"changes" to my photo's

Ok I use to use iPhoto and I'm slowly switching to Aperture (I'm at a crazy time at work and can't spend as much time with this as I'd like too).
I was always disappointed when I'd open a photo in iPhoto and then move it to Photoshop to make some adjustments.  It just didn't look right in Photoshop and it looked great in iPhoto.
I'm taking a photography course and one of the administrators (she is a photographer as well) sent me this message:
"The reason is that when you open images in iPhoto on the Mac it applies a profile to your image to make it look the best it can. This is why it does not look as good in Photoshop. Be sure not to edit or open your images in iPhoto first as it will apply this profile to your image and can lessen the quality of your file when you work on it in Photoshop."
Hmmmm maybe that is why my photos look great in iPhoto and terrible in Photoshop or when I print them. 
Does Aperture do this?  Does it change my photo in any way or add any sort of profile to it?
Thanks!
Susan

Hi Susan,
Yes, it is a little confusing, hence my asking you to look more at the manual. You have to understand that Aperture is known more as a digital asset manager, or a database for all your images. It's about organization. Apple has since added a lot of editing features as well, so people believe it's supposed to be an alternative to Photoshop. But that is another thread...
What is happening when you choose to edit a photo with your external editor (Photoshop) is that Aperture creates a new TIFF or Photoshop document (depending on your Export settings) next to the version of the image file you originally imported into Aperture. These two are related in what's called a Stack by default. You should see this happen in Aperture while Photoshop opens. Another version of your photo should appear right next to the version you initially imported and tweaked in Aperture.
Then you make your edits in Photoshop, you choose File > Save, and the photo is saved in the Aperture Library. If you quit Photoshop quickly, you should see the thumbnail or preview in Aperture update with the changes you made in Photoshop. Your original version will still look as it did before the Photoshop edits, but the version created when you chose to edit with PS will update with those edits.
You never really save something in Photoshop as Photoshop is not a container. You can save something AS a Photoshop document, but not in a Photoshop container. The Aperture Library is a container or, essentially, a folder on your hard drive...
There are more things to learn about the library (managed or referenced) but again, that's another thread.
And yes, the edits you make in Aperture are non destructive so your RAW file is never really touched...
I hope that makes sense. Having said all that, have you looked at your Export settings, etc.?

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