Import 7 iPhoto Buddy (4) libraries into 1 iPhoto 5 library

I now have many iPhoto Buddy libraries that I set up with iPhoto 4. Each library has from a hundred to 3000 photos in it. I also have several thousand more photos in a Canon Powershot Browser file from the time before I got iPhoto.
Since I'm not totally organised, these libraries have lots of duplicates from other libraries.
I also want to be able to put my entire photo collection on my 60 GB iPod.
For these 2 reasons, I want to import all my photos into one library. I seem to recall that there was some command in the old iPhoto that enabled you to just import every photo anywhere on your hard drive. I can't find that.
I tried importing directly from the libraries. That didn't work.
I tried moving the libraries to the desktop. That didn't work.
I tried finding the answer (including the idea above) in this discussion. That didn't work.
So. Has anyone done this successfully? Thanks in advance for any and all help.

If you want to maintain the organization features that are in each library, i.e. keywords, comments, rolls, etc. you'll need to get the full version of iPhoto Library Manager. It will let you merge libraries while maintaining those features I mentioned previously.
The only other way would to to create a new V5 library as the primary and the use the File->Add to Library menu option to find and select each of the V4 library folders and import them. You will get only the full sized images (no thumbnail files) imported from each library. The original files of those that you've edited will be in rolls titled Originals. You will retain some roll organization but the roll titles will be different and there will be more of them with with fewer photos in each. Haven't figured out the what and why as yet.
OT

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I just won't use my laptop's iphoto.
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Will Snow Leopard have the newest iPhoto included?
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Kim
If you want to revert to iPhoto 6 then you have two choices:
1. Restore from your back up
or
2. Create a new v6 Library and start over.
To create and populate a new *iPhoto 6* library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same Rolls and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.
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When you're sure all is well you can delete the old iPhoto Library.
In the future, in addition to your usual back up routine, you might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database corruption.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1475
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It should. So they aren't shown in the Last Import smart album, right? Try the following:
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OT

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A friend sent me a Pages file with good photos. How do I get them from Pages into my iPhoto library? I can select them into Clipboard, but that will not paste into iPhoto Library. I can drag them onto the desktop as picture clippings, but they will not import into the iPhoto Library.

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