Q: Photoshop not working since updated Aperture software

Fern1 wrote:

 

I have been using photoshop CS5 within Aperture for over a year now.

Unfortunately Photoshop has stopped working properly since I updated the Aperture software to the latest version.

If it is the Photoshop program not working, then resetting the preferences would be the first thing to try if you have already checked any tool options and layer settings that may be creating a problem.

Pressing the 'Option + Command + Shift' keys immediately after launching Photoshop will invoke the reset dialog before Photoshop loads it's UI. Use the options to reset as needed. Here is a link to the help file for more info:

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab 64-74aaa.html

I am trying to do some selective colouring but the brush tool is not working.

Are you referring to Photoshop here or Aperture (both have brush capabilities)?

Note - there is currently a known issue with Aperture 3.2.3 that can cause issues with external editors and plug-ins:

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4237

Hope that helps.

Can't tell from your description if the problem is in Aperture or Photoshop. Sounds like a photoshop problem if you can't get the brushes to work. But if the problem is you don't see the changes you made in Photoshop after saving and coming back to Aperture, then you are not alone. This is a known bug many people are seeing. You can get the changes to show up by turning any of the adjustment bricks in Aperture off and back on. Basically just make any change to the image back in Aperture and then undo it (unless you do something you want to keep). You need to do this every time for every image sent to an external editor.