Iphoto closes when trying to import to library.

post the first 50 lines of the crash report

LN

I'm having the very same issue with my Macbook Air. Same OS and iPhoto version - iPhoto version 9.4.2, OS 10.7.5.

Here are the first 50 lines of the crash report:

Process: iPhoto [656]

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

Identifier: com.apple.iPhoto

Version: 9.4.2 (9.4.2)

Build Info: iPhotoProject-710042000000000~2

App Item ID: 408981381

App External ID: 11723545

Code Type: X86 (Native)

Parent Process: launchd [123]

Date/Time: 2012-11-22 18:14:15.465 -0500

OS Version: Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63)

Report Version: 9

Interval Since Last Report: 166706 sec

Crashes Since Last Report: 6

Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 3189 sec

Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 5

Anonymous UUID: 2D3ED236-F52B-4396-99DB-FFEB0511E269

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

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)

Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x00000000c15e6000

VM Regions Near 0xc15e6000:

CG backing stores 00000000c1229000-00000000c15e5000 [ 3824K] rw-/rw- SM=SHM

--> CG backing stores 00000000c15e6000-00000000c1937000 [ 3396K] r--/rw- SM=SHM

CG shared images 00000000c2b3e000-00000000c2b46000 [ 32K] rw-/rw- SM=SHM

Application Specific Information:

objc[656]: garbage collection is OFF

Performing @selector(importFiles:) from sender NSMenuItem 0x78ef0fb0

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

0 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x957f1aec blt_pattern_blend_XXXX32 + 686

1 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x957f1def blt_bitmap_blend_AXXX32 + 105

2 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x953d394c argb32_mark_pixelshape + 19824

3 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x95300293 argb32_mark + 279

4 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x95317915 argb32_image + 1037

5 libRIP.A.dylib 0x97b3fc75 ripd_Mark + 279

6 libRIP.A.dylib 0x97b3dc67 ripl_BltImage + 1368

7 libRIP.A.dylib 0x97b3d497 ripc_RenderImage + 269

8 libRIP.A.dylib 0x97b49a8c ripc_DrawImages + 6467

9 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x953d43be CGContextDrawImages + 239

10 com.apple.coreui 0x9c6b1a79 CUIPenCG::DrawImages(void*, CGRect const*, CGImage**, CGRect const*, unsigned long) + 45

11 com.apple.coreui 0x9c6a2fc5 CUIRenderer::DrawWindowFrameDark(CUIDescriptor const*) + 4531

12 com.apple.coreui 0x9c68de0d CUIRenderer::Draw(CGRect, CGContext*, __CFDictionary const*, __CFDictionary const**) + 5701

13 com.apple.coreui 0x9c6aede5 CUIDraw + 206

14 com.apple.AppKit 0x9706f2e4 _NSDrawThemeBackground + 1429

15 com.apple.AppKit 0x97228deb -[NSThemeFrame _drawUnifiedToolbar:] + 874

16 com.apple.AppKit 0x972287f3 -[NSThemeFrame _drawTitleBar:] + 673

17 com.apple.AppKit 0x9706b1cf -[NSThemeFrame _drawFrameInterior:clip:] + 125

18 com.apple.AppKit 0x9706add9 -[NSThemeFrame drawFrame:] + 119

19 com.apple.AppKit 0x97228515 -[NSFrameView drawRect:] + 765

20 com.apple.AppKit 0x97227c5f -[NSThemeFrame drawRect:] + 107

21 com.apple.AppKit 0x970396c9 -[NSView _drawRect:clip:] + 3717

22 com.apple.AppKit 0x97068ae6 -[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] + 1958

23 com.apple.AppKit 0x97037026 -[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectFor View:topView:] + 708

24 com.apple.AppKit 0x97036627 -[NSThemeFrame _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectFor View:topView:] + 259

25 com.apple.AppKit 0x97031caa -[NSView _displayRectIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:] + 4817

26 com.apple.AppKit 0x9702abd9 -[NSView displayIfNeeded] + 1365

27 com.apple.AppKit 0x9714a81b -[NSThemeFrame handleSetFrameCommonRedisplay] + 233

28 com.apple.AppKit 0x970ec0b8 -[NSWindow _setFrameCommon:display:stashSize:] + 2253

29 com.apple.AppKit 0x970eb7e6 -[NSWindow setFrame:display:] + 71

30 com.apple.AppKit 0x9718f049 -[NSWindow _setFrameAfterMove:] + 496

31 com.apple.AppKit 0x9718ee3f -[NSWindow _windowMovedToRect:] + 261

32 com.apple.AppKit 0x9771b52d -[NSWindow _getPositionFromServer] + 100

33 com.apple.AppKit 0x9771e2a8 -[NSWindow _initFromGlobalWindow:inRect:styleMask:] + 350

34 com.apple.RemoteViewServices 0x96f66ff9 -[NSRemoteWindowController _remoteHostDidGrantRights:] + 335

35 com.apple.RemoteViewServices 0x96f669a4 __58-[NSRemoteWindowController _handleReplySetupSharedWindow:]_block_invoke_0 + 43

36 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x9544240b _WindowRightsGrantOfferedNotificationHandler + 678

37 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x9527ba3b CGSPostLocalNotification + 218

38 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x95348cfd notifyDatagramHandler + 265

39 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x95348a25 CGSDispatchDatagramsFromStream + 316

40 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x95348594 snarfEvents + 481

41 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x95348247 CGSGetNextEventRecordInternal + 127

42 com.apple.CoreGraphics 0x9539b180 CGEventCreateNextEvent + 40

43 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x987e844e _ZL38PullEventsFromWindowServerOnConnectionjh + 69

44 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x92141d0a __CFMachPortPerform + 346

45 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x92141b91 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE1_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 49

46 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x921417bb __CFRunLoopDoSource1 + 155

47 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9217ae01 __CFRunLoopRun + 2193

48 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9217a1dc CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 332

49 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9218af01 CFRunLoopRun + 129

50 com.apple.RemoteViewServices 0x96f617c8 -[NSRemoteSavePanel runModal] + 322

51 com.apple.iPhoto 0x00686913 0x66000 + 6424851

52 com.apple.iPhoto 0x00265243 0x66000 + 2093635

53 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x921d9d11 -[NSObject performSelector:withObject:] + 65

54 com.apple.AppKit 0x970f3663 -[NSApplication sendAction:to:from:] + 232

55 com.apple.AppKit 0x971e6caf -[NSMenuItem _corePerformAction] + 536

56 com.apple.AppKit 0x971e692c -[NSCarbonMenuImpl performActionWithHighlightingForItemAtIndex:] + 171

57 com.apple.AppKit 0x971e5fb5 -[NSMenu _performActionWithHighlightingForItemAtIndex:sendAccessibilityNotification:] + 79

58 com.apple.AppKit 0x974c1ef7 -[NSMenu performActionForItemAtIndex:] + 65

59 com.apple.AppKit 0x974c1f2a -[NSMenu _internalPerformActionForItemAtIndex:] + 45

60 com.apple.AppKit 0x974c615b -[NSMenuItem _internalPerformActionThroughMenuIfPossible] + 106

61 com.apple.AppKit 0x9732c670 -[NSCarbonMenuImpl _carbonCommandProcessEvent:handlerCallRef:] + 172

62 com.apple.AppKit 0x9715c246 NSSLMMenuEventHandler + 452

63 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9895dc0c _InvokeEventHandlerUPP(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*, OpaqueEventRef*, void*, long (*)(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*, OpaqueEventRef*, void*)) + 36

64 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x987d9313 _ZL23DispatchEventToHandlersP14EventTargetRecP14OpaqueEventRefP14HandlerCallRec + 1602

65 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x987d8790 _ZL30SendEventToEventTargetInternalP14OpaqueEventRefP20OpaqueEventTargetRefP14H andlerCallRec + 482

66 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x987ed571 SendEventToEventTarget + 76

67 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9895e0d0 _ZL18SendHICommandEventmPK9HICommandmmhPKvP20OpaqueEventTargetRefS5_PP14OpaqueE ventRef + 482

68 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9895e13a SendMenuCommandWithContextAndModifiers + 70

69 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x989c998d SendMenuItemSelectedEvent + 275

70 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x98829d79 _ZL19FinishMenuSelectionP13SelectionDataP10MenuResultS2_ + 129

71 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x989ba88c _ZL14MenuSelectCoreP8MenuData5PointdmPP13OpaqueMenuRefPt + 608

72 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x98821a2a _HandleMenuSelection2 + 636

73 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x988217a9 _HandleMenuSelection + 53

74 com.apple.AppKit 0x97059bd2 _NSHandleCarbonMenuEvent + 302

75 com.apple.AppKit 0x96fea4d6 _DPSNextEvent + 2196

76 com.apple.AppKit 0x96fe9752 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 113

77 com.apple.AppKit 0x96fe5ac1 -[NSApplication run] + 911

78 com.apple.AppKit 0x97276ac5 NSApplicationMain + 1054

79 com.apple.iPhoto 0x00075c99 0x66000 + 64665

80 com.apple.iPhoto 0x000752e5 0x66000 + 62181

As a Test:

Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library'

Import a few pics into this new, blank library. Is the Problem repeated there?

Another test:

Create a new account (systempreferences -> accounts or Users & Groups on 10.7 and 10.8), make a new Library in that account, import some shots and see if the problem is repeated there. If it is, then a re-install of the app might be indicated. If it's not, then it's likely the app is okay and the problem is something in the main account.

Well that points to the notion that iPhoto the application is fine (otherwise the problem would persist in the new account) and that the Library is probably fine (otherwise the new Libraries in the main account woul work).

So, a new suspect is a 3rd party element interfering with iPhoto on some level.

Boot into Safe Modeand try again in the main account.

Since it works OK in the other account there may be a preference file that is causing the problem. First make a temporary, backup copy (if you don't already have a backup copy) of the library and try the following:

1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your

User/Home/Library/ Preferences folder.

2 - delete iPhoto's cache file, Cache.db, that is located in your

User/Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder.

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3 - 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 down the Option key when launching iPhoto. You'll also have to reset the iPhoto's various preferences.

NOTE 2: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.

If that doesn't help it could be another pref file, other than iPhoto's, that is the culprit. Here's how that can be tested:

Trouble Shooting Preferences

NOTE: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.

1 - close all applications.

2 - open your Home/Library folder and Option-drag (copy) the Preferences folder to the Desktop.

3 - select the contents of your Home/Library/Preferences folder and drag them into the Trash bin in the Dock. You will be asked to provide your Admin password.

4 - reboot.

5 - run the application again and determine if the problems is fixed

6 - If the problem is fixed:

A - open the working Home/Library/Preferences folder.

B - Open the Preferences folder on the Desktop, select all of the contents and drag them into the working Home/Library/Preferences folder.

C - When the Copy window pops up check the "Apply to All" check box and then click on the Don't Replace or Skip button.

D - reboot.

7 - If the problem is NOT fixed, drag the contents of the Preference folder on the Desktop into the Home/Library/Preference folder and replace the entire contents that were created by clicking on Replace.

8 - reboot.

OT

Are the deleted files put back in when Iphoto is re-lauched?

If you're referring to the files in the Preference folder on the Desktop then yes, in a manner of speaking:

6 - If the problem is fixed:

A - open the working Home/Library/Preferences folder.

B - Open the Preferences folder on the Desktop, select all of the contents and drag them into the working Home/Library/Preferences folder.

C - When the Copy window pops up check the "Apply to All" check box and then click on the Don't Replace or Skip button.

This replaces all of the files that were not recreated when you rebooted and will reset many of the preferences for the system and other applications after the reboot.