Edit file size disagreement

Editing the library of Aperture is covered by using Textwrangler, but I post this in hopes someone else had the exact same issue and that they can share their info on how they resolved it.
I have a file library that contains referenced files. Looks like a bug in Aperture causes a photo edited in an external editor to have a mis-matched file size. Hmm, this is problematic as I'm spending hours troubleshooting this issue.
It looks like I should just re-import it at this point, but I initially wanted to avoid that issue. Textwrangler seemed to be a good idea, but I can't go modifying it without a roadmap. Where are the attributes of file size(s) stored within Aperture's library?
When I'm in Textwrangler, I take the filename and +f it. It locates it fine within Textwrangler, but what do I do next? It's referring to another file it seems.
Here is a screenshot to show my problem.
http://andyography.com/ography/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/notreconnecting.jpg

Hi Waves39,
Highlight the photo
go to share>export
Put in the dimensions you want
export to the desktop
upload to .mac

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