Is there a limit for either the size of a Library or the number of photos that can be imported into iPhoto '11 9.2.2?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7), 27-inch, 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7
250,000 images is the nominal limit - tho' we've seen mention of one on here with more than that.
Regards
TD
250,000 images is the nominal limit - tho' we've seen mention of one on here with more than that.
Regards
TD
Alright well I easily have over 500,000 photos. So do you recommend I use Aperture then?
Or do you think the 250,000 is a myth and all will be well if I go with iPhoto?
I think for 500k photos you'll need Aperture, running in referneced mode.
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TD
What if I choose to run iPhoto in referenced mode by unchecking "Copy items to the iPhoto Library" in the Advanced tab in Preferences. Would that be a workaround to have more photos in iPhoto? Reason I ask is because I much prefer the user interface of iPhoto over Aperture. I don't need all the pro features of Aperture, as I use Photoshop for all my editing.
Thank you!
Would that be a workaround to have more photos in iPhoto?
No. You's still have the same limitation which is probably based on the database limitations for iPhoto. Running iPhoto in referenced mode would be a very fragile setup and it wouldn't take a lot to damage the library and causing you to recreate the library from scratch. It just wouldn't be worth it.
For that many photos Aperture would be better choice or one of the other professional DAM (digital asset management) applications like Media Pro 1. It can handle 128,000 photos per catalog.
Searches can be madet thru multiple catalogs with the results displayed in a temp, new catalog. It's just like it's looking at one big catalog.
It runs in what we know as a referenced mode since all that's included in the catalogs are thumbnails of the photos and all of the metadata (EXIF and ITPC) associated with the files. The catalogs can be viewed with the source files immediately available.
There are other DAM applications available. You can read about them at The DAM Forum.
Media Pro can catalog other file types as described by me in this topic: data management: Apple Support Communities
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Thank you for the response.
That's a shame about iPhoto, because it's such a clean looking interface. Do you know if Aperture has a limit to its Library? I haven't found one through my searches.
For more on the pitfalls of using iPhoto in Referenced Mode
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3062728?tstart=0
There are no such limitations in Aperture. I know of no limitation for library size in Aperture, and at least one user has mentioned a Library of 400k+
You can have multiple libraries in both apps, of course.
Regards
TD
iPhoto '11 9.2.2 Library Size Limit
