IPhoto '09 corrupting images...

Hi There
I haven a problem with iPhoto corrupting images. I noticed this some time after I updated to Mavericks. When I edit an image then double click on it when I have finished to close it - the edited thumbnail image is corrupted by way of brightening (exposure) to all or just a part of the image - usually the right side. It remains in this corrupted state when I double click to open it again - however if I then click the edit button again - the corruption disappears. The exported images are alos corrupted.
I have clicked all options to rebuild the library (option - ctrl - open iPhoto) to no avail.
I just tried to create a new library and edit a few pictures there - and it seems to be fine.
Any ideas?

Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.

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