Help. Why can't I move an iPhoto library to another Mac.

Help. This should be a simple thing to do but I can't make it work.  While on vacation in Europe, I created a new iPhoto library on my MacBook Pro for my son to load his photos into - all worked well, his library is 1.44 Gbytes. We live in different states and now I'm trying to get his iPhoto library to him so he can load it into his computer. Because of it's size (1G limit), I can't use my MobileMe Public folder so I'm trying to put it onto a Flash drive so I can send that to him. (I even split the library into multiples to get under the 1G public folder limit but when I try to upload to the Public folder I always get a Public folder upload error message. Maybe there's a reason that the iPhoto library file can't be moved this way.)
Anyway, I reformatted the Flash drive for Mac Journaled and moved the iPhoto library onto it.  Then I plugged the Flash drive into my iMac to make sure all is okay. When I try to open the iPhoto library on my iMac (holding the Option key), I get this error message:  "You can't open your current photo library using this version of iPhoto.  You have made changes to your photo library using a newer version of iPhoto. Please quit and use the latest version of iPhoto."
The error message is incorrect, I have iPhoto '09 Version 8.1.2 (424) on both my MacBook Pro and my IMac.
Anyone know what's happening here and how to make this simple transfer work?

You'll get that message in error with a corrupted database sometimes.
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one. .
Regards
TD

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