Sharing iPhoto 11 library

I have a MacBook Pro running 10.6.4 and a G4 tower running the most up-to-date version of 10.5. Both have iPhoto 08 on them. The libraries are not identical, however; the G4 library is just a subset of the MBP one.
If I upgrade iPhoto to '11 on the MBP, will the G4 tower with '08 be able to access or import the photos? Will I be able to export iPhoto 11 pix to iPhoto '08? I'd like to know before I upgrade the MBP library.
Thanks.

Thanks for the word.
Of course, I'm going to update anyway. I (or someone smarter than I, perhaps) will just have to figure out a workaround. I've backed up everything and double-backed up everything not in the "Modified" or "Originals" folders.

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