Applying pre-iPhoto'11 metadata to libraries

I am running iPhoto 11 (v 9.4.2) on OS X (v 10.7.5). Have individual yearly libraries stored on an external HD.
Recently upgraded to iPhoto 11 and when opening the old version libraries and converting to the new version, I get the window that it is rebuilding thumbnails, but after the process is done, I just get the grey dotted line outlines of the images. The library size is appropriate (for most) in Finder and I can see all the albums created in the individual libraries, but there’s no content viewable in iPhoto. The albums that were created say they have xxx photos, but nothing is viewable.
For each library, I have tried the opt-cmd window and chose the various options for rebuild. The only one I get any sort of results with is ‘Repair Database”, which goes through, rebuilds thumbnails, then comes up with the message “xxx photos have been detected, but not found in the database. Would you like to import them now?” YES PLEASE!!! After a while, the photos are imported, including any thumbnails for movie files, but of course all edits, metadata, etc., are gone. I also have tried the rebuild library option in iPLM, but it re-creates the exact same library as in iPhoto (i.e., no viewable photos). I am thankful that the photos still exist in most of the libraries. One library did not fare so well; it was 120 GB before the repair, and 10 GB afterwards.
Questions then…
Is there a way to re-link the images to the original metadata? If so, what files in each library would be modified, renamed/deleted for iPhoto to create anew, etc. And can I still do this even after the Repair Database has been done?
What happened to the library that was severely reduced in size??
For photo enthusiasts, what photo management sw do you like? I loved iPhoto, but I think it has its limits when it comes to large libraries located on external drives, and I don’t like having iPhoto holding my photos hostage. Hindsight is 20/20…I was reluctant to upgrade given the poor reviews, but I figured it couldn’t be that bad and wanted to take advantage of Photo Stream. Ugh!! This isn’t the first time I’ve had issues with iPhoto, unfortunately, and I am getting tired of re-buidling the wheel to save my childrens' first years on (digital) film. I can't believe that an (Apple product) upgrade would create so much havoc. I've been looking at Aperture...
Should I continue to import movies from the cameras into iPhoto? I suppose I can “Import Selected” when connecting a camera. Again, is there a recommended video management option?
Should I just have one big library instead of the yearly ones? If iPhoto is supposed to handle so many (100K?) photos, why is is stumbling over 10k??
Thanks in advance for any help, comments, suggestions!!

What format is the external HD?
1. No.
2. No idea, we'd need a lot more information.
3. Well if you're posting on an iPhoto forum, you're hardly going to get the Lightroom/Aperture etc users. FWIW what it's worth I migrated to Aperture a couple of years ago, but then I shoot Raw, and in high volumes. However, I maintain a 45k iPhoto library for testing purposes and that upgrades flawlessly everytime.
4. There is no good video management option in imho. Personally, I use iTunes.
5. The most recent version of iPhoto is good for 1,000,000 items in a single library.
Regards
TD

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