Upgrading from iPhoto '05 to iPhoto '08

I'm planning to upgrade from iLife '05 to iLife '08. I'm concerned about the upgrade from iPhoto '05 to iPhoto '08.
I have about 17,000 photo's, most of which are not organized. I have some photo albums within folders and keywords on some photos.
I want to know of any upgrade issues and any "best practices" for doing the iPhoto upgrade.

Start with the tutorials:
http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/
Other than that...
The iPhoto Library Folder is arranged very differently from v5. With iPhoto 7 (iLife 08) the old iPhoto Library Folder is now a Unix Style Package File. The change was made to the format of the iPhoto library because many users were inadvertently corrupting their library by browsing through it with other software or making changes in it themselves.
There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
For 10.5 users: You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Apple-Click for selecting multiple pics.
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To upload to a site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. If you're using Gmail you can use iPhoto2GMail
If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto. With 10.5 you can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
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If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
Or, if you want to access the files with iPhoto not running, then create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use THIS
Other options include:
1. *Drag and Drop*: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. *File -> Export*: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
3. *Show File*: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.
Regards
TD

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The only way to get iLife 06 is either via purchase or with the purchase of a new Mac.
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2 - with your iPod connected go to the iTunes preferences for the iPod. There under the Photos section you can choose any folder on the HD as the source of the photos for the iPod. Navigate to your folder and select it.
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That is exactly what I said
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Are you kidding me? I have read everything I can get my hands on, and looked at every 3rd party software. We have over 3.5 GB of photos that I was hoping to import from an older computer. Everytime I tried to import them, I lose all of the album information. I have tried to rebuild the iphoto library. I have checked the permissions of the iphoto library I copied to the desktop. I have tried to open iphoto.db within iphoto (says iphoto does not recognize the file).
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I know it is frustrating when you do everything right and it still comes out wrong.
I find out that the times when things don't upgrade to perfection is when going from a version 2 library to a couple of versions up.
I went from 1 to 2 to 4 to 5 (there was no 3 ) and my albums were saved each time.
If Albums is the most important thing to you to keep I would suggest making sure every image on the older iPhoto library is in an album. then make sure you don't have images in more than one album.
Next export each album to a folder on the desktop with the name of the album.
Drag those folders in a new library just created open iPhoto viewing window.
Now you albums will be imported as rolls, which can easily be made into albums again.
-Another thing to try and I don't know how keywords transfer in an upgrade, so this is a maybe too:
In the old library, give every image in an album a keyword pertaining to the name of the album. Keywords should be short and you can even give each album a number keyword to identify them.
Now bring the library folder over into the Pictures folder and launch iPhoto.
it should open that library and tell you it needs to be upgraded to work with the new version of iPhoto. Let the upgrade happen and hopefully keywords will be preserved.
Now do a search for keyword is and select all from that search result window and go to File>new album from selection
-another way, and I am not sure on this either,In the old library name all the images in each album with the album name and a number appended. I know you can do this easily in iPhoto 5 with the batch change function. I don't think version 2 had this though.
Then when the library is transferred and upgraded you can do a search for the album name, then select all and do File> new album from selected images.
This is all speculation on my part because I don't have a version 2 iPhoto and library to test with.
i hope one of the suggestions might help you.
Lori

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This is actually more simple than it seems as you
just want to get all the original photos into one library so I can search and access them all in one place.
So, create a Library: Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library' and import the contents of the originals from the other Libraries: (File -> Import, Drag to the iPhoto Window, Drag to the iPhoto icon on the Dock)
That's all your originals in a single Library.
I have always found the way iPhoto organizes the photos on disk a bit confusing, especailly when it comes to backing up and accessing the files at the Finder level.
It's actually quite straightforward, but the key is +you don't access the files at a Finder level+.
And now it seems things have gotten even more dumbed away from the user in "package" w/ the latest iPhoto.
Remember: iPhoto is a Database. Like any database, you need to manipulate the data via the db and not a back door.
Since iPhoto 7 (iLife 08) the old iPhoto Library Folder is now a Package File. This is simply a folder that looks like a file in the Finder. The change was made to the format of the iPhoto library because many users were inadvertently corrupting their library by browsing through it with other software or making changes in it themselves. That's why +you don't access the files at a Finder level+.
Want to see inside: Go to your Pictures Folder and find the iPhoto Library there. Right (or Control-) Click on the icon and select 'Show Package Contents'. A finder window will open with the Library exposed.
Standard Warning: Don't change anything in the iPhoto Library Folder via the Finder or any other application. iPhoto depends on the structure as well as the contents of this folder. Moving things, renaming things or otherwise making changes will prevent iPhoto from working and could even cause you to damage or lose your photos.
How the library is organised: There are various files, which are the Library itself and some ancillary files. Then you have three core folders
Originals are the photos as they were downloaded from your camera or scanner.
(ii) Modified contains edited pics, shots that you have cropped, rotated or changed in any way.
(iii) Data holds the thumbnails the the app needs to show you the photos in the iPhoto Window.
But none of that matters, as you never access the files via the Finder.
*To back up an iPhoto Library* make a copy of the Library on another disk. You can automate this process with Time Machine or many other back up apps like Chronosync or DejaVu. There are many, many other options. Search on MacUpdate.
I would like to just have my photos in a folder, not a "package,"
*How to do it:*
Simply go to iPhoto Menu -> Preferences -> Advanced and uncheck 'Copy Files to the iPhoto Library on Import'.
*What Happens:*
Now iPhoto will not copy the files, but rather simply reference them on your HD. To do this it will create an alias in the Originals Folder that points to your file. It will still create a thumbnail and, if you modify the pics, a Modified version within the iPhoto Library Folder.
*Some things to consider:*
1. Importing and deleting pics are more complex procedures. You have to to put the files where they will be stored before importing them. When you delete them you'll need to remove the files from the HD yourself.
2. You cannot move or rename the files on your system or iPhoto will lose track of them on systems prior to 10.5 and iPhoto 08. Even with the later versions issues can still arise if you move the referenced files to new volumes or between volumes.
3. Most importantly, migrating to a new disk or computer can be much more complex.
4. Because iPhoto has no tools for managing Referenced Files, if, for some reason, the path to the photos changes then you could find yourself resolving aliases for +each photo in the Library+ one by one.
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I've yet to see a good reason to run iPhoto in referenced mode unless you're using two photo organiser
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You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.
Note that iPhoto sends a copy+ of the file to Photoshop, so when you save be sure to use the Save command, not Save As... If you use Save As then you're creating a new file and iPhoto has no way of knowing about this new file. iPhoto is preserving your original anyway.
There's a lot of material there. By all means come back for clarification if you need it. But I strongly urge you to think very carefully before running a Referenced Library.
Regards
TD

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