IPhoto Media Problems with iDVD

I know there are several posts on this subject in the forum but I'm not sure I have come across a real answer.
Like other subscribers I cannot access my iPhoto libraries (I have several) in iDVD or, for that matter, iMovie. The applications are up to date and I have rebuilt the AlbumData.xml file several times.
My libraries are on an external firewire disk so they are not in the default location (i.e. user/pictures/iPhoto library). I tried to get around this problem with iPhoto Buddy but the truth is nothing is working. I can access movies and music from the media tab in iDVD just not the photos.
Drag and drop works but I was expecting iDVD to pick up the location of my iPhoto libraries.
Has anyone got a foolproof solution to this problem, please?
Thanks & regards,
Cliff
Brighton, UK

OK I have resolved this issue with help from the iPhoto Buddy support team and thought I'd document the solution in case it helps anyone else.
Basically, the library I wanted to use included an ampersand (&) in the name as well as an apostrophe. I renamed the library and removed the ampersand and the apostrophe and am now able to switch between libraries when using iPhoto Buddy.
Regards,
Cliff
Brighton, UK

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