Front Row wont play my iphoto library

Do I have too many pictures in my library to load? The screen stays black and no slideshow starts, and sometimes I have to restart the computer to get out of the black screen, cant back out with escape button or menu button on the remote.

Which version of iPhoto are you using? Which version of QuickTime do you have? (You can check in the QuickTime System Preferences.) Do other parts of Front Row work correctly? Does your iPhoto run correctly on its own? I have nearly 50,000 pictures in my iPhoto library and I can sort through them with Front Row. How many pictures do you have?
-Doug

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