Trouble importing from various CDs

Hi. I've had several discs full of photos rejected, saying that they are incompatible with iPhoto. one came from ritz camera, another was a disc of vacation photos that we bought. i haven't had trouble loading them onto a PC. Any suggestions? Thanks!

No CD is "compatible" with iPhoto. Do you mean the pics on them? If so, what format are they?
Regards
TD

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