Syncing photos (IPhoto) between two Mac devices

I have an Imac and a MacBook. Many of my photos and movies are stored in iPhoto on both devices. Is there some way to sync both devices so that both have the same photos without duplication?

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iPhoto Library Manager can move photos between the libraries
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I'm trying to help my father in law who has a new iMac, MacBook Pro, and dot mac/mobile me account. He wants the iPhoto library to be in sync on each machine. If he adds a new photo to one machine, he would like to see it on the other, and have his iPhoto album and preference settings match.
I've tried to accomplish this using iDisk syncing, but it really doesn't seem to work.
Is there a way to smoothly accomplish this via mobile me/dot mac?
If not, what third party application would anyone recommend?
Many thanks for any advice or help!
He's got about 7+GB in photos, and is using iPhoto '08 with two 10.5.4 Macs. I'd like to be able to sync to "the cloud", since he travels with the MacBook.

As Larry pointed out the only way to get two libraries to be the same is use iPLM to either merge the two libraries into one and then copy the merged library to the other Mac or just copy the Events from one library to the other and vice versa.
Trying to use a sync application will only damage both libraries, i.e putting photos in each library that the other's database file doesn't know about and maybe moving one database file to the other library which it's not associated with.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

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I apologize if this is an obvious question; I've searched this community and can't find an answer.
My wife and I currently have iMacs, and we both have iPhoto, and the problem is that we both tend to import pictures we take into our respective iPhoto libraries, but there's no way to easily sync them so we both have all pictures.
I'm intrigued by Aperture's purported "sync" capabilities. Hopefully, an Aperture expert here can tell me if AP3 has the ability to do what I described above - keep two individual copies of Aperture across two Macs on the same network in sync automatically?

csk wrote:
I apologize if this is an obvious question; I've searched this community and can't find an answer.
My wife and I currently have iMacs, and we both have iPhoto, and the problem is that we both tend to import pictures we take into our respective iPhoto libraries, but there's no way to easily sync them so we both have all pictures.
I'm intrigued by Aperture's purported "sync" capabilities. Hopefully, an Aperture expert here can tell me if AP3 has the ability to do what I described above - keep two individual copies of Aperture across two Macs on the same network in sync automatically?
Unfortunately it will be difficult to do this even with Aperture. I'm thinking the the 'sync' capabilities you heard of are Apertures merge library command.
Merging libraries is meant to facilitate what happens when a single user takes all or a part of their library out into the field and then wishes to merge the changes made when they return. So for instance I take a part of my library make changes to it, add new things to it and then merge it back into the original library. When I do the merge I have to tell Aperture which library to use to resolve conflicts. That is one of the libraries has to be made the master.
In a situation like you are describing where two independent users make changes to their respective libraries and then try to merge them which library is designated the master? If you make changes to image A in your library and leave image B alone but your wife does the opposite what should the merged library look like? As Aperture is now one or the other would have to rule.
If its just a question of images you each add independent of the other to your respective libraries you could work something out along the lines of exporting the new project from one library and importing into the other but trying to sync changes between two independent users would be difficult.

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when you say the size is now smaller do you mean you have copied the Iphoto Library file over from the TM . Are you any pictures missing does you keywords work ok. The Iphoto file is a package it does not show all files on the screen remember right click on the file on TM and select show package contents are the same amount of folders etc the same as in your Iphoto Library file on the Mac Hd .

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fossy207 wrote:
I've had a Macbook Pro for about a year and a half and love it so much that this Christmas I decided to buy myself a second Mac. I got a refurbished 24 inch iMac and just set it up last night. During the setup it occurred to me that there are certain folders on both computers (documents, pictures, audio, downloads, etc) that I would like to have available and synchronized between both computers. I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd like to do this. Does this functionality exist in Snow Leopard?
no. not unless you want to use a command line tool like rsync.
If not, are there any 3rd party apps that will solve my problem?
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Thank you for reading.
-Chris

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Nerowolfe, Thanks for helping...I do not have it set to remove the messages from the server.
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My wife and I each have iPhones (a 5s and a 6). She has an MacBook Pro. I have a MacBook Air. We would each like to have access to any picture taken on either of our phones on either computer. Is that possible? Does it require duplicating photo libraries on each computer?
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brettjbyers
No you cannot sync an iPhoto library between two macs. If you do you will corrupt the iPhoto Library file. iPhoto is a consumer level app, and this feature is not supported.
What you can do is share the photos but not the library. Each machine will need to have it's own library file.
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fossy207 wrote:
I've had a Macbook Pro for about a year and a half and love it so much that this Christmas I decided to buy myself a second Mac. I got a refurbished 24 inch iMac and just set it up last night. During the setup it occurred to me that there are certain folders on both computers (documents, pictures, audio, downloads, etc) that I would like to have available and synchronized between both computers. I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd like to do this. Does this functionality exist in Snow Leopard?
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