Moving Library from old mac to new

I just bought a new IMac and want to move my IPhoto library to the new Mac. Old mac is running IPhoto 7, New one has 8.0. I haven't been able to find a definitive answer on how to do this. I need to keep my Keywords. Tried to start Migration Assistant but after 20 minutes spinning it's wheels "calculating size" I gave up.
Is there an easy answer to this?

John,
iLife '08 contains iPhoto '08, which is the name for iPhoto version 7, which should now be updated to 7.0.2. The previous version is iPhoto 6, from iLife '06, which has the highest update at 6.0.6. Is that clear as mud?
To move your library, copy the entire iPhoto Library folder as an entity to the Pictures folder of your new Mac. Then follow Old Toad's BatChmod fix to correct any permissions problems that may arise from the move:
"...download and run BatChmod on the iPhoto Library folder with the settings shown here, putting your administrative name, long or short, in the owner and group sections. You can either type in the path to the folder or just drag the folder into that field."
If that is the only library in your Pictures folder, then launch iPhoto and it should tell you it needs to upgrade your library to work with the new version. iPhoto will take care of the upgrade from there, and when it's done your library will be converted and opened in all its new v7 glory. If you already have a library in your new Mac, be sure to give the old library a distinct name before you copy it over to avoid overwriting the new one. Hold down the Option key while launching and you can choose which library you want to open. To merge libraries, you can use iPhoto Library Manager.
Regards.

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