Problems with iPhoto on MacBookPro with Snow Leopard

I am new to Mac and have just got a MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard. When importing my photos and videos to iPhoto i sometimes get the following error:
iPhoto cannot import your photos because there was a problem writing to the volume containing your iPhoto library.
can anyone tell me how to fix this or why it is happening as it is really annoying - as well as not being able to play my movie files in any format...
Many thanks

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
Where is your Library stored?
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

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