Rebuilding iPhoto database and missing files

Heya,
I got a corrupt iPhoto6 database after a power failure (but had a backup) while travelling. I didnt have the backup drive handy(was far away), so I kept adding new files to this corrupt database. I also began making modifications.
Now I want the two together and keep all the modifications too. I foolishly thought I could: add to the backup the new "rolls" with the Originals and Modified folders and then rebuild the database.
Why 'rebuilding the database' doesnt involve scanning through these two directories I don't know, because this doesnt work. I thought maybe the permissions were wrong, but that doesnt seem to be it.
So what the best way - while retaining the modifications Ive made to my new rolls - to add everything back to the Master/non-corrupted database. A Merge with iPhoto Library Manager? Could a rebuilt with it work(Looks like no, since it only scans the xml file).
cheers,
matt
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Matt:
Here's what I think is your only option to retain some of the modifications that are in the library and get all of your photos back.
1 - create a new library.
2 - with the paid version of iPhoto Library Manager copy all of the albums and rolls from the current library into the new one. This will retain your rolls and albums, keywords, and comments but not slideshows, books, etc.
3 - copy the Originals folder from the current library to the desktop.
4 - drag the Originals folder into the open iPhoto window. You should get a window asking if you want to import duplicates or not - select not.
That will give you the closest you can get to what you had before the crash with the after crash modifications.
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