How to make iphoto read the pictures folder?

I have thousands of pictures in subfolders in Pictures folder, and not iphoto library. How do I make iPhoto read all those images in those own subfolders? I DO NOT want iPhoto to copy all the images to another folder, as that makes the filmstrips things way too large (thousands per view) slowing iPhoto way down, and I already have all the pictures in the folders I want them in. Apple isn't that stupid, so of course there is a way for iphoto to simply read other folders and use that as a library instead of just copying all the pictures to another folder. So: How do I do this?

But organizers really and truly should be able to start with existing folders and work from there.
We are dealing with the application that is here, not the one you think should be.
I tried dragging folders into iPhoto, but it just said it couldn't import the pictures.
Where are the photos? You've been saying they are in the Pictures folder. Are they in the iPhoto Library Folder? iPhoto will not import from the iPhoto Library Folder - a sensible protection against duplication. If the pics are in the iPhoto Library Folder move them outside and then import. If they are not in the iPhoto Library Folder can you give me details of any error messages you are getting, or what exactly you can see in the iPhoto Window.
Importing photos would just put everything into folders by year.
? Where would this happen?
Is there some way for Front Row to read something other than an iPhoto library please?
Not as far as I know. But you could post on the Front Row forum.
Regards
TD

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