Originals can't be found?!

I rarely use iPhoto as it always seems to cause problems for me, but I wanted to make a photo slide show, so I thought I'd give it a try. And guess what...problems right off the bat.
I have do not import originals into iPhoto turned off. But...
when I drag the folder of photos to the iPhoto window, it starts to import them, but immediately I start getting error messages that say, "The photo "xxx" could not be opened, because the original cannot be found." Then an option to cancel or find. When you click find, the originals that are in the folder are grayed out. If you click cancel, it just brings up the next error message. I can't even get through them all as it appears they're almost all not findable.
Then when I look in the iPhoto folder, it IS importing them, but when you open them, the resolution is way less and they are smaller. They are not aliases as they should be.
What's going on?!

Eric
When you uncheck 'Copy Files to the Library Folder..' iPhoto still has to import the files into it's database. It still creates a thumbnail and stores any modified photos. Here's how the iPhoto Library Folder is laid out:
A Note about the iPhoto Library Folder:
In this folder there are various files, which are the Library itself and some ancillary files. Then you have three folders
Originals are the photos as they were downloaded from your camera or scanner.
(ii) Modified contains edited pics, shots that you have cropped, rotated or changed in any way.
This allows the Photos -> Revert to Original command - very useful if you don't like the changes you've made.
(iii) Data holds the thumbnails the the app needs to show you the photos in the iPhoto Window.
In your case the Originals will be the aliases, the lower resolution photos that you are seeing are the thumbnails in the data folder.
As to the importing problem:
How are you going about importing? File -> Import or Drag and Drop? Where are you importing from? A Folder on the HD? From a Network Share?
Regards
TD

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Because this creates a new library and leaves your old one untouched it won't make anything worse.
If you consider converting your library to a managed one, check out AliasHerder, which is mentioned in this thread:
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1. Importing and deleting pics are more complex procedures
2. You cannot move or rename the files on your system or iPhoto will lose track of them
3. Most importantly, migrating to a new disk or computer can be much more complex.
Always allowing for personal preference, I've yet to see a good reason to run iPhoto in referenced mode unless you're using two photo organisers.
If disk space is an issue, you can run an entire iPhoto Library from an external disk:
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3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
If you're concerned about accessing the files, there are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
For 10.5 users: You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Apple-Click for selecting multiple pics.
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To upload to a site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. If you're using Gmail you can use THIS
If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
Or, if you want to access the files with iPhoto not running, then create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use THIS
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1. *Drag and Drop*: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. *File -> Export*: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
3. *Show File*: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
Your choice, obviously, but best to be aware of all the ramifications. By all means post back if you require more info.
Regards
TD

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Roberta hello,
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