Migrate family tree maker from xp to Macbook Air

I am a heavy user of Family Tree Maker, Ancestry and other geneological SW. Can I migrate my FTM DB from XP to Macbook Air? Does anyone have an idea of equivalence of function. I don't want ot use Boot Camp.
I am planning to buy a Macbook Air to replace my old xp laptop but don't want to lose my FTM data.
Thanks

Here is the Mac version of Family Tree Maker.
Contact Ancestry.com to ensure that the PC and Mac versions are compatible and that you can migrate your data.
Alternatively, you can run the PC verision under XP using Parallels or VMware Fusion virtualisation software.

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I purchased and installed Family Tree Maker for Mac from the App Store about 6 months ago. I heard that possibly a new version was coming, though I had not received any update notice. I went to the App Store and it no longer shows the app, either as available for purchase or as an app I have previously purchased. So I can't get any information on the app, support, etc.. How can an app I have purchased disappear from the purchased list??? How can I get update information or support links? (contacted FTM website and phone support and they said if I bought my program from App store, I have to get update information there).....the Update Info button in my program is actually greyed out!! So the program I bought doesn't even have the normal update link!! I thought one of the advantages of App Store purchase was being able to redownload the program in the unlikely event it was lost....ie: no need to worry about having the install CD. So now I only have my installed, operating copy and no way to reinstall if it crashes due to corrupt data, etc.!! Not a happy result from an App Store purchase! And I must say the circular references in the support link are frustarting...apparently there is NO live support for the App Store itself!

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System Requirements:
Mac OS X 10.5 or later, including OS X Lion (10.7)
Intel-based Mac
DVD Drive
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I am trying to crop faces from old family group photos and paste them on to records in Family Tree Maker. When I do this, the pasted cropped image reverts to the original of the entire family. Is there a way of unlinking the original version from the crop

I am trying to crop faces from old family group photos and paste them on to records in Family Tree Maker. When I do this, the pasted cropped image reverts to the original of the entire family. Is there a way of unlinking the original version from the cropped image?

Are you copying the cropped images directly from Aperture's Browser window and then pasting into your family tree?
It would be safer to export the cropped faces as new image files to a folder on your disk, and then drag them from there to the "Family Tree" window.
To export select the cropped image versions in Aperture's browser and use the command "File > Export > Version". Select a suitable export preset from the pop-up menu, for example "Jpeg fit into ..." and select a folder to export to.
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Léonie

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I also see the original file name as "SAFlashPlayer.exe".
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