Release Notes
Version 3.4.5 (released 02/12/2009)
- 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
Version 3.4.4 (released 02/05/2009)
- 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.
Version 3.4.3 (released 10/09/2008)
- 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
Version 3.4.2 (released 05/16/2008)
- 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
Version 3.4.1 (released 04/09/2008)
- 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
Version 3.4 (released 10/30/2007)
- Now fully compatible with OS X 10.5 Leopard
- Fixed a bug where some events' key photos would not be restored properly during a merge
- Added Applescript accessors for several recently added preference settings
- Fixed a bug that could cause iPhoto to hang when recreating folders during a merge in iPhoto 7
Version 3.3.3 (released 10/01/2007)
- 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 iPLM
Version 3.3.2 (released 09/27/2007)
- Updated for compatibility with iPhoto 7.1
Version 3.3.1 (released 09/26/2007)
- Fixed an issue where photo dates would not be copied correctly during a merge in some cases
- Events can now be copied by dragging them directly from the iPhoto window into iPhoto Library Manager
- The key photo for copied events is now set correctly in the destination library in all cases
- Fixed a problem where thumbnails for copied photos would reflect the original photo instead of the modified version
- Added a new option to copy hidden photos in iPhoto 7
- Added a new option to copy both the original and modified versions of RAW photos in iPhoto 7
Version 3.3 (released 08/20/2007)
- Now fully compatible with iPhoto 7
- Album hierarchies are now preserved when copying (iPhoto 7 only)
- Events can now be sorted by date in the main window (iPhoto 7 only)
- Copying photocasts and web galleries between libraries now subscribes to the feed in the destination library
- Fixed a problem where forced Spotlight indexing would sometimes not successfully reindex the library
- The zoom button in the main window now sizes the window to fit the library and album lists
Version 3.2.6 (released 07/20/2007)
- The album/roll list can now be sorted by name
- Rolls with no photos are no longer displayed in the roll list
- Fixed a problem where the "Set photo date" option of the importing preferences would not work correctly.
- Dragging photos into the empty area below the album list now imports the photos and creates a new album containing them.
- The New Library command now defaults to ~/Pictures instead of ~/Documents
- Fixed a problem where a direct import would fail when the iPLM plugin was not yet installed.
Version 3.2.5 (released 03/22/2007)
- Added a new option to add existing copies of duplicates to albums when copying between libraries
- We now display how many rolls have been processed and how many are left while copying or merging
- Changed software update to use Sparkle framework
- Made some minor speed improvements in copying/merging
- The separate album containing the entire library's photos is no longer created when doing a library rebuild
Version 3.2.4 (released 12/13/2006)
- Added option to skip copying original versions of photos when copying or merging
- Added a new command to force a library to be reindexed by Spotlight
- Album comments are now retrieved from XML info when available during copying or merging
- Improved metadata restoration when copying photos that have the same filename
- When copying rolls via drag and drop, we now ignore the roll creation preference and copy according to the "Preserve original rolls" setting
- Added an option to iPod folders to set a copied file's creation date to its iPhoto date
- Turning off the "Recreate albums" album copying preference now works correctly in all cases
- Movies are now copied correctly in iPhoto 4/5 when dragging them directly from the iPhoto window
Version 3.2.3 (released 09/21/2006)
- Fixed a problem that could prevent copying/merging using iPhoto 5
- Added iPhoto Library Manager Automator actions
- Improved progress display during library duplication
- Fixed a problem where originals would not be copied correctly when working with a recently moved/renamed library
Version 3.2.2 (released 08/23/2006)
- Albums copied to another library are now recreated in the same order as the source library
- Fixed a bug that could cause importing photos directly to a library to fail
- Improved plugin install error checking
- Fixed a bug where roll names would sometimes not be copied properly
Version 3.2.1 (released 05/09/2006)
- Dragging photos/rolls directly from iPhoto to iPhoto Library Manager now imports and preserves roll metadata
- When copying via XML info, roll dates are no longer reset to the current date
- Photo order is now maintained during an album copy
- Fixed a copy/merge crasher that could occur on dual processor machines
Version 3.2 (released 03/18/2006)
- iPhoto Library Manager is now a Universal Binary and runs on Intel Macs. The minumum system requirement is now 10.3.9 instead of 10.3.0.
- Added new iPod Folder feature to support syncing photos from multiple libraries with a photo capable iPod.
- Made several improvements to the merge function:
- Albums are now created at the beginning of the merge process and photos are added to them as the merge progresses, rather than only being created and populated at the very end of the merge.
- A new option allows merged photos to be added to existing albums rather than always creating new albums.
- You can now relaunch iPhoto periodically during the merge, increasing stability and lowering memory footprint.
- If an error occurs or iPhoto crashes during a merge, iPhoto Library Manager will give you the option of continuing the merge.
- Added an option to retrieve library information from the AlbumData.xml file when copying albums or merging (useful for corrupt or very slow iPhoto libraries).
- We now prompt the user when installing/updating our iPhoto plugin.
- Added a Rebuild Library command that can rebuild some corrupted libraries based on the information in its AlbumData.xml file.
- You can now view and copy the rolls as well as the albums of a library (iPhoto 6 only).
- Added Applescript support for accessing a library's rolls and an album's type.
- You can now disable showing the current library's name in the iPhoto window title.
Version 3.1.2 (released 02/17/2006)
- Updated for compatibility with iPhoto 6.0.1
- Fixed a bug where imported photo dates would be set incorrectly in iPhoto 6
- Movie files are now copied properly under iPhoto 6
- Fixed a problem where original photos would not be copied properly in some libraries
Version 3.1.1 (released 01/26/2006)
- Updated for compatibility with iPhoto 6
- Fixed a bug where the "open" Applescript command wouldn't work correctly
Version 3.1 (released 10/13/2005)
- You can now import photos directly into a library by dragging them into iPLM. (registered users only)
- When importing photos, we also optionally:
- Filter out files smaller than a certain size (good for filtering out thumbnails)
- Import the Finder/Spotlight comment of a file into iPhoto
- Set the date of imported photos to their creation date, mod date, the current date, or a user specified date
- Import Spotlight metadata for rating, title, and keywords
- Improved Applescript support, including:
- The "open" command can now be used with a library object to open the library in iPhoto
- You can now access the list of albums each library contains
- Added new "copy", "merge", and "import" commands
- Added new properties that allows setting of photo copying/importing preferences
- Added a new option to automatically skip over duplicate photos when copying albums or merging libraries
- Items in the dock menu are now enabled all the time, not just when iPLM is in the front
- The library list is now "spring loaded" when dragging items into it
- Added workarounds for a conflict with Cocoa Gestures that would disable all menu items
Version 3.0.2 (released 06/27/2005)
- Added a "Duplicate Library" command
- We now display more information when a library's albums can't be displayed
- When creating new keywords in a library, the keywords are now created in the same order they appeared in the source library
- You can now tell iPhoto Library Manager to check for updates on the internet
- Added an optional warning to confirm removing a library from the library list
- Added an option to keep a library's name in sync with the name of its folder on disk
Version 3.0.1 (released 05/03/2005)
- Fixed a problem where some attributes wouldn't copy correctly under Tiger
- Library size calculation now matches the Finder
- Fixed a couple problems that could prevent merging with iPhoto 4
- Improved speed of opening shortcut files
- Fixed a problem that could cause size calculation to get stuck in a loop
Version 3.0 (released 04/05/2005)
- The main window now displays the list of albums in each library
- You can now view the version and modification date of a library, and calculate its size
- Added an option to double click a library to open it
- Added an option for whether to automatically mount the disk a library resides on when opening it
- You can now extract the photos from a damaged library and copy them into a separate folder
- Added the ability to copy albums between libraries, including preservation of names, dates, keywords, ratings, etc. (limit 20 photos for unregistered users)
- You can now merge two or more libraries together, also preserving their metadata (registered users only)
- New shortcut files can be used to open a particular library directly from the Finder (registered users only)
- Fixed a problem where sometimes the iPhoto preferences would not be updated properly when switching libraries
- We now perform checks on a library's version to ensure compatibility with the installed version of iPhoto
- The current library's name is now displayed in the main iPhoto window's title
- Added an option to bring iPhoto to the front when launching it
- Added several alerts warning the user before opening a photo library that doesn't exist or has an incorrect version
Version 2.0 (released 04/15/2003)
- Changed the interface around a bit; we now use the standard Cocoa toolbar, as well as using checkboxes to switch libraries
- We now allow the user to select a library that does not have write permissions (e.g. on a CD)
- You can drag to reorder the items in the library list, as well as being able to drag a folder into the list to add it
- iPLM now has the option to automatically set permissions on the active library when launching and/or quitting iPhoto
- We now display an optional warning when some permissions can't be set.
- You can now switch libraries from the dock menu
- Added an option to keep iPLM running after closing the main window
- Added an option to automatically relaunch iPhoto when switching libraries
- We now track a library folder when the user moves it to another location
- Libraries that do not exist on the disk are now displayed in red
- Added compatibility with iMovie 3 and iDVD 3, so that they can now access pictures from libraries in different locations
- Fixed a bug where a new untitled library would be added to the list on each launch
- The main window is now resizable
- Made full fledged HTML help
- Added some example Applescripts
Version 1.0.1
- Fixed a minor Applescript bug
Version 1.0 (released 02/07/2002)
- Initial release