Opening iphoto browser in aperture

I am trying out aperture, and I am trying to open my iphoto browser in aperture. When I click on "show Iphoto browser" it opens up the browser and shows the list of events, albums, etc. that is contained in iphoto, but then in the space where I would expect to see pictures, it says "no items to show," even when I know there are hundreds of photos in the album. Does anyone know why?

dipperdog wrote:
I am trying out aperture, and I am trying to open my iphoto browser in aperture. When I click on "show Iphoto browser" it opens up the browser and shows the list of events, albums, etc. that is contained in iphoto, but then in the space where I would expect to see pictures, it says "no items to show," even when I know there are hundreds of photos in the album. Does anyone know why?
hey,
make sure you have the Library or a Project selected in Aperture prior to selecting File>Show iPhoto Browser
also, verify that the iPhoto Library is in it's default location in the Pictures Folder
victor

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“Unable to Switch to Library. Aperture cannot switch to the selected library because the file system of the library’s volume is not supported.”
Aperture 3.5.1 is checking for file system compatibility, iPhoto not always.
copied iPhoto library to a 750 GB WD My Passport.
Check the filesystem on your WD drive. Did you remember to format the drive for MacOS, before you copied the library there? It needs to be formatted MacOS X Extended (Journaled) to be used with any photo library. iPhoto may be able to open the library, if the filesystem is not supported, but you are risking data loss.
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I want to open my iphoto library which is on an external drive and stay in Aperture to process the photos.??

Is there any way you could update your iMac to MacOS X 10.7.5 or later and iPhoto 9.4.3?
Then you would have compatible versions and could do as TD has suggested - open your Aperture Library in iPhoto or vice versa. But with iPhoto 9.2.3 this will not be possible.
See: Aperture 3.3: Using a unified photo library with iPhoto and Aperture
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The iPhoto Library Browser is no longer available, sorry.
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Hi, I have just downloaded 'Aperture' at a cost of £55.00! as I was unable to open up 'iphoto'.
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o.k. Mike, the iPhoto application and the Aperture application are, fine, your external drive is fine.
When I click on iphoto, I get this message:
To open this Aperture library in iPhoto, it first needs to be upgraded with Aperture 3.3 or later. Quit iPhoto and then open your library in Aperture to upgrade it.
Your iPhoto library is not fine. Where is the library stored, that iPhoto is trying to open?
My photo's are both on my harddrive and my external harddrive. My external harddrive is has only iphoto pictures on it.
I thought this means, that your iPhoto library is on the external drive?
I do not have a problem with my external harddrive.
It is very rarely attached to my computer, and only used when I want to search for a particular place we have been to.
So, do you have a second iPhoto library on your internal drive? Do you get the above error message only when your external drive is not attached?

"To open this iPhoto library in Aperture, it first needs to be upgraded". Aperture already up to date. still cant open aperture library. please advice

When I try to open my aperture library, this is the message pop out " TO OPEN THIS iPHOTO LIBRARY IN APERTURE, IT FIRST NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED. "
My apperture application is already up to date. no more upgrade available. please advice what to do.

The update refers to the library not the application.
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In either case make sure the library is up-to-date in the originating application then the other should open it.
BTW what version of iPhoto abnd Aperture are you running?
Message was edited by: Frank Caggiano

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