IPhoto to Aperture and back to iPhoto???

I currently use iPhoto '09 for all my storing and editing of photos. I may want to use more advanced post-processing features on some of my photos (curves, brushes, presets, etc).
Is it possible to export a handful of photos to Aperture, make my edits, then import them back into my iPhoto events?
What are the steps I would need to do?

Best advice: Pick one horse and Ride it.
Aperture is not an editor. Like iPhoto, it's a Digital Asset manager, but a whole ot more powerful. It shares all of iPhotos strengths, and then some. However, like iPhoto, it cannot see or work on images that have not been imported to the database. Because of this it cannot be set as an external editor in iPhoto.
So, to do what you want:
Export the pic from iPhoto.
Import to Aperture.
Do what you will with it there.
Export from Aperture - taking care to use the correct Export presets.*
Import the processed pic to iPhoto.
(* Note: you could use the iPhoto -> Show Aperture Library command and drag the image from Aperture to iPhoto, but this will only get your Aperture preview, not the actual file.)
Note that this new Processed pic will have no relation to the original, it will be an entirely new photo as far as iPhoto is concerned.
If you find that your images need more work, perhaps you've outgrown iPhoto and it's time to move entirely to Aperture - a painless process that preserves all of your work.
If you're determined to stay with iPhoto then best get an actual image editor and use it as an external editor.
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)
There are many, many other options. Search on MacUpdate.
You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.
Regards
TD

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