IPhoto "unexpected error", Files Dissapeared

I was dragging and dropping videos form an SD card to an album in iPhoto. iPhoto quit unexpectedly, after i competed the process. I reopened, and all videos have disappeared! When i tried to open the firdt video in the new album on iPhoto, i got the error "unexpected error......." . Problem is when i was transferring, it was promting me to delete the file on the SD card, which i did - now all files gone!

For future reference never let iPhoto delete files from a camera, phone or SD card.  Always use the camera or phone to do the deleting.
Apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
iPhoto 8 (09) and earlier- run the options indicated
iPhoto 9 (11) and later- run  Option #4 to rebuild the database
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager  to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 - download iPhoto Library Manager (iPhoto 8 or earlier or IPhoto 11 and later) and launch.
2 - click on the Add Library button and select the library you want to add in the selection window..
3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the
File ➙ Rebuild Library (iPhoto 8 or earlier)
or
Library ➙ Rebuild Library (iPhoto 9 or later)
menu option to rebuild the library.
4 - In the next  window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
5 - Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments.  However, books, calendars, cards and slideshows will be lost. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
If this doesn't bring back the videos in the iPhoto library you can use a file recovery application like  MediaRECOVER to recover the deleted photos from the SD card.  But only if you've not used the card since.
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