I-photo in ilife 08 unexpectedly quits - os 10.4.10 does not quit

Question

Running iphoto in ilife '08 on i-mac G-5, OS 10.4.10,Have created numberous book
Background:
I have successfully assembled 4 books, simple, 20 page iphoto 08 books and saved to iphoto then to iweb.
Yet when assembling a ibook at page 35, I went into creative mode,
double clicked on image, made adjustments and the computer went into a 1 hour loop. I finally cut off computer. I can turn on computer, load iphoto, appears to work, when attempting to open the book the application "unexpectedly quits"
I cannot get the 35 page book to open,I have uploaded the software updates, reinstalled i-life 08, to the extent you can with the disk.
QUESTION...
While waiting for apple developers to figure out the patch, how can I take the 480 images from iphoto 08 copy to a flash drive and assemble a book on one of my other computers running the stable iphoto 06.
Or is there a fix for Iphoto 08?
Thanks

Answer 1

Bob:
There are a couple of possible fixes here.
1 - do you have any text fields that are unused? If so just put a space in it and try again.
2 - others have reported it was the editing of the file while in the book mode that would cause the crashing. Their solution was to do the editing in the main Library and not while in the book mode. You may have to remove that photo from the book, edit it and then add back.
See if either of those will help.
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.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.