How do I avoid duplicates importing with dvd's?

I just bought my Mac, and love it! I am learning as I go, and so far everything has been very straightforward. I previously had a home PC where I stored all of my photos using Picasa. Short story, all became scrambled (1.000's of pics), and was totally unable to fix it. I do have dvd's with the correct content that I would like to import, but several have duplicate photos. Every time I try, I see duplicates in my library. This would amount to 100's of duplicates. Is there a shortcut? I see that "avoid duplicates" is an option with cameras and other devices, but cannot figure out how this works with DVD's. I am very frustrated, and have spent hours and hours trying to get it right. Could anyone please give me some advice? I would be so appreciative!!! Thank You!!!

Purchase and run Duplicate Annihilator - http://brattoo.com/propaganda/ - on your iPhoto library
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