IPhoto Viewer Image Quality

Working in iPhoto, I have uploaded all of my holiday pics to edit before making a photobook.
Using the Adjust features I have been sharpening them up and setting the color balance, etc; however when I export the image as a JPG (using best quality settings) the image comes out a lot more crisp than shown in iPhoto. You can see this from the attached image where the left is the exported image shown in Preview, and the right is the exact same image displayed in the iPhoto viewer...
Don't get me wrong, i'd prefer it to be this way than the opposite, but now I'm aware of it it's really straining my eyes as I'm going through my pics in iPhoto (I keep wanting to clean my glasses!), and I'm worried that I'm going to over-sharpen pics.
Does anyone know why iPhoto shows a seemingly lower-quality image in the viewer, and whether this can be changed in a setting?
Many thanks in advance!

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Are you cropping your photos to the 16:9 ratio before creating the widescreen slideshow in iPhoto and exporting them to iDVD for a widescreen project? Most digital camera images are in the 4:3 size ratio and don't convert well to the widescreen. Also check the aspect ratio that you're playing the dvd in as that can have an effect on how the slideshow looks.
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Happy Holidays
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 created 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. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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    I am on PC, not on Mac and have used this feature all the time since (not totally sure) version 5. Maybe it is a Mac bug?
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