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iPhoto Library Manager Changelog

What's new in iPhoto Library Manager 4.2.7

May 25, 2017
  • Fixed a crash when calculating library sizes on Snow Leopard

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.2.6 (Apr 7, 2017)

  • Fixed an issue where photos would not copy correctly on macOS 10.12.4
  • Adjusted library size calculation to better match the Finder
  • Fixed an issue that would prevent a log file from being created if its name was too long

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.2.5 (Oct 7, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue that could could iPLM to stall when copying photos on macOS Sierra
  • Updated Sparkle auto-updater to fix a security vulnerability
  • Fixed an issue where the in-app store would not load for some users
  • Hide the unused "Show Tab Bar" menu item on Sierra

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.2.4 (Jan 29, 2016)

  • Try to work around an iPhoto crasher on El Capitan when copying photos
  • Prevent iPhoto from stopping a find duplicates or merge operation when working with an iPhoto library that was recently migrated to Photos
  • Improved locating externally referenced photos in certain iPhoto libraries

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.2.3 (Nov 6, 2015)

  • Fixed a crash when trying to create or add a library on some systems

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.2.2 (Nov 5, 2015)

  • We now display an error message when trying to create an iPhoto in Dropbox or iCloud Drive
  • Added force touch support for viewing full size photos
  • Updated to accept older PowerPhotos serial numbers

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.2.1 (May 9, 2015)

  • When bringing up the QuickLook window to browse photos on Yosemite, navigating using the arrow keys now works again
  • Keep the duplicate browser from gradually scrolling up while adjusting the photo size
  • Added documentation on how to update iPhoto on OS X 10.10.3
  • Fixed a hang that could occur on startup if a large number of libraries were inaccessible, e.g. on an unconnected external drive

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.2 (Apr 17, 2015)

  • Worked around a Yosemite bug that could cause date copying issues on systems set to a non-US region with 24 hour time turned off
  • Fixed a bug where event descriptions would not be loaded properly
  • Fixed a bug where sometimes, certain scavenged photos would not be imported into a rebuilt library
  • Prevent libraries from Photos from being added to iPLM'\''s library list
  • Improved the error message displayed when trying to import photos into a missing library
  • We now recognize iPhoto libraries migrated using the Photos app
  • Improved rebulid scavenging to include photos orphaned due to a particular variety of botched upgrade by iPhoto 9.6
  • Fixed a bug where a library would not load if its name was changed to be blank

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.1.11 (Jan 20, 2015)

  • Fixed an issue where confirmation of a successful purchase would sometimes not be shown
  • We now synthesize events based on photo date when viewing an iPhoto 4 library
  • Fixed a bug where pressing return would not finish editing a library's name
  • We now automatically quit after opening a library shortcut if we weren't already running beforehand
  • Fixed a problem where an erroneous message complaining about the library version number would be shown when opening certain libraries

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.1.10 (Nov 26, 2014)

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when entering a malformed registration code
  • Fixed a crash when using the "Show Event" contextual menu command on certain photos
  • Added a "Select in iPhoto" contextual menu item in the duplicate browser
  • Prevent iPhoto from showing an error window while importing photos, which can interrupt photo copying operations
  • Added "Event" as an option in the Show Subtitle menu when browsing duplicates
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to trash duplicate photos in certain libraries with corrupt photo information
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when using the "Keep photos in any album" duplicate rule
  • Fixed an issue where the number of photos iPhoto failed to import would be reported incorrectly
  • We now display a better error message when trying to launch a version of iPhoto that's too old to run on the current OS
  • Fixed a problem where a rebuild could not be started if an entry already exists in the library list for the rebuilt library's location
  • Corrected an issue where events would not be sorted in the correct order for some libraries

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.1.9 (Oct 10, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug that could cause certain libraries to never finish loading
  • Fixed a problem where iPLM would fail to launch on OS X 10.6

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.1.8 (Oct 3, 2014)

  • The "Recent" section in the album list is now expanded by default
  • We now log which photos will be skipped during a duplicate search due to settings in the "Exclusions" area
  • Added the ability to manually change the keeper photo in a duplicate group
  • Added a section to the manual explaining how to change duplicate actions manually
  • Added a new duplicate rule criterion that allows keeping duplicate photos based on whether they belong to an album in the library
  • Photos can now be copied out of a library by dragging them from the photo browser to a folder the Finder
  • If iPhoto fails to import an entire event, the photos from that event are now included in the "iPhoto failed to import N photos" count reported at the end of the copy
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when performing a duplicate search in certain libraries
  • Improved performance when restoring geolocation data while copying photos with iPhoto 8
  • Fixed a bug where the reported count of photos moved to the trash in an iPhoto 8 library would include any photos that were already in the trash beforehand
  • Fixed grid view zooming glitches on Yosemite
  • When using the "Choose Manually" button for adding a library, we no longer allow choosing a plain folder from the file chooser
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to create a new library on OS X 10.6

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.1.7 (Jul 8, 2014)

  • Fixed an error that could occur when copying flagged photos with iPhoto 9.2.x
  • Worked around an OS X bug that could cause some photos not to be copied when dragging a large number of photos at once
  • We now show an error message when trying to create or add a library on a drive whose format is unsupported by iPhoto (e.g. FAT-32)
  • Fixed a crash on startup when the path to iPhoto's current library was empty or otherwise bogus
  • Fixed a spurious error message that could appear when trying to copy photos to an Aperture library
  • Added an option to skip the preview stage when merging
  • Fixed an issue where dragging files on top of a library whose name was being edited would append the file paths into the library's name
  • The "filename + date" duplicate comparison now recognizes three digit suffixes appended to filenames, e.g. "foo.jpg" vs. "foo-002.jpg"

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.1.6 (May 20, 2014)

  • If iPhoto crashes while updating thumbnails, we now relaunch it and continue the rest of the operation
  • The "Match filename + date" duplicate comparison option will no longer match a movie and a photo, even if they do have the same name and date
  • Problems recalculating smart album contents during a photo copying operation now log an error message and continue rather than halting the copying process
  • Fixed a problem where iPLM would sometimes think a library needed upgrading in iPhoto when it actually didn't
  • The "Title is default" duplicate criterion now treats titles like "IMG_0001.JPG" as a default title in addition to titles like "IMG_0001"
  • Icons indicating flagged, hidden, and externally referenced photos are now drawn in the duplicate browser
  • Fixed a bug where choosing keepers based on whether a photo was flagged could not work properly
  • The filename + date duplicate comparison option will now include missing photos, allowing you to prune them from your library
  • Improved performance of photo copying in some cases when previewing is disabled
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when canceling a duplicate search after having created a custom duplicate rule
  • Added a workaround for loading some iPhoto libraries that had bad keyword references in the database
  • We no longer display the "Last 12 Months" album if the user has hidden it via the iPhoto preferences window
  • Fixed a problem where the library list would display strangely after removing a library whose name was currently being edited
  • The "Add Library" window now has a minimum size
  • Improved preservation of edited photos when rebuilding a library with a corrupt database
  • Fixed a crasher when dragging photos to another library on OS X 10.6.8

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.1.5 (Mar 7, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue where the duplicate browser would only display dotted outlines instead of the photo thumbnails
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to view a library from Aperture 2.x
  • Improved performance when drawing photos in the duplicate browser
  • We now display an error if the user tries to do a duplicate search in a library that cannot be found.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when creating a new duplicate rule
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when dragging a large number of photos to another library
  • Added code to try to prevent crashes that happen after moving iPLM while it's still running
  • Keyboard shortcuts in the duplicate browser now work properly
  • The number of duplicates reported as skipped during a merge is now calculated correctly when previewing a merge more than once
  • If a photo where all the faces have been removed is copied to another library, we now prevent iPhoto from rescanning that photo for faces in the new library
  • Text in list view is now vertically centered when increasing the row height
  • Added "Kind", "Place", and "Size" subtitle view options for duplicate browser
  • The "Show Subtitle" menu is no longer disabled when previewing a merge or rebuild

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.1.4 (Dec 27, 2013)

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when attempting to preview a merge.

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.1.3 (Dec 19, 2013)

  • Fixed a problem where the registration window wouldn't appear

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.1.2 (Dec 18, 2013)

  • Manual ordering of photos is now maintained when copying iPhoto 8 albums
  • Added a workaround for an iPhoto 9.5 bug where iPhoto would start refusing to import movie files during a long rebuild or merge
  • Corrected a few help pages that didn't get exported correctly
  • Fixed a crash that could occur trying to load a library when a user's hard drive is low on free space
  • Improved reliability of moving large numbers of duplicate photos to the trash
  • Fixed a bug where photos could not be moved to the trash in some iPhoto 8 libraries
  • Choosing "Merge without backup" after a failed backup no longer tries to back up the merge destination a second time
  • Fixed an issue where duplicate actions could not be applied if every single duplicate photo had an action assigned to it
  • Fixed a bug where key photos for copied events would not be restored properly

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.1.1 (Oct 31, 2013)

  • Fixed a bug that could cause photo copying to fail on some systems running 10.8 and earlier
  • Fixed a crasher that could occur when dismissing the completion message shown after no duplicates were found during a duplicate search
  • Fixed an error message when trying to display iPhoto 6 and earlier libraries

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.1 (Oct 31, 2013)

  • Improvements:
  • Updated for compatibility with iPhoto 9.5 and OS X 10.9 Mavericks
  • Photos can now be copied to/from libraries created by Aperture
  • When searching a single library for duplicates, we now display the name of the photo's event rather than the photo's library below each photo
  • Improved handling of iPhoto crashes and hangs during photo copying operations
  • Duplicate Rule Changes:
  • Configuring duplicate rules is no longer required when first starting the search, but instead is done while browsing the duplicates after the search has completed.
  • Only one duplicate rule can be enabled at a time. It was very rare that running multiple rules at once would be useful, and could sometimes cause confusing results.
  • The photo that is chose by a duplicate rule is now called a "keeper", rather than simply "chosen". This makes it clearer that the intention of the rule is to determine which duplicate you want to keep.
  • A new "Always keep only a single keeper" option was added, to ensure that you can always narrow things down to one keeper, even if the criteria specified in your duplicate rule ends up with a "tie" (i.e. all the duplicates are completely identical).
  • Actions are now separate from the duplicate rules themselves, and you can select a separate action to perform on keepers vs. nonkeepers
  • Since duplicate rules are configured in the duplicate browser now, it's no longer necessary to switch back and forth to the setup view to see what photos different rules end up selecting
  • The built-in duplicate rules are now separate from custom rules, preventing accidental deletion.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed a bug where trying to copy photos from an iPhoto 7 or earlier library would result in an error
  • Fixed a problem where some Aperture libraries would not have their albums displayed correctly in the album list
  • Libraries can no longer be removed from the library list if they're part of an ongoing Find Duplicates operation
  • Fixed a problem where moving duplicates to the trash wouldn't work with certain iPhoto 8 libraries
  • Fixed a bug where user defined places would not be copied when copying individual photos with iPhoto 8
  • When backing up a library before a merge, we now close the library first if it's open in iPhoto
  • Fixed an issue when copying photos that could create a second copy of a user defined place instead of reusing the existing one
  • Smart albums in Aperture libraries now show the correct number of photos
  • We no longer allow moving a library to the trash if it's currently open in Aperture
  • Duplicating an Aperture library now maintains the .aplibrary file extension on the new copy
  • Fixed a bug where some albums would not have their manual ordering preserved when copied to another library
  • The "Reveal Library in Finder" menu item is now enabled correctly
  • Fixed a problem where some album folders would not be displayed when viewing an iPhoto 9.2.x library
  • Fixed an issue where, if no photos matched a duplicate criterion, the photos would not be passed through to the rest of the criteria in the rule
  • Fixed an issue where not all photos would display when loading some iPhoto libraries from version 7 and earlier
  • Zooming in the duplicate browser no longer causes some borders between groups not to be drawn correctly

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.0.9 (Jun 25, 2013)

  • The Trash album now shows up at the end of the "Recent" group in the album list, matching iPhoto's ordering
  • Events that iPhoto fails to import are no longer counted in the event count shown upon completing a copy
  • Fixed a bug where additional photos could be copied when copying an individual album with iPhoto 8
  • Fixed a bug where no photos would be copied when copying an individual smart album

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.0.8 (May 30, 2013)

  • Fixed a bug where copied photos would sometimes have faces displayed incorrectly

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.0.7 (May 21, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue where iPLM could display a message saying iPhoto couldn't be quit even though it had successfully quit
  • Clicking "Upgrade" after entering an iPLM 3 serial in the registration window now properly prompts to purchase an upgrade rather than the full version
  • Improved grouping of photos into events when scavenging
  • Fixed an issue where iPLM would hang when updating the path for a library that had been moved/renamed
  • If the "quit when main window closed" option is off, we now redisplay the main window if necessary when bringing iPLM to the front
  • We now prevent the computer from going to sleep during long photo copying operations
  • Fixed a display problem that could occur when an error occurred during a duplicate search
  • Fixed a crash that could occur at the end of duplicating a library
  • When scavenging orphans during a rebuild, we now skip over any obvious iPhoto thumbnails that have made their way into the main library
  • Worked around an issue where iPhoto would sometimes not import photos correctly shortly after being launched
  • Cancelling while moving duplicate photos to the trash now works properly
  • Made speed improvements while dragging a large number of photos over a library in the library list
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to launch iPhoto while an operation (e.g. merge, find duplicates) item was selected in the library list
  • Improved performance when moving duplicate photos to the trash in iPhoto
  • Before duplicating a library, if that library is open in iPhoto, we now quit iPhoto before starting the copying process
  • Fixed an issue where a rotation would be applied twice to a copied photo if the original version of the photo was missing
  • We now include iPhoto metadata when copying photos dragged directly from iPhoto into iPLM

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.0.6 (Apr 3, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue where the event name for some photos would not be displayed in the info pane
  • Fixed an issue where some photos newly imported into an iPhoto library would have incorrect dates
  • Fixed an issue where some photos would lose rotation when being copied with iPhoto 9.4.x
  • Improved performance and memory usage when copying albums with very large numbers of photos
  • Eliminated logging extraneous error messages when doing a duplicate search with a library on a read-only volume
  • Fixed a problem where trying to copy a large album/event would result in an endless progress bar for unregistered users
  • Eliminated an error message shown trying to load certain Aperture libraries
  • Fixed an issue where, if an error occurred restoring metadata for one photo in an event, subsequent photos in that event would not have their metadata restored
  • Improved recognition of libraries created with Aperture versus those created by iPhoto
  • Fixed a problem where iPLM could crash trying to submit a crash report (oh, the irony)
  • Fixed an issue with album hierarchies not displaying properly in some libraries
  • If an error occurs loading libraries for a merge, the merge no longer appears "stuck" after displaying the load error message

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.0.5 (Mar 14, 2013)

  • Duplicate detection based on filenames now matches on variations such as "IMG_0001.JPG" vs. "IMG_0001_2.JPG"
  • Fixed a crash that could occur trying to add a library when Spotlight returned bogus paths for items that weren't actually iPhoto libraries
  • Fixed a problem where folder albums could be displayed in the wrong order for certain libraries
  • Fixed a problem where sometimes, when copying more than one instance of a photo with the "Don't copy duplicates" option selected, we would copy all the duplicates instead of just one
  • Improved grouping of scavenged photos into events based on the library folder structure
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when restarting a merge after changing duplicate handling settings
  • Fixed an issue where incorrect stats would be reported at the end of a photo transfer if manual changes to duplicates were made
  • When creating a new library, we now take file extensions into account when determining a unique default name for the library
  • When merging, the main "Photos" album coming from each source library now only contains the photos imported from that library, and not any duplicates that came from other libraries.
  • Fixed a bug where duplicates would sometimes be incorrectly imported during a merge

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.0.4 (Feb 13, 2013)

  • Fixed a crasher that could happen while copying photos between libraries
  • Improved continuation of photo copying if iPhoto crashes while importing photos
  • Copying manually rotated photos with iPhoto 9.0 thru 9.2.3 now properly preserves rotation
  • Fixed a crash that could occur while updating the path for a library that had moved since the last time iPLM was launched
  • Added a page to the docs describing behavior when dealing with referenced photos
  • Made some speed improvements when copying RAW photos with iPhoto 9
  • Fixed a crash that could happen when using the "Select in iPhoto" contextual menu item.
  • Fixed an issue when adding a library to iPLM where some libraries would not be selectable in the file chooser
  • Fixed an issue where iPhoto would display an "image cannot be edited" message for some photos copied between libraries
  • When running iPhoto 9.3 and later, libraries created by iPLM now have a .photolibrary extension

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.0.3 (Feb 1, 2013)

  • Added a workaround for an iPhoto bug which would incorrectly adjust dates of photos taken on a daylight savings time switchover day
  • Fixed a crash that would occur when adding or removing a library after performing a multi library search
  • Improved error messages indicating that using Find Duplicates with Aperture libraries is currently unsupported
  • Corrected grid view's display of photos manually rotated in iPhoto
  • The View > Event Titles menu item is no longer disabled after switching back from list view to grid view
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when a user's hard drive ran out of free space during a photo copying operation
  • Improved reporting of errors that occur while loading a library
  • Fixed a "no image record exists" error that could occur when copying photos or finding duplicates with some iPhoto 8 libraries
  • Fixed an error that could occur trying to read certain iPhoto 8 libraries
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when browsing movies in the duplicate browser
  • Fixed a problem where clicking the "Apply" button in the duplicate browser could sometimes do nothing or crash
  • When trying to delete duplicates, fixed an error reading "The photo could not be moved to the trash because the trash album could not be found"
  • Duplicate rules choosing based on whether an image is RAW now work correctly
  • Updated to latest Growl SDK, so notifications posted to Notification Center on 10.8 now show iPLM's icon instead of Growl's
  • Added a Growl notification for when we finish duplicating a library
  • After flagging duplicate photos, we no longer falsely report those photos as having been added to the "Duplicates" album as well
  • When merging, if an error occurs while backing up the destination library, we now give the option to do the merge anyway, rather than stopping altogether
  • If an error/question is presented to the user during an operation, we now write the error description to the log file
  • If an error occurs while applying duplicate actions, we now log the error and continue to other actions rather than stopping altogether

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.0.2 (Jan 11, 2013)

  • Fixed a bug where selecting "is not" for a "Library" criteria in a duplicate search would not negate its results properly
  • When importing new photos into a library, dates are no longer interpreted in the wrong time zone
  • Fixed a crash that could occur while searching for duplicates using the "Format" rule
  • Tweaked the default duplicate rules to make them a bit more useful "out of the box"
  • Using the Find Duplicates command no longer causes console logs complaining about invoking enableSuddenTermination too many times
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when unable to determine the version of some older iPhoto libraries
  • When searching for duplicates, we now print out a description of the active duplicate rules to the log file
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when rebuilding a library with certain kinds of smart albums
  • Added more descriptive logging when duplicating a library
  • Fixed a crash that could occur after canceling copying photos while iPhoto is hung
  • Improved metadata display when previewing RAW photos and movies about to be imported into a library
  • If a library is dropped into the image browser, we now set up a merge rather than importing the library's contents as a plain folder full of photos
  • Fixed a bug when copying individual albums where the album would not be recreated if the original album was inside a folder in iPhoto
  • Duplicate photos no longer end up showing two of the same action icon if multiple duplicate rules are applied
  • If trying to duplicate a library to a disk without enough free space, we now tell you the reason rather than just showing a cryptic -1429 error code
  • If an unregistered user tries to start a merge, we now display a message saying that registration is required, rather than doing nothing
  • Fixed an issue where some referenced photos on external disks would have the volume mount path appear twice in the photo's path
  • Fixed an issue where folders at the top level of the album list could be listed in the wrong order

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.0.1 (Dec 21, 2012)

  • Fixed an issue where copied photos' dates could be off by an hour due to daylight savings time
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when copying photos between libraries
  • Fixed a crash that could occur in some cases when using the "Scavenge orphaned photos" option for rebuilding a library
  • Fixed a crash that could occur if there was an error reading a photo's data on disk while analyzing duplicates
  • Fixed an error reading "the entity IPPhoto is not key value coding-compliant for the key "(null)".)" that could occur when rebuilding a library
  • Fixed a problem where iPLM would not launch for some users on 10.6.8
  • Fixed a crash that could occur in some cases when loading more than one library at a time.
  • Improved the progress message shown when scanning for photos to import
  • The "Purchase Now" button now stays pinned in the upper right corner when the window is resized.

New in iPhoto Library Manager 4.0.0 (Dec 14, 2012)

  • Photo Browsing:
  • You can now browse photos within iPhoto Library Manager without needing to open the library in iPhoto itself
  • Photos can be viewed in a grid layout, ala iPhoto, or as a list, for a quick overview of photo metadata
  • An improved information pane now displays metadata for whatever library, album, event, or photo you have selected
  • Sort your photos by any attribute
  • QuickLook support, for quick previews of your full sized photos
  • Reveal a photo in the Finder directly from iPLM
  • Duplicate Detection:
  • We now use our own custom duplicate detection algorithm, rather than relying on iPhoto's
  • New "Find Duplicates" command can be used to find duplicate photos either in one library or across multiple libraries
  • Found duplicate photos are shown to you side by side, for easy comparison
  • A rule-based system lets you perform actions on duplicate photos
  • For each set of duplicate photos found, the rules you specify determine which photo you want to perform an action on
  • Rules can be based on many photo attributes, such as modification date, file size, rating, library, and more
  • Actions you can take on duplicate photos include flagging, hiding, assigning a keyword, adding to an album, or moving to the trash
  • Photo Copying:
  • New preview feature allows you to see what your iPhoto library will look like after copying photos or merging, without having to perform the actual copying first
  • In addition to copying albums or events, individual photos can now be copied between libraries by drag and drop within iPLM
  • Smart albums can now be copied between libraries
  • The "flagged" attribute is now kept when copying photos
  • The new duplicate rule engine allows for more flexibility in selecting which duplicate photo to keep when merging
  • We now offer to perform a backup before merging into an existing iPhoto library
  • Copying photos between different versions of iPhoto is now handled transparently
  • Better handling of iPhoto crashes and hangs when copying photos or merging libraries
  • Progress display for the entire photo copying process is now represented by a single, long progress bar, rather than only showing progress within each individual step
  • Searching:
  • Added a search field, which can be used to find photos by title, keywords, faces, and more
  • Searches can be performed on a single library, or you can search all your iPhoto libraries at once
  • Improved "Add Library" command can search your computer for iPhoto libraries, for when you lose track of where a library is
  • Other changes:
  • Improved "Rebuild Library" command can now scavenge for photos that have been "orphaned" by iPhoto inside the library package
  • Added an option when rebuilding a library on whether to include photos from the trash
  • We now perform several checks before opening a library, and give more meaningful messages than iPhoto if a library can't be opened for common reasons
  • Removed library permission changing options, as iPhoto now has a built-in permission repair function
  • iPod Folders are no longer supported
  • Added support for full screen mode on Lion and later
  • Added Growl support for long operations such as photo copying and duplicate finding
  • iPhoto Library Manager 4 is 64-bit and requires an Intel Core 2 Duo processor or better, OS X 10.6.8 or later, and iPhoto 8.1.2 or later

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.8.6 (Nov 16, 2012)

  • Worked around an iPhoto 9.4.x bug that would result in extra folder albums being created when merging
  • "Recovered Folder" folders that contain events of recovered photos no longer appear in the album list in iPLM
  • Fixed a couple miscellaneous crashers
  • Fixed a bug in iPod Folders where symlinks would not be created properly

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.8.5 (Oct 5, 2012)

  • Fixed an Apple event timeout error that could occur when trying to copy photos on OS X 10.8.2
  • Fixed a "-[NSNull length] unrecognized selector" error that could occur when copying photos from some iPhoto 9.4 libraries
  • Fixed a rare crasher that could occur when quitting iPhoto during a photo copying operation
  • If the main window is minimized, clicking on the dock icon now unminimizes the window
  • Fixed an error that would occur reassembling album hierarchies on iPhoto 9.4 and later
  • We now relaunch iPhoto 9.3 and later periodically while updating thumbnails, to clear iPhoto's memory footprint
  • The built-in crash reporter now works properly on OS X 10.8.2
  • Fixed a problem where switching from events sorted by date to albums would not show the album list properly

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.8.4 (Sep 26, 2012)

  • Updated for compatibility with iPhoto 9.4
  • Fixed a crash when opening a library shortcut file
  • Fixed an "*** -[__NSPlaceholderArray initWithObjects:count:]: attempt to insert nil
  • object from objects[0]" that could occur when copying photos from certain libraries
  • Fixed an error that could occur when copying photo edit information in certain circumstances

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.8.3 (Aug 3, 2012)

  • Now properly skips duplicate photos in all cases with iPhoto 9.3.2
  • Fixed an issue where a copied photo's rotation wouldn't be preserved if no other edits were made to the photo
  • Fixed an issue that could lead to an iPhoto crash when copying certain photos

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.8.2 (Jul 26, 2012)

  • Updated for compatibility with iPhoto 9.3.2
  • We now relaunch iPhoto 9.3 periodically when copying albums/events, to prevent it from running out of memory
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to load the album list for a corrupt library
  • Fixed an issue where the Extract Photos command would not find photos in some libraries
  • Fixed an issue where some photo edits would not be copied with iPhoto 9.3
  • When running iPhoto 9.3, newly created libraries now have a .photolibrary extension
  • Fixed a "-[NSCFSet sortedArrayUsingDescriptors:] selector not recognized" error that could occur when copying albums
  • Fixed a crasher that would occur when using the support window on OS X 10.5

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.8 (Jun 25, 2012)

  • iPhoto Library Manager now requires OS X 10.5.8, iPhoto 6 or later, and an Intel Mac
  • Fixed an issue where libraries would not switch properly on OS X 10.8
  • iPhoto Library Manager is now signed and ready for running under Gatekeeper on OS X 10.8
  • Added code to prevent the iPhoto window from obscuring the iPLM window while copying photos
  • Fixed a problem where photo metadata wouldn't be restored if iPhoto downloaded new web gallery pictures during an import
  • We now recognize .photolibrary (iPhoto 9.3) and .aplibrary (Aperture 3.3) packages as valid libraries. Note that copying photos to/from libraries created by Aperture is not supported.
  • Copying albums/events, merging libraries, and rebuilding now works with iPhoto 9.3
  • Fixed an issue where events would show up as albums in the album list when viewing an iPhoto 9.3 library
  • When copying externally referenced photos from a library, iPod Folders now copy the referenced photo instead of just copying the alias
  • Fixed a crash that could occur after quitting iPhoto during a photo copy operation
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to duplicate a very large iPhoto library
  • Improved some wording of various log messages
  • Fixed a bug where a "constraint failed" error could occur while copying faces

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.7.3 (Feb 16, 2012)

  • If iPhoto crashes while updating thumbnails, we now note it in the log and continue rather than halting the whole copying process
  • Fixed a bug where faces would sometimes be copied even if they had been rejected in the original iPhoto library
  • Added a workaround for an iPhoto 9.2 bug where it provides incorrect paths for some movie files
  • Fixed a "Could not find destination index for source photo" error that could occur when copying faces from certain libraries

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.7.2 (Jan 3, 2012)

  • Newly created iPhoto 7 libraries now show the correct type in the Finder
  • Because iPhoto 9 likes to gobble memory like a hungry wumpus, we now relaunch iPhoto periodically during long merge/rebuild operations
  • Worked around a problem where an error occurred when trying to back up the faces database for some iPhoto 9.2 libraries
  • Worked around an error that could occur when copying faces to libraries on some non Mac formatted drives
  • Fixed a bug where an error would occur when trying to copy photos with iPhoto 7.1.5 running on Tiger
  • Decreased memory usage during long merge/copy operations
  • Fixed a crash that could occur at the very end of a merge/copy operation
  • Fixed an error that could occur when copying an album with a custom key photo under iPhoto 9
  • Fixed a problem where under some circumstances the "Relaunch iPhoto" button would quit iPhoto, but then not open it again

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.7.1 (Oct 22, 2011)

  • Fixed a problem where you couldn't drag the "Flagged" album from an iPhoto 9 library to copy it
  • The "Remove Library" toolbar button now acts the same as the equivalent menu item, changing to "Delete Library" when the option key is held down

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.7 (Oct 15, 2011)

  • We now relaunch iPhoto 9 periodically during long photo transfers, to prevent it from running out of memory
  • Updated for compatibility with iPhoto 9.2 and iCloud
  • Fixed a problem where the "Extract Photos" command would not work properly with some iPhoto 9 libraries
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a -10000 error when recreating certain hierarchies of folders/albums in iPhoto
  • Newly created libraries are now made into packages without needing to open them once in iPhoto first
  • Holding down the option key now turns the "Remove Library" menu item into "Delete Library", which moves the library to the trash in addition to removing it from the library list.

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.6.8 (Jul 13, 2011)

  • Updated for compatibility with iPhoto 9.1.5
  • Minor updates for compatibility with OS X Lion

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.6.7 (Jun 1, 2011)

  • Fixed a bug where, when copying events with iPhoto 9.1.3, only one photo per event would be imported

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.6.6 (May 6, 2011)

  • Worked around a bug in iPhoto 9.1.2 that would cause multiple entries to be displayed for some events in the event list.

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.6.5 (Apr 28, 2011)

  • Updated for compatibility with iPhoto 9.1.2

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.6.4 (Apr 18, 2011)

  • When directly importing a folder of photos into an iPhoto 8 library, the resulting event is now correctly assigned the name of the folder
  • When copying events with iPhoto 7-9, photos in the trash are no longer copied
  • Fixed a bug where photos cached from web galleries would be included when performing a merge
  • If an error occurs while adding photos to an album, we now log the error and continue rather than halting the copying process
  • Fixed an error that could happen when copying photos on a G3 machine running Tiger
  • When trying to copy a photo with 0 bytes of data, we now log and error and skip the photo rather than telling iPhoto to import it

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.6.3 (Dec 23, 2010)

  • Fixed a problem where photos would not be imported when copying albums/events with iPhoto 9.1.1
  • Fixed an issue where, under certain circumstances, some faces would not be transferred correctly when merging iPhoto 9 libraries

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.6.2 (Dec 4, 2010)

  • Fixed an error message that could occur when dragging photos directly from the iPhoto window to a library in the iPLM window
  • Fixed a case where in certain circumstances, iPhoto would display an exclamation mark when trying to view a photo that had been copied from another library
  • Key photos for events copied in iPhoto 9 are now preserved in all cases
  • Fixed a crasher that could occur when multiple iPod Folders were auto-updating themselves simultaneously
  • Fixed an issue where, when copying photos to/from certain iPhoto libraries, the process would halt with an error message about a "malformed disk image", despite there being no actual problem with the library data
  • Fixed a problem when copying photos from certain libraries on 10.4 that would lead to a "*** +[NSNumber numberWithInteger:]: selector not recognized" error message

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.6.1 (Nov 30, 2010)

  • Fixed an issue that would cause iPLM to be unable to launch iPhoto on PPC systems running Tiger
  • Fixed an issue that could result in an error message being displayed while trying to copy certain photos with iPhoto 9
  • Fixed a crash that could occur during the face copying stage while transferring photos

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.6 (Nov 23, 2010)

  • Copying photos between libraries with iPhoto 9 is now fully supported, with all photo metadata (title, date, keywords, description, rating, faces, and places) copied along with the photos.
  • Faces and places data are copied when copying photos between an iPhoto 8 library and an iPhoto 9 library
  • Albums' key photos are maintained when copying albums between libraries in iPhoto 9
  • The minimum system requirement has changed from OS X 10.3.9 to OS X 10.4.11
  • Fixed an issue where trying to view the event list of a library with a large number of events would be very slow
  • Clicking on the iPhoto version in the lower right corner now shows the path to the copy of iPhoto that iPLM is using
  • When copying from an iPhoto library that can't be opened using the installed version of iPhoto, we now automatically enable the "Use XML Info Only" option rather than requiring the user to enable it manually
  • Fixed a bug where too large a size would be reported for iPhoto 9 libraries upgraded from earlier versions
  • Improved album hierarchy creation when dealing with multiple albums that have the same name
  • We no longer create extra albums when merging smart albums with the "Combine contents of albums with same name" option enabled
  • The merge setup sheet now remembers its size
  • Fixed a bug where faces could end up in the wrong place when merging differently rotated copies of duplicate photos
  • Fixed a merging bug where, if every photo in a given event was a duplicate, the duplicates already in the library would not be added to albums
  • Added a "Don't import duplicates" checkbox to the merge setup sheet as a convenience over having to change the option in the main preferences window

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.5.8 (Oct 25, 2010)

  • Note that this release does not yet provide support for copying photos with iPhoto 9. It contains a couple quick fixes that will be helpful for those using iPhoto 9.0, but full support for iPhoto 9.0 will be included in an upcoming update.
  • It is no longer necessary to upgrade newly created libraries when opening them for the first time with iPhoto 9.0
  • When trying to copy photos using iPhoto 9.0, we now display a message saying this is not yet supported, rather than failing with an error message
  • Fixed an issue where reopening an iPhoto library after upgrading it to 9.0 would result in no photos being displayed in iPhoto

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.5.7 (Jan 23, 2010)

  • Improved version checking when copying photos between libraries
  • Fixed a problem where edit settings on RAW photos would not be copied properly for some users after installing the Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.7 in Software Update

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.5.6 (Dec 22, 2009)

  • Clicking the support e-mail link in the built-in help now works correctly on Snow Leopard.
  • The "Last 12 Months" and "Last Import" albums are no longer recreated as regular albums when merging.
  • Fixed a bug where, when copying hidden RAW photos, the JPG version would be copied instead.
  • Missing libraries can no longer be selected when setting up a merge.
  • Made the "Specific Date" field in the importing prefs a little less picky about accepting input.
  • Fixed a problem during face thumbnail regeneration that could stop the operation with an error.
  • Added an item to the Help menu to view the printable version of the documentation.
  • Fixed the help button in the iPod folders intro sheet.

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.5.5 (Sep 21, 2009)

  • Fixed a bug where iPhoto's auto-split would not be disabled during a merge, causing imported events to be split up when they shouldn't be.
  • Fixed a problem where remote volumes would not be selectable when using the "Add Library" button.

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.5.4 (Sep 17, 2009)

  • Got rid of some harmless but annoying warning messages printed to the console in Snow Leopard.
  • Fixed a bug where iPhoto Library Manager would crash for some users when copying photos on Snow Leopard.
  • Fixed a problem where iPhoto Library Manager would not launch on a G3 Mac.

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.5.3 (Aug 19, 2009)

  • Fixed a bug where Places set using Applescript would not be copied correctly.
  • Fixed a bug where some Places data would not be copied if the user had the "Look up Places" pref set to "Never" in iPhoto.
  • Fixed a crasher that could occur when copying photos with certain characters in their filenames.

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.5.2 (Jun 6, 2009)

  • Fixed a bug that could cause iPhoto to hang when copying an album contained within a folder of the same name.
  • Fixed a bug where original photos would not be copied from a library that was copied from a burned CD/DVD but had not yet been opened in iPhoto.
  • Newly created libraries no longer require being upgraded when first opened with iPhoto 8.0.3

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.5.1 (May 14, 2009)

  • Fixed a bug where places created using raw coordinates or a pin drop would not be copied.
  • Fixed a problem that could cause iPLM to crash on 10.3.9 systems with Quicktime 7.2 or later installed.
  • When copying hidden photos with iPhoto '09, the photos are now properly marked as hidden in the destination library.

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.5 (May 5, 2009)

  • iPhoto Library Manager now creates its own log files and logs progress and error information as it copies photos (accessible from the Window menu).
  • When using the "Import Photos" menu command, if the user selects an iPhoto library to import, we now perform a merge instead of treating the library like a plain folder.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when copying photos on a PPC machine.
  • Fixed a bug where copying photos that were imported as aliases could result in an unneeded "modified" copy of the photo being created in the destination library.
  • A printable version of the help is now available at http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/Help/print/index.html.
  • Removed the preference setting for double clicking a library - double click now always opens the library in iPhoto, and a single click edits the library's name.
  • When the user clicks the Cancel button, we now present a dialog to verify that they do in fact want to cancel the operation.
  • Removed the preference for relaunching iPhoto during a merge. This pref was for working around a bug in iPhoto 6, so we now just relaunch automatically when merging with iPhoto 6.
  • Photos that were published to a MobileMe gallery are now always included in the main library during a merge, and not just in the gallery itself.
  • Fixed a problem where movies and original versions of photos would not be copied for some users.
  • Tagged faces are now transferred along with photos that are copied/merged between libraries in iPhoto '09.
  • Places data is now copied along with photos when performing a copy or a merge in iPhoto '09.
  • Added a "selection" property to the Applescript dictionary so scripters can access the currently selected library.

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.4.5 (Feb 16, 2009)

  • Fixed a bug that could result in iPhoto 6 or 7 crashing during the "Restoring photo attributes" phase of photo copying.
  • Fixed a bug where copying individual events using iPhoto '09 would not import any photos.

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.4.4 (Feb 5, 2009)

  • Copying albums and merging now works with iPhoto '09. Note: Faces and Places data is NOT yet supported, nor are Facebook and Flickr albums - support for those will come in a future update
  • A library's path now updates properly upon renaming when the library is on a non Mac formatted disk
  • We now suppress iPhoto asking about digital camera setup during photo copying, which could lead to errors occurring
  • Fixed a bug where iPLM could hang after removing two libraries consecutively
  • Libraries created with the "New Library" command now work correctly when opened for the first time with iPhoto '09
  • Fixed a bug where the "Rebuild Library" command would hang on the "Getting photo information" step
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a direct import to fail if iPhoto was already open before starting the import
  • We now display a message when merging libraries with books, calendars, cards, or slideshows notifying the user that those items won't be merged.

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.4.3 (Oct 7, 2008)

  • Duplicate photos are now correctly added to copied albums in iPhoto 4.0.3
  • Fixed a problem that could cause copying/merging to fail with an error reading "Tried to create album in inactive library".
  • An extra "Events" album is no longer created when merging with iPhoto 7.
  • "Extract Photos" command now copies video files along with photo files.
  • Fixed a problem where trying to copy the "Last Import" album would result in an error.

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.4.2 (May 17, 2008)

  • Fixed a problem where some registration codes wouldn't work on Tiger
  • Merging no longer copies photos that are in the trash
  • Fixed a problem where iPhoto wouldn't launch if certain characters were in the path to iPLM
  • Photocasts are now resubscribed to when merging instead of just copying their photos
  • Fixed some display and selection bugs in the iPod Folders window

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.4.1 (Apr 9, 2008)

  • Worked around an iPhoto quirk that could cause an Applescript error when photo sharing is turned on
  • When copying photos, if iPhoto has no path for a photo or a photo is missing from the library, we now log that info to the console
  • Fixed a bug where a copy would fail if the destination library did not yet have an iPhoto prefs file in it
  • We no longer highlight rolls/events when dragging files onto them, since it implied you could import photos directly into an existing roll/event
  • Fixed a bug where photos in the trash would still be copied when copying rolls/events
  • Expanding a folder will no longer "push" albums down into the "Web Galleries" section of the album list
  • Fixed an incompatibility with iPhoto2Gmail

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.3.3 (Oct 3, 2007)

  • Fixed a problem that could cause an error to come up when merging with iPhoto 6
  • Fixed an issue where iPhoto could write out its preferences during a merge/copy and trigger an error in iPL

New in iPhoto Library Manager 3.3.2 (Sep 28, 2007)

  • Updated for compatibility with iPhoto 7.1