Film rolls

I am trying to organize my large iPhoto Library into more manageable film rolls, but the option "Create new film roll" under "File" menu remains greyed regardless of what combination of picture nominations, highlighting, "View" menu opening, etc. I do. How do I create new film rolls for the purpose of segmenting larger rolls in iPhoto Library?

It seems there is a problem with the application itself.
Without touching your iPhoto Library, move to the trash (do not empty) the following:
iPhoto (application folder)
iPhoto.pkg, iPhoto_602.pkg, iPhoto_603.pkg, iPhoto_604.pkg, iPhotocontent.pkg (main library/Receipts).
com.apple.iPhoto.plist (user library/preferences folder)
Next, insert your iLife06 Installer DVD and double click the installer -ilife-6.mpkg. Click through the installer screens. The screen after "select a destination" has a button on the left - customize. Select it.
Uncheck everything but iPhoto. Select "easy install".
Next screen>Install.
Once iPhoto is installed, go to software update to update to the latest version of iPhoto - 6.0.4. Restart the computer and repair permissions using Disk Utility.
When you start up iPhoto, hold down the option key. Select your iPhoto Library. Once the app. is open try the film roll selection after highlighting your library and selecting a few images. Remember you'll need to review your Preferences as the app. will show the default values.
Post back with results.

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