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Aperture view not updating after use of plugin

After the recent upgrade to Aperture I am having an issue with view. If I go to a plugin, in this case lets say Nik Viveza 2, when I come back into the photo the filmstrip version is updated, however the larger view remains the same. Some times when I toggle pictures I can get the view to update, but not always. Going into another plugin will show the results of the previous. Also an export has the corrections/enhancements in them, it is purely the view.

This was introduced with the 3.2.3 version. I am running on Lion (updated).

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.1)

Posted on Mar 18, 2012 12:02 PM

26 replies

Mar 19, 2012 3:06 PM in response to Douglas Parks

So I was finally able to get back in front of my computer. As suggested a resize does indeed update the picture. The interesting part of that is if you go back to the original size, the update is GONE! Obviously a huge bug on the Aperture side IMHO. I also wanted to let others know I did a verify, repair and rebuild of the database and not one of those cured the issue.

I see that the photoshop issue is getting a ton of responsed that are outside of the original issue. Perhaps time to take that to its own thread??

Mar 19, 2012 4:45 PM in response to léonie

I booted into Lion, and in that boot volume updated Aperture to 3.2.3. Then with Graphic Convertor selected as the External Editor (what I have been using thus far in Lion) I tested sending an image to GC for editing, then did Save.

Back in Aperture, the change from how I editied in GC never became visible -- just as you each have described the behavior with Photoshop. Quit Aperture, and relaunched it, and presto, the edit changs became visible.

A second trip to GC did not result in a new quasi Master, btw, but only sent the same version. This was with tiff as the selection for sending to the External Editor, since GC does not edit .psd files, but only views them, or allows conversion of them.

Ernie

Mar 19, 2012 4:47 PM in response to Douglas Parks

Are you zooming when you say resize or are you actually making the the View or Spilt View a little taller by dragging/expanding the Aperture window? I haven't experienced the Preview "going back" after resizing the window.

An easier work around is to toggle an adjustment on and off. Check the Enhancement or Exposure brick on and off. That should also update the Preview.

Mar 19, 2012 5:34 PM in response to shuttersp33d

By zooming I mean making the split view taller/shorter. As I do it I can see the picture toggle to the previous while resizing. Weird for sure! I will try the exposure brick as stated...

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Mar 19, 2012 9:54 PM in response to Ernie Stamper

It may be too late, but I was going to suggest checking with Open Recent from within Photoshop itself.

thank you, Ernie, too late 😝, for by now I rebuild the the library, and now edits accumulate in the quasi master as they should, although not initially visible in the viewer. Shuttersp33d's toggling adjustments makes them visible.

I tested editing GraphicCoverter, and behaves the same as Photoshop CS5, and both are able to edit the "Open recent" file and send it back to Aperture.

Regards

Mar 20, 2012 12:24 PM in response to Douglas Parks

I'm having the same exaxt problem as Douglas. After editing a photo with the Viveza 2 plug-in, only the filmstrip at the bottom of the screen shows my changes!! Sometimes, if I restart Aperture it fixes this. Apple... please fix this bug!!

Mar 20, 2012 12:29 PM in response to léonie

Leonie,

As I think you know, I did not mean to suggest Graphic Convertor as a substitute for Photoshop. I have only done so in my Lion boot for testing, and only have I upgraded to 3.2.3 in Lion and not in Snow Leopard where I use Photoshop CS5.

I will test further when next booted into Lion as to how to see the changes more readily.

Ernie

Mar 20, 2012 12:38 PM in response to Joe Flappy

Have you attempted any of the work arounds suggested in this thread?

léonie

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Mar 20, 2012 12:55 PM in response to Ernie Stamper

As I think you know, I did not mean to suggest Graphic Convertor as a substitute for Photoshop.

Sure, that I understood. I was just curious to see, how GraphicConverter would perform as a plug-in. I use it quite often, because it launches quicker than PS CS5, and if I can perform an edit in GC, I prefer to do it in GraphicConver rather than in Photoshop.

Mar 20, 2012 12:56 PM in response to léonie

I recommend GC over Photoshop Elements to anyone needing to convert to CMYK, and not wanting to spend the money for full Photoshop.

Do you toggle between settings for the External Editor when selecting one over the other?

Ernie

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Mar 20, 2012 1:06 PM in response to Ernie Stamper

Do you toggle between settings for the External Editor when selecting one over the other?

Yes, I do. But I try to collect the images that need editing inPhotoshop in one album and do them all at once, so that I do not need to toggle the editor too often.

I use GC to combine two images in one or to define custom filters.

Aperture view not updating after use of plugin