Iphoto 09 maximum library size

Before I move from iphoto 08 to 09, has anyone had luck with a large library? I have 99,000 images and hate to find out the new app doesn't work with a large library. Thanks.

Unfortunately, this initial release of iPhoto `09 seems to be real slow responding when dealing with large photo libraries. See mine and others comments in this thread:
[http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8928669#8928669]
If I were you, I would wait for the first update of iPhoto `09 (8.1?) and see if those of us already committed see any improvement.
Hope this helps.
Cheers

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