Edit shows black screen instead of photo

I also have this very same problem with pictures here and there throughout my entire library (2179 pictures). Or I'll have a black screen with an exclamation point through it. I realize this means that the actual picture does not link up with the thumbprint, so how do I re-link them again?

Folks have reported good results on the black screen issue by updating to iPhoto 09 v8.0.2, released a couple of days ago. Have you tried that?

As to the ! issue - try Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild.

Regards

TD

If folk have been reporting good results on this issue, was that on an on-line forum and can you name it?

Yes it was and yes I can.

Secondly, if Apple apparently has been working on the problem, how does one bring it to Apple's attention, apart from here?

As I’m sure you recall from your careful reading of the Terms of Service you agreed to when you joined the Apple Discussions, this is a User to User forum. Apple aren’t here. They don’t promise to read anything here.

iPhoto menu -> Provide iPhoto Feedback

Regards

TD

A good man, even if you are too discrete to name the other on-line forum.

But you didn’t as me to. You simply asked if I could. (I have no idea why you would want me to, so I didn’t.)

Regards

TD

Hi, TD

I'm experiencing the same issue as above. I would appreciate your giving me (us) the name of or a link to the other forum where some folks who have also dealt with this issue.

Thanks

rlmslo

Well I never said it was another internet forum, I said it was an internet forum - this one. Search you and you will see some folks fixed this issue with the 8.0.2 update.

To do a Rebuild:

Start with 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, faces or places 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.

If that doesn’t work: A Manual Rebuild

To create and populate a new library:

Note this will give you a working library with the same pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, faces, places and books, calendars etc.

In the iPhoto Preferences -> Events Uncheck the box at 'Imported Items from the Finder'

Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop

Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.

Go into the iPhoto Library (Right Click -> Show Package Contents) on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Event Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.

When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.

In the future, in addition to your usual back up routine, you might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database corruption.

Regards

TD

So, Terence, I'd still be grateful for your advice on how to find the other forum.

But I said:

Well I never said it was another internet forum, I said it was an internet forum - this one.

If upgrading to 8.0.2 didn’t work, then next option iDownload 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 faces, places, 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.

*Current Beta of iPhoto Library Manager may get the Faces and Places information. Check at the iPhoto Library Manager site.

Regards

TD

I have had the same problem, and I think I have narrowed down the cause and workable solution (although not always ideal).

For me, the photos that show up blank (sometimes white, or gray), are photos that were previously edited using an earlier version of iPhoto. If you 'Revert to Original' from the >Photos menu, then you should be able to see the original photo and do your edits.

Unfortunately, with this method you lose your previous edits.

NOTE: I have previously gone through steps to rebuild and repair my library using the built in utilities by holding down command-option while launching iPhoto. So, I am not sure if the 'Revert to Original' method works on its own or in concert with repairing the library.

Hope this helps!

Hello, All

Just to add to the discussion-I just rebuilt the iPhoto library-it really messed things up-lots of photos are no longer visable.

Cheers!

rlmslo

Hi

To close out my notes-called Apple-great service!-just had to manually rebuild the file-now iPhoto works great!-no more black tiles!

rlmslo