Feb 04, '09 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: erikzred
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Easily load different photo libraries in iPhoto '09
Feb 04, '09 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: erikzred
Finally now with iPhoto '09, you can simply double-click on an iPhoto Library in the Finder to load that library. No more need for third party apps to switch libraries, although they seem to still work just fine with this version.
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Easily load different photo libraries in iPhoto '09
Keep in mind, throughout the system (media side panel, desktop/wallpaper images, etc) you will only have access to the library you most recently activated. So you can't have a library for just your wallpapers and one for just your family photos and be able to use either for your desktop (which sucks imho).
Easily load different photo libraries in iPhoto '09
Which is why you lock the iapps plist so that the primary iphoto library will show up through out the OS instead of the secondary one.
Just Press OPTION
You have always been able to do this (at least in the last several versions of iPhoto) simply by holding OPTION key down when launching iPhoto...it will allow you to create a new Library or choose an exisiting one.
Just Press OPTION
I was just about to say this... this has been true for a long time with the Option key. And in the previous version of iPhoto, libraries became double clickable (before that they were just seen as a folder by the Finder)... this is not new to iPhoto '09.
Just Press OPTION
Yes, you could hold Option when opening iPhoto to manually choose a secondary iPhoto Library.
Easily load different photo libraries in iPhoto '09
Does this work with iPhoto Libraries located on your home network? Or do they have to be on the machine itself?
Easily load different photo libraries in iPhoto '09
I would imagine that it would be used in the same form and fashion. I don't however believe you can open a library on two different machines at the same time.
Easily load different photo libraries in iPhoto '09
I use "iPhoto Library Manager" wich can also move all the pictures of one Album (or Event) from one iPhoto Library to another.
What about backups?
Related to the home-network question, does this now mean that you can finally back up smaller libraries to DVD and just start them from there (with the understanding that manipulating pictures won't work)?
Easily load different photo libraries in iPhoto '09
And if you press the Option key when launching iPhoto 09, it presents a list of libraries to choose from, rather than making you search for them. |
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