IPhoto 6 and Library Mangagment

Well, I just got my copy of iLife '06 at the Apple store but I am waiting to install it until I know weather iPhoto Buddy or Library Manager will work with it.
I know that this new iPhoto is supposed to be so much faster and able to store a ton of photos in a single library but I have a nearly 50,000 photos as of now spead out over 6 different libraries and each library is for a different subject matter.
iPhoto Buddy has been an excellent way for me to organize my photos and artwork for the past year and I am not sure I want to give it up yet. The creator emailed me to let me know that he is going to test everything out when his copy of '06 arrives.
Anyone out there using iPhoto 6 yet, I realize not too many would even have it yet as I got my copy when the store opened today.
I may hook it up to my laptop and test it out myself later today and let you know what I find out.

O.K. I just found out that you can switch libraries within iPhoto natively. I had been using iPhoto buddy so long that I never noticed when that became a feature of iPhoto itself. I am hooking up iPhoto 6 now...

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