IPhoto 08' Slow?

Hi,
Is anybody finding iPhoto o8 slow?
I'm getting a lot of spinning wheel when selecting a photo to edit full screen and it stays really pixellated for several seconds becore becoming sharp on screen. I've got the latest update, 900 photos in this particular library, a 2.16ghz 24" Imac and 3gb of ram.

Mark
Back up and try rebuilding the database. Hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto.
If that fails, launch Activity Monitor ad watch for other processes using the cpu as you work.
Regards
TD

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DATA
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
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