2 iPhoto Libraries & Photo Stream

I have two iPhoto libraries on one iMac. Is it possible to have a photo stream for each of those libraries on the shared iMac?

I haven't used separate user accounts for quite a while now, but when I did I could use photo stream in both libraries.
I now have 2 libraries in one user account and can only have one library at a time.
I assume things haven't changed since I had separate user accounts

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I was trying to use the icloud's photo stream, but in my iphoto, the photo stream won't show up. My Mac device is 10.7.5, and the iphoto is 9.4. I don't know what is wrong with my device, but I can't see the thing saying 'photo stream' in the left column. One of my relative can find it, but I can't. How should I solve this problem?

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I have added photos from iPhoto into Photo Stream and enabled my iCloud but I can't see any uploaded photos. Does this sound right?

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any help would be much appreciated thank you

In addition to mende1's post if you want to have any new photos in Photo Stream added automatically to your library set up iPhoto's Photo Stream preferences like this:
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HT201317 how do I drag photos from iphoto to photo stream?

how do I drag photos from iphoto to photo stream?

Simply select the photo or photos you wish to add to photo stream from the album you are viewing and drag them onto the photo stream listing under the 'recent' heading on the left-hand side of iPhoto when you see a blue box surrounding the listing drop the photos you have dragged.
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Hi, I'm trying to upload photos from iPhoto '11 (9.4.2) on my iMac onto Photo Stream. It's a set of 43 imported directly into iPhoto from a USB stick, so not taken on any iOS device connected to the same iCloud account.
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I've selected and dragged the photos from their Event in iPhoto onto Photo Stream in the sidebar under RECENT. This behaves as I would expect and when I select Photo Stream and look at the contents it says Uploading 43 photos to the right of the title at the top of the Photo Stream window. However it said that 15hrs ago and they're still not there!
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But I would check each monthly Photo Stream Event in the library to confirm that they are safely in the Event before deleting from the Photo Stream.
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1. I Take photos with my iPhone that saves in Camera Roll
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3. It syncs automatically to Photo Stream, Events, Photos, Faces section in the iPhoto and I put put some of them (notes) in a separate album.
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The Photos does not show up in the Album, Events and Photos Folder in my iPhone. They are only shown in Camera Roll. So I thought to sync using iTunes so the new Photos will be arranged in their appropriate folder like it used to with my prior process of syncing. This worked, HOWEVER the photos in my iPhone started showing DUPLICATES! Apparently, one comes from Photo Stream (which, if I delete on my phone also deletes in all my iDevices) and the other duplicate is from the iTunes sync (this sets up my photos as arranged in iPhoto which is what i WANT to happen as Photo Stream does not sync them accordingly).
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Please help me. I am trying to move pictures from my photo stream album into an existing event.

OT, i tried to highlight and drag as suggested here but it doesnt work.
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In iPhoto, drag one or more photos from Photo Stream view to Photos in the Source list.
I think the only way I can do it is to export them to a file on my hard drive, create an event and click and drag into that event folder. Then merge it to the event I want them in. Seems to be a lot of steps? What am I missing?

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But when I try to upload say 1500 photos to shared photostream from aperture, it just gives an error saying 1000 is max. It doesn't upload any at all. I got the impression from this article that it would upload the first 1000 and then continue uploading as allowed but in fact it gives the error and does not upload anything.
Trying it in iPhoto it claims I have some files that are not jpeg, raw or png. I tried smart albums but iPhoto 11 doesn't appear to have a way to filter file types.
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Yes that may be true but it is not relevant to my stated goal. I am acutely aware of the limitations Apple TV has on HomeShare - it seems to limit to about 200 pictures regardless of how many you share. I understand it has hard disk limitations but it should in fact be able to stream them over the network. It doesn't and I think that is a bug not a feature request.
However in using regular Photo Stream the ATV3 does seem to stream or at least cycle through all 1000 photos.
The shared photo stream seemed like a workaround, since I have over 45,000 photos, and my simple goal is to have them randomly displayed on my tv. I don't need all 45000 to be there simultaneously or cumulatively: 1000 per day even is more than enough, and pushing those out of the queue for the next 1000 would be no problem in fact helpful.
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Unifying different iPhoto libraries & photos not in a library

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Deanna:
Here's what I'd do.
1 - launch the working library that has the most files in it.
2 - locate those photos that are in folders only and not in any library and import into the primary library. If there are duplicates in there for any reason, iPhoto will alert you and you can opt not to import duplicates.
3 - use iPhoto Library Manager to copy the rolls of the other library(s) into your primary library like this. You can set the options to not import duplicates. Using iPLM will let you keep comments and keywords intact between the libraries.
4 - once you have your primary library up to date and are satisfied that it is current, delete the other library(s) and folders of files.
5 - copy the primary iPhoto Library folder to the external HD as your backup.
6 - use a backup application likeSynk (other backup applications were reviewed by MacWorld in their Feb issue- also online I think) to backup the library on a regular basis. Using a backup application only those files which have changed or added are copied making it very quick.
7 - follow the tip at the end of my signature to make a backup of the database file, Library6.iPhoto, after every import, after any considerable work on books, calendars, etc. and at least once a day.
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. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
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Are photos automatically added to iPhoto via photo stream?

I just noticed a new folder called photo stream on my iphoto? however Apple states that these photos are here because of the large storage on the computer....Are these saved on your computer permanantly and why don't they appear in the Photos tab?

That folder is what you have synced from Photostream. Once an image has ben pushed down from Photostream is permanently on your computer, with one small caveat that also ties into why you don't seem them in the Photos tab.
Once they are synced down, those images are stored permanently on your computer, but in a special bucket, outside of the main library. Part of the reason for this has to do with being able to "reset" Photostream in iPhoto. The short version is: to reset Photostream (to clear it out), you can go to iCloud and hit the reset button. Then, on each device that syncs Photostream, just turn the service off and back on. That will clear out the local cache of photos from Photostream. In this instance, those photos in that folder would be deleted.
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Check out http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4486 for more information.

2 iPhoto Libraries & Photo Stream

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