Overview
PhotosExport uses PhotoKit to export every PHAssetResource: originals, edited renders, Live Photo video pairs, burst frames, adjustment data. Deterministic YYYY/MM folder hierarchy, collision-safe naming, full JSON album manifest.
How it works
PhotoKit sees everything Photos.app stores — not just what the export UI exposes. For each asset, it fetches all resource types: original file, edited full-size render, Live Photo video component, burst frames, and raw adjustment data. Files get deterministic timestamp names stable across re-runs. The JSON manifest records full album and folder membership.
Features
Every resource
Originals, edits, Live Photo videos, burst frames, adjustment data.
Deterministic names
YYYYMMDDHHMMSSx.ext — stable, collision-safe.
Album manifest
JSON sidecar preserving album, smart album, and folder structure.
Visible errors
Nothing fails silently — export_errors.log for every failure.
Architecture
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2016-09-25
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