Images distort while editing

I did a fresh install of Snow Leopard. I imported old iPhoto pictures from iPhoto 06 from my Time Capsule (or whatever the currect version was from that time period). However, I am still running into the issue with new pictures I load onto my Macbook Pro.

Same issue here on my iMac. I upgraded to Snow Leopard with iPhoto already installed and updated. I was hoping 10.6.1 would fix the issue, but it looks like it does not.

problem for me was corrected with the 10.6.1 update released today. I did nothing prior in trying to correct problem, just the update. Works great

I was having the same problem described by some above whereby when I would go to edit mode the pictures were black and I couldn't do any editing. What I discovered was I was having permission problems. When I changed the images to be "rw" by all then iphoto went back to working properly.

Same issue here. Had upgraded to iPhoto '09 before Snow Leopard and problem started after upgrading to Snow Leopard.

Btw, where did u change the images permissions? I tried the 'Modified' subdirectory but still the same issue.

Scott:

You can use BatChmod to change the permissions on all of the files inside the library. Launch BatChmod, drag the library into the field next to the File button and set the permissions as shown in this screenshot:

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Having this same problem. Upgraded to 10.6.1. Did a new install of iPhoto from the disc after deleting the old files. Tried Batchmod to set permissions. No results yet.

Details on distortion:

Some distortion when editing in main window. Moderate to large contrast shifts and some color shifts. Occurs sporadically. May not do it at all, or may do it a LOT. Close and open the picture and it may go away -- or get worse. Same for closing and reopening iPhoto or restarting the computer. No detectable patterns of failure. Happens about 80% of the time.

Huge distortion when attempting to edit in full screen mode 100% of the time. Major color shifts. (Different color patterns may appear on same picture in separate editing sessions.) Usually the appearance of a diagonal line from upper left to lower right.

Began immediately after going to 10.6.1. Had been using iPhoto 09 successfully prior to that.

Quite frustrating. Am a semi professional photographer and my business is in the weeds until I can return to editing at a normal pace. Currently iPhoto is almost unusable, but possible to do some editing in main window if persistent.

Digitog

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.

Currently iPhoto is almost unusable, but possible to do some editing in main window if persistent.

You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.

Using an external editor will allow you to keep working without the distortion issue until a fix is found.

In order of price here are some suggestions:

Seashore (free)
Graphic Coverter ($45 approx)
Acorn ($50 approx)
Photoshop Elements ($75 approx)

There are many, many other options. Search on MacUpdate.

Regards

TD

I, too, am experiencing this exact problem of image distortion whenever I try to edit a photo. The photo itself is not damaged, but I am unable to edit the pictures with any consistency.

Quick background: I updated to Snow Leopard and iLife '09 at the same time. I ran into the editing problem immediately after the upgrade. At the Genius bar, they had not encountered this issue and thought I might be a corrupted graphics card (I don't). They then recommended deleting/reinstalling iPhoto, which I did. No change.

I downloaded the iPhoto software update earlier this evening hoping that might correct the problem. It hasn't.

Waiting to hear what solutions others have come up with... Thanks!

Yes, thankfully, the photos are not being damaged. It is only how they are displayed. If you export them and view them in another tool, they are fine. In fact, if you know what edits to make without needing to see the results on screen, you can make the adjustment and go on to use the photo. Guessing CAN be difficult, in some cases...

Hopefully they fix the problem soon. It seems obvious to me that the it lies in how 10.6 is displaying images from iPhoto 09, even when everything is properly installed.

Bingo!

I am experiencing the exact same problems.

Notified Apple three or four times about this bug.

Guess we will have to wait on a fix from Apple.

Hal

I have exactly the same problem since I installed Snow Leopard. It's the same with previous versions of iPhoto (8.04). I think that the bug is in Snow Leopard. Hope it will be repaired soon.

I am having the same problem, distorted image during full screen editing. This started today after I upgraded IWork09. ?? I am running Snow Leopard and IPhoto09. On my MacBook with the same configuration the problem is not happening.

I am also having this editing issue while in expanded mode. I get green or red image with diagonal line. This started after downloading upgrade to snow leopard. I haven't seen fix yet.