IPhoto '08 - Events + Slideshow issues

Just got my first Mac and generally delighted, but when I started using iPhoto it was great, then for some reason reason(finger trouble maybe), some of my events went from rolling previews of the photos in there, to to a plain black cover. This is not happening with all of the Events. Likewise, when I start up the Slideshow, I can only see a black screen , and the music plays fine. I have cross checked settings with a friend of mine, an absolute "mac head", and everything seems fine.
Any ideas out there?

Greetings from rainy County Clare.
Sounds like your database has been corrupted I'm afraid.
Try these in order - from best option on down...
1. Do you have an up-to-date back up? If so, try copy the library6.iphoto file from the back up to the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) allowing it to overwrite the damaged file.
2. Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums back.
3. If neither of these work then you'll need to create and populate a new library.
To create and populate a new library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same Events and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.
In the iPhoto Preferences -> Events Uncheck the box at 'Imported Items from the Finder'
Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Event Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.
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.
Regards
TD

Similar Messages

IPhoto 6.06 Slideshow Issue

We have a MacBook that we need to be able to use for a slideshow from an iPhoto Event. It has iPhoto 6.06 and, when I try to run the slideshow, all I get is a blue screen with the control items for play, pause, etc. Clicking on it gets nothing. What is going on? Thanks.

Rebboot and try exporting again. How many photos are in the slideshow?
OT

IPhoto '08: Events, (Smart) Albums, Web Gallery & Slideshows ???

I recently upgraded to iPhoto '08 and I am confused.
I must admit I used iPhoto before to look at my pictures but I never bothered with any albums or slideshows or whatever, but now with more and more pictures I need to organize.
So this new iPhoto comes with all sorts of way to organize such as Events, (Smart) Albums, Web Galleries & Slideshows. Quiet frankly I am LOST as to what to use when or for what ???
Okay I can get Web Galleries is for posting on the .mac as a gallery. Why did they do this again if you iWeb that creates photo pages???? Why is this not integrated in iWeb????
Now moving on. What's the difference between Events, (Smart Albums) and Slideshows. They seem to be ways to organize your photos. BUT why have THREE of them? When to use which one?
Any help or comment appreciated as I am confused ....

Events, Smart Albums, Albums and slideshows are different. Here is a short explanation of each:
Events= Every time you import photos from your camera or via drag & drop a new Event is created. This is the basic (automatic) way that iPhoto organizes your photos. Events are date based and can be split or merged based on your preferences. For example, you go to a birthday party and take a few photos, a few days later you go to a picnic and take a few photos. When you import the images, iPhoto will split the pictures into two distinct events. (Check The iPhoto Preferences/Events for some options).
Albums= These are containers that you create to easily group photos in any way you prefer (ex. Combine photos from a couple of holiday parties into one album). You can drag and drop photos in Albums. When you delete a photo in an Album it does not get deleted from the main library. Albums contain links to the photos, not the actual photos. You can manually re-order the photos in an Album. It is always a good idea to create an Album first, edit and re-order your photos there and then create a slideshow, book or web gallery from the Album.
Smart Albums= These are Albums you create that have specific rules, they automatically get updated every time a photo meets the specific set of rules. Smart Albums (SA) can have one or more rules. ex. You have 2 different cameras and you automatically want to see the photos captured by each camera. You create 2 Smart Albums that contain the Rule = Camera Model > is > Nikon D40 (or whatever). Next time you import photos from that camera, the SA will show these photos automatically. (Note: These are links, but if you delete an image, unless you delete it permanently it will re-appear in the SA, as long as it still has the required value of the SA. You can sort by Keyword, Ratings etc using Smart Albums, and you can have multiple sort rules, like Keyword = Birthday and Rating is 5 stars.
Slideshows= iPhoto has 2 types of slideshows available. The first is the "quick" slideshow. You can select any Album or Smart Album click on the Play button, set the transition select the music and you are ready to go. The 2nd type, the Cinematic Slideshow, are albums created specifically as Slideshows. They contain photos you selected and you want to see on your screen in a slideshow presentation. You can set specific transitions between slides, set individual slide times, select music and specify where the Ken Burns effect will start in a slide and where it will end. They are more elaborate than the Quick slideshows.
Web Galleries = are a quick way to share photos with friends, you just select the Photos and click on the Web Gallery button. You set some basic options and publish. Visitors get to see the photos in 3-4 different views including a slideshow, but you can also allow the viewers to add photos to your web gallery. Every time you add a new photo to a web gallery album in iPhoto, it will update the web site when you click the little publish icon next to the name. You can also set tan option to make this happen at specific intervals. (Check the iPhoto Preferences/Web Gallery).
I hope this answered some of your questions. Good luck.
Message was edited by: Anastassios T

IDVD/iPhoto slideshow issues

I've been reading in these discussions and although I've learned quite a bit, nothing has helped fix my particular issue. first let me just add my two cents here, I just used the iDVD/iPhoto slideshow to make, process, and burn to disks extensively in June, and used some of the same photos as now, and there were no problems with quallity, nothing, so I'm saying these issues have come about with updates or changes since then in the way the programs work.
That being said, here's my problem the final disk distorts the pictures in the slideshow, they look as though there are moving parts in some of them, a sort of waving shaky effect, reminds me of the old television sets when there was a problem with the vertical hold and were about to start rolling, remember that? Also, over saturated color, and darker.
This is what I have tried to improve the final burning, I saved the slideshow from iDVD to disk image and burn the copy in disk utility, if anything, the distortions were more noticeable.
Then I recreated the slideshow in iDVD by sending it from iPhoto, checked all the boxes for Ken burns on all the individual pictures, as well as making sure it was checked in the settings, I changed the format to wide screen then saved to disk image as soon as it was finished, and played it in the DVD player, where it was distorted as disks burned from iDVD, (interestingly enough when played through the iDVD the show is beautifully rendered with no distortions, so there goes the theory aboout monitor vs television being toi blame). I bought verbatim DVD disks, but if the DVD player already shows distortion, it is not in the burning process, but in the processing in iDVD.
During this several reports have been sent to apple on my behalf, saying iDVD suddenly quit, when in fact it hadn't or I had simply closed it, but there were reports so I sent them.
Something within the progarms has changed. Is this an issue waiting to be fixed? Do I have to do something different because of a change? Quite truthfully, I am too ignorant to make the whole slideshow in iMovie, I've tried, it's too much for me and I don't have the time or inclination to learn it when I was extremely happy with the way iDVD/iPhoto made my slideshows before.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks

Have you read: iDVD 6.0 Help - Preparing images for DVD slideshows at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iDVD/6.0/en/17.html ?
Feeding iDVD high-resolution still images doesn't help quality.
the final disk distorts the pictures in the slideshow, they look as though there are moving parts in some of them, a sort of waving shaky effect ..
When sharp, still images are used you will see interlacing effects that make parts of images flicker. Images on a TV set are interlaced - meaning you see two slightly different images (called 'fields') that alternate at a 1/60 second rate making the image appear to 'shimmer' of 'flicker'.
(interestingly enough when played through the iDVD the show is beautifully rendered with no distortions, so there goes the theory aboout monitor vs television being to blame).
Sorry, but using the preview function in iDVD does NOT represent the final quality of the DVD that will be produced because it uses the uncompressed source material - think of it as a 'for position only' view of the project.
iDVD produced DVDs WILL look better on a conventional CRT TV set (which has less than 640x480 pixels in NTSC) than it will on a computer monitor (with many more pixels) full screen.

On iPhone IOS6 i have events and photos which are not in my iPhoto 11 event library.

On iPhone IOS6 i have events and photos which are not in my iPhoto 11 event library.
I have noticed that on the itunes photo sync some more events and even several event per day are created but these photos are not in my iPhoto standard pictures (more events on iPhone tha.
Some of these pictures i have trashed them but they still appear in sync on iTunes.
How can I clean this?
These pictures are even not in trash bin because i empty it.
Can anyone help me.

Many continue to have the problem and today's iPhoto update does not appear to have corrected the issue. You can see the MANY complaints here
https://discussions.apple.com/message/20186814?ac_cid=tw123456#20186814

Has anyone found the solution to the missing iPhoto library event on iMovie'11?

Hi, I'm having problem of finding my iPhoto movies/events in iMovie'11. I recall seeing others had the same problem. Wondered if this matter is solved yet, perhaps I can use the solution

Welcome Annie!
This forum tends to be more about PowerBook hardware issues. I think you might get more hits and better help by posting in the Mac OS 10.4 Tiger forums here:
Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger
To target the Mail portion of that forum, click the "Refine this List" under the word "Discussions" in that forum to get this view:
and then click on "Mail and Address Book" to tag your post.
Allan

Opening iPhoto 11- Event Tab defaults to "middle" of range.

This is a rather esoteric question about the Events tab that I hope I am capable of explaining.
When first starting iPhoto '11, then clicking the Events tab, the window opens with you somewhere in the middle of the entire events timeline instead of towards the bottom where your most recent events are. It was a UI preference I liked in earlier versions of iPhoto. You start iPhoto, click Events, and you're automatically at the "bottom" of the scroll; i.e. at your most recent events. I've not found a way for iPhoto '11 to default the Event opening window to the most recent events, its always somewhere in the "middle", which requires me to manually scroll down to the bottom.
Does anyone know how to fix this so my Events tab always opens near the most recent events?

If the Apple iPhoto development team are listening
They aren't. This forum is a space for Users to talk to other Users about technical issues. Apple don't promise to read anything here. It's all explained in the Terms of Use.
iPhoto menu -> Provide iPhoto Feedback is the route to the Developers.
Regards
TD

IPhoto library - Events - pics imported from camera, scanner and internet - it doesn't seem to matter - for a while they show OK but then when I go into the event and start scrolling some--but not all--pics disappear w/ ? small and expanded.

iPhoto Library - events - pics imported to library from camera, scanner and internet. Some disappear--sometimes when scrolling and other times on their own. Some disappear when in general event and some when I try to expand the picture. If when expanding the small pic remains. It's really annoying.

Are you running a "referenced" or "managed" library?
Give this a try:
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.>Click on the Add Library button,
2 - select the library you want to add from those in the selection window.
3 - make sure that in the rebuild window the checkbox "Scavange orphaned photos" is checked.
4 - now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the Library ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
5 - in the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed. Click on the Create button.
Note 1: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments. However, books, calendars, cards and slideshows will be lost.
Note 2: Your current library will be left untouched for further attempts at a fix if so desired.
OT

Slideshow issues - "homepage" style

I've been having the generic "There were problems publishing to .Mac" and I've yet to find a solution that works for me. In the process of troubleshooting though, it seems like all of my slideshows are now "homepage" style slideshows instead of the black/reflection/iphoto style of slideshow.
Any ideas how this could have happened or how I can fix it?
-Dave
PB G4 Mac OS X (10.4.9) iWeb 1.1

Right, if you publish "to folder" then that's what
you get. Only publishing directly from iWeb to .Mac
gives you the "enhanced" slideshow
AHHHH. That makes sense. Well then, since I can't publish to .Mac at the moment, I guess I'm out of luck until they fix whatever issue people seem to be having.
Thanks!
-Dave

Front row doesn't play default music when displaying an event slideshow

I bought an iMac recently, the first time I used front row to display event slideshows it plays a default classical music. The same event displayed in iphoto '08 plays several default songs, but for some reason front row at this moment doesn't plays any music. I suspect that I clicked the save settings button in iphoto when I tried to play a slideshow.
Anyway, I would like to restore all the default settings and play the default music in front row and iphoto for all my photo events.

Yes, there are only three or four settings stored in there. The last module selected when you closed Front Row (Music, TV Shows, Podcasts, DVD, Photos, or Movies), the country your iTunes is set for (so Front Row can show the "top rated" items from the store) and whether or not you've turned on sound effects and/or the Front Row screen saver. No other preferences are stored there. All of the media-specific preferences are store in the application that controls that media (the DVD Player.app for the DVD settings, iTunes for the Music settings and iPhoto for the Photos settings).
-Doug

IPhoto '08 Shuffling slideshow

Is it possible to shuffle a slideshow? I have about 300 slides in a show and would just like them to play randomly. If not is it possible to copy or move the slides to another location that would be capable of shuffling them?
Thanks
Josh

Greetings from rainy County Clare.
Sounds like your database has been corrupted I'm afraid.
Try these in order - from best option on down...
1. Do you have an up-to-date back up? If so, try copy the library6.iphoto file from the back up to the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) allowing it to overwrite the damaged file.
2. Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums back.
3. If neither of these work then you'll need to create and populate a new library.
To create and populate a new library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same Events and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.
In the iPhoto Preferences -> Events Uncheck the box at 'Imported Items from the Finder'
Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Event Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.
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.
Regards
TD

Hello After upgrading iPhoto 9.1.2 when you synchronize the iphone / iphoto ipad events are not copied correctly (this option checked all the photos on itunes).

Hello
After upgrading iPhoto 9.1.2 when you synchronize the iphone / iphoto ipad events are not copied correctly (this option checked all the photos on itunes).

I found this other thread discussing this topic, no fix, I will revert to 9.1.1 from Time Machine and wait for a new update.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3023160?

Why iCal cancel of event edits issue is still not fixed after over 2 years?

Why iCal "cancel of event edits" issue is still not fixed after over 2 years?
I have been in the software engineering industry for over 14 years, but I have never seen a large corporation being so slow at addressing major issues like these.
What would it take for Apple to start working on this issue?

Yup. This is fully ridiculous that you can't cancel your updates once you start. I love the tool but this is on pretty significant issue.
Sometimes I accidentally move a mtg or make some edit while viewing and you can't back you!!
If you feel the same way, you should post a note here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ical.html
Message was edited by: SteveMc10123

Trying to add album from iphoto into idvd slideshow. Not all photos are loading. Message "creating thumbnail images...(31 remaining). Been there a long time. What is wrong?

trying to add album from iphoto into idvd slideshow. Not all photos are loading. Message "creating thumbnail images...(31 remaining). Been there a long time. What is wrong?

Open your iPhoto Library, go to that particular album and verify that you can view the full sized version of each image by double clicking on them. Report back with the results.
OT

IPhoto 11 Event Date Question

I have a question about iPhoto 11 events. My camera was set to the wrong date for part of an event. I went in and did a batch change of the time and date of the affected photos. However, the date range beneath the title of the event still has the old erroneous date, and the event gets sorted by this date range. Is there a way to go in and change that date range under the title of the event? I go to the event and click on info, and the event shows the correct date range for the pics, but it is not changing the date range under the title. Thanks for any help in advance.

Thank you - I had the same problem and found your helpful answer. However, this is actually a work around to a bug in iPhoto - it's not how the Apple Support pages say it works and common sense says that if you change all the dates in an event it should sort to the right place without being re-created. Can you help me with one more thing - how do I bring this to Apple's attention so that they fix it in a future release?
Thanks again for the help.

IPhoto '08 - Events + Slideshow issues

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for