Scripting News: How to get videos off an iPhone

It's even worse than it appears.

Thursday December 20, 2018; 5:00 PM EST

How to get videos off an iPhone#

Use the Image Capture app. #

Plug your iPhone into the Mac using the USB cable.#
Unlock the phone if necessary.#
The photos and videos should appear in a window.#
Select the ones you want.#
Click the Import button.#
Open the Pictures folder.#
The videos are in the folder. #
Move them where ever you like.#

Do not use the Photos app. They store the videos you download in a database. You can find them if you persist but they're in a database and you can't just copy them out. This is pointless if you want to share them with other people or publish them via YouTube or whatever. #

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