Modified photos as thumbnail in iphoto

Dear Anybody,
When I modify a photo in Photoshop (chosen as the editor within iPhoto), the modified photo is kept in the modified folder but not as the new thumbnail. iPhoto only keeps the original photo as the thumbnail and it will not bring up the modified photo the next time I want to work on it. If I "save" the photo in photoshop the original photo is changed. If I use "save as" there is a copy in the "modified folder" of iphoto but I can not see the modified folder in iphoto. This is the same problem somone else wrote some time ago, but is there any solution?
Thanks a lot

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
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.
You must use the Save command. If you use the Save As command you are creating a new file. This must be first saved to the desktop and then imported to iPhoto.
Regards
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