Quality of iphoto file vs. JPEG

I was just wondering if when i export a file directly from iphoto onto a website, is the quality better than if i first save as a JPEG then export? Don't you have to make it a JPEG first when uploading to most websites, or can you leave it in iphoto? The pictures i upload onto Facebook (which lets you upload directly from iphoto) seem to look better than when i export them onto Snapfish as JPEG's. Does anyone know if i can import onto Snapfish directly from iphoto?

Same same if you are exporting a full quality JPEG from iPhoto - photos are stored as JPEGs (generally) within iPhoto and when you export them with the file ==> export command (if you do not specify reduced size and/or quality) or drag them to the desktop you get a copy of that JPEG of the same quality
The problem most likely is with Snapfish - not with the image you are uploading
LN

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OK. WOW!
One by one! Larry, Terence and Old Toad,
Thank you, all of you, for your helpful replies.
Firstly, I am a little confused between Larry and Terence; sounds like opposite info. Is it?
Old Toad, Now I know about this easy way to do this. I have, at least, 1T+20,000 more images, some of which I will import into my new 750 gig Macbook Pro, so this seems easy. (Already over 30,000 images. Can iPhoto hold so much???)
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I did the unthinkable. I worked out of the iPhoto Library.
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I Thank you.
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