Does exporting "current" provide highest quality/size jpegs?

What are the default settings of the "current" option in exporting photos from iPhoto? Is it the same as choosing jpeg at highest possible quality, best resolution, etc.? I would like to export my photos in iPhoto to an external drive and would like to preserve the highest quality jpeg size/format as originally imported into iPhoto from my camera. I understand that exporting as "original" would do this. However, I have created duplicates of photos and cropped them, and would like to preserve the cropping upon export. Exporting these cropped photos as "original" removes the cropping. Does exporting as "current" export the fullest size and highest quality jpeg possible (for the smaller/cropped image)?
Thanks for advance for any clarification on this.

Export a JPEG and set the quality setting to the highest value
LN

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Welcome to the forum.
Will you be re-editing this material at any time? That can make a difference.
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None is usable on YouTube. They look horrible, but there are much better quality videos on YouTube.
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I like to solicit suggestions on what option to try. I'll export the same video with that options, upload it to both sites and we can take a look.
eMac & iBook Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Hi — I also found you via Slashdot. You've gone to a good amount of effort to solve this scientifically.
I'm just here to say: Face it, you need to go past the built-in options. Here's what you need to know:
1. YouTube is 320x240 (or 320 by anything lower, for widescreen). You must scale to that.
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OK, that's it. It's your pretty complete, simple guide to making good YouTube videos.
Don't forget to use a tripod and external microphones, and lay off using the zoom too much. That's my other advice, for earlier in the process. Now you've learnt everything technical The rest is only down to viral marketing and you can learn all that by example out on YouTube.
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Wanderzhuanyou wrote:
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Life used to be simple!
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OK I've got it! - Thanks a thousand - and for anyone who wants a Quick Summary, here it is:
1. Cropping a photo in iPhoto sets the Aspect Ratio
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1. Read the thread below AND/OR
2. Take a look at this: The Myth of DPI. AND
3. This: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4921
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