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Almost every shoot I do, Aperture manages to corrupt 5-10 RAW images?

I use a Canon 600D, all software is updated.
I transfer images through USB cable.

I've tried repairing and rebuilding (command/option keys when clicking Aperture) however, I always (without fail) get 5-10 corrupted images (or at least seem corrupted).

How can I fix this? I think luckily all the photos on the camera are OK, however it's getting to the point where I'm too scared to delete them off it as Aperture might corrupt fantastic shots.

Any help will be apprecited... can't seem to find an answer yet.

Daniel

Aperture 3, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Mar 22, 2012 11:31 AM

110 replies

léonie

Level 10

194,929 points

Mar 22, 2012 10:00 PM in response to DanielJoshuaLambert

At least reformat the card in the camera (after making sure you have imported all images correctly) while you are waiting for "pay day" - if you have not done so already on Ernie Stamper's advice

Apr 3, 2012 4:22 PM in response to léonie

OK... an update.

I reformated the card, got a new cable and had another go.

Still corrupted images...

I'm thinking now it's Aperture - I was working on a shoot - all fine and dandy, I had a good 20 edits that I was happy with. I've been coming back and forth whilst doing other work. Just opened aperture now, been working for about 20 mins and BAM one of the edited images corrups with no warning.

I can't restore it, luckily enough I still have them on my camera. I'm getting more and more paranoid by the day, why is Aperture doing this?!

I am yet to try to import through another program - I'm just getting slightly aggitated that it's doing this.

Any thoughts...?

Thanks

Apr 3, 2012 4:28 PM in response to DanielJoshuaLambert

Also... when I press Z (for 100%) the image SEEMS ok...
but when I export it's corrupted...

Apr 3, 2012 4:30 PM in response to DanielJoshuaLambert

3 more images gone...
Simply double clicking on them corrupts and the image is ruined.

😟

Apr 4, 2012 6:46 AM in response to DanielJoshuaLambert

What view are you in when you double-click, presumedly to get into Viewer mode? Is this with a mouse, or touch pad? Btw, I always switch to Viewer mode via the Icon for same at the top, but that should not matter.

Ernie

Apr 4, 2012 7:28 AM in response to Ernie Stamper

Ernie,

I don't know if I have done something different, but I have a Canon T3, and I usually take out the card and import it directly into Aperture using the SD card slot in my MBP. I have not had a problem once.

Apr 4, 2012 7:55 AM in response to Canam Carlo

That would be no differenct than if using an attached card reader -- I would not expect any problem with you process, either.

The original poster now seems to be documenting that the corruption occurs after import, so I don't what to think -- it has never happend to me.

Ernie

Apr 4, 2012 7:56 AM in response to DanielJoshuaLambert

Daniel,

Try exporting the Master for one of the corrupted images, and then look at that with Photoshop, Preview, or some other photo app.

Ernie

Apr 4, 2012 7:56 AM in response to DanielJoshuaLambert

Hi all

Used a card reader - only ONE image has imported corrupt. I guess this is an improvement.

However... why has it corrupted this image? and I'm slightly worried if I start edited these, they'll become corrupt again.

I dont know what to do!!

Thanks for all your replies so far

Daniel

Mr Endo

Level 4

1,010 points

Apr 4, 2012 7:58 AM in response to DanielJoshuaLambert

Daniel,

You are definitely experiencing something that other users of this forum are not.

A few questions: In what way are your images corrupt? Can you post a screenshot?

You indicated that when you export a version, that it is in fact not corrupt. You also indicated that exporting does corrupt. Those are opposites, so can you clarify what's going on there? Does that mean that you believe your photos are okay, but Aperture is not displaying them to you correctly?

What happens if you make a new "test" library and import some photos into that? If some photos have problems, and the re-importing those photos works, it implies to me that it is not Aperture, and in fact may be a faulty disk. Do you have another drive on which you could make the test library to eliminate the possibility that your current drive is not at fault? I have had images go to the bit bucket because of a disk with some bad sections on it.

What do you see when you view the "master" for one of the corrupt images?

nathan

Apr 4, 2012 8:04 AM in response to Mr Endo

Hi Mr Endo

Here is an example of a corrupt image.

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/2382/cc2w.jpg

Hope you can see it.

The corruption is so intermitent - for example, I went to export a corrupt image now, and the corruption dissapeared!!! ...then reappeared in a completely different part of the image a few minutes later.

I exported a corrupt image and opened it in photoshop and the errors are still visible.

Apr 4, 2012 8:06 AM in response to DanielJoshuaLambert

Sorry to add... indeed 5/6 images have appeared corrupted after importing through card reader, not just one as I mentioned above.

Apr 4, 2012 8:13 AM in response to DanielJoshuaLambert

This does not look like anything Aperture could directly do. In your first post you mention USB hardwire being involved - what did that mean? If the Masters are on an external drive in a Referenced Library, have you checked the USB cable with which it is connected for damage? I as this because the closest thing I have ever see to this have all been some kind of transmission error. Since the exported image has the corruption, I think that leaves out the graphics card, but testing with another computer might be good.

Ernie

Apr 4, 2012 8:19 AM in response to Ernie Stamper

I initally used a USB cable to import the images into Aperture (direct from my camera)

I have now tried a card reader to import - same problems.

Corruptions come and go - they're so random.

I am unable to try on another computer - do you reckon it's the Harddrive?

please seehttp://img836.imageshack.us/img836/2681/cc3bw.jpg

Apr 4, 2012 8:23 AM in response to DanielJoshuaLambert

Clarify, please -- is the Aperture Library on your main internal hard drive, and the Masters are Managed?

What are we seeing in these links -- an exported JPEG or a screenshot?

Ernie

Almost every shoot I do, Aperture manages to corrupt 5-10 RAW images?