Iphoto suddenly doesn't recognize my photo library

Yesterday, I created a slideshow and showed it on our TV via the s-video output and screen mirroring. When finished, I returned the screen settings (ie resolution) to what it had been (1280x854).
Today, when I opened iphoto, a message appeared "Screen resolution is not optimal for iphoto". The only option was to click "OK" which I did. After clicking, the slideshow that I had created appeared in iphoto but there was no way to open my other photos/events. I subsequently tried to import a few extra photos from pictures. They were imported but the rest of the library did not appear. I subsequently deleted them. Now whenever I open iphoto (by clicking on the iphoto app. or on the iphoto library in Mac HD), the screen is blank and there is an indication of "no photos". However, if I click on iphoto library in the HD without opening it, library size is listed as 14 GB. Also, if I click on "search all images" all of my photos appear and can be opened by Preview. What is going on, how did it happen and how can I correct it?
Thanks, Gordon Kus

Gordon
Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the iPhoto Library - which is in your Pictures Folder, by default. If iPhoto sees a valid library there it will open it. If it doesn't then you have a damaged database file:
Try these in order - from best option on down...
1. Do you have an up-to-date back up? If so, try copy the library6.iphoto file from the back up to the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) allowing it to overwrite the damaged file.
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 back.
3. If neither of these work then you'll need to create and populate a new library.
To create and populate a new library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same Events and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.
In the iPhoto Preferences -> Events Uncheck the box at 'Imported Items from the Finder'
Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Event Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.
In the future, in addition to your usual back up routine, you might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database corruption.
Regards
TD

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