Best way to import from iPhoto 6 with albums ?

Hello All !
I have a large collection of photos (well, only about 5500 pics) in my old iPhoto 6 library sitting on my (also) old Mac Book Pro from 3 or 4 years ago, and today I would like to import all that to my (new) iPhoto 09 on my iMac.
What's the best way to do that and keeping the albums and folders I have in my old library ?
. will the standard import function just do the trick and automagically recognize the old iPhoto on the network (just like iTunes does with shared music) ?
. should I use the import function, navigate through the shared folders and import from the "iPhoto Library" folder on the laptop ? Will this sort through the originals and modified pics and get the albums too ?
. or should I export everything from the old iPhoto to reimport them in the new one (using the original file option) ? Will that keep the albums ?
Thanks for your help,
Paul-Henri

None of the above.
There's no importing involved. All you do is open the v6 Library with 09. It will then update the Library, preserving all your work. As always, back up first.
To move an iPhoto Library to a new machine:
Link the two Macs together: there are several ways to do this: Wireless Network, Firewire Target Disk Mode, Ethernet, or even just copy the Library to an external HD and then on to the new machine...
But however you do choose to link the two machines...
Simply copy the iPhoto Library from the Pictures Folder on the old Machine to the Pictures Folder on the new Machine.
Then launch iPhoto. That's it.
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Regards
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