Edit in Gimp with iPhoto 9.5.1

When I try to select an external program for editing photos in iPhoto 9.5.1 Photoshop show up as the only alternative. How can I select Gimp in stead? Both Photoshop and Gimp are installed in my Macbook Pro running Maverics.
Br
Tellef

If you use Gimp from within iPhoto and your external editor and add layers or test be sure to save the edit as a jpg so that iPhoto will recognize the edit and update thumbnails accordingly. If you want to save the edited file with layers you must save it outside of the iPhoto Library, i.e. to the Desktop, and import back to iPhoto as a new file.

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Just imported a photo with 300 ppi. afterwards i changed it with iphoto. as i opened it agin with gimp it has only 72 dpi, Why?

I have done the following.
1 Bildscan with 300 dpi.
2. Import in Iphoto
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Hi, OldToad!
Thanks for Your information and contribution!
I tried what You wrote again with iPhoto 08, and want to show my results. According to those experiments, there does seem to be a difference between the comment and title iPhoto writes to a JPEG-file and the comment that I called "EXIF-comment" (I got the name and discrimination from the discription of the jhead-tool that has been named earlier in this thread). Well, here is my example:
1. I exported a JPEG file from iPhoto using the option "include keyword and title" checked; this file can be found on the photoblog system I am using under the following URL: http://marckgraph.de/pix/fr-uuml-hling/img-1101; the title is taken from the filename (I didn't change it...), but below it, there should be written the EXIF-comment, as is said on the homepage of this blog system that can be found at: http://daubau.it/picoplog/ - obviously, there is nothing. Still, if You click on my photoblog on "large size, You get the original JPEG file from the server (the blog makes a smaller JPEG to display, which strips some metadata from the file) - if You save this "original" image to the desktop and get the file-information (apple-i), You can see that the comment is in fact written into the file metadata - but not displayed in the blog.
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I am new to iphoto 08.
I have preferences set up to edit iphoto images with photoshop CS3. After editing a photo, I use the option save in same folder but iPhoto does not show the edited photo, just the unedited photos. I can see the location of the new photo using spotlight (the path indicates that the photo is in the same folder as the unedited photos in iPhoto) but am unable to see the photo in iPhoto.
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David:
Maybe this will help:
Using Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements) as Your Editor of Choice in iPhoto.
1 - select Photoshop as your editor of choice in iPhoto's General Preference Section's under the "Edit photo:" menu.
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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 6 the Saving File preferences should be configured: "On First Save: Save Over Current File". Also I suggest the Maximize PSD File Compatabilty be set to Always.
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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.
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sorry for my english,I'am a new user of Mac
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In order of price here are some suggestions:
Seashore (free)
_[The Gimp|http://www.gimp.org/macintosh>_ also free
Graphic Coverter ($45 approx)
Acorn ($50 approx)
[Pixelmator|http://www.pixelmator.com> ($60 approx.)
Photoshop Elements ($75 approx)
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Using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements as Your Editor of Choice in iPhoto.
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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..
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