Move iPhoto albums to OLDER version of iPhoto

For reasons I can explain, I would like to transfer my iPhoto library and albums from my intel laptop with iPhoto 6 to my G3 desktop with iPhoto 5 (which can't be updated).
I have tried several approaches from this forum and elsewhere, and get this message most of the time:
"The following files could not be imported (they may be an unrecognized file type or the files may not contain valid data)"
I assume this is because they are from a newer version. Any suggestions?
iMac G3 (CRT) Mac OS X (10.4.9) 500 MHz, 512MB, PowerPC

Landon
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
No, it cannot be done. The v6 library is a very different structure than the v5, and v6 database files simply cannot be read by v5.
Two possibilities: Try iPhoto Library Manager which can be used to move pics between libraries (including metadata). Though I'm not sure if it will move between v6 and v5, it's certainly worth a shot.
Other wise, export from v6 and import into v5 is all I can suggest.
Regards
TD

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