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Specifying which application opens the library by default

Specifying which application opens the library by default

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Specifying which application opens the library by default

I'm going to talk a little bit about which application opens the library that you are looking at here in the Finder. Now, I created this library, for instance, with Aperture and if I double-click on it, then it will open this library in Aperture. That makes a lot of sense, doesn't it, because that's what I created. And then, we have the iPhoto Library here and this was created in iPhoto. So, if I double-click on it, guess what, drum roll, three, two, and yes, the library opens in iPhoto. But again, remember we're talking about the unified library here. So, it doesn't have to be that way. You can change your mind. You can start out with a library in iPhoto that you've created in iPhoto. And then suddenly, you're using the Aperture more and you want that library maybe to open in Aperture by default. Here's how to do it. I'm just going to click on this iPhoto Library right here and I'm going to do Command+I to bring up the Info box right here. Now, there's a couple of interesting things…

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