Compatibility iPhoto

Hi.
I work with iPhoto and Lightroom. Are the two compatible? If I create an event or an album or an intelligent album with iPhoto, will Lightroom see / read it. And vice versa. Or should I just switch off iPhoto and work exclusively with Lightroom instead?
Sam

Just switch.

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OS X v. 10.9.1 Mavericks
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For new users: Every application on your Mac has an accompanying plist file. It records certain User choices. For instance, in your favourite Word Processor it remembers your choice of Default Font, on your Web Browser is remembers things like your choice of Home Page. It even recalls what windows you had open last if your app allows you to pick up from where you left off last. The iPhoto plist file remembers things like the location of the Library, your choice of background colour, whether you are running a Referenced or Managed Library, what preferences you have for autosplitting events and so on. Trashing the plist file forces the app to generate a new one on the next launch, and this restores things to the Factory Defaults. Hence, if you've changed any of these things you'll need to reset them. If you haven't, then no bother. Trashing the plist file is Mac troubleshooting 101.
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