Problems downloading photos into iPhoto

Attached is an example of what is happening to about 10% of the photos I am downloading to iPhoto. I tried 2 different camera and they bath had the same problem. Any ideas?

The problem started when I noticed other problems with my hard drive. I had the hard drive replaced and the problem still exists. I am running OS X Yosemite , 10.10.2. I photo version 9.6. I am shooting raw. When i first set up to download all the pictures look fine. During the download process is when the problem shows up. The first camera I noticed on was my Canon 7D. I just bought the 7D MKii and it is doing the same thing. Like I said, I have used different cards and cables but the problem still exists.

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Thanks again TD
I will check on the formating when I get home, I am pretty sure that I haven't used any no-ascii characters, but will double check.
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HI Larry
Thanks for your prompt reply and welcoming me to this forum !!
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