iphoto not opening

I get an error msg and did as was instructed,

And did you get exactly the same results when you followed each instruction?

1 - shut down and restart - then open iPhoto again

2 - Try rebuilding your iPhoto library - what options did you choose and what were the results

3 - restore your library from a backup from before the problem occured

LN

Cannot import, open, or view Library in Photoshop, it's greyed out in dialog window.

However, I can drag photos from opened iPhoto Library into Photoshop, but that's a pain.

That is because you are doing it incorrectly

you can set PS as the extrenal editor for iPhoto in the iPhoto preferences - then editing in PS and saving (not save as) will properly update the iphoto lbruary

you can properly access the photos in the iPhoto library using the media browser in the lower left ahnd corner of the open window under media ==> photos ==> iPhoto

LN

Cannot import, open, or view Library in Photoshop

Using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements as Your Editor of Choice in iPhoto.

1 - select Photoshop or Photoshop Elememts as your editor of choice in iPhoto's General Preference Section's under the "Edit photo:" menu.

2 - double click on the thumbnail in iPhoto to open it in Photoshop. When you're finished editing click on the Save button. If you immediately get the JPEG Options window make your selection (Baseline standard seems to be the most compatible jpeg format) and click on the OK button. Your done.

3 - however, if you get the navigation window

that indicates that PS wants to save it as a PS formatted file. You'll need to either select JPEG from the menu and save (top image) or click on the desktop in the Navigation window (bottom image) and save it to the desktop for importing as a new photo.

This method will let iPhoto know that the photo has been editied and will update the thumbnail file to reflect the edit..

NOTE: With Photoshop Elements the Saving File preferences should be configured as shown:

I also suggest the Maximize PSD File Compatabilty be set to Always. In PSE’s General preference pane set the Color Picker to Apple as shown:

Note: to switch between iPhoto and PS or PSE as the editor of choice Control (right)-click on the thumbnail and select either Edit in iPhoto or Edit in External Editor from the contextual menu. If you use iPhoto to edit more than PSE re-select iPhoto in the iPhoto General preference pane. Then iPhoto will be the default editor and you can use the contextual menu to select PSE for your editor when desired.

OT

You don't import into Photoshop. If you set up Photoshop as I explained in my previous post you can Command (right)-click on the thumbnail of the photo and select "Open in External Editor" from the contextual menu.

That will open the photo in Photoshop. Just be sure to follow the instructions I posted so the edtied version will be recognized by iPhoto.

Does the iPhoto application in the Applications folder have the correct icon?

Launch Disk Utility and repair disk permissions. Then boot into Safe Mode, Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode, and reboot normally. See if there's any improvement.

If there is no extension on that blank icon add this extension to the library: .photolibrary