IPhoto 5.0.4 using way too much RAM - Help!

Hi there, I hate using iPhoto now. Everytime I use it it gobbles up around 300-500MB of memory according to top. This is real memory I am talking about, as listed in the 'RSIZE' column.
I only have 1300 photos and yet the program is barely usable. I have 1.5 gigs of RAM in my G5 and yet after using iPhoto I have 6 swap files in use for a total of 2 gigs of virtual memory paging files. It bogs down my entire computer and it frustrates the **** out of me.
Is there anyone else who has a similar sized library as mine and has these horrendous memory usage problems?
Thanks,
Graham

Hi Graham,
There is a serious bloat and slowdown using certain cameras. these camera have large Makernotes that will bloat and slow down the iPhoto Library to a crawl.
Do a search in this forum for "Makernotes" and you will see what I mean.
Or go to this site:
http://www.ericlindsay.com/apple/iphoto5slow.htm
Lori

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