Faster transfers of iPhoto library

So I bought an SSD for my MBP and am in the process of transferring everything to my new NAS from my existing hard drive.  Unfortunately, I found that my iPhoto library is about 225Gb large and after initiating the copy from the MBP to the NAS, it says it's gonna take 6 days...actually, make that 7 (it keeps going up).  I can't wait a week to move everything over...does anyone have a better idea to get this done quickly?
It might also help to note that I do have a Time Capsule with backups of everything, including my iPhoto library.  If there's a way to install the new drive, restore everything except the media files, then move it all to the NAS straight from the Time Capsule, that would be fantastic.  If that's not possible, I'd be happy with any way to speed up this process.  Thanks!

The iPhoto Library is a package that contains a large number of tiny files (reference files for faces, locations, albums, thumbnails, etc).  The Finder needs to sort out all this before it starts copying, and it overestimates the time required.   In my experience not much seems to happen during the first 10-15 minutes of the copy process except the estimated time keeps rising to a scary level; but once it actually starts copying things speed up.  It's still not as fast as a "normal" copy, I think the reason has something to do with the iPhoto Library being a package and the internal structure of the library.  The same slowness exists wtih iCal files, by the way.
There are some workarounds on the internet that people have used but they involve digging into the iPhoto LIbrary package and manually copying portions to a new folder on the destination drive, then renaming and some other stuff.  When you do that you risk corrupting the Library.  I wouldn't advise doing it.
Does the NAS have a USB, FW or eSATA port that you could use to attach it directly to your Mac for the copy process?  Copying via a direct connection will usually be faster than via your network, especially if you have FW800 or eSATA.   In my experience copying disk-to-disk via a gigabit network is about as fast as FW800 if you are only copying a few files and they aren't too big.  But as the number and size of the files rises, FW800 does a lot better.

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