Apple releases iPhoto 5.0.2; problems noted

Apple has released a maintenance update iMovie iPhoto.

Version 5.0.2 addresses issues with application performance on older Macs and improves the stability of book layout, slideshows, and more.

Changes include:

• The book layout mode now allows resizable thumbnail photos for easier layout
• Slideshow performance is improved on G3 systems
• The exporting of slideshows to iDVD has been improved
• Photo-editing performance is dramatically enhanced on G3 systems
• The "Fit Slideshow to Music" feature more tightly synchronizes slideshows with music

The iPhoto 5.0.2 update is a 5.5 MB download and is also available through Apple's automatic Software Update mechanism.

Already, users are noting a few minor issues.

MacFixIt reader Enric Plaza reports:

"The last iPhoto 5.0.2 has some quirks in my library; I use Mac OS X 10.3.8 on a sunflower iMac. When moving around on the library and selecting a photo for Edit, the photo that appears on the Edit window is another one. It happened twice yesterday after installing the upgrade."

Meanwhile, Peter Carpenter reports a problem with inability to launch the application that was solved by using the standalone iPhoto update download rather than obtaining the release through Software Update.

"(At first) I was unable to start iPhoto after applying the 5.0.2 update. Two attempts yielded 36 & 50 bounces, but no program start. A subsequent attempt to launch it causes "Unexplained Error".

"This morning I downloaded and installed the iPhoto 5.0.2 update from Apple's iPhoto page, and had no problems - opened in 2 bounces vs. the 50 bounce non-open I had experienced with the version installed through Software Update."

If you're having any problems with the new release, please let us know.

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