After installing iPhoto '08 I can't find the majority of my pictures

Question

With the old '06 I had over 8K pictures, after I have installed '08 I have just over 1,000.
My wife is going to kill me if I can't get these back.
I use timemachine and am sure they are in there, but before the upgrade.
I could use some help here, and FAST!!
I have looked in the pictures folder under iPhoto and it has the same ones I can see in iPhoto. I don't know where else to look.
Thanks in advance,
Todd
When I try to restore the pictures using Timemachine, it ask me if I want to replace the existing photos. If I am right that means they are on the computer, but where?
Message was edited by: imratz
Message was edited by: imratz

Answer 1

j robson
No there is nothing you have to configure. With iPhoto 7 (iLife 08) the old iPhoto Library Folder is now a Unix Style Package File. The change was made to the format of the iPhoto library because many users were inadvertently corrupting their library by browsing through it with other software or making changes in it themselves.
There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
For 10.5 users: You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Apple-Click for selecting multiple pics.
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To upload to a site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. If you're using Gmail you can use THIS
If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto. Also, with Mail in 10.5, you can access the library from the New Message window:
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If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
Or, if you want to access the files with iPhoto not running, then create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use THIS
Other options include:
1. *Drag and Drop*: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. *File -> Export*: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
3. *Show File*: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
All of these are faster and safer than surfing the old iPhoto Library Folder.
Regards
TD