Wrong picture reported in Iphoto after resizing

Hi,
I've just resized some picture using the Automator.
After quit/launch IPhoto, the size of the pictures didn't change...
I checked in the libray (i mean my physical files in my "Documents") and I confirm the size has been changed..
Does someone know how to get the right information directly in iPhoto ?
Thank for your answers and ideas.
Gerald

gforel
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That's correct, because iPhoto is a database, and unless you made your changes via the database (that is, through the iPhoto Window) the application does not know about them.
There is no way to resize within iPhoto. The philosophy of the application is to leave the Original untouched, so resizing is done on export (using the File -> Export command.)
To get the changes you made reflected in iPhoto, you will need to export the pics to a folder on the desktop (where it will make a copy), then trash them in iPhoto (move them to the iPhoto trash, and empty it) then re-import them.
It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss.
Regards
TD

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