PDF picture won't go into iPhoto.

I have a PDF photo that cannot not go into iPhoto. It says it is not a recognized format.
How do I get it to go into iPhoto?
Change formats? Where and how.
Thank you,
Mike

Open it in Preview and use the File -> Save As command to save it as a Jpeg.
Regards
TD

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You might try this fix posted by Terence Devlin:
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Re: iPhoto isn't letting me import some videos.
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