Can iPhoto import or merge an Aperture library?
Asked 8/12/2013
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My daughter sometimes edits photos from my Nikon D5100 in Aperture on my Mac, then wants those edits and images available in her iPhoto library on her Mac. I tried exporting the Aperture library and sending it to her, but importing it into iPhoto gave messy results. Is there an orderly way for iPhoto to open or absorb an Aperture library, and can it merge that library into an existing iPhoto library?
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Sort of, it is possible to open different Libraries with iPhoto, but you can not merge libraries (you need to use Aperture for that). The trick is to hold down the Option key as you start iPhoto, this will give you a small window where you can create a new library or open an existing library. This let you switch between iPhoto/Aperture libraries. More information over at Apple's support pages.
If you do want to merge libraries you will have to use Aperture (video) for that. The idea is to switch to one of the two libraries you want to merge, then go to File > Import > Library and choose the second library.
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iPhoto can work with different libraries, but it does not directly merge libraries the way you may expect.
What you can do is hold down the Option key while launching iPhoto. That lets you choose or open a different existing library, or create a new one. So if the Aperture library is in a compatible form, iPhoto can switch to it rather than merge it into her current library.
If the goal is to combine two libraries into one, the community answer says that should be done in Aperture, not in iPhoto. In Aperture, open one library, then use File > Import > Library and select the other library to merge.
So the short version is:
- iPhoto: can switch between libraries
- Aperture: use it to merge libraries
- Simply exporting and importing files into iPhoto may lead to disorganized results
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