Exporting then Importing Photos changes the dates in iPhoto...

Hello,
I am exporting photos into the Watermark Sense App from iPhoto. Once watermarked, when I import them back into iPhoto the date has automatically been changed by a year and a day.
Why?
Is this an iPhoto issue, or an application issue?
Thanks in advance,
Karen

I "add images" into Watermark Sense. Watermark them. Press "Save", then "add to iPhoto"
Once they have imported back into iPhoto, the year and day has changed.
Sorry but this is what you need to explain
Exactly how are you "adding images" to WMS?
And how are you "Importing"them to iPhoto - saving and adding to iPhoto is not definative
Are you directly accessing the contents of the iphoto library either to get photos or put them back is not supported and could be yoru problem if that is what you are doing
Download simple EXIF viewer - export a photo to the desktop  from iPhoto - view the dates using Simple EXIF viewer - add that photo to WMS - do its thing and save the photo back to the desktop - view the datea again - and import that photo to iPhoto - this will identify either the proper way to do this or will tell you where the problem occures
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