Iphoto restore & time machine

hi,
if i wish to restore only a couple of photos from a week ago, do i restore the entire iphoto library backup from that date?
if so, will this delete (from the library on my computer) all photos that i've added in the past week?
do i have to move the iphoto library (on my computer) to some other folder, then restore, then export the ones i'm looking for and add those back to the library?
is there a simpler way?
also, i've read here that time machine will not back up iphoto if it's open - is that true?
i'd also like to make sure that iphoto is indeed being backed-up, what is the easiest way to be sure of this?
i'm running osx v10.5.8 & iphoto '08 on a macbook pro and use a time capsule for backups.
many thanks.

a522 wrote:
hi,
if i wish to restore only a couple of photos from a week ago, do i restore the entire iphoto library backup from that date?
You can restore selected photos. See the iPhoto section in #15 of the Frequently Asked Questions *User Tip,* also at the top of this forum.
also, i've read here that time machine will not back up iphoto if it's open - is that true?
Sometimes. It seems to depend on exactly what you're doing. iPhoto isn't a normal collection of separate, independent files, but a "package." If whatever you're doing has the various interdependent parts in an inconsistent state, iPhoto will skip it. None of us mere mortals seems to know just what those conditions are. TM does not send any sort of message, but the next backup will have a message about a "missed reservation."
i'd also like to make sure that iphoto is indeed being backed-up, what is the easiest way to be sure of this?
Quit iPhoto before a backup gets started, or quit it and do a +Back Up Now+ from the TM icon in the menubar, or right-click the TM icon in your Dock.

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