Inverting photos in iPhoto '08

[montycat]

I need to invert (mirror) a bunch of scanned photos. I can easily do this using Preview but when I drag the edited photo back into iPhoto it changes back to the original photo. How can I keep the edited pic from changing back. MC

 

[buxtone17]

I need to invert (mirror) a bunch of scanned photos. I can easily do this using Preview but when I drag the edited photo back into iPhoto it changes back to the original photo. How can I keep the edited pic from changing back. MC

Not sure that there's any way to do that in iPhoto.

The real question is, why did you scan everything backwards?

 

[montycat]

Thanks for your help.. I received some DVDs from a family member (73 yrs old). I applaud him for his year+ effort in preserving family history. He did scan some backwards😛 The "real question" is why did you assume EVERYTHING WAS BACKWARDS?

 

[Ashka]

Remove the originals from iPhoto > File Export > Kind > Original. When you have them saved elsewhere move them to Trash in iPhoto..
Change them around in Preview > Save > then put them into iPhoto.

If everything is OK empty iPhoto's Trash

 

[montycat]

Remove the originals from iPhoto > File Export > Kind > Original. When you have them saved elsewhere move them to Trash in iPhoto..
Change them around in Preview > Save > then put them into iPhoto.

If everything is OK empty iPhoto's Trash

Thanks! Your suggestion worked flawlessly. Now I can get my Aunts mole on the correct side of her face😀 MC

 

[MKM912]

Inverting photos

All I did was drag the original photo from iPhoto onto my desktop, clicked on that desktop photo (previewing it), tools>flip horizontal (or if yours was vertical click that one) and then saved it as a new pic on the desktop and dragged it right back into iPhoto....