Problems exporting from iphoto to SD card

Hi
I'm trying to load up an 2gb SD card for a digital photo frame.
I think this problem is more to do with the sd card than the iphoto, but maybe someone knows the answer
I've exported the photos from iphoto and it says there is 600mbish of photos, but when I load it onto the sd card the sd card says that there isn't enough space when blatently it's saying that there is 1.87gb left on the bottom of the window.
can anyone help?
thanks
victoria

Victoria:
Here's a suggestion that might help the digital frame transition from one photo to another more smoothly and quickly:
1 - determine the pixel dimensions of the display area on the frame.
2 - put all of your photos to be used into a folder as Terence suggested.
3 - download and run Resize! on the folder to resize the photos to the frame's dimensions. Use the following settings:
Quality Level: I use 60%. IMO that's plenty for the resolution of the frame I have.
Box Resizing: Maximum width: width of frame
Maximum height: height of frame
4 - Click on Go.
This will create a new folder with the resized photos in it. You can rename that folder it will have the pixel dimensions attached to the folder name and copy it to the SD card. I found that this increases the smoothness and speed of the transitions between photos.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

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