Saving And "Revert To Original".

I tend to use Photoshop mainly and these queries came up minutes ago with a neighbour:-
1. As iPhoto has no "Save As" function, the "Revert to Original" is very important. Regardless of the number of modifications made to a photo, can you always "Revert to Original" at any time in the future?
2. If that is the case, is it because your modifications do not actually alter the photo but add instructions as to how the computer will deal with it - the same idea as "non-destructive" video editing in Final Cut Express etc.?
3. Assuming my assumption in Q.2 was correct, when you "Revert to Original" are you merely deleting those additional instructions?
4. Once you have "Reverted to Original" is there any way you can recover your modifications - without having to re-edit everything all over again?
Ian.

I have been rooting around in the iPhoto folder and think I have answered my own questions!
It looks as though questions 2 and 3 were based on a wrong assumption. It now appears that when working on a picture all the changes are automatically saved, so you now have 2 copies - the modified one and the original which is moved into an "Original" folder.
When "Reverting to Original", the modified photo is deleted and the original is moved out of the "Original" folder to be with all the other "working" copies.
So it looks as though the answer to question 4 is "No", as the modified photo has been deleted.
Ian.

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