Management of imported pictures

Hey guys,
when I changed from Windows to Mac, I started operating iPhoto with the "self-management" of pictures! I mean, I didn't copied the imported picture into the library!
Now I want iPhoto to manage all my picture and for the new imported stuff it works fine. (Libraries are very great! )
My Question:
How can I move the orignals from the folder "Picture" to the library without importing the pictures again?
Hopefully my english is "good" enough to explain my problem!
Thank you very much!
Rainer

Can you hack an SQL database? If not:
Worth a try: Set iPhoto to be a Managed Library: 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.
If that doesn’t work then you'll need to create a new Library and start over from scratch.
Regards
TD

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