Are Mac OS X 10.5.8's iLife programs safe to use in Mac OS X 10.7.x and 10.8.x?

Hi.

Someone told me that Mac OS X 10.7.x and 10.8.x do not come with iLife
like the older Mac OS X versions (e.g., 10.5.x). I did not know this!
Since my client uses iPhoto that came preinstalled on his old 2008
MacBook Pro's Mac OS X 10.5.x (10.5.8 right now), can he use the old one
from 10.5.8? Or will he need a third party replacement (needs to
import/copy the old image files) or buy a new iPhoto version for his
photo(graph)s? I recalled he did not like iPhoto and wonder if the new
one is any better.

Thank you in advance.
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Re: Are Mac OS X 10.5.8's iLife programs safe to use in Mac OS X10.7.x and 10.8.x?

On 2012-09-21 3:05 PM (Ant) wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Someone told me that Mac OS X 10.7.x and 10.8.x do not come with iLife
> like the older Mac OS X versions (e.g., 10.5.x). I did not know this!
> Since my client uses iPhoto that came preinstalled on his old 2008
> MacBook Pro's Mac OS X 10.5.x (10.5.8 right now), can he use the old one
> from 10.5.8? Or will he need a third party replacement (needs to
> import/copy the old image files) or buy a new iPhoto version for his
> photo(graph)s? I recalled he did not like iPhoto and wonder if the new
> one is any better.
>
> Thank you in advance.

Every new Mac comes with iLife. It is not a part of OS X and never was. An new version of OS X
does not and never did include iLife.

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Ant <> wrote:

> Someone told me that Mac OS X 10.7.x and 10.8.x do not come with iLife
> like the older Mac OS X versions (e.g., 10.5.x).

As Larry said, iLife is not part of Mac OS X. They are separate
products.

New Macs are supplied with the version of Mac OS X _and_ the version of
iLife which were current at the time the Mac was assembled.

If you install a later major version of Mac OS X as an upgrade on an
existing Mac, you will still have the same version of iLife as you had
before. If you want a later major version of iLife for that Mac, you
need to buy it.

If you buy a new Mac which comes with a later version of OS X, it will
also have come with a later version of iLife preinstalled. If you use
Apple's Migration Assitant (or Setup Assistant during initial setup), it
can copy user accounts over to the new computer, which will include the
iPhoto library. The new version of iPhoto will update the older iPhoto's
library to work with the new version, and then you can use the new
version. (If the older iPhoto was very old you may need to download and
run a separate conversion tool.)

If you use Migration/Setup assistant to copy applications, it does NOT
copy an older version of iPhoto if it finds a newer version already
present.

In this case (based on other threads), you are actually talking about
moving from an older Mac to one which came with Lion preinstaled, which
is going to be upgraded to Mountain Lion. The new computer will already
have the current major versions of iPhoto, iMovie and Garageband
installed, but they might need to updated to the latest minor versions
(via App Store) to work properly in Mountain Lion.

The following is mainly for education purposes to cover the situation of
upgrading an older Mac to a later version of iLife.


Over the last several years, the iLife versions have been:

iLife '04 (January 2004)
iLife '05 (January 2005)
iLife '06 (January 2006)
iLife '08 (August 2007)
iLife '09 (January 2009)
iLife '11 (October 2010)

If your client has a Mac that came with Mac OS X 10.5 preinstalled, then
it probably has iLife '08, but might have iLife '09 if it was bought far
enough into 2009. (Mac OS X 10.5 was the current version from October
2007 to August 2009.)

iLife was sold as a retail product on DVD until about mid 2011. Apple
also started selling the iLife '11 versions of iPhoto, iMovie and
Garageband as individual products via the App Store from early 2011.

The DVD edition of iLife '11 has been discontinued but you might still
be able to find it via sources such as Amazon or eBay.

There are some differences between the DVD and App Store editions:

- The iLife '11 DVD includes iDVD and iWeb in addition to iPhoto, iMovie
and Garageband. (iDVD wasn't updated after iLife '08, so your client
will already have the current version. iWeb was updated in iLife '09, so
your client might have iWeb 2.x and the only way to get iWeb 3.x is via
the iLife '09 or iLife '11 retail DVD.)

- The DVD edition was sold as single licence and family pack variants.
You are only allowed to install the single licence edition on one
computer. The family pack is allowed to be installed on up to five
computers in one household. The App Store editions of iPhoto, iMovie and
Garageband can be installed for personal use on an unlimited number of
Macs you own or control.

- Minor updates for the DVD edition are delivered via Software Update
(which are delivered through App Store in Mountain Lion, but using a
separate mechanism) or can be manually downloaded from
http://support.apple.com/downloads. Minor updates for the App Store
editions of iPhoto, iMovie and Garageband are delivered via App Store.

- Assuming you were able to buy the DVD edition at its original retail
price, the App Store editions work out cheaper, especially if you want
to install them on multiple computers, or you only want some of the
applications, or you are outside the US and the DVD was ridiculously
overpriced due to a bad exchange rate when it was released (in early
2011).

- The DVD edition supports older OS versions: iLife '11 will work on
Snow Leopard if installed from DVD, but the App Store editions of iPhoto
and iMovie currently require Lion (10.7.5 or 10.7.4 respecitvely) or
later.

> I did not know this! Since my client uses iPhoto that came preinstalled on
> his old 2008 MacBook Pro's Mac OS X 10.5.x (10.5.8 right now), can he use
> the old one from 10.5.8?

Assuming you were talking about upgrading that computer to Mountain
Lion, the actual question is whether iPhoto '08 or iPhoto '09 will work
on Mountain Lion. You can check which version of iPhoto your client has
by using the About iPhoto command in the iPhoto menu (while it is
running).

Note that the prominently displayed name ("iPhoto '08" or "iPhoto '09")
is the name of the product (referencing the iLife edition it came with),
but the application version number of the application (in smaller print)
will be 7 point something for iPhoto '08, or 8 point something for
iPhoto '09.

From brief observations of them running on other people's computers, I'd
say those versions of iPhoto seem to work OK, but I haven't used them
extensively. Looking at <http://roaringapps.com/apps:table> for iPhoto,
its page is <http://roaringapps.com/app:4>. I see there is a comment
from someone that iPhoto 8.x ("iPhoto '09") hangs on Mountain Lion if
you try to view events containing thousands of photos, but otherwise
seems to be OK. No comments on iPhoto 7.x ("iPhoto '08") running on
Mountain Lion.

There have been several updates to iPhoto which take advantage of new
features in Lion and Mountain Lion, and those updates are only available
if you have iPhoto 9.x ("iPhoto '11").

The easiest and cheapest way to get iPhoto 9.x for an older Mac is to
buy it from the App Store. You can also go there to see sample screen
shots before buying, and read the reviews.

> Or will he need a third party replacement (needs to import/copy the old
> image files) or buy a new iPhoto version for his photo(graph)s? I recalled
> he did not like iPhoto and wonder if the new one is any better.

iPhoto 9.x had a major user interface redesign which some people don't
like. I'm sure a Google search will turn up details. I'm using it and am
happy with it, though I wouldn't call myself a heavy user.

--
David Empson

 

Re: Are Mac OS X 10.5.8's iLife programs safe to use in Mac OS X10.7.x and 10.8.x?

Larry Gusaas wrote:
> On 2012-09-21 3:05 PM (Ant) wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> Someone told me that Mac OS X 10.7.x and 10.8.x do not come with iLife
>> like the older Mac OS X versions (e.g., 10.5.x). I did not know this!
>> Since my client uses iPhoto that came preinstalled on his old 2008
>> MacBook Pro's Mac OS X 10.5.x (10.5.8 right now), can he use the old one
>> from 10.5.8? Or will he need a third party replacement (needs to
>> import/copy the old image files) or buy a new iPhoto version for his
>> photo(graph)s? I recalled he did not like iPhoto and wonder if the new
>> one is any better.
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>
> Every new Mac comes with iLife. It is not a part of OS X and never was.
> An new version of OS X does not and never did include iLife.
>
But if you have iLife Apps they will be updated to work with OSX changes.

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Re: Are Mac OS X 10.5.8's iLife programs safe to use in Mac OS X10.7.x and 10.8.x?

In message <>
Ant <> wrote:
> Hi.

> Someone told me that Mac OS X 10.7.x and 10.8.x do not come with iLife
> like the older Mac OS X versions (e.g., 10.5.x).

OS X did not come with iLife. New Macs come with iLife, but that is not
part of the system install. In fact, they were usually on "Disc 2" of
the installer.


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Phillip Jones <> wrote:

> Larry Gusaas wrote:
> > On 2012-09-21 3:05 PM (Ant) wrote:
> >> Hi.
> >>
> >> Someone told me that Mac OS X 10.7.x and 10.8.x do not come with iLife
> >> like the older Mac OS X versions (e.g., 10.5.x). I did not know this!
> >> Since my client uses iPhoto that came preinstalled on his old 2008
> >> MacBook Pro's Mac OS X 10.5.x (10.5.8 right now), can he use the old one
> >> from 10.5.8? Or will he need a third party replacement (needs to
> >> import/copy the old image files) or buy a new iPhoto version for his
> >> photo(graph)s? I recalled he did not like iPhoto and wonder if the new
> >> one is any better.
> >>
> >> Thank you in advance.
> >
> > Every new Mac comes with iLife. It is not a part of OS X and never was.
> > An new version of OS X does not and never did include iLife.
> >
> But if you have iLife Apps they will be updated to work with OSX changes.

Not if they are older major versions.

Apple is currently supplying updates for the major versions of the
applications included with iLife '11: iPhoto 9, iMovie 9 and GarageBand
6.

If you have iLife '09 or older, there have been no iPhoto 8, iMovie 8 or
Garageband 5 (or older) updates relating to Lion or Mountain Lion. The
support and compatibility situations for those versions is unknown as
Apple hasn't said anything. We can only determine compatibility
anecdotally. If it turns out that there is a problem and Apple doesn't
release an update, your only recourse is to buy the latest version of
the application.

Apple did issue updates to iWeb 3 and iDVD 7 about the time Lion was
released. Those versions were also part of the iLife '11 DVD
distribution (and preinstalled on Macs between about October 2010 and
the introduction of Lion).

That iWeb version was also part of iLife '09, and that iDVD version was
also part of iLife '09 and iLife '08, but I wouldn't draw any
conclusions from the fact they were updated for Lion. The updates may
have just been because they were also part of iLife '11, and they were
still supported. Apple may not be supporting iLife '09 or earlier any
more.

Past evidence suggests that Apple supplies iLife updates for up to about
two years after that version was introduced. For example, iLife '06
(January 2006) got some Leopard compatibility updates in October 2007,
even though iLife '08 had been released by then.

iLife '08 (August 2007) didn't get any updates for Snow Leopard, but it
might not have needed any. Its updates spanned about 18 months (not
counting iDVD).

iLife '09 (January 2009) was being updated well into the lifetime of
Snow Leopard. Its updates spanned about 14 months (not counting iDVD or
iWeb).

So far, iLife '11 (October 2010) has been getting updates for almost two
years and none of the applications have been replaced by new major
versions.

Given the timeline, I expect iLife '09 and earlier are not being
supported any more, and if there was a new compatibility issue, Apple
would not update iPhoto 8, iMovie 8, Garageband 5, or earlier versions.

--
David Empson

 

Re: Are Mac OS X 10.5.8's iLife programs safe to use in Mac OS X10.7.x and 10.8.x?

On 9/21/2012 9:09 PM PT, Lewis typed:

>> Someone told me that Mac OS X 10.7.x and 10.8.x do not come with iLife
>> like the older Mac OS X versions (e.g., 10.5.x).
>
> OS X did not come with iLife. New Macs come with iLife, but that is not
> part of the system install. In fact, they were usually on "Disc 2" of
> the installer.

Discs? We didn't see any discs. MBP did come with iLife applications
preinstalled.
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Re: Are Mac OS X 10.5.8's iLife programs safe to use in Mac OS X10.7.x and 10.8.x?

In message <>
Ant <> wrote:
> On 9/21/2012 9:09 PM PT, Lewis typed:

>>> Someone told me that Mac OS X 10.7.x and 10.8.x do not come with iLife
>>> like the older Mac OS X versions (e.g., 10.5.x).
>>
>> OS X did not come with iLife. New Macs come with iLife, but that is not
>> part of the system install. In fact, they were usually on "Disc 2" of
>> the installer.

> Discs? We didn't see any discs. MBP did come with iLife applications
> preinstalled.

Yes, iLife apps come with a COMPUTER. They do not come with an OS.

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Re: Are Mac OS X 10.5.8's iLife programs safe to use in Mac OS X10.7.x and 10.8.x?

On 9/21/2012 5:46 PM PT, David Empson typed:

> As Larry said, iLife is not part of Mac OS X. They are separate
> products.
>
> New Macs are supplied with the version of Mac OS X _and_ the version of
> iLife which were current at the time the Mac was assembled.
>
> If you install a later major version of Mac OS X as an upgrade on an
> existing Mac, you will still have the same version of iLife as you had
> before. If you want a later major version of iLife for that Mac, you
> need to buy it.

What about clean installation of 10.8.2 after erasing the HDD/partition?
Do I go to App Store to redwonload these programs and are they the
latest versions like the preinstalled ones or latest versions?


> ... If you use
> Apple's Migration Assitant (or Setup Assistant during initial setup), it
> can copy user accounts over to the new computer, which will include the
> iPhoto library. The new version of iPhoto will update the older iPhoto's
> library to work with the new version, and then you can use the new
> version. (If the older iPhoto was very old you may need to download and
> run a separate conversion tool.)

Oh good. FYI, the old MBP's Mac OS X 10.5.8 is using iPhoto '08 v7.1.5
(378). I hope this is OK. If not, then I will follow-up on what to do
next.


> If you use Migration/Setup assistant to copy applications, it does NOT
> copy an older version of iPhoto if it finds a newer version already
> present.

I am not going to copy old applications from the old 2008 MBP's Mac OS X
10.5.8. I will do new installations of the latest versions including
Office 2011.


> In this case (based on other threads), you are actually talking about
> moving from an older Mac to one which came with Lion preinstaled, which
> is going to be upgraded to Mountain Lion. The new computer will already
> have the current major versions of iPhoto, iMovie and Garageband
> installed, but they might need to updated to the latest minor versions
> (via App Store) to work properly in Mountain Lion.
>
> The following is mainly for education purposes to cover the situation of
> upgrading an older Mac to a later version of iLife.
>
>
> Over the last several years, the iLife versions have been:
>
> iLife '04 (January 2004)
> iLife '05 (January 2005)
> iLife '06 (January 2006)
> iLife '08 (August 2007)
> iLife '09 (January 2009)
> iLife '11 (October 2010)
>
> If your client has a Mac that came with Mac OS X 10.5 preinstalled, then
> it probably has iLife '08, but might have iLife '09 if it was bought far
> enough into 2009. (Mac OS X 10.5 was the current version from October
> 2007 to August 2009.)

iPhoto '08 v7.1.5 (378) when I checked on the old MBP.


>> I did not know this! Since my client uses iPhoto that came preinstalled on
>> his old 2008 MacBook Pro's Mac OS X 10.5.x (10.5.8 right now), can he use
>> the old one from 10.5.8?
>
> Assuming you were talking about upgrading that computer to Mountain
> Lion, the actual question is whether iPhoto '08 or iPhoto '09 will work
> on Mountain Lion. You can check which version of iPhoto your client has
> by using the About iPhoto command in the iPhoto menu (while it is
> running).
>
> Note that the prominently displayed name ("iPhoto '08" or "iPhoto '09")
> is the name of the product (referencing the iLife edition it came with),
> but the application version number of the application (in smaller print)
> will be 7 point something for iPhoto '08, or 8 point something for
> iPhoto '09.
>
> From brief observations of them running on other people's computers, I'd
> say those versions of iPhoto seem to work OK, but I haven't used them
> extensively. Looking at <http://roaringapps.com/apps:table> for iPhoto,
> its page is <http://roaringapps.com/app:4>. I see there is a comment
> from someone that iPhoto 8.x ("iPhoto '09") hangs on Mountain Lion if
> you try to view events containing thousands of photos, but otherwise
> seems to be OK. No comments on iPhoto 7.x ("iPhoto '08") running on
> Mountain Lion.
>
> There have been several updates to iPhoto which take advantage of new
> features in Lion and Mountain Lion, and those updates are only available
> if you have iPhoto 9.x ("iPhoto '11").

I just hope the preinstalled iPhoto '11 can read his old iPhoto images
after the data migration.


>> Or will he need a third party replacement (needs to import/copy the old
>> image files) or buy a new iPhoto version for his photo(graph)s? I recalled
>> he did not like iPhoto and wonder if the new one is any better.
>
> iPhoto 9.x had a major user interface redesign which some people don't
> like. I'm sure a Google search will turn up details. I'm using it and am
> happy with it, though I wouldn't call myself a heavy user.

I did a quick look at it, and its design looked the same to me. [shrugs]
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Re: Are Mac OS X 10.5.8's iLife programs safe to use in Mac OS X10.7.x and 10.8.x?

On 9/22/2012 12:35 AM PT, Lewis typed:

>>>> Someone told me that Mac OS X 10.7.x and 10.8.x do not come with iLife
>>>> like the older Mac OS X versions (e.g., 10.5.x).
>>>
>>> OS X did not come with iLife. New Macs come with iLife, but that is not
>>> part of the system install. In fact, they were usually on "Disc 2" of
>>> the installer.
>
>> Discs? We didn't see any discs. MBP did come with iLife applications
>> preinstalled.
>
> Yes, iLife apps come with a COMPUTER. They do not come with an OS.

OK. And this MBP didn't come with a Mac OS X disc either. :/
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Re: Are Mac OS X 10.5.8's iLife programs safe to use in Mac OS X10.7.x and 10.8.x?

On 9/21/2012 10:44 PM PT, David Empson typed:

>>> Every new Mac comes with iLife. It is not a part of OS X and never was.
>>> An new version of OS X does not and never did include iLife.
>>>
>> But if you have iLife Apps they will be updated to work with OSX changes.
>
> Not if they are older major versions.
>
> Apple is currently supplying updates for the major versions of the
> applications included with iLife '11: iPhoto 9, iMovie 9 and GarageBand
> 6.
>
> If you have iLife '09 or older, there have been no iPhoto 8, iMovie 8 or
> Garageband 5 (or older) updates relating to Lion or Mountain Lion. The
> support and compatibility situations for those versions is unknown as
> Apple hasn't said anything. We can only determine compatibility
> anecdotally. If it turns out that there is a problem and Apple doesn't
> release an update, your only recourse is to buy the latest version of
> the application.
>
> Apple did issue updates to iWeb 3 and iDVD 7 about the time Lion was
> released. Those versions were also part of the iLife '11 DVD
> distribution (and preinstalled on Macs between about October 2010 and
> the introduction of Lion).
>
> That iWeb version was also part of iLife '09, and that iDVD version was
> also part of iLife '09 and iLife '08, but I wouldn't draw any
> conclusions from the fact they were updated for Lion. The updates may
> have just been because they were also part of iLife '11, and they were
> still supported. Apple may not be supporting iLife '09 or earlier any
> more.
>
> Past evidence suggests that Apple supplies iLife updates for up to about
> two years after that version was introduced. For example, iLife '06
> (January 2006) got some Leopard compatibility updates in October 2007,
> even though iLife '08 had been released by then.
>
> iLife '08 (August 2007) didn't get any updates for Snow Leopard, but it
> might not have needed any. Its updates spanned about 18 months (not
> counting iDVD).
>
> iLife '09 (January 2009) was being updated well into the lifetime of
> Snow Leopard. Its updates spanned about 14 months (not counting iDVD or
> iWeb).
>
> So far, iLife '11 (October 2010) has been getting updates for almost two
> years and none of the applications have been replaced by new major
> versions.
>
> Given the timeline, I expect iLife '09 and earlier are not being
> supported any more, and if there was a new compatibility issue, Apple
> would not update iPhoto 8, iMovie 8, Garageband 5, or earlier versions.

This new MBP's Mac OS X 10.7.3 came with iPhoto '11 v9.2.3 (629.52). I
didn't check the other two iLife applications since my client doesn't
use those two. It sounds like it will be fine in the latest 10.8.2. I
hope it can handle old iPhoto '08 v7.1.5 (378) photographs/photos. that
existed since mid 2008 from the upcoming data migrations (assuming under
user account).
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Ant <> wrote:

> On 9/21/2012 10:44 PM PT, David Empson typed:
>
> >>> Every new Mac comes with iLife. It is not a part of OS X and never was.
> >>> An new version of OS X does not and never did include iLife.
> >>>
> >> But if you have iLife Apps they will be updated to work with OSX changes.
> >
> > Not if they are older major versions.
> >
> > Apple is currently supplying updates for the major versions of the
> > applications included with iLife '11: iPhoto 9, iMovie 9 and GarageBand
> > 6.
> >
[...]

> This new MBP's Mac OS X 10.7.3 came with iPhoto '11 v9.2.3 (629.52).

The correct way to describe this is:

"This new MacBook Pro came with Mac OS X 10.7.3 and iPhoto '11 v9.2.3
(629.52)."

iPhoto is not part of Mac OS X. It is a separate application bundled
with the Mac. (Same goes for iMovie and Garageband.)

> I didn't check the other two iLife applications since my client doesn't
> use those two. It sounds like it will be fine in the latest 10.8.2.

iPhoto will need to be updated to version 9.3 or later to support
Mountain Lion correctly (the current version is 9.4). You will be able
to get the latest version from the App Store as a free update to iPhoto
9.2.3, which you can do while running Lion, or after upgrading to
Mountain Lion.

> I hope it can handle old iPhoto '08 v7.1.5 (378) photographs/photos. that
> existed since mid 2008 from the upcoming data migrations (assuming under
> user account).

Yes. After the user account is migrated, when you run iPhoto 9 as the
migrated user, it will tell you that the iPhoto library needs to be
updated to work with iPhoto 9. Click OK (or whatever the appropriate
button is labelled), and iPhoto will proceed to update the library. Once
it is done, you can start using iPhoto.

--
David Empson

 

Ant <> wrote:

> On 9/21/2012 5:46 PM PT, David Empson typed:
>
> > As Larry said, iLife is not part of Mac OS X. They are separate
> > products.
> >
> > New Macs are supplied with the version of Mac OS X _and_ the version of
> > iLife which were current at the time the Mac was assembled.
> >
> > If you install a later major version of Mac OS X as an upgrade on an
> > existing Mac, you will still have the same version of iLife as you had
> > before. If you want a later major version of iLife for that Mac, you
> > need to buy it.
>
> What about clean installation of 10.8.2 after erasing the HDD/partition?
> Do I go to App Store to redwonload these programs and are they the
> latest versions like the preinstalled ones or latest versions?

[Covering this in another post. Too many parallel threads and
sub-threads in which you are asking the same questions.]

> > ... If you use Apple's Migration Assitant (or Setup Assistant during
> > initial setup), it can copy user accounts over to the new computer,
> > which will include the iPhoto library. The new version of iPhoto will
> > update the older iPhoto's library to work with the new version, and then
> > you can use the new version. (If the older iPhoto was very old you may
> > need to download and run a separate conversion tool.)
>
> Oh good. FYI, the old MBP's Mac OS X 10.5.8 is using iPhoto '08 v7.1.5
> (378). I hope this is OK. If not, then I will follow-up on what to do
> next.

Fine (see other post).

> > If you use Migration/Setup assistant to copy applications, it does NOT
> > copy an older version of iPhoto if it finds a newer version already
> > present.
>
> I am not going to copy old applications from the old 2008 MBP's Mac OS X
> 10.5.8. I will do new installations of the latest versions including
> Office 2011.

Fair enough. You can migrate just user accounts and not the
applications.

> > There have been several updates to iPhoto which take advantage of new
> > features in Lion and Mountain Lion, and those updates are only available
> > if you have iPhoto 9.x ("iPhoto '11").
>
> I just hope the preinstalled iPhoto '11 can read his old iPhoto images
> after the data migration.

Yes.

> >> Or will he need a third party replacement (needs to import/copy the old
> >> image files) or buy a new iPhoto version for his photo(graph)s? I recalled
> >> he did not like iPhoto and wonder if the new one is any better.
> >
> > iPhoto 9.x had a major user interface redesign which some people don't
> > like. I'm sure a Google search will turn up details. I'm using it and am
> > happy with it, though I wouldn't call myself a heavy user.
>
> I did a quick look at it, and its design looked the same to me. [shrugs]

iPhoto 9 has much more use of black backgrounds rather than white, and
the photo information display during editing (via a pane on the right
side) is significantly different, occupying a lot more screen space than
older versions.

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Re: Are Mac OS X 10.5.8's iLife programs safe to use in Mac OS X10.7.x and 10.8.x?

On 9/22/2012 4:06 AM PT, David Empson typed:

>> This new MBP's Mac OS X 10.7.3 came with iPhoto '11 v9.2.3 (629.52).
>
> The correct way to describe this is:
>
> "This new MacBook Pro came with Mac OS X 10.7.3 and iPhoto '11 v9.2.3
> (629.52)."
>
> iPhoto is not part of Mac OS X. It is a separate application bundled
> with the Mac. (Same goes for iMovie and Garageband.)

Thanks.


>> I didn't check the other two iLife applications since my client doesn't
>> use those two. It sounds like it will be fine in the latest 10.8.2.
>
> iPhoto will need to be updated to version 9.3 or later to support
> Mountain Lion correctly (the current version is 9.4). You will be able
> to get the latest version from the App Store as a free update to iPhoto
> 9.2.3, which you can do while running Lion, or after upgrading to
> Mountain Lion.

I assume this is the same with clean Mountain Lion/10.8.2 installation too.

>
>> I hope it can handle old iPhoto '08 v7.1.5 (378) photographs/photos. that
>> existed since mid 2008 from the upcoming data migrations (assuming under
>> user account).
>
> Yes. After the user account is migrated, when you run iPhoto 9 as the
> migrated user, it will tell you that the iPhoto library needs to be
> updated to work with iPhoto 9. Click OK (or whatever the appropriate
> button is labelled), and iPhoto will proceed to update the library. Once
> it is done, you can start using iPhoto.

OK cool! I hope that works well and quickly.
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In comp.sys.mac.system David Empson <> wrote:
> iPhoto will need to be updated to version 9.3 or later to support
> Mountain Lion correctly (the current version is 9.4). You will be able
> to get the latest version from the App Store as a free update to iPhoto
> 9.2.3, which you can do while running Lion, or after upgrading to
> Mountain Lion.

I'm still using iPhoto 7.1.5 with Mountain Lion and it works just as
well as it did under Snow Leopard. No need to upgrade if you don't want
to.

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Ant <> wrote:

> On 9/22/2012 4:06 AM PT, David Empson typed:
>
> > iPhoto will need to be updated to version 9.3 or later to support
> > Mountain Lion correctly (the current version is 9.4). You will be able
> > to get the latest version from the App Store as a free update to iPhoto
> > 9.2.3, which you can do while running Lion, or after upgrading to
> > Mountain Lion.
>
> I assume this is the same with clean Mountain Lion/10.8.2 installation too.

Makes no difference.

(It turns out you actually need to update iPhoto 9.2.3 to 9.3.2 or later
to fully support Mountain Lion features and possibly fix compatibility
issues - see my reply to Király in the adjacent branch, in which I've
quoted the release notes.)

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Király <> wrote:

> In comp.sys.mac.system David Empson <> wrote:
> > iPhoto will need to be updated to version 9.3 or later to support
> > Mountain Lion correctly (the current version is 9.4). You will be able
> > to get the latest version from the App Store as a free update to iPhoto
> > 9.2.3, which you can do while running Lion, or after upgrading to
> > Mountain Lion.
>
> I'm still using iPhoto 7.1.5 with Mountain Lion and it works just as
> well as it did under Snow Leopard. No need to upgrade if you don't want
> to.

That's a useful data point as I hadn't seen any comments yet on
experiences with iPhoto 7.x (from iLife '08) on Mountain Lion.

Not paritcularly relevant here, as I was talking about updating from
iPhoto 9.2.3 (which is what Ant's client has, and was mentioned earlier
in that post).

9.3 through 9.4 are free updates from 9.2.3, and some of them contain
important bug fixes, even if not running Mountain Lion. (All of these
versions require Lion or later.)

Here are the release notes:

What's New in Version 9.3

• iPhoto can now open libraries from Aperture 3.3 or later
• AVCHD video is now supported
• The Description field now automatically expands as needed when
entering text
• You can now flag a photo in Magnify (1-up) view by clicking a Flag
icon displayed in the upper left corner of the photo
• Keywords and titles are now preserved when exporting files with
embedded GPS location data
• A new Export option allows you to automatically organize exported
photos into subfolders by event

What's New in Version 9.3.1

• Addresses a problem during the migration of albums from MobileMe
Gallery that may cause photos to be moved from their original events
into a new event called "From MobileMe"
• Fixes an issue that in rare cases could cause iPhoto to hang when
upgrading libraries

What's New in Version 9.3.2

• Supports compatibility with OS X Mountain Lion
• Sharing options now include Messages and Twitter
• Includes performance and stability improvements

What's New in Version 9.4

• Adds support for Shared Photo Streams on OS X Mountain Lion
• Comments can now be added to photos after publishing them to Facebook
• New card and calendar themes have been added
• A new File menu command can be used to open the current photo library
in Aperture (if installed)
• Includes performance and stability improvements

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