Adding locations locks up iPhoto / causes pinwheel

Hey everyone,
I have a Macbook Pro Mid-2008 running 10.6.4 w/ 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, and 4 GB of RAM. When I try to add location to a photo, it searches for the first letter or two, and then it locks up and causes iPhoto to stop responding and just creates a pinwheel and never recovers. Anyone else have a problem with this? I figured my computer should be good enough to run this app and be able to add location data...

soccerdude21490 wrote:
Is there at least an alternative program that you can put location data in photos, and then import them in iPhoto? Kind of alternative way.
I have used GraphicConvertor and Google Earth to add GPS coords to my photos before importing into iPhoto. Use Google Earth to find the location where you took the photos, and then in Graphic Convertor the is an option in the drop down menus to apply the GPS co-ords from Google Earth. This works great for me as I first edit all my photos in Graphic Convertor and then add the GPS co-ords before importing into iPhoto11.
Hope this helps.

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