Library seems to be corrupted - any hope?

Hi all,
After spending many hours insulting myself for not backing up before upgradting to iPhoto 08, I am now facing all sorts of probolems in my wife's iMac G4 (15"; 800MHz; OS X 10.4.10).
* IPhoto 08 first opened correctly but.... many albums were simply empty. OK, the files should be in the Originals folders, so I shouls spend some hours re-importing them and refilling the albums. But...
* Before trying to rebuild the library or anything else, I tried to duplicate it. No way. I tried to copy the Originals folder to another HD. No way. I get the error -36 warnging: cannot copy beacuse cannot read or write some data in 1.JPG.....
So, what can I do now, besides keepieng the cursing? I have reapaired permissions and checked disks with Disk Utility, and everything seems OK. But should I try with DiskWarrior or any other tool? BatCHMode? Rebuilding the photo library? with iPhoto Library Manager?
The main goal is saveing the pics, indeed. The second one is saving the album structure, so I can refill it manually. The third one is saving time, but the other two are clearly more important. Then in preference it would come saving money, but if I need any commercial app to try anything, it is ok. And the overall goal is saving my marriage ,-)
Amadeu

You may have to start over with a fresh library and import the Originals folder from the old library as follows (you'll still have the old library intact for further repairs):
Creating a new library while preserving the Events from the original library.
Move the existing library folder to the desktop.
Open the library package like this.
Launch iPhoto and, when asked, select the option to create a new library.
Drag the Originals folder from the iPhoto Library on the desktop into the open iPhoto window.
This will create a new library with the same Events as the original library if you have the Finder checkbox unchecked in the Events preference pane.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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