Thank you for the correction. My first test was flawed in that the AMT did not contain any images. I just tried it a second time with FTM 2011 and it did indeed download the image. My mistake. BJ On 10/29/2011 10:56 AM, John Boyd wrote: > BJ, > > I am positive that 2011 will download an AMT file into FTM including images, > and I think 2010 would also. > > John& Kathleen > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of BJ > Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:22 PM > To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] An Ancestry.com/FTM 2012/FTM16 question > andsuggestionsrequested. please > > Very interesting problem and as you surmise not going to be easily resolved. > The problem is how does one get the data AND images from the AMT into a file > she can use. > > Downloading the AMT into FTM 2010 will not work because it will not download > the images. The only program which will download the AMT and images is FTM > 2012. Once you've done that what options does she have? > > Forget about trying to convert the tree into FTM 16, the only way of doing > that is to export the data file to GEDCOM and that will automatically lose > the images. So she would have to manually add all of the images into the > appropriate scrapbook in FTM 16. > > You can use FTM 2012 to convert the file to FTM 2010. Unfortunately I don't > have FTM 2010 installed so I haven't tested how successful that conversion > is. I suspect that FTM 2010 will run slower and have more problems on her > machine than FTM 2012. I have noticed some improvement in speed and > performance in FTM 2012 so I think it would be better to have her migrate to > FTM 2012 but you may want to run some tests using her machine. > > *Is it legal *for you to access her AMT and download it. Sure why not? > Only the owner can download a tree. She has given you her ID and password. > If you use them and download the tree, you can then give the file to her. I > see no problems with that. I have two Ancestry.com IDs and Passwords and am > able to switch between them with no problems. You simply Log out of your ID > and Login with hers. > * > Will it work?* Yes, using FTM 2012 you have two choices. You can either > download the AMT as a synced file or as an unlinked file. I suggest you do > it as a UNLINKED file. Otherwise the tree will be synced to your machine > and will have to be unlinked at a later time. The main question is *How > well will it work?* That depends upon how she has managed the AMT and its > images. > > Factors which will make the download easier are > 1. Make sure that all of the AMT media items have assigned "Picture > Names". This is the name displayed below the image thumbnail in the AMT > Media Gallery. The Picture Name is downloaded as the Thumbnail's Caption > and it is used as the Media file name. If there are no Picture Names > assigned, a generic file name is assigned and may not be names she wants to > use. > 2. Make sure that all of the AMT media items are linked to an > individuals; otherwise, you or she will have to go into FTM 2012 and link > the media items to the appropriate person. In the AMT Media Gallery, click > on the media image, this will open the detail view for the media item. On > the right side of the view, you can see to whom the picture is linked. > > Hope this helps somewhat. > > BJ > > > On 10/29/2011 7:25 AM, John Okerson wrote: >> I left it vague intentionally. What I suspect may have to happen is to >> go to Ancestry.com with her username and password via FTM 2012. Then >> download her entire tree and media files. Next, convert it to FTM 2010 >> format and load same on her notebook PC. My questions include 1) would >> it be legal for me to do the above, 2) do we believe it would work, 3) >> would I be able to export the file to FTM 16. 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