How do I merge Aperture libraries?

On rather poor advice, I started splitting my Aperture library by year -- I did this by setting up a smart album for each year and clicking "Export > Smart Album as New Library..."
I now want to merge them back together but am not sure how.
I am also concerned about losing data when merging libraries. When I migrated from iPhoto, not all of my photos got transferred, and now that I've split my library I'm not 100% confident that all of my photos are there either. For example, my "2008" smart album in my main library has 9702 photos but the 2008 library I created only has 9691 items. Is there any possible explanation for this?

What version of Aperture? If it's Aperture 3 then it's simply File -> Import -> Library/Project

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I merged Aperture libraries, Now I have a duplicate library!

I recently bought and 'am starting to work my way through "Aperture 3" Apple Pro Training Series, book. In the course of attempting to merge the "sample" library with my already established Aperture Library, I now find that I have achieved this, but I also have 2 identical libraries, Projects, Pictures, Folders, everything, that appear when I open Aperture! Is there a way to 'delete' one of these without doing damage to the other? Thanks, Vic

I have one library with everything duplicated in it.
Then the merging did not recognize the original image files as duplicates. Apertures notion of duplicate is very limited - only files with everything identical (name, size, format) are considered to be duplicates.
There is no built-in feature to detect and remove duplicates. You will need to do it manually, and frankly, it might be easier to restore the previous version of your library (before you merged) from the backup and to start from there again.
But if you have invested to much additional work already, create a backup before you start deleting.
It is hard for me to give advice on what you can delete and what not, since I cannot know exactly, how you did merge the libraries and what you see as duplicates.
You cand delete projects, if you see a second project that contains similar images. Compare the resolutions of the images and the states of the edits, to be sure to keep the best versions with your recents edits, when you delete the duplicates. Be careful not to mistake images in an albums as duplicates of images in project. The gray icons in the library Inspector can easily be confused.
Regards
Léonie

Unsupported image format after merging aperture libraries

I've experienced a large number of files with 'unsupported image format' after merging aperture libraries from separate external hard drives. I did not have this problem in either library prior to merging them. Can anyone advise how to rectify this issue? Thanks

Try running library repair on the merged library and see if that helps.
To run the repair open Aperture while holding the option and command keys down. Select Repair from the menu.
Post back if you still have the problem.

How do I merge itunes libraries?

How do I merge itunes libraries from two separate accounts?

Why are you posting a second thread with the same question. This one isn't any clearer than your first post.
What do you mean "merge itunes libraries from two separate accounts"? You have an iPod listed. Are you talking about getting music from two separate iTunes libraries on two separate computers? Are you talking about getting iTunes purchased music on a single iPod from two separate Apple/iTunes IDs?
What is it that you are wanting to do? If you do not take the time to explain what it is you are wanting to accomplish, then you are not going to get the information you need to do it. We are not mind readers.
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GB

We just got married. How can we merge accounts/libraries?

We just got married, and each have a LARGE library of m4p's. How can we merge accounts/libraries into one family account?

To merge iTunes libraries, import the content and playlists from one to the other.
iTunes Store accounts can't be merged.
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How can I merge iTune libraries?

I have a MacBook Pro and a Mac Pro tower. Each has iTunes 10. Each computer has its own iTunes music library. There is about 70 % overlap of music. How can I merge the libraries so they are the same on each computer? Many thanks for any help.
Russ

RussKendall wrote:
How can I merge the libraries
take a look @ these 3rd party apps:
PowerTunes
TuneRanger
SuperSync
JGG

How do you merge iphoto libraries without duplicates and maintaining events?

I have a few iphoto libraries on my computer that I need to merge, without duplicates, and maintaining the seperate events. Does anyone know how to do this efficiently?

"Terence Devlin" does not work for Apple, for the makers of Library Manager and has no beneficial interest in whether or not you use or purchase this or any other app. If "Terence Devlin" did have such an interest the terms of use of the Forum would require that he add such information to the post. No, Aperture cannot merge iPhoto Libraries. Aperture can convert them to Aperture Libraries and merge them, but that would be of no use to an iPhoto user, as iPhoto can't open an Aperture Library.
And the fact remains that the paid version of Library Manager is the only way to merge Libraries
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"TD"

How can I merge iPhoto libraries?

How can I merge two iPhoto libraries?

Use Aperture - or iPhoto Library Manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ -
LN

Possible to Merge Aperture Libraries?

My wife and I each have our own aperture libraries that we edit photos with on separate computers. Is there a way to merge these? A good majority of the photos are duplicates, so I don't want to just export all of one and import them into the other.
Thanks for any insight.

Taylor M wrote:
My wife and I each have our own aperture libraries that we edit photos with on separate computers. Is there a way to merge these? A good majority of the photos are duplicates, so I don't want to just export all of one and import them into the other.
Sorry but I am unclear on the question. What, exactly, do you mean by merge?
If you want to synch two Libraries, Aperture does not currently allow that. It sounds like you want a multi-user system, and in the area of DAM such systems typically cost 10x what a single user system costs so be careful what you wish for.
However, IMO a single-user two-computer solution is badly needed. Go to "Feedback" under the Aperture menu and ask Apple to formally faciltate the synching of a laptop and a desktop computer.
Your best workaround may be to create and share Projects between the two computers.
Good luck!
-Allen Wicks

How do i merge iPhoto libraries

I have three iphoto libraries, one which just has the beach ball that continues turning...is there an easy way to merge the libraries into one and eliminate duplicate photos?

Hmmm... an easy way. Easy? That's a tall request.
(Sorry, Luckyjenn, sometimes I just can't help myself.)
It sounds like the first thing you want to do before you merge libraries is to determine why the beach ball has taken a liking to that particular iPhoto library. If the library has been damaged somehow, you don't want to merge it with other undamaged libraries.
Start by making sure your data is backed up... then take a look at this... IPhoto 6 and later: Rebuilding the Iphoto Library
If that stops the beach ball, then you might look at this thread next regarding merging libraries...
merging libraries in iphoto?
I hope this is helpful.

Merging Aperture Libraries?

I keep my Aperture Library on my iMac at home. I will be travelling abroad this year for a month and will be using Aperture on my Macbook Pro to manage the millions of photos that I will be taking. When I return, can I merge the library created on the Macbook Pro (with all the adjustments made to the photos) with my main library on the iMac.

No real simple way, but
1. While in your travel library, export your projects, making sure to consolidate the images.
2. Import the project into your at home library.
Not sure how you will be storing your images while traveling, but I carry with me two or more Western Digital passport drives and make duplicate copies of all the images on two different drives. One or both of those drives could be exported/consolidated images project files once you have completed your work on them so 1/2 the work is already done when you get home.

Why is there missing EXIF metadata after merging aperture libraries?

I had an old library and a new library. All metadata and files were fine in the respective libraries.
After importing one into the other, I am missing all EXIF metadata like Camera, Lens, ISO, Aperture, Focal Length.
Anyone experience this problem or have any ideas?

FIXED!
I waited this long for a simple fix:
Select all the photos, control-click on a photo and select Update from Original.

How do I merge iPhoto Libraries which use different versions of iPhoto?

I have three Mac computers and would like to merge the 3 iPhoto Libraries and put them in one library on an external hard drive, so that all 3 computers can access the library if possible, although it is a priority for my newest MacBook to access all the photos, including the older photos on my older Macs. Doing it in such way that I preserve metadata and edits would be deirable too--all my photos are jpegs. Right now my iMac is runnning OS 10.6.8 with iPhoto 7.1.5, my older MacBook is also running OS 10.6.8 with iPhoto 7.1.5 and my newest MacBook runs OS 10.7.5 with iPhoto 9.4.3. Is it possible to merge these 3 libraries without upgrading operating systems and iPhoto versions on the older computers? I have read that the best way to merge libraries is to use the paid version of iPhoto Library Manager which I'd like to use, but its latest version requires a newer version of iPhoto than the one on the older computers and I don't see a download for an older version of iPLM that might possibly do what I want. Any suggestions?

I am still curious if it would be a good second option to export the photos out of the older libraries into the newest one. I know this would convert them as you have said and also lose metadata and edits in the process, which is preferale to me over upgrading the older computers.
More simple.
Copy those libraries to the new machine.
Open them with the newer iPhoto - that will upgrade their libraries. (And leave the originals untouched on the other machines)
Merge them into the third library. Less work, less dataloss.
Regards
TD

How do I merge two libraries of Podcasts?

My library of podcasts has been split out on two computers, and now I would like to consolidate them into one?
How do I go about that?
The one library contains about three years' worth of daily podcasts and the other library contains about one month's worth, and it would be nice to have them together. This came about because my motherboard fried in an electric storm and getting everything up and running correctly took some time.

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How do I merge libraries from old and new apple Ids

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You can't. You will have to purchase your other tracks under your present Apple ID.
You can call Apple to see if they can assist you:
Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.
To contact product and tech support: Apple - Support - Contact Apple Support.
For Mac App Store: Apple - Support - Mac App Store.
For iTunes: Apple - Support - iTunes.

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