Mac - iPhoto query

[Karen]

How do I copy photos created in iphoto 08 ie from a new imac onto my 3? year old mac with the old version of iPhoto - I didn't expect there to be a problem but it says I have to have the new version (ie £80 isnt it for ilife?) to see them. Is there a way round it?

 

[sn00p]

just drag the photos from iPhoto into a folder and import them into the old iPhoto.

 

[Karen]

just drag the photos from iPhoto into a folder and import them into the old iPhoto.

I'm confused.... :S I've got them on a cd but my iPhoto on my iMac won't even open the cd because they were created in a newer version than I have...

 

[dunganick]

Are they just jpegs? or some sort of album system?

would have thought you could just drag and drop with usb stick or cd

 

[Karen]

anyone else got any idea/had this?

 

[MaLicE]

export them from your new mac as jpegs... copy them over to the old one on a cd or using airport... they will be just jpgs and you can then highlight them all and option click and select to open with iPhoto.

 

[Karen]

export them from your new mac as jpegs... copy them over to the old one on a cd or using airport... they will be just jpgs and you can then highlight them all and option click and select to open with iPhoto.

I don't have a new mac, someone else put them onto cd for me so I just have a cd I can't access using an older version of iphoto :dapprove: (and I didn't really want to pay for ilife just to update to the newer version of iphoto...)

 

[MaLicE]

ok when you control click on to the files that are on the cd and select get more info what file type are they ?

 

[Karen]

ok when you control click on to the files that are on the cd and select get more info what file type are they ?

I can't even see the files, when I put the cd in I get a message saying I have to use the latest version of iphoto to view them and a 'quit' option..

 

[MaLicE]

not sure then sorry... get the person who gave u the images to export them as jpgs and put them on a cd?


dont think u can just upgrade iphoto on its own you need to buy iLife package unfortunately which isnt tbh cheap.