iPhoto quits unexpectedly when exporting slideshow

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iPhoto quits unexpectedly when exporting slideshow

iPhoto quits unexpectedly when I export a slideshow. I'm using the following command 'File', 'Export', 'Slideshow tab', unchecking automatically send to iTunes and checking Large. With experimentation I've discovered it will export if I select Medium, and will fail if Display is checked. I've also verified that sharing to iDVD via Share works fine.

I've simplified the slideshow to two slides, and get the same crash.

I'm running this on a Mac Mini, 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 2GB memory, exporting to my Mac's HD, which has 95 Gb free space.

The information that is presented is pasted below -- let me know anything else that would be useful to help resolve.

Can anyone offer suggestions to help me with this? Thanks!

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Process: iPhoto [190]

Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto

Identifier: com.apple.iPhoto

Version: 8.1.2 (8.1.2)

Build Info: iPhotoProject-4240000~8

Code Type: X86 (Native)

Parent Process: launchd [101]

Date/Time: 2012-02-15 11:53:43.264 -0500

OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549)

Report Version: 6

Interval Since Last Report: 7139 sec

Crashes Since Last Report: 8

Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 6146 sec

Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 8

Anonymous UUID: B0A94932-8170-4B6F-9649-91093A17CDCE

Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)

Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000

Crashed Thread: 24

Application Specific Information:

Assertion failed: (cgContext != NULL), function -[MEExporter snapshotAtTime:withColorSpace:], file /SourceCache/Marimba/Marimba-452/MarimbaExporter/Source/Exporter/MEExporter.m, line 711.

iDVD '08, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Feb 15, 2012 9:32 AM

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Answer 1

Old Toad

Level 10

215,736 points

Feb 15, 2012 11:35 AM in response to weskat

You're indicating that it's those two photos that are causing the crash, right? If so export the original version of them to the Desktop. Open each with Preview and save as a new jpg file with a new file name. Import the two new files into iPhoto and into the slideshow replacing the original versions of those two photos. Then see if you can export successfully.

OT

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Answer 2

weskat Author

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11 points

Feb 15, 2012 12:24 PM in response to Old Toad

No, it crashes with any pictures. I've tried a variety of pictures from different albums and get the same results.

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Answer 3

Yer_Man

Level 10

165,978 points

Feb 15, 2012 2:10 PM in response to weskat

Have a look at the crash report above:

Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)

Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000

Crashed Thread: 24

Application Specific Information:

Assertion failed: (cgContext != NULL), function -[MEExporter snapshotAtTime:withColorSpace:], file /SourceCache/Marimba/Marimba-452/MarimbaExporter/Source/Exporter/MEExporter.m, line 711.

Note the number of the Crashed Thread - 24

Can you paste that section of the report in.

Regards

TD

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Answer 4

weskat Author

Level 1

11 points

Feb 15, 2012 3:20 PM in response to Yer_Man

Sure, I've pasted in the full thread section down to the binary file section.

Process: iPhoto [663]

Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto

Identifier: com.apple.iPhoto

Version: 8.1.2 (8.1.2)

Build Info: iPhotoProject-4240000~8

Code Type: X86 (Native)

Parent Process: launchd [101]

Date/Time: 2012-02-15 18:17:02.283 -0500

OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549)

Report Version: 6

Interval Since Last Report: 23737 sec

Crashes Since Last Report: 11

Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 12175 sec

Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 11

Anonymous UUID: B0A94932-8170-4B6F-9649-91093A17CDCE

Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)

Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000

Crashed Thread: 23

Application Specific Information:

Assertion failed: (cgContext != NULL), function -[MEExporter snapshotAtTime:withColorSpace:], file /SourceCache/Marimba/Marimba-452/MarimbaExporter/Source/Exporter/MEExporter.m, line 711.

Thread 0: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a030afa mach_msg_trap + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a031267 mach_msg + 68

2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x94e8d2df __CFRunLoopRun + 2079

3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x94e8c3c4 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 452

4 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x94e8c1f1 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 97

5 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x98f2fe04 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 392

6 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x98f2fbb9 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 354

7 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x98f2fa3e BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 81

8 com.apple.AppKit 0x97de9595 _DPSNextEvent + 847

9 com.apple.AppKit 0x97de8dd6 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 156

10 com.apple.AppKit 0x97dab1f3 -[NSApplication run] + 821

11 com.apple.AppKit 0x97da3289 NSApplicationMain + 574

12 com.apple.iPhoto 0x00124b80 0x1000 + 1194880

13 com.apple.iPhoto 0x00003172 0x1000 + 8562

Thread 1: Dispatch queue: com.apple.libdispatch-manager

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a057382 kevent + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a057a9c _dispatch_mgr_invoke + 215

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a056f59 _dispatch_queue_invoke + 163

3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a056cfe _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 240

4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a056781 _pthread_wqthread + 390

5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a0565c6 start_wqthread + 30

Thread 2:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a030b5a semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e6e1 _pthread_cond_wait + 1066

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a08d5a8 pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47

3 com.apple.Foundation 0x916018e8 -[NSCondition waitUntilDate:] + 453

4 com.apple.Foundation 0x915ba3b1 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 279

5 com.apple.Foundation 0x915ba294 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 69

6 com.apple.proxtcore 0x00f6c201 -[XTMsgQueue waitForMessage] + 49

7 com.apple.proxtcore 0x00f5a363 -[XTThread run:] + 387

8 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c54c4 -[NSThread main] + 45

9 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c5474 __NSThread__main__ + 1499

10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

11 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 3:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a030b5a semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e6e1 _pthread_cond_wait + 1066

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a08d5a8 pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47

3 com.apple.Foundation 0x916018e8 -[NSCondition waitUntilDate:] + 453

4 com.apple.Foundation 0x915ba3b1 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 279

5 com.apple.Foundation 0x915ba294 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 69

6 com.apple.proxtcore 0x00f6c201 -[XTMsgQueue waitForMessage] + 49

7 com.apple.proxtcore 0x00f5a363 -[XTThread run:] + 387

8 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c54c4 -[NSThread main] + 45

9 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c5474 __NSThread__main__ + 1499

10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

11 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 4:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a030afa mach_msg_trap + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a031267 mach_msg + 68

2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x94e8d2df __CFRunLoopRun + 2079

3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x94e8c3c4 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 452

4 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x94e8c1f1 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 97

5 com.apple.Foundation 0x915ff1b3 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runMode:beforeDate:] + 279

6 com.apple.proxtcore 0x00f5b8a5 -[XTRunLoopThread run:] + 421

7 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c54c4 -[NSThread main] + 45

8 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c5474 __NSThread__main__ + 1499

9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 5:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05eaa2 __semwait_signal + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e75e _pthread_cond_wait + 1191

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a0603f8 pthread_cond_wait$UNIX2003 + 73

3 com.apple.iPhoto 0x00506841 0x1000 + 5265473

4 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c54c4 -[NSThread main] + 45

5 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c5474 __NSThread__main__ + 1499

6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

7 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 6:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a030afa mach_msg_trap + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a031267 mach_msg + 68

2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x94e8d2df __CFRunLoopRun + 2079

3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x94e8c3c4 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 452

4 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x94e8c1f1 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 97

5 com.apple.Foundation 0x915fe224 +[NSURLConnection(NSURLConnectionReallyInternal) _resourceLoadLoop:] + 329

6 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c54c4 -[NSThread main] + 45

7 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c5474 __NSThread__main__ + 1499

8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 7: WebCore: LocalStorage

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05eaa2 __semwait_signal + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e75e _pthread_cond_wait + 1191

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a0603f8 pthread_cond_wait$UNIX2003 + 73

3 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x92ebc551 ***::ThreadCondition::timedWait(***::Mutex&, double) + 81

4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 8:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a0a931e accept$UNIX2003 + 10

1 com.apple.iPhoto 0x0028c66d 0x1000 + 2668141

2 com.apple.iPhoto 0x002d2dd3 0x1000 + 2956755

3 com.apple.iPhoto 0x002d2e34 0x1000 + 2956852

4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 9: com.apple.CFSocket.private

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a04fac6 select$DARWIN_EXTSN + 10

1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x94eccc53 __CFSocketManager + 1091

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 10:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05eaa2 __semwait_signal + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e75e _pthread_cond_wait + 1191

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a0603f8 pthread_cond_wait$UNIX2003 + 73

3 com.apple.Foundation 0x915ed6b3 -[NSCondition wait] + 316

4 com.apple.iPhoto 0x0051242a 0x1000 + 5313578

5 com.apple.iPhoto 0x00511c48 0x1000 + 5311560

6 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c54c4 -[NSThread main] + 45

7 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c5474 __NSThread__main__ + 1499

8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 11:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05eaa2 __semwait_signal + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e75e _pthread_cond_wait + 1191

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a0603f8 pthread_cond_wait$UNIX2003 + 73

3 com.apple.Foundation 0x915ed6b3 -[NSCondition wait] + 316

4 com.apple.iPhoto 0x0051242a 0x1000 + 5313578

5 com.apple.iPhoto 0x00511c48 0x1000 + 5311560

6 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c54c4 -[NSThread main] + 45

7 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c5474 __NSThread__main__ + 1499

8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 12:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a030afa mach_msg_trap + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a031267 mach_msg + 68

2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x94e8d2df __CFRunLoopRun + 2079

3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x94e8c3c4 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 452

4 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x94e8c1f1 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 97

5 com.apple.Foundation 0x915ff1b3 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runMode:beforeDate:] + 279

6 com.apple.Foundation 0x915ff090 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) run] + 76

7 ...pple.iLifeSlideshowRenderer 0x0129012c -[MRRenderer helperThread] + 209

8 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c54c4 -[NSThread main] + 45

9 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c5474 __NSThread__main__ + 1499

10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

11 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 13:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a030b5a semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e6e1 _pthread_cond_wait + 1066

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a08d5a8 pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47

3 com.apple.Foundation 0x916018e8 -[NSCondition waitUntilDate:] + 453

4 com.apple.Foundation 0x915ba3b1 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 279

5 com.apple.Foundation 0x915ba294 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 69

6 ...pple.iLifeSlideshowRenderer 0x0129059b -[MRRenderer _render] + 252

7 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c54c4 -[NSThread main] + 45

8 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c5474 __NSThread__main__ + 1499

9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 14: JavaScriptCore::BlockFree

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05eaa2 __semwait_signal + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e75e _pthread_cond_wait + 1191

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e2b1 pthread_cond_timedwait$UNIX2003 + 72

3 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x92ebc59c ***::ThreadCondition::timedWait(***::Mutex&, double) + 156

Thread 15:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a030b5a semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e6e1 _pthread_cond_wait + 1066

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a08d5a8 pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47

3 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x95d65b90 TSWaitOnConditionTimedRelative + 242

4 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x95d658ce TSWaitOnSemaphoreCommon + 511

5 ...ickTimeComponents.component 0x966ac965 ReadSchedulerThreadEntryPoint + 4698

6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

7 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 16:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a030b42 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e6f8 _pthread_cond_wait + 1089

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a0a705f pthread_cond_wait + 48

3 ...ickTimeComponents.component 0x9681ae27 jpegdecompress_MPLoop + 79

4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 17:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05eaa2 __semwait_signal + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e75e _pthread_cond_wait + 1191

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a0603f8 pthread_cond_wait$UNIX2003 + 73

3 com.apple.iPhoto 0x00506841 0x1000 + 5265473

4 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c54c4 -[NSThread main] + 45

5 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c5474 __NSThread__main__ + 1499

6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

7 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 18:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a056412 __workq_kernreturn + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a0569a8 _pthread_wqthread + 941

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a0565c6 start_wqthread + 30

Thread 19:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a056412 __workq_kernreturn + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a0569a8 _pthread_wqthread + 941

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a0565c6 start_wqthread + 30

Thread 20:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a056412 __workq_kernreturn + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a0569a8 _pthread_wqthread + 941

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a0565c6 start_wqthread + 30

Thread 21:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a056412 __workq_kernreturn + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a0569a8 _pthread_wqthread + 941

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a0565c6 start_wqthread + 30

Thread 22:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a030b5a semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e6e1 _pthread_cond_wait + 1066

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a08d5a8 pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47

3 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x95d65b90 TSWaitOnConditionTimedRelative + 242

4 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x95d658ce TSWaitOnSemaphoreCommon + 511

5 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x95dc05aa AIOFileThread(void*) + 1127

6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

7 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 23 Crashed:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a09e0ee __semwait_signal_nocancel + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a09dfd2 nanosleep$NOCANCEL$UNIX2003 + 166

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a118fb2 usleep$NOCANCEL$UNIX2003 + 61

3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a13a6f0 abort + 105

4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a12720f __assert_rtn + 252

5 ...pple.iLifeSlideshowExporter 0x0140fb82 -[MEExporter snapshotAtTime:withColorSpace:] + 1426

6 ...pple.iLifeSlideshowExporter 0x0140d52a -[MEExporter exportMontageToFileAtPath:withSize:withStartTime:andDuration:andOptions:error:] + 5307

7 com.apple.iPhoto 0x00766094 0x1000 + 7753876

8 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c54c4 -[NSThread main] + 45

9 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c5474 __NSThread__main__ + 1499

10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

11 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 24:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a030afa mach_msg_trap + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a031267 mach_msg + 68

2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x94e8d2df __CFRunLoopRun + 2079

3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x94e8c3c4 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 452

4 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x94e8c1f1 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 97

5 com.apple.Foundation 0x915ff1b3 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runMode:beforeDate:] + 279

6 com.apple.Foundation 0x915ff090 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) run] + 76

7 ...pple.iLifeSlideshowRenderer 0x0129012c -[MRRenderer helperThread] + 209

8 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c54c4 -[NSThread main] + 45

9 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c5474 __NSThread__main__ + 1499

10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

11 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 25:

0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a030b5a semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 10

1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e6e1 _pthread_cond_wait + 1066

2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a08d5a8 pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47

3 com.apple.Foundation 0x916018e8 -[NSCondition waitUntilDate:] + 453

4 com.apple.Foundation 0x915ba3b1 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 279

5 com.apple.Foundation 0x915ba294 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 69

6 ...pple.iLifeSlideshowRenderer 0x0129059b -[MRRenderer _render] + 252

7 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c54c4 -[NSThread main] + 45

8 com.apple.Foundation 0x915c5474 __NSThread__main__ + 1499

9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e259 _pthread_start + 345

10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9a05e0de thread_start + 34

Thread 23 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):

eax: 0x0000003c ebx: 0x9a09df39 ecx: 0xb031361c edx: 0x9a09e0ee

edi: 0x000002c7 esi: 0xb0313678 ebp: 0xb0313658 esp: 0xb031361c

ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00000247 eip: 0x9a09e0ee cs: 0x00000007

ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x0000001f gs: 0x00000037

cr2: 0x2ccb4000

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Answer 5

Old Toad

Level 10

215,736 points

Feb 15, 2012 3:32 PM in response to weskat

Try this: launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and create a new, test library. Import some photos and check to see if the same problem persists. If iWeb does not crash when exporting a slideshow from the new library the culprit is your current library.

If that's the case and If you have the space available on your hard drive and don't aready have a backup copy of the library make a temporary, backup copy (select the library and type Command+D) and apply the two fixes below in order as needed:

Fix #1

Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.

Select the options identified in the screenshot.

Fix #2

Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library (This fix will lose your slideshows, books, calendars, etc.)

Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.

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

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

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

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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Answer 6

Yer_Man

Level 10

165,978 points

Feb 15, 2012 3:39 PM in response to weskat

If OT's suggestion doesn't work I think you need to re-install iPhoto.

To re-install iPhoto

1. Put the iPhoto.app in the trash (Drag it from your Applications Folder to the trash)

2a: On 10.5: Go to HD/Library/Receipts and remove any pkg file there with iPhoto in the name.

2b: On 10.6: Those receipts may be found as follows: In the Finder use the Go menu and select Go To Folder. In the resulting window type

/var/db/receipts/

2c: on 10.7 they're at

/private/var/db/receipts

A Finder Window will open at that location and you can remove the iPhoto pkg files.

3. Re-install.

If you purchased an iLife Disk, then iPhoto is on it.

If iPhoto was installed on your Mac when you go it then it’s on the System Restore disks that came with your Mac. Insert the first one and opt to ‘Install Bundled Applications Only.

If you purchased it on the App Store or have a Recent Mac you can find it in your Purchases List.

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Answer 7

weskat Author

Level 1

11 points

Feb 18, 2012 5:07 PM in response to Yer_Man

OK, I've tried all recommendations and the problem still occurs. Here's what I've done to date :

1) I followed OT's recommendation and created a new library, downloaded half dozen pictures from my camera, turned them into a slideshow, did the export (Large) and it crashed. Based on this, I assume the library is not causing the issue.

2) I added a new user, then logged in as that user, created a new library, downloaded some pictures from my camera, built a slideshow, did the export (again Large) and it crashed. This suggests there's nothing in my environment and/or preferences that is causing the problem.

3) I removed the iPhoto application and receipts files Per Terence's suggestion, loaded new iPhoto from my system DVD, did a software update to pull down the latest version, opened up the library and did an export on a slideshow -- it crashed.

I'm starting to wonder if this is a bug in the '09 iPhoto software -- is there any way to validate if this operation works for others running this software version or if Apple knows about this problem?

I did try the same operation on my iMac, which runs a newer version, iPhoto 11, and it works fine.

Does anyone have any suggestions ? I'm thinking maybe I should upgrade to iLife 11... or maybe Lion.

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Answer 8

Old Toad

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Feb 18, 2012 7:05 PM in response to weskat

I don't think it's a bug but something do do with your setup. Try a different theme and transition. If that doesn't help then try this:

1 - run OnyX with the settings shown in this screenshot:

Note: rebooting may take longer the first time.

Also, as a wild, shot in the dark, reapply the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 and Mac OS X 10.6.8 Supplemental Update updaters followed by a repair of disk permisisons and a reboort.

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Answer 9

weskat Author

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Feb 19, 2012 10:23 AM in response to Old Toad

Well, I certainly appreciate all the support and suggestions... downloaded OnyX and went through the recommendations... but did not get any improvement... my iPhoto still crashes anytime I export a slideshow in the Large configuration.

I decided to upgrade to iPhoto '11 and see if the newer version could handle this. Just downloaded '11 from app store... I then tried to export one of the slideshows in Large format... said a quick prayer, and pressed enter. It worked fine.

I'll never know if this was a quirk on just my machine, or if this is iPhoto '09 issue. Fortunately the newer version does what I need, and it's a good idea to bring this version up to the level of the other machines in the house.

Again, thanks for all the guidance.

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Answer 10

techbuzz

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Mar 7, 2012 3:45 PM in response to weskat

I was having the same problem and found a workaroud that may help others. My crash log looked nearly identical.Same Exception Type. This was happening to me on a Mac Pro Quad Core with 9 gigs of RAM 10.7.3 with a fresh install of iPhoto and iMovie 09. I tried what others have suggested from what I found in the forums. Rebuild library, try a new library and photos etc. Now I just go to File-> Export -> Slideshow and select custom export. Works just fine. Why I have no idea but it works and I can keep making movies and slide shows. Hope this helps someone else.

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