[solofx7]

how do i sync iPhoto across multiple macs?
any ideas?

[mduell]

I don't know what your end goal is, but the easiest way to see your photos from multiple machines is with iPhoto's built in sharing.

[QSilver]

Well, the downside to sharing is that iPhoto (and iTunes is the same) has to be running on the other Mac. And, if the other Mac is a older/slower one, it can be awhile before the Library of photos can be accessed.

QS

[solofx7]

I have multiple macs in my house and I want all of the same pictures on all of them.

[solofx7]

I actually want to sync the photos across all of the macs.

[Cadaver]

If all the Macs are on the same network, you might just be best off putting the iPhoto library on a shared network volume and pointing all the Macs at it.

However, you might be able to use something like ChronoSync to synchronize the iPhoto folder across multiple Macs, however I don't know how well it will work if multiple machines edit multiple pics - not sure if all the edits, plus any metadata required by iPhoto - will be properly recognized by each machine each time.

I think option one above is your best bet, though only one person can access the images at a time (other machines will get a "library locked and in use" type of error).

[solofx7]

good thoughts, but i was thinking that if I did the shared option on the network drive, wouldnt that prevent the macs from changing the pics?

[solofx7]

also one of the machines that would have access would be a macbook pro.
the iphoto library being on a shared drive would not allow this to work correct?