The file is in an unrecognized format

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The original non-edited picture imports normally without issue. The above image was edited. It was taken with a Nikon D300 and manipulated with Photoshop CS3. I converted the photograph to grayscale, cropped, adjusted the levels and saved as a .jpg with minimum compression. When trying to import the above image into iPhoto I am met with this error:
The following file could not be imported. (The file is in an unrecognized format.)
The error occurs on my 13" MacBook Pro running 10.6.3 and iPhoto '09 version 8.1.2 (424). I created a new user account and experienced the exact same issue. I then tried importing the file into my girlfriend's MacBook running 10.5.8 and iPhoto '08 version 7.1.5 (378). The file imports, but appears with a black thumbnail and is a lot more contrasty when opened in iPhoto's editor than Preview. Now back to my 13" MacBook Pro. Opening the file in Preview, saving as and attempting to import the new file yields the same error mentioned above. An image with newly assigned ColorSync profile also yields the same error. In iPhoto, deselecting "Embed ColorSync profile" within the Advanced Preferences tab also does not resolve the issue. If I open the problematic image in Photoshop CS3 again and re-save as an RGB then it imports normally.
What is the deal with grayscale mode?

This Automator workflow, *+Convert to JPG and Embed sRGB profile+*, will convert a grayscale image to an RGB mode image with the sRGB profile. You can download it from Toad's Cellar. Just observer the warning and run it on a copy of the file(s).

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