"Modified" iPhoto

I'm editing my photos in Photoshop Elements. When I save the edited photo it does not go back to iPhoto, or at least the iPhoto I can see. The original unedited photo is there, though. When I do a Spotlight check the file path says the edited photo is in "iPhoto/modified". I'm running Windows XP in Bootcamp (with Parallels) and have a photo layout program there (it's called PhotoElph). PhotoELPH shows that on the Mac OS there are actually two iPhotos, one called "originals" and the other called "modified". I can open the modified iPhoto through PhotoELPH, and indeed it has my edited photo along with all other photos in the "originals" version of iPhoto. I'd like to be able to access the "modified" version directly from the Mac OS, but Finder does not show anything. I've done a search under iPhoto Help, but it has no reference to "modified". Anybody know anything about this?

Anyway, I'm still wondering about this "iPhoto/modified" thing. As I said, Spotlight says there is such a folder, but as I said I can't find it through Finder.
It's a folder inside the iPhoto Library. With iPhoto 7 (iLife 08) the old iPhoto Library Folder is now a Unix Style Package File. The change was made to the format of the iPhoto library because many users were inadvertently corrupting their library by browsing through it with other software or making changes in it themselves.
A Unix Package File is simply a folder that presents as a single file. To look inside, right click on the Library icon and go 'Show Package Contents' from the resulting menu. A Finder window will open with the library exposed.
*It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss*
A Note about the iPhoto Library Folder:
In this folder there are various files, which are the Library itself and some ancillary files. Then you have three folders
Originals are the photos as they were downloaded from your camera or scanner.
(ii) Modified contains edited pics, shots that you have cropped, rotated or changed in any way.
(iii) Data holds the thumbnails the the app needs to show you the photos in the iPhoto Window.
Regards
TD

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No, as this is file metadata not photo metadata.
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Regards
TD

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