Iphoto 6 upgrade creates duplicates

I recently upgraded to iPhoto 6. From recent experiences I did create a backup copy on my external drive. My iPhoto 5 library appeared to be complete. iPhoto 6 said I had the same 6600 photos that had been in the iPhoto 5 library. The folders also showed up just like the ones in iPhoto 5. I then started doing some editing from the main library, thinking that photos deleted here would also be deleted from the subfolders this however was not the case. It was then that I noticed duplicates of the same photos in the main library. I also noticed that the images had the same identification numbers. I have also noticed that the main library is in a rather haphazard order. New photos I have downloaded from my camera seem to be fine. Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of these duplicates? After five years of working with iPhoto I guess I should know that an upgrade will not be without problems. Thanks!
Larry
imac G5 Power PC 2 GHZ Mac OS X (10.4.4) 1 GB DDR SDRAM

I have the same issue. I was just going through my photo library tonight (for the first time under iPhoto6) and noticed duplicates. The strange thing is, however, that not all photo's have been duplicated. Some photos have actually been duplicated 3-4 times.
I simply have gone through and carefully deleted the duplicates. I think it might have something to do with the number of times you edited the photos in iPhoto 5. Perhaps a bug? Now my only concern is that some of my photo's got dumped during transition. Anybody else??

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