IPhoto edits saving as zero kb?

I'm having some very frustrating issues with photo editing in iPhoto. Some photos edit completely fine, whereas with others the edited file will save as 0KB. On a few occasions reverting the file back to it's original and re-editing and saving seems to work. On other occasions nothing I try will work.
I have been using a Samsung camera for a number of years and have never had issues with either iPhoto or the camera. I recently bought a Nikon Coolpix which is when the editing issues began. I also used a newer and high MP Coolpix with the same iPhoto and had similar issues.
I'm using iPhoto '09. Version 8.1.2
Can anyone help me with a solution to this issue?
Thanks

Sounds like you may have to reinstall iPhoto. To do so you'll have to delete the current application and all files with "iPhoto" in the file name with either a .PKG or .BOM extension that reside in the HD/Library/Receipts folder and from the /var/db/receipts/ folder,
Then install iPhoto from the source it came on originally and apply all available updaters.
OT

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