Images being compressed or resized before printing ??

I have a 50MB PNG image that I just printed using the built in Kodak printing system. When the image was actually being uploaded, though, it was only 3.2MB in size. What happened to the photo? Did it get converted to a JPEG or PDF? Was it resized? What settings are applied to the image before the upload?
The image came from a scan of a film negative, and I purposely increased the image size in Photoshop and saved in a lossless format so that it could be printed as high quality as possible. The photo was originally 6000x9000 in size, corresponding to a 300dpi printing. I'm a bit worried that the "compressed/ resized/ whatever was done to it" photo that actually got uploaded will have more visible artifacts...

If you edit an image with Photoshop from within iPhoto it can either save as a jpg or a psd depending on what edits were performed. Some simple edits with photoshop will keep the jpg extension and that will become the modified version in iPhoto. However if the edits are extensive or layers are created then you either do a Save As to the Desktop an import as a new file or flatten the image and force save as a jpg.
As far as the 500 MB image getting reduced for uploading I believe iPhoto may do what it does for books and calendars - convert very large files to PDF files. That would account for the much smaller sized uploaded file.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB file backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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