Portrait Photos don't show in Slideshows...

Okay, so I was making a Slideshow to send to iDVD when I noticed that while previewing the show, none of my portrait photos were showing up. The landscapes, however, were OK. After going back to the portraits, I saw that for every single portrait, a gray box with an exclamation point took the place of the photo. I tried remaking the slideshow many times, but I always got this error. What's going on and how can I fix this?

That is a very likely cause for the issue you're having, yes.
Using iPhoto Diet to tamper with the iPhoto Library Folder is not a recommended activity. It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss.
If space is an issue then the best solution is to use a firewire external HD and run your library from there.
If you don't want - or need - version control (the ability to revert to the original image) then my best advice is to use another Photo Organiser. Version Control is at the heart of iPhoto and trying to defeat it is - as you're discovering - a risky business.
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