Editing Raw in iPhoto '08

I upgraded to Leopard and ilife '08. When I had Tiger and iphoto '06 I was editing raw photos with no problems.. Now, however, after investing all this time and money in upgrading I can't edit my raw photos in iphoto. I tried to go to the page that lists the cameras compatible with iPhoto '08 I get nothing--the link no longer works. I downloaded the updates, still I can't edit. When I try to edit a raw photo I get a white page, no image to edit but I have all the buttons to edit. I shoot with a Nikon D300.
What is the deal?

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1475
The D300 is supported since 10.5.2.
Start with the troubleshooting basics:
1. Repair Permissions using Disk Utility
2. Delete the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the HD/Users/ Your Name / library / preferences folder. You'll need to reset your User options afterwards.
3. Create a new account (systempreferences -> accounts) and see if the problem is repeated there. If it is, then a re-install of the app might be indicated. If it's not, then it's likely the app is okay and the problem is something in the main account.
Regards
TD

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