Import iphoto from another mac

i got a new mac desktop and wanted to import my photos from the mac laptop. is there any easier way that burning all the photos on a cd?

cla5228
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
Yes there is. Connect the two machines together usinf a Firewire or ethernet cable, and copy the iPhoto Library Folder from the Pictures Folder on the old machine to same location on the new one. Then, Download BatchMod from
http://macchampion.com/arbysoft/
And apply it to the iPhoto Library Folder using the settings found here:
http://homepage.mac.com/toad.hall/.Pictures/Forum/BatChmod.png
(Credit to Old Toad for this one).
Regards
TD

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