Why wont my photos import?!?!

hi, i've never had a problem with importing photos before, but today when i tried to import some photos from my camera i got the message
*"The following files could not be imported (they may be an unrecognized file type or the files may not contain valid data)"*
however, some photos are imported and have thumbnails i can see and can open (they sometimes work on iphoto and not image capture, or vise versa), others dont have thumbnails but i can open them, and some just wont import at all.
i tried importing using image capture but had the same problem and got the error message
*"Couldn’t open the file. It may be corrupt or a file format that Preview doesn’t recognize."*
as i said, ive never had this problem before and i dont think ive changed any settings or anything.
a difference ive seen is in the photo info..the ones that work show the camera model etc, but the ones which dont work dont show this.
basically i need help as ive searched the net looking for a solution and im stuck! any help is appreciated!
thanks!

se44:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Here's a thread with one user's solution to the problem: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=6181481#6181481
Happy New Year
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto 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), 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 08 libraries 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.

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