Iphoto events showing with key photo of a palm tree in gray?

iphoto events showing with key photo of a palm tree in gray? Also indicates no photos but there are photos within the event??

Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
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.
Regards
TD

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While the additional large number of photos were being added, there was a message, "Import completed" (I believe), but also a message that the whole computer had run out of memory and locked up. I have 8 GB of RAM in a MacBook Pro about a year old.
I've had this problem before (with the Palm trees) but can't remember how to solve it. Something about re-indexing the library by holding down the control, option and/or command buttons while opening..?? Maybe? Would sure appreciate help with this. Thanks

What format is the external drive?
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HHi, thank you for the reply. I have checked my iPad and iPhone and neither has iCloud Photo Library (Beta) enabled. Turned off in both. Photostream is turned on.
i tried to sort it out by dragging all the photos to Events on the Mac and then deleting them from iCloud - (left hand side of iPhoto under the section 'Shared'). the photos now show up in Events. I did force quit but the issue remains. The message reads ' photos are bing imported to the library. Please wait for import to complete.'
i can't empty iPhoto trash either. The message read "Delete error. Please wait for import to complete.'
WHen I was moving the photos to the Events I always had a message about duplicates - to the effect that the photos already existed, did I want to import them? I clicked on Yes, import all duplicates. But when it showed the images - duplicates side by side - one showed the photo and the other was blank.
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Try trash the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the HD/Users/ Your Name / library / preferences folder.
(On 10.7: Hold the option (or alt) key while clicking on the Go menu in Finder to access the User Library)
(Remember you'll need to reset your User options afterwards. These include minor settings like the window colour and so on. Note: If you've moved your library you'll need to point iPhoto at it again.)
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For new users: Every application on your Mac has an accompanying plist file. It records certain User choices. For instance, in your favourite Word Processor it remembers your choice of Default Font, on your Web Browser is remembers things like your choice of Home Page. It even recalls what windows you had open last if your app allows you to pick up from where you left off last. The iPhoto plist file remembers things like the location of the Library, your choice of background colour, whether you are running a Referenced or Managed Library, what preferences you have for autosplitting events and so on. Trashing the plist file forces the app to generate a new one on the next launch, and this restores things to the Factory Defaults. Hence, if you've changed any of these things you'll need to reset them. If you haven't, then no bother. Trashing the plist file is Mac troubleshooting 101.

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Lately, when I double - clicked "Events" of each folder, I saw no photos inside the window; only saw "No Photos" on the top right corner. I have tried rebuilding thumbnails and data. No luck. The fact is when I clicked "Photos", or albums, all photos were shown up accordingly. Even, when I open iWeb, "Events" of iPhoto in the Media column show all the photos. Wonder if this is the bug of iPhoto '11 (ver. 9.4.2.) Any clues from the community?
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Back up your iPhoto library, Depress and hold the option (alt) and command keys and launch iPhoto - rebuild your iPhoto library database
LN

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Yes, I get the same thing. The Event titles are lost are are the keywords. I did retain the key photo. My events are untitled.
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3 - launch iPhoto and try again.
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Second, if the above fails launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and create a new, test library. Import some photos and check to see if the problem persists.
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I have lost all my iPhoto events. Or, am I missing something here?
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Moments are the new Events. All of your events in iPhoto are not Moments in Photo and were also brought over as an album. Open the sidebar with the Option+Command+S key combination and look in the folder titled "iPhoto Events".
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When the library was first migrated there was a folder created titled iPhoto Events and all migrated iPhoto Events are represented by an album in the folder.
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IPhoto events showing a grayed out palm tree

Using iPhoto 9.4.3 on a MacBook Pro under ML version 10.8.4.
My wife created several events and the result were placeholder photos of a grayed out palm tree and the photo count was 0. However, when I clicked on the event it opened and several pictures were present. This happened to several events that she created.
Question: how do I remove the grayed out palm tree and replace it with a proper key photo?
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Back up your iPhoto library, Depress and hold the option (alt) and command keys and launch iPhoto - rebuild your iPhoto library database
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However, since you're having problems with rotated photos you might try this and see if the new library has the rotated photos displayed correctly:
Start over from scratch with new library
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1. Move the existing library folder to the desktop.
2. Open the library package like this.
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3. Launch iPhoto and, when asked, select the option to create a new library.
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1 - open the old library and select one photo.
2 - type Command+K to brinb up the keyword pane.
3 - click on all of the keywords that are not blue so that all of the keywords are blue.
4 - export that photo to the Desktop via the File ➙ Export ➙ File Export menu option. Select Kind=JPEG and check the two check boxes regarding keywords, locations, etc.
5 - open the new library with iPhoto and import the exported photo from the Desktop. That will bring in all of the keywords so that you don't have to recereate them one by one in the new library.

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Look there for the iPod Photo Cache.
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Regards
TD

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Hi slipstream1,
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Try this:
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first off - I'm not sure where you got the idea that a referenced library is recommended - it is not - in fact it is very strongly NOT recommended - re-resd the link I gave you - expecially
At face value, and especially for new users and folks who are migrating from Windows or Linux systems the second, Referenced mode seems more attractive.
It's not. It really should be avoided, especially by those to whom it's most attractive - the inexperienced user.
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iPhoto is not a photo viewer - it is a SQLite Database program and can only work with photos imported into its database - see iPhoto and File Management for more information
I'm guessing you are looking inside the iPhoto library - you never ever go into the contents of the iPhoto library
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