Synching Photo's Between Two iPhoto Libraries

I have a new imac that I just imported all the photos from my old powerbook onto (and the Events caused many duplicates, apparenty of photos that had been edited). After fixing and organizing everything, I plan on installing the new iLife on my old Powerbook.
When I do, is there a way to have the two libraries stay in sync with each other? I have a .Mac account if this helps in anyway.
If not, is there any file to copy between them that contains the Information (event names, keywords, etc...) so I do not have to relabel everything.'
Thanks in advance.

Steve:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. No, there's no easy way to sync libraries. Until iPhoto Library Manager gets updated to be compatible with iPhoto 7, the best way will be to export by roll (selecting the option to include keywords and titles) to a folder on the Desktop and then import that folder, with the same name as the Event it came from, to the other library. This will keep the keywords, comments and titles intact.
Trying to sync two libraries with a backup/syncing application will only damage both libraries.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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