IPhoto not displaying imported RAW files

I have the latest OS and iPhoto, and am importing Nikon RAW NEF files from my D7000 into iPhoto...Yes, the OS sees/opens the files, iPhoto does as well, when importing...but afterwards I go to Events and all I get are black boxes with white dotted outlines. If I go to edit mode, it shows thumbnails below, but I get a triangular exclamation point symbol where the photo should be.  The event does show a photo count, and even shows the meta data info from each photo...but no photo image!  Help...

The ! turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents.
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 Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords 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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