Problems with smart albums iphoto 08

Hallo,
I can't create a new smart album. When I try to create an album there are no options to create a rule.
When I try to edit one of my smart albums the part where I can edit the rules doesn't open. Sometimes iphoto shuts down at this point.
I allready deleted iphoto.plist - but nothing changed.
When I start on the same computer with another account iphoto works without problems.
Any help?
Thanks Markus

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
When I start on the same computer with another account iphoto works without problems.
This tells us that iPhoto is ok and the problem is local to the specific account or Library. Let's see if it's the 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.
Regards
TD

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