Importing images: not in "recognized format".

Hi,
I encountered a problem last night, but thankfully found a solution.  I've decided to share it here.  (There are a number of threads in the Apple forums discussing the same problem, but they were all archived, so I couldn't add my solution to any of them.)
Problem:
I converted some Canon RAW (CR2) images to grayscale using Adobe Camera Raw CS5, then saved them as JPEGs.
When I tried to import these JPEGs into iPhoto I got the error message "The file is not in a recognized format". (I might not have that error message verbatim.  Sorry.)
However, other RAW files that I had not converted to grayscale, but did save to JPEGs from Adobe Camera Raw, imported without trouble.
Solution:
After some searching of these forums I found a couple of threads that all pointed to the same problem: the JPEGs were missing a 'colour space'. (Not sure if that's the correct technical term.)  Essentially iPhoto expects to deal with colour images, but my grayscale JPEGs were missing a suitable colour space because I had converted them to grayscale.
I re-opened the grayscale RAW files in Adobe Camera Raw, and selected all.
At the very foot of the Adobe Camera Raw window, right in the centre, is a hyperlink that lists the colour space, dots-per-inch, and some other settings.
I clicked on this link to open a dialog box, and changed the colour space to sRGB from the relevant drop-down.
I clicked OK.
I re-saved the RAW files as JPEGs.
I imported these new JPEGs that contained the sRGB colour space into iPhoto without any problems.
I deleted the original JPEGs that failed to import.
Hopefully this might help you solve a similar problem that you are encountering.
Regards,
Ken.

In summary: Cameras shoot in RGB. iPhoto supports RGB. It doesn't support Greyscale or CYMK.
Regards
TD

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