How to Save Photos and Videos from Shared Photo Streams?

You can subscribe to shared photo streams which your family and friends invite you to. You must have an iCloud account to subscribe to shared photo streams in iPhoto. When you subscribe to shared photo streams, you can view the photos and videos on all your iOS devices including Mac. Photos and videos in shared photo streams are view-only. If you want to save photos and videos from shared photo streams, you can import then into your iPhoto library. When you import them into iPhoto library, you can then apply edits, share the updated photos and videos and add them to your slideshows and books.

Following are the steps to Save Photos and Videos from Shared Photo Streams you subscribe to:

1. Open "iPhoto" on your Mac.
2. Select "iCloud" located in the "Source List".
3. Double-click and open the shared stream containing the photos.
4. Select the photos or videos which you want to save.
5. Import photos and videos into your iPhoto library by dragging them to "Events" which located in the 'Source List'.
6. This is how you can save photos and videos from shared photo streams you subscribe to.

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