Why does my computer save two different copies of pictures and movies?

I am out of memory because two copies are always copied onto my hard drive. When I search for images in my HD, I see a large file (usually a minimum of 3000 x 2000 pix) and a smaller file (360x240) for the same image. Both have the same file name. This also happens with movies i transfer onto the HD.

When you import a photo or movie to iPhoto it copies the file to the Library and makes a tiny thumbnail of it for display in the iPhoto Window. Further, if you edit the photo via iPhoto a modified version of the shot is also made.
These are not copies, they are different versions of the same shot. All are necessary for iPhoto to work. Don't change anything in the iPhoto Library Folder via the Finder or any other application. iPhoto depends on the structure as well as the contents of this folder. Moving things, renaming things or otherwise making changes will prevent iPhoto from working and could even cause you to damage or lose your photos.
If space is an issue you can easily run an iPhoto Library from an external HD:
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2. Copy the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
You can do something similar for iTunes as well.
Regards
TD

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