Green Box Problem in Aperture

dgbTO wrote:

A couple of you have mentioned running Aperture 3 in 32-bit mode. Could you please say where or how one can make this adjustment? I would like to see if that helps any in my case, as there don't seem to be any other avenues at this point.

Right click on the aperture program and choose "Show Info" or whatever its called in English 🙂
There you can choose 32 bit mode. If you don't see an option to do that, reboot your Mac in safe mode (Google for that) and than choose the option. Than reboot normally. That's how it worked for me...

One thing I thought about: Could the image size make a difference? I work with 10MP images from an Olympus 510. My status (in 32 bits) is sometimes annoying but usable. Could it be that switching to 32 bits mode does not make a difference with e.g. 12 MP images? I'll test A3 in combination with 6MP JPG images form a view years back. See if that makes a difference...

According to AppleInsider 10.6.3 is just around the corner. Let's hope it fixes the issue.

The list of fixes I've seen don't include this one, although none of the lists is comprehensive.

don't know if this works for anyone else but if you just click the "colors" adjustment checkbox this problem goes away for me every time. you don't even have to change any adjustments, just click the colors checkbox when the green box appears and it goes away instantly... it's a dirty fix but i haven't had it fail yet. I have had this problem since leopard and aperture 2, but have been using this fix the whole time thinking i was the only one.

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Just to comment on the post re amount of VRAM. I have two MBP's. The three year old one has 128MB VRAM, and has the green box issue on a regular basis with A3. My new MBP has 256MB VRAM and, so far, I have not had the green box problem with the new machine.

I have the same issue. Both in iPhoto as well as Aperture. In Aperture the problems is worse, makeing it virtually unusable.

Just to add my experience: recently installed Snow Leopard, and am now encountering the dreaded green box problem when I make (try to) adjustments to images in Aperture 2.1.4. I have now submitted a bug report to Aperture as recommended.

does the fix i posted work for anyone else, or is it just me?

Not a fix, but it does refresh the screen most of the time so that the "green boxes" are gone... until they return with the next edit.

When I check the colors box, the green box problem goes away for a few moments. Not really a fix, though. Kind of like hitting refresh after every edit.

I'm finding better luck keeping the window size a bit smaller, or resizing the window a bit, when the problem occurs. It stays clear for a long time for me, and Aperture 3 is starting to become usable (and quite nice).

i guess i edit differently... i go through the photo, going down the sliders changing what i need, and then at the end if i have a green box i just check the colors box... i guess if you ticker with the same image for 20 minutes then its not quite as effective... oh well

My MBP has 256K VRAM and it has the problem. I believe it is reduced when I use only my 23" Apple display, rather than both the Apple display and the MBP display. It isn't eliminated altogether, though.

I'm wondering if SL 10.6.3 is going to resolve this issue. MacRumors just reported the newest seed and this quote, "World of Apple details the seed notes, which reveal that Apple has asked developers to continue focusing on GraphicsDrivers, Images & Photos. . ."

I wonder if that is addressing our issue? We can only hope.

10.6.3 is out, anyone have this problem solved? My iMac was replaced, so I can't test this, but I'm very curious.

Not solved.

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