Having trouble importing pictures to iPhoto 6 from Canon SD400

Have never had trouble in the past, but recently switched to a newer iBook and upgraded from OS 10.3 to 10.4.4. Now pictures are no longer importing properly to iPhoto. iPhoto keeps closing. Also, when I try to play existing videos I took with my camera in QuickTime, it also closes.

Xan_Reeves:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. First I suggest the following:
1 - boot into the system install disk and in the first window after the language selection window go to the Utilities menu and and run the repair disk routine, i.e. Repair Disk button. Then boot back into the iBook and repair disk permissions with Disk Utility (this time from the Disk Utility on the iBook).
Now, download and instal the latest Quicktime (7.1.3) updater and the 10.4.8 COMBO updater followed by another repair of disk permissions with Disk Utility.
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.

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