Copying an iPhoto event to iDisk rather than Mobile Me Gallery

Hey everyone,
I want to share some photos with my dad, who also has iPhoto, but rather than just creating a Mobileme gallery which he could then download the images from, is there a way of copying the event to my iDisk? I'm thinking that way he would have places / faces information kept with the images then as iPhoto would import the event. Or am I incorrect in thinking that?

You can't actually export Faces information. There is no convention in place for the sharing of this metadata. So, a simple workaround is to use a Keyword instead of the Faces. Then...
File -> Export and check the boxes at 'Titles and Keywords' and 'Places Information' and complete the export to a folder on the desktop. Copy that folder to the iDisk. He can download it and import the pics.
Alternatives include: use iPhoto Library Manager to create a new Library (let's call it Library X) and use it to move the Event plus associated metadata - this will include Faces.
Zip Library X and upload it to the iDisk. He can download it and unzip it and then use iPhoto Library Manager to move the data from Library X to his own.
Regards
TD

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