IPhoto ATV Sync Question

How does ATV "know" which iPhoto Library to sync to if you have several Libraries? And, when does it do the sync - just when iTunes is opened or even when iTunes isn't opened?
The problem is that I have several iPhoto Libraries and I keep losing my photos on ATV and it goes through constant re-sycing. I'm thinking it might have something to do with multiple Libraries and the fact that I may have visited a different Library than what ATV "thinks" should be the default Library. Maybe I should never open iTunes if the last iPhoto Library used wasn't the one I want ATV to recognize? I don't know, it's very, very frustrating to wait on endless syncs.
Can anyone shed any light on how ATV connects with multiple iPhoto Libraries? How does it choose?

itunes syncs your 'current' iphoto library, so yes if you change the library in iphoto you will wipe the synced content from the tv.
itunes needs to be open to perform a sync, it will do so when you open itunes and when there are changes made to itunes (unless you have told it not to)

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kmg55 wrote:
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Eric
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