IPhoto 9.5.1 - Hangs on any movie file import - crashes -help!

Hey There Everyone!
I'm working in iphoto 9.5.1 and Mavericks and have been for weeks. However, since my upgrade to Mavericks I've had no luck importing any movie file (.MOV,.mp4) into my library from either my iphone or my T2i Canon. Photos are fine. Videos are not.
I have browsed the boards here and have done the following:
HELD DOWN ALT/OPTION & created a new library. IMPORT STILL HANGS AND CRASHES when trying to import videos
CREATED NEW USER and new library - IMPORT STILL HANGS & CRASHES
HAVE repaired permssions, then deleted app, receipts and re-installed from APP store. Still crashes.
Photos import without any problem. If I have a mix, it imports the photos up until the video, then it's the spinning beach ball of death.
I get a "not responding" (even after an hour) and then I force quit. On re-opening I get: "A photo ahs been found in the iPhoto library that has not been imported. Would you like to import it? " This is always the movie file and when I do this it hangs again. I end up saying no and it's put into a .recovered folder just outside my library.
All other functions seem to be working in Iphoto. Any help anyone has would be great!
Thanks!
Jon

Open the iPhoto Library as Terence Devlin as shown in this screenshot
and move the contents of the Auto Import folder
to a folder on the Desktop. Launch iPhoto and check to see if that message has gone away. If it has you can try importing the files from the folder on the Desktop again.

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