Lost ratings

Hi all,
I'm having a problem with my user ratings I hope you all can help me with. I spent countless hours putting user ratings on my pictures from 2005 so far. I then created a smart folder using date as the qualifier so that the folder would only contain my photos from 2005. I then burned this folder to a DVD using iPhoto.
Later, I had to reinstall my OS X because I was having some problems with some programs I put on it.
Now when I load my photos from the DVD, I can import the photos just fine, but none of the user ratings come with them. When I open them FROM the DVD in iPhoto, it shows me the ratings, so I know they're there. I've tried copying the DVD onto the harddrive, but nothing I've tried has gotten iPhoto to recognize the user ratings without the DVD in the drive.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
Darren

Darren,
That should work fine. The top level folder on the DVD will actually be titled "iPhoto Library". Therefore, I would rename the current iPhoto Library folder and then drag the one off the DVD to your Pictures folder. Unless you have a different name for your current Library or it's in a location other than Pictures, you won't even have to select it the Option key way as that's the default for iPhoto.
After that, you can either re-import the other photos or use iPhoto Library Manager to merge your two libraries.
The only glitch I have noticed with this is if you have albums stored within folders. If that's the case, you may get a duplicate copy of the albums outside of the folders. However, they are easy to recognize and can be deleted.
Remember to eject the DVD before starting iPhoto. It's no big deal but it will avoid confusion.
Good Luck and let us know how it works!!
Sam

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