Slideshow with iPhoto pictures instead of photostream?

It seems that an Apple TV software update has changed the way the Apple TV shows photos. In the past, I was able to have the "screensaver" show photos from my entire iPhoto library. Now it seems limited only to "photostream" which I understand has a limit of 1,000 photos? I have 20,000 photos, so that is a massive reduction. What was Apple thinking?
Is there any way to have Apple TV stream off of my entire iPhoto library instead of just photostream?

Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places 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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