JPEG to JPG conversion with iphoto 08

Hello apple discussions forum,
Problem: I would like to re-name a couple images that I currently have stored in iphoto 08 so that I can upload them to various social networking sites (myspace, facebook, etc). Myspace, for example, will not allow a file with .jpeg extensions to be uploaded onto their site, but will allow .jpg. I have successfully dealt with this issue once before in the past, but I believe it was before I updated to iphoto 08. I have tried using shift/command/E > file export tab > then opening the drop menu for "kind", which displays several file extensions (original, current, jpeg, tiff, png) but lacks jpg, which is the file type that i've always had success with in uploading former .jpeg images to Myspace in the past.
So, why isn't .jpg an option in the kind dropdown anymore? I know it was there in older versions of iphoto. Would I be ok with using .tiff or .png in this case?
Is there another way to change .jpeg > .jpg in iphoto?
I thank you all in advance! Any and all advice is welcomed

Thank you Niel
It took me about a minute to figure out how to change the extensions after I drug them onto the desktop, but it worked. Thought I'd mention that all you have to do to accomplish this is to click the name of the file once and then let the cursor sit on it for about 5 seconds until it switches itself into some sort of edit mode, then simply retype in whatever extension you want.
I'd also like to share that I had no trouble with changing the image type to .png through the shift/command/E method. All sites that I was trying to upload to also allowed .png's. I'm happy that I am now aware of two possible methods to make this happen. Thanks again Niel.

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2 - delete iPhoto's cache file, Cache.db, that is located in your Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder.
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If you are using Photoshop from within iPhoto the following may help with the workflow. However, we do need to know the answers to the questions posed by Terence and Larry to be able to help you.
Using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements as Your Editor of Choice in iPhoto.
1 - select Photoshop or Photoshop Elememts as your editor of choice in iPhoto's General Preference Section's under the "Edit photo:" menu.
2 - double click on the thumbnail in iPhoto to open it in Photoshop. When you're finished editing click on the Save button. If you immediately get the JPEG Options window make your selection (Baseline standard seems to be the most compatible jpeg format) and click on the OK button. Your done.
3 - however, if you get the navigation window
that indicates that PS wants to save it as a PS formatted file. You'll need to either select JPEG from the menu and save (top image) or click on the desktop in the Navigation window (bottom image) and save it to the desktop for importing as a new photo.
This method will let iPhoto know that the photo has been editied and will update the thumbnail file to reflect the edit..
With Photoshop Elements the Saving File preferences should be configured as shown:
I also suggest the Maximize PSD File Compatabilty be set to Always. In PSE’s General preference pane set the Color Picker to Apple as shown:
Screenshots are from PSE 10
Note 1: to switch between iPhoto and PS or PSE as the editor of choice Control (right)-click on the thumbnail and select either Edit in iPhoto or Edit in External Editor from the contextual menu. If you use iPhoto to edit more than PSE re-select iPhoto in the iPhoto General preference pane. Then iPhoto will be the default editor and you can use the contextual menu to select PSE for your editor when desired.
Note 2: editing a RAW file with either PSE or PS creates a new file which must be saved outside of iPhoto, i.e. the Desktop, and imported as a new photo into the iPhoto Library.

JPEG to JPG conversion with iphoto 08

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