Iphoto 6 to iphoto 9 on Mac OS X

I have a Mac OS X (10.4.11) with iphoto 6, is it possible to upgrade to iphoto 9 without losing my existing pictures. (I do not upgrade often)

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I have a Mac OS X (10.4.11) with iphoto 6, is it possible to upgrade to iphoto 9 without losing my existing pictures. (I do not upgrade often)
Yes but you must upgrade to OS X 10.5.6 or newer - there is a special prices boxed set with Leopard and iLife '09 together
Backup first and then upgrade
LN

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