Iphoto is jammed

Hi, I'm a newbie to Mac but was slowly learning. However, after showing photos and video clips to the family from Mac to TV, I find Iphoto has jammed on a video (think it is a video and not photo) and the coloured thingy is just going round and round. I forced quit by holding on the dock icon but each time I open Iphoto it is still the same and won't move on. Please help!

what version of iPhtoo and of the OS?
try 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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Hola alguien sabe como le puedo hacer para poder reparar el iphoto cada que lo abro me lo cierra y desde que la compre la compu solo he podido usarlo dos veces y ya jamas lo volví a poder usar

Compre una Mac Book pero desde que la compre solo dos vecs pude usar el iphoto y ya estoy desesperada que no lo puedo abrir que puedo hacer?

Google translation:
Hello anyone know how I can do to repair the iphoto every time I open it and close it from me that the compu buy I could only use it twice and never saw him again and able to use
Buy a Mac Book but since I could buy only two VECs using iphoto and I'm desperate that I can not open I can do?
I'm guesing iPhoto crashed each time you open it, right? Post the first 50 lines of the crash report and the text for the thread that crashed if it's not in the first 50 lines.
Don't know what a VEC is? Can you explain?
You might try converting your native languague question to English at this website, Google Translate , and post the English transliation to save time for us.
OT

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13-inch
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James
Not sure I can help you with Automator but here's two options:
Hazel (http://www.noodlesoft.com/hazel.php) will watch a folder for you and import the pics to a specified album
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