Import originals of pictures modified before being imported in iPhoto.

iPhoto allows easy import of photos from disks. But if these pictures have been modified, you have to choose to import the modified or the original version. This forces you to keep originals outside iPhoto (double management), or else import originals and redo modifications (!).

This script addresses this issue. First, import your images, modified or not. Then use this script to import originals of modified pictures. Henceforth, the "revert to the original" item of the "Photos" menu is available, your originals are well organized.
This import is made by copy, as iPhoto does. You should remove the duplicates from your disk (after archiving? just to be safe.).

Installation, usage:

• save it under the name you like in the folder <you home>/Library/Scripts/iPhoto (this last folder iPhoto probably don't exist, create it)
• if the "Script menu" does not show up in the menu bar, run "Install script menu" which is in "Applications/AppleScript"
• click on the icon of the script menu, select "hide script library" to show only scripts relevant for the current application
• in iPhoto:
  • select some images or one album
  • click the script menu icon
  • select this script
  • on first run choose language
  • select the folder where are originals
  • check that the result is as you expected
• in the Finder
  • archive and remove originals.

Provision has been made in the source to add message translations in other languages than French or English.

Download the script (zip 32 ko)