Itunes/apple tv continuously losing the photo sync settings

Folks,
I have a large music collection synced to my apple tv from itunes. No issues with the music syncing.
Similarly I have nearly 40Gb of photos (~18000 images) synced. I don't use iphoto to manage these and hence I don't sync from iphoto. Instead I've opted to sync photos from a specified folder (~/Pictures/ATV) on my macbook. iTunes is then configured to sync the contents of this folder to the Apple TV.
When I make changes to this folders contents, I then run iTunes to have it sync these to the Apple TV.
However it often forgets that I'm syncing photos from this folder.. meaning that when I start itunes, the apple sync will take place and no pictures are transferred.. checking the photos tab of the device shows the Sync from Folder option unchecked (the folder itself is still selected in the combo list).. re-checking it will prompt to confirm syncing photos and then reactivate the syncing. But this wipes all photos from the Apple TV and then starts to resync the entire 40Gb of photos again which takes hours.
It seems that when small changes are made to the folder contents, that it still works. But larger changes such as deletion of one or more of the existing folders or adding of one or more new folders causes the problem.
This is a bag of pain! Either itunes can sync to the ATV from a folder or it can't. I don't want to use iPhoto.. I don't like it, it takes too long to import photos.
So can someone please tell me if this is a bug with photo folder syncing from itunes and/or Apple TV or if others have experienced the same kind of problem.
Thanks,
Cormac

Hi Cormac,
Since I upgraded to iTunes 9.0.3, I have exactly the same problem, even if I'm using iPhoto.
Each times, once I closed iTunes, when I reopen it and the sync with my Apple TV and iPhone begin, both units lose all my pictures (like you, around 15,000 images)... :o(
Apparently, this "bug" (more on this below), appears only when you choose to sync all your events, pictures, faces... If you choose a little partial sync (like 5 last events), the bug is not in effect (at least for me).
And yes, I called that the bug because we had a similar issue with a previous version of iTunes (9.0 or 9.0.1, I believe). Apple admitted it was a bug and the problem was fixed with the next version. Apparently, they broke it again with iTunes 9.0.3! :o(
The weird thing is, though, I cannot find anybody else on the Net, other than you and me having the same issue.
Sorry I didn't bring a solution to you but now, at least, you know you are not alone and will not spend hours and hours trying to figure what's wrong with your computer...
It is becoming annoying though that Apple is becoming like Windows. They fix something on one side but broke something else on the other...

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