it. Still nothing shows up.

Any suggestions?

Syncing photos to iPhoto not working with Sony Bridge for Mac

Asle — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:37:24 GMT

I have the latest Sony Bridge for Mac. Mac OS X 10.9.4 on my Mac. In Sony Bridge for Mac I click on iPhoto Library but it does not show any content. Am I the only one with this problem?

I have tried to reinstall Sony Bridge but no help.

Re: Syncing photos to iPhoto not working with Sony Bridge for Mac

Fredrik_L — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 15:56:24 GMT

Hi Asle!

I'm very sorry to hear that you have a problem with BFM.

I will try to help but I need some more information.

(1) The build number of your phone

(2) The android version you are using

(3) The version of iPhoto

It would also be very nice if you can send me the error logs.

Here’s how to get error logs from Sony Bridge for Mac:
1. In BfM, hold the "alt" key down while selecting the "Phone" menu. Select "Clear logs" to remove all old logs and get a clean start
2. Reproduce the problem you're having, whether it's connecting the phone, importing photos, doing backup...
3. In BfM, hold the "alt" key down while selecting the ”Xperia” menu. Select "Export logs"
4. On the computers desktop there should now be a file named "SonyBridgeForMacLogs_[date].zip
5. PM that file to me

Best regards

Fredrik

Re: Syncing photos to iPhoto not working with Sony Bridge for Mac

Asle — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 10:25:39 GMT

Modellnumber: D5803

Buildnumber: 23.0.A.2.93

Android 4.4.4

iPhoto: 9.5.1 (902.17)

Mac OS X 10.9.5

Will PM the logfile.

Thanks!

~asle

Re: Syncing photos to iPhoto not working with Sony Bridge for Mac

Fredrik_L — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 23:13:02 GMT

Hi Asle!

Thank you for the log files.

I have sent them to the development crew.

I will write hear when I get an answer back from the development crew.

Best regards

Fredrik

Re: Syncing photos to iPhoto not working with Sony Bridge for Mac

Fredrik_L — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 22:04:16 GMT

Hi Asle!

I have send your logs to the development crew but they can't see anything strange.

Can you try this:

make sure you don't remove it from it's place
- Go to Finder
- Select Go->Go to Folder...
- Paste
~/Library/Preferences/
in the dialog and press Go
- In the folder that pops up in the Finder, locate the file named "com.apple.iApps.plist"
- Copy and send a pm to me (make sure you don't remove it from it's place)

Best regards

Fredrik

Re: Syncing photos to iPhoto not working with Sony Bridge for Mac

Asle — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 10:19:14 GMT

Still no success with iPhoto. Did you find out anything Fredrik?

I checked the apple.com.iApps.plist and it looks correct. When I open iPhoto the correct library is opened. Strange that SBFM finds my iTunes library but not my iPhoto library. I recall that I was able to see the iPhoto library the first time I installed SBFM but not since then. I have trashed SBFM preference files but without any success.

Re: Syncing photos to iPhoto not working with Sony Bridge for Mac

Fredrik_L — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 22:26:09 GMT

Hi Asle!

Sorry for the time it's taking.

I got a message from one in the development crew that had a similar problem.

He wrote this:

I had the same issue after rollbacking my OS X to one Time Machine backup.

These steps fixed it for me:

1) Open iPhoto and check that the pictures and events and so on are there.

2) Restart your computer.

I couldn't exactly check what was happening, but my guess is that after a rollback or a migration, the iPhoto library references are the old ones, and it is not until you open at least once you iPhoto software that those references get updated.

If it doesn't work please contact me again.

Best regards

Fredrik

Re: Syncing photos to iPhoto not working with Sony Bridge for Mac

Asle — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:04:49 GMT

Hi,

Still no success getting SBFM to recognize iPhoto library.

iPhoto alone is working fine. I even trashed the iApps.plist. Opened iPhoto again and restarted.

I understand this can have something to do with restoring from TimeMachine. I have done this lately. But iPhoto works fine.

I tried now to install Sony Bridge for Mac on another machine running OS X 10.10. I can easily browse my iPhoto library from SBFM on that machine without connecting the Xperia Z3. So something is hanging some place, some bad pointers somewhere.

SBFM New installation -> iPhoto recognized fine.

SBFM Old installation -> iPhoto library not recognized

~asle

Re: Syncing photos to iPhoto not working with Sony Bridge for Mac

Asle — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 16:13:59 GMT

Still no solution to this?

Re: Syncing photos to iPhoto not working with Sony Bridge for Mac

Fredrik_L — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 14:03:00 GMT

Hi Asle!

Sorry for the late reply.

I haven't got any new suggestions on how to solve this problem from the development crew.

I will contact them again and see if they have come up with an solution.

Sorry again for the late reply.

Best regards

Fredrik

Re: Syncing photos to iPhoto not working with Sony Bridge for Mac

Asle — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 14:44:51 GMT

Hi, I thought the new version of Sony Bridge for Mac would solve this problem but I still can not see anything in my iPhoto library.

I have tried again to delte SBM app and all preferences and reinstalled. Still nothing shows up in "Iphoto Library". Nothing.

Strange thing that this works fine on another MacBook Pro I have also running OS X 10.10. Where is this setting for iPhoto stored? Is there some place I can manually edit it?

Very frustrating as it should work on my main Mac. It just doesn't.

Re: Syncing photos to iPhoto not working with Sony Bridge for Mac

Fredrik_L — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:51:02 GMT

Hi Asle!

Sorry to hear you still have the same problem.

I will contact the development crew with the new information you gave me and see if they have a solution to your problem.

Best regards

Fredrik

Re: Syncing photos to iPhoto not working with Sony Bridge for Mac

Delli — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:32:42 GMT

Sony Bridge for Mac is not very clever app.

It try to find library name iPhoto library from pictures.

If you use Aperture which use same photo library as iPhoto the name of library can be Aperture Library and Sony Bridge for Mac can't find it.

So you photos library name must be iPhoto Library if you wish Sony Bridge to find you pictures.

Below is my iApps.plist and Bridge for Mac can't find any photos.

_iPhotoAutoImportPath_iPhotoRecentDatabases_iTunesRecentDatabases_iPhotoLastOpenedDatabase_iTunesRecentDatabasePaths_ApertureLastOpenedDatabase_ApertureLibraries_=/Users/Delli/Pictures/iPhoto-kirjasto.photolibrary/Auto Import°
_Ffile:///Users/Delli/Pictures/iPhoto-kirjasto.photolibrary/AlbumData.xml°_<file:///Users/Delli/Music/iTunes/iTunes%20Music%20Library.xml_Rfile://localhost/Users/Delli/Pictures/Aperture%20Library.aplibrary/ApertureData.xml°_'~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml_Rfile://localhost/Users/Delli/Pictures/Aperture%20Library.aplibrary/ApertureData.xml°_Rfile://localhost/Users/Delli/Pictures/Aperture%20Library.aplibrary/ApertureData.xml.F^yï≤∆QSíÁÈhjø

Re: Syncing photos to iPhoto not working with Sony Bridge for Mac

Jessiebunny3 — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 20:32:11 GMT

Hi, I am having the same problem with syncing my music!

The app says that you can sync music from your itunes and I've watched videos of people doing it so I know I'm not doing anything wrong but for some reason, the app won't read my itues at all.

No music appears, no playlists, nothing, even when I have itues open and I can see all the music in my library nothing appears on Sony Bridge app. I can however, see my photos. It seems odd that it will read one and not the other.

I have tried closing the app, taking the phone out and replugging it in and re-installing the app. Nothing works.

Did you find a solution to your picture syncing problem? I was hoping I might be able to fix my problem a similar way.

Any suggestions or any other ways to sync my music?

Thanks. =D

Re: Syncing photos to iPhoto not working with Sony Bridge for Mac

Fredrik_L — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 00:41:19 GMT

Hi Jessiebunny3!

A new release of BFM is out now. I don't think is on auto update through bridge for mac yet.

But you can download it from Sonys’ webpage.

The new version should be able to sync with bridge for mac.

Please send me a pm if you still have a problem after updating bridge for mac.

Best regards

Fredrik

Re: Can't sync iPhoto albums with Sony Bridge for Mac

sgurusha — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 19:02:04 GMT

Folks:

Unable to see my photos in SBFM (v4.4). I'm on OS X El Capitan (10.11.4). I was able to do an import of my photos from my Sony Xperia Z5 to Apple Photos. I can see the import from Apple Photos.

However I do not see the import of the rest of my photos in Photos in the SBFM iPhoto Library.

Any suggestions?

Re: Can't sync iPhoto albums with Sony Bridge for Mac

curl_y_anja — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 17:26:46 GMT

Hi,

this seems like a suitable thread where to write this question...

I want to import my photos from my Sony Z1 compact to iphoto via Bridge for Mac. However the iphoto option isn't available. The only option available is "photos".

So I've tried to import them several times. The first couple of times I was told there is an error. Today when I try and import them the blue downloading line reaches the end and then Bridge for Mac quits unexpectedly. Possibly it's quitting like that today because I've had problems with my cursor. However there is still the problem of importing the photos onto iphoto. I have no idea where the photos are being imported to as I can't find them in any of my files.

I hope someone can help.

Thanks!