Editing photos without changing the originals

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dnicasio
Can anyone tell me how to copy or save a seperate photo file?
Are you using iPhoto? The good news is you don't have to do anything, the application does this for you.
No matter what you do, iPhoto always works on a copy. So if you crop, or enhance, edit in any way, export, your original is untouched and a copy is made with your changes. Look at your menu bar. Check out the Photos Menu, at the bottom of the list is 'Revert To Original'. You can use this if you dislike whatever you've done with the photo, or just want to start again.
In the iPhoto Library Folder you will see various files, which are the Library itself and some ancillary files. Then you have three folders
Originals are the photos as they were downloaded from your camera or scanner.
(ii) Modified contains edited pics, shots that you have cropped, rotated or changed in any way.
This allows the Photos -> Revert to Original command.
(iii) Data holds the thumbnails the the app needs to show you the photos in the iPhoto Window.
However: It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss
Anything you wish to do can - and should - be done within the iPhoto Window. If you want any help doing things, by all means post again.
Regards
TD
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