Ideal size for library?

Is there an "ideal" size for the library? I notice that after 1gb iPhoto slows a bit.
What are some suggestions for the optimal size before moving it to an external HD? Mahalo. JB

You should really not be having any problems with that much RAM, unless your expectations for performance are really high - is the slowdown disproportionate?
About what icon size are you using for the Organize view, how big is your screen, etc.? iPhoto 4 was dog slow, and iPhoto 5 got slower, but iPhoto 6 has been nothing short of zippy.
You should try rebuilding your thumbnails if you haven't recently. Cmd-Option while launching iPhoto brings you four checkbox options. If you have the time, pick the first three, rebuild, and see if that helps (it's the iPhoto equivalent of take two aspirins and call me in the morning)

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Maximum Size for Library

Is there a maximum recommended size for the iPhoto library? I have 20 000 + photos in mine....
Thanks.

iPhoto is designed to operate with up to 250,000 photos - a practical maximum depends on how fast your processor is, how much memory you have and how much disk you have
I have 30,000 photos on a 2.1 GH G5 2.5 GB RAM with faces identified for all and places for about 1/2 (iPhoto '09) - it is getting a bit slow but still acceptable
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Trim off any unsightly borders in an image editor and resize to square of similar size to the original, or smaller if you want to save space. There is no point resizing a 200x200px image to 600x600px, but reducing a larger image sourced from the web would be a good move.
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How does one change the font size for folders and/or file lists in the Bookmarks Library?

How does one change the font size for folders and/or file lists in the '''Bookmarks''' Library?
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Is there a maximum size for iTunes library

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Is there a recommended size for the iPhoto Library

I have a large iphoto library .. and when I say large i mean it .. over 500GB ... mostly RAW files... over 50,000 images
And even if my system was handlying things great till now .. i7 processor with 16GB of RAM .. I can see the system slowing down a bit lately ..
Wondering if there's a reccomanded library size as I can't find any info .. and yes I know i can break up the library but i don't want to do that ..
I do use Lightroom .. but don't like the way it organize things .. and also use Aperture .. but ... not impressed at all .... and having a feeling Apple will soon pass it out .. no, i don't have any inside information .. just my feeling.
I just would like to know if there's a max size in order to avoid a DB corruption .. or something similar.
Or max size for best performances ..
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No max size and as to preformance that mostly has to do with your ahrdware - and youve got great stuff
Others have reported larger libraries but yours certainly is large
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Depending on what's on the various drives, you might want to use Time Machine to your Time Capsule for your boot volume, and perhaps some others with data that changes frequently.
If you have a lot of fairly static data on some of those other drives, however, it might make sense to back them up separately, and less frequently, to locally-attached disk(s) via another app.
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That'll be a rough estimate of your minimum drive size.
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A lot can happen in 30 days, so you may want to consider rotating backup media on a periodic basis - meaning you'll need at least 2 devices. The unused device needs to be stored somewhere other than in the computer room.
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I am suing stills in my Timeline.
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Dear All
I want to design a new application for MAC versions, like iMAC, MAC book pro, Mack book Air, and there is is various screen sizes, like
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Hi @BDAqua, thanks for the answer, but I am not sure how I can conclude for 1920*1080, for various screens the resoultion changes. I want to know which is the best suitable screen size I need to take while designing my application, am asking purely in perspective of User Interface Design prototype perspective...
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