When I try to edit with a plugin or photoshop, I get the message ..."Aperture does not support the image format." What is wrong?

Mike,

With a referenced file, do a File/Show in Finder and then see if you can open the master with another app, such as Photoshop and Preview?

Do the cr2 files have that extension?

Ernie

And it gives that message with a JPEG as well? I am wondering if only the message is bad, and the problem is whether that disk can be written to by Aperture to create the quasi master? Try choosing a Managed master, and then test whether the Relocate command will succeed?

Ernie

I if you try to then edit one the relocated master images, does it then fail or work?

Ernie

Mike,

Let me be sure I am hearing you correctly: if you Relocate a Managed Master to an External Drive, then you can then Edit that image in either a plugin or Photoshop, unlike those you originally located at Import to the External?

Ernie

Mike,

This is suggesting something is not working correctly at the time you are importing. Please tell me more about the setting and method you use when first importing an image to not be located in the Aperture Library.

Also, with Show in Finder, use Get Info to check everything about one of the masters not working, and one that is after relocation.

Ernie

I am not sure, but something in the copy to the external drive is different than when Aperture relocates them.

Look for any difference in the extension spelling for one thing.

How are you copying to the drive from the memory card, exactly? What is mysterious is that apparently Aperture can show them for its purposes, but when readying a quasi-master to be created for the external editor or plugin, it is different?

Ernie

Mike,

I would never copy and paste a photo file for this purpose. I would only drag and drop from the mounted memory card to the external drive, if not allowing Aperture to import and locate. There is so much information beyond what supports the image display. This may be the explanation for the mysterious package as well.

I cannot say what will have been missed, or not, but we know postivily that it is not working correctly for the later use in Aperture when readying to use a plugin or external editor. You need to change this work flow.

Ernie

If you have disk space to do so, you can first use the Consolidate command to bring these masters into Aperture, and then if desired Relocate them. But you should test to make sure nothing about this behavior is carried over -- but I think one test you already did would suggest it would be successful?

Ernie