EXIF Data, iPhoto 08, Event Dates

Yo, after upgrading to iPhoto '08, I noticed that some of my events have date ranges associated with them that are not correct. For example, pictures to the pumpkin patch last October have a date range of December 31, 1999 to October 19, 2006. Of course, the last date is the date we actually went.
I tried to edit the EXIF data using the "Adjust Date and Time" feature. I've also run a date "Batch Change" setting all the dates at October 19. When I look at the photo information in the lower left hand corner, all the dates correctly say October 19. When I look at the detail after selecting "Show Photo Info," all the dates (Original Date, Digitized Date, Modified, Imported) are correctly set (none say December 31, 1999).
If I create a Smart Album asking for pix prior to Jan 1, 2000, nothing shows up.
So, it seems to me there is some date data that iPhoto is looking at in creating Events that I can't see and can't edit. Ideas?

This has been found by some to fix a bad event. Select one of the photos that show the correct dates and create a new event with it. Then drag the remaining photos into the new event.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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CREATE TABLE #Coverage(
EmployeeID INT,
EmployeeName VARCHAR(20),
CoverageName VARCHAR(50),
CoverageAmount Decimal,
CoveredBy VARCHAR(20),
EventDate DATETIME,
CoverageStartDate DATETIME,
CoverageEndDate DATETIME
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drop table #coverage
and expected out put for the year 2013
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EmployeeName
CoverageName
CoverageAmount
CoveredBy
Month
Year
8
Lara
Employee Only
81
Employee Contibution
1
2013
8
Lara
Employee Only
421
Company Contribution
1
2013
8
Lara
Employee Only
81
Employee Contibution
2
2013
8
Lara
Employee Only
421
Company Contribution
2
2013
8
Lara
Employee Only
81
Employee Contibution
3
2013
8
Lara
Employee Only
421
Company Contribution
3
2013
8
Lara
Employee Only
81
Employee Contibution
4
2013
8
Lara
Employee Only
421
Company Contribution
4
2013
8
Lara
Employee Only
81
Employee Contibution
5
2013
8
Lara
Employee Only
421
Company Contribution
5
2013
8
Lara
Employee Only
81
Employee Contibution
6
2013
8
Lara
Employee Only
421
Company Contribution
6
2013
8
Lara
Employee Only
81
Employee Contibution
7
2013
8
Lara
Employee Only
421
Company Contribution
7
2013
8
Lara
Employee Only
81
Employee Contibution
8
2013
8
Lara
Employee Only
421
Company Contribution
8
2013
8
Lara
Employee Only
81
Employee Contibution
9
2013
8
Lara
Employee Only
421
Company Contribution
9
2013
8
Lara
Employee +Children
214
Employee Contibution
10
2013
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Lara
Employee +Children
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Company Contribution
10
2013
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Lara
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Employee Contibution
11
2013
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Lara
Employee +Children
606
Company Contribution
11
2013
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Lara
Employee +Children
214
Employee Contibution
12
2013
8
Lara
Employee +Children
606
Company Contribution
12
2013
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employees.
declare
@Coverage TABLE (
EmployeeID
INT,
EmployeeName
VARCHAR(20),
CoverageName
VARCHAR(50),
CoverageAmount
Decimal,
CoveredBy
VARCHAR(20),
EventDate
DATETIME,
CoverageStartDate
DATETIME,
CoverageEndDate
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INTO @Coverage
VALUES (8,'Lara','Employee + Children',213.60,'EmployeeContribution','2013-10-01','2013-10-01','2014-05-31'),
(8,'LAra','Employee
+ Children', 606.31
,'CompanyContribution'
,'2013-10-01','2013-10-01','2014-05-31'),
(8,'LAra','Employee
Only'
,0.00 ,'EmployeeContribution'
,NULL ,'2013-06-01','2014-05-31'),
(8,'LAra','Employee
Only'
,431.55
,'CompanyContribution'
,NULL ,'2013-06-01','2014-05-31'),
(8,'LAra','Employee
Only'
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,NULL ,'2012-06-01','2013-05-31'),
(8,'LAra','Employee
Only'
,420.93
,'CompanyContribution'
,NULL ,'2012-06-01','2013-05-31')
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* FROM
@Coverage
;with
ctee1 as
select
*, seq
= row_number()
over (partition
by coveredby
order by coveragestartdate)
from
@Coverage
,ctee
as
select
c1.*,
newenddte = coalesce(c2.coveragestartdate-1,
c1.coverageenddate)
from
ctee1 c1
left
join ctee1
c2
on
c1.coveredby
= c2.coveredby
and
c1.seq
= c2.seq-1
cte1 as
select
dtestrt =
convert(datetime,'20130101'),
dteend =
convert(datetime,'20131201')
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as
select
dtestrt =
cte1.dtestrt,
dteend =
dateadd(mm,1,cte1.dtestrt)-1,
mth =
month(cte1.dtestrt),
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year(cte1.dtestrt)
from cte1
union
all
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dateadd(mm,1,cte.dtestrt),
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mth =
month(dateadd(mm,1,cte.dtestrt)),
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year(dateadd(mm,1,cte.dtestrt))
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cte.dtestrt
< cte1.dteend-1
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c.EmployeeID,
c.EmployeeName,
c.CoverageName,
c.CoverageAmount,
c.CoveredBy,
cte.mth,
cte.yr,
cte.dtestrt,
cte.dteend
from
cte
join
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on
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<= c.newenddte
and cte.dteend
>= c.CoverageStartDate
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IPhoto ignoring Created date on imported photos

Hi. I just got my first mac three days ago, and I was excited about iLife, but I'm having some trouble.
I view a given picture in finder and see that it has "created date" of "1/4/2002 2:53 PM". However, when I import the given photo into iPhoto, the "original date" is "1/4/2000 12:46 PM". This happens whether I import from the file menu or by dragging from finder into iphoto. It does not happen with all photos, mostly ones taken with my older FujiFilm FinePix camera. I have thousands of pictures, and I can't manually correct them all. What can I do to make iPhoto correctly recognize the exif data contained within my JPEGs? Thanks for whatever insight you can provide.

Thanks for the link to the app. That's a handy little tool. In any event, it reports that the EXIF date is correct:
Camera-Specific Properties:
Equipment Make: FUJIFILM
Camera Model: FinePix2400Zoom
Camera Software: Exif Viewer Ver.1.1
Maximum Lens Aperture: f/3.5
Sensing Method: One-Chip Color Area
Maker Note Version: 0130
Image-Specific Properties:
Image Orientation: Top, Left-Hand
Horizontal Resolution: 72 dpi
Vertical Resolution: 72 dpi
Image Created: 2002:01:03 09:23:51
Nowhere in the EXIF data does the "1/4/200 12:46 PM" timestamp appear. I really don't know where iPhoto is getting it.

Event date does not agree with photo dates in the event

Mavericks
Iphoto 9.5.1
I have made a new event and put lots of genealogy pictures for one family member in it. I changed all the photos to Jan 4, 2002. These are docs, pics, obits, etc. Thus I have given this one person this date. Other family names have another date. I modified all the original files within each event.
Beside this couples name on the "Event" label it says Jan 3, 2002 - August 23, 2014. Therefore it shows itself in the Jan 3, 2002 group of people. That is about 20 family groups up the page.
I have done the following:
     --Made sure that there are no pictures with the date Jan 3, 2002 in the event
     --Have taken all the pictures in the event and separated them out into new events--census, certificates, pictures, obits, etc. Thought I would trick the event to restarting!
     --Did a "select-all" of that event and created a new event--same thing.
     --Closed down iPhoto and started over again.
I have no idea why the Jan 3, 2002 is showing up. These are one side of the family. The January 4 is the other side!
On August 23, 2014, I did take a couple of the cemetery pictures in this event. However, they were given the new date of January 4 and Modified the original files using the checkbox. I put the same picture in another family member's event and it is OK. I
Hope I have given enough details.

I think I have solved it! After much frustration and then writing for help, I was not to be stopped. I kept looking up other helps and one person suggested that one of the pictures might be a problem. So I tried that approach. I made an event just out of the "possible" problem pix (the August 2014 date.) It was not causing a problem in another event, however.   From that event with the same pix, I exported the pix to the desktop, and then imported the pix back into iPhoto. Then I put them into the event that was having the problem. So far so good. The date of the event matches all the dates of the photos. I will now delete the "problem children."
Maybe this will help someone else.

EXIF Data, iPhoto 08, Event Dates

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