Sending email from iPhoto 11 - keeps crashing

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Sending email from iPhoto 11 - keeps crashing

Hello,

I'd love to try sending pictures by email directly from iPhoto but cannot. If I try to do it iPhoto crashes.
No problem when Mail.app is used for the purpose.
Any ideas?

Crash log:
+Process: iPhoto [14691]+
+Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto+
+Identifier: com.apple.iPhoto+
+Version: 9.1.1 (9.1.1)+
+Build Info: iPhotoProject-5270000~1+
+Code Type: X86 (Native)+
+Parent Process: launchd [146]+

+Date/Time: 2011-03-28 22:30:28.973 0200
+OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.7 (10J869)+
+Report Version: 6+

+Interval Since Last Report: 146470 sec+
+Crashes Since Last Report: 6+
+Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 329 sec+
+Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 3+
+Anonymous UUID: A4C871F5-7862-4B76-BE09-CCE4926A2119+

+Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)+
+Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000+
+Crashed Thread: 32+

+Application Specific Information:+
+ * Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: ' * -[NSCFSet initWithObjects:count:]: attempt to insert nil object at objects[0]'+
+ * Call stack at first throw:+
(
+ 0 CoreFoundation 0x97fc06ba __raiseError + 410+
+ 1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x97aa1509 objc exceptionthrow + 56+
+ 2 CoreFoundation 0x97f559f8 -[__NSPlaceholderSet initWithObjects:count:] + 488+
+ 3 CoreFoundation 0x97f9c8b3 +[NSSet setWithObject:] + 67+
+ 4 iLifePageLayout 0x01342a33 -[KHFrame(Photo) setPhoto:shouldAutoZoomAndCrop:momentary:sendPlacementNotification:] + 1027+
+ 5 iLifePageLayout 0x014ac2b0 -[KHMagicTheme magicNoneLayoutForPhotos:andProduct:] + 2544+
+ 6 iPhoto 0x008a5c19 0x0 + 9067545+
+ 7 Foundation 0x95d7dad0 -[NSThread main] + 45+
+ 8 Foundation 0x95d7da80 _NSThread__main_ + 1499+
+ 9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x963937fd pthreadstart + 345+
+ 10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x96393682 thread_start + 34+
)

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Posted on Mar 28, 2011 1:47 PM

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Old Toad

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Mar 28, 2011 4:01 PM in response to gitarzysta

Try creating a new, test library, import a couple of photos and see if you can email from it. Post back with the results.

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gitarzysta Author

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Mar 29, 2011 8:48 AM in response to Old Toad

I created a new, small (4 pictures only) library and then I could send pictures by email from within iPhoto application.

Then I switched back to my main, big, library and it still works - no idea why but this helped, for now at least.

Thank you very much for your tip!

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Answer 3

evoldeal

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Apr 7, 2011 9:52 PM in response to Old Toad

Hi there,

I am having the same problem, I tried your tip of making a new test library. When i clicked share<email, it got a bit further into the process than just the automatic crash with my main library. But it still crashes all the same...

i haven't had iphoto9.1.1 all that long but i do remember being able to email photos from within the app, although i do remember that it happened very slowly..

Process: iPhoto [1403]
Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Identifier: com.apple.iPhoto
Version: 9.1.1 (9.1.1)
Build Info: iPhotoProject-5270000~1
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [147]

Date/Time: 2011-04-08 00:48:22.309 -0400
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.7 (10J869)
Report Version: 6

Interval Since Last Report: 752256 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 6
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 12847 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 6
Anonymous UUID: E1890BDB-3876-432E-8D6B-ED302E0A1531

Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 32

Application Specific Information:
* Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: ' * -[NSCFSet initWithObjects:count:]: attempt to insert nil object at objects[0]'
* Call stack at first throw:
(

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Old Toad

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Apr 8, 2011 11:12 AM in response to evoldeal

Make a temporary, duplicate copy of the library and try the three fixes below in order as needed:

Fix #1

1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your Home/Library/Preferences folder.

2 - delete iPhoto's cache files that are located in your Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder.

3 - reboot, launch iPhoto and try again.

NOTE: If you're moved your library from its default location in your Home/Pictures folder you will have to point iPhoto to its new location when you next open iPhoto by holding the the Option key. You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences.

Fix #2

Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed and follow the instructions to rebuild the library. Select options #1, #2 and #6.

Click to view full size

Fix #3

Rebuild the library using iPhoto Library Manager as follows:

Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library

1 -Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.

2 -Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.

3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File->Rebuild Library menu option

4 - In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.

5 - Click on the Create button.

Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.

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evoldeal

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Apr 9, 2011 2:11 PM in response to Old Toad

~_~

Thanks for your advice, but none of the 3 fixes have changed anything...

i don't have my copy of iphoto 8 anymore or else i'm dying to switch back... :/

Process: iPhoto [10802]
Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Identifier: com.apple.iPhoto
Version: 9.1.1 (9.1.1)
Build Info: iPhotoProject-5270000~1
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [147]

Date/Time: 2011-04-09 17:08:33.922 -0400
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.7 (10J869)
Report Version: 6

Interval Since Last Report: 897425 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 11
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 13978 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 11
Anonymous UUID: E1890BDB-3876-432E-8D6B-ED302E0A1531

Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 34

Application Specific Information:
* Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: ' * -[NSCFSet initWithObjects:count:]: attempt to insert nil object at objects[0]'
* Call stack at first throw:
(
0 CoreFoundation 0x93bb36ba __raiseError + 410
1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x901f4509 objc exceptionthrow + 56
2 CoreFoundation 0x93b489f8 -[__NSPlaceholderSet initWithObjects:count:] + 488
3 CoreFoundation 0x93b8f8b3 +[NSSet setWithObject:] + 67
4 iLifePageLayout 0x0134da33 -[KHFrame(Photo) setPhoto:shouldAutoZoomAndCrop:momentary:sendPlacementNotification:] + 1027
5 iLifePageLayout 0x014b72b0 -[KHMagicTheme magicNoneLayoutForPhotos:andProduct:] + 2544
6 iPhoto 0x008a5c19 0x0 + 9067545
7 Foundation 0x93c71ad0 -[NSThread main] + 45
8 Foundation 0x93c71a80 _NSThread__main_ + 1499
9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x921237fd pthreadstart + 345
10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x92123682 thread_start + 34
)

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nhsebas

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Nov 10, 2012 12:12 PM in response to Old Toad

Kindly explain, again, how to create new, test iPhoto Library; I am having same problem, closing/crashing iPhoto 11, when I try to email photos.

I updated iPhoto (9.42) and OS (10.8.2) recently (several weeks ago) and have been emailing (gmail) w/o problems until today.

Assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Nick Sebastian

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nhsebas

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Nov 10, 2012 1:36 PM in response to Old Toad

Your suggestion of creating a "Test Library" in order to test emailing an image from that library when main library was failing to do that was successful---thank you for that!

However, unlike OP, when I went back to my main iPhoto library and tried to email from it, program crashed and closed.

I'm thinking my only solution now, or most feasible one, would be to either export all photos from that library to "Test Library" or import all into that library.

Please advise best way/method to accomplish that task---thank you!

Nick

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