Sync iPhoto libraries on 2 macs
I'm looking for something like syncOTunes but for iPhoto. My wife and I each have our own mac, and just like our music libraries, we end up with very different iPhoto libraries. From a simple "backup" perspective it would be nice to sync the two up now and then a la syncOTunes.
Does anyone know of such an application?
Thanks!
Does anyone know of such an application?
Thanks!
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If no application exists out there, is there anyone that has come up with a trick, or know of a handy tool that can fit the bill?
http://homepage.mac.com/bwebster/iph...rymanager.html
I haven't tried it yet because I'm waiting for MWSF to see if Apple addresses this issue in the new iLife.
Features
Create new libraries, and keep track of any number of libraries on your machine
Switch between libraries, either through the main window or the dock menu
See what albums are in each of your libraries
Get information your libraries, such as their version, modification date, and size
View and change the permissions of your libraries, handy for sharing libraries between users
Extract the photos from a library, even if the library is corrupted
Create shortcut files, letting you open your libraries directly from the Finder (registered users only)
Copy photos from one library to another, preserving metadata such as names, dates, ratings, comments (limit 20 photos for unregistered users, requires iPhoto 4.0.3 or greater)
Merge two or more libraries together, preserving all photo metadata and roll organization (registered users only, requires iPhoto 4.0.3 or greater)
Import photos directly into a library or album, along with various metadata (registered users only)
Originally posted by Carson O'Genic
I have the same problem and I found this:
http://homepage.mac.com/bwebster/iph...rymanager.html
I bought this program a number of months ago and it works very well, although there is no automatic way to compare two iPhoto libraries and sync them. However, you can accomplish the same thing with this program with a little elbow grease. What I do is make an album in iPhoto on each computer called "New Photos", and whenever I add a new picture on that computer I drag it into the New Photos album. Then whenever I get around to it I start up iPhoto Library Manager, connect to the other PC, and just drag the pictures from the other computer's New Photos album into the other computer's iPhoto library. Then take those pictures out of the New Photos album on the other computer (so you don't accidentally import them again), and your photos are in sync. It sounds more complicated than it really is. Still, it's not auto-photo-synchronization, a feature that would be really nice if it preserved the metadata and keywords.
It finds original photos and videos on other computers and copies them to your computer.
You can do this manually or automatically. In automatic mode it runs in the background, and whenever new photos/videos are available, it copies them to your computer. You control which computers you do this with.
It only ever adds photos/videos, so it's very safe -- there's no risk of conflicts or corrupted iPhoto libraries.
There's more info here: http://iphotosync.com.
- Stefan Reitshamer
Haystack Software