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arnulf
04-12-2010, 00:39
I've been using Aperture 3 since it came out and I like it a lot. But today something weird happened: After importing some photos into a new project I suddenly can't see the pictures. This is really weird. I mean, I know they're there. The info window shows that the project contains 33 images, I just can't see them. What the h--- is this?:eek:

All other projects and folders are fine.

Anyone?
Please?

Thanks
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martin s
04-12-2010, 00:47
Aperture imports them into the library file, treating the library as a container. You can tell Aperture not to "merge" your images.

martin
arnulf
04-12-2010, 00:48
Thanks, but that's not what I mean. I mean I can't see them IN Apreture, in the viewer.
Rob-F
04-12-2010, 15:40
Can you see them in the thumbnails? Know what i mean? In the browser?
bwcolor
04-12-2010, 19:40
In the browser mode look at the upper right and make sure that you don't have conditions for display selected that prevent viewing. For example, if you require a high rating to display a photo, but have yet to rate photos, you will not display a single photo. I know that you didn't set any conditions, but this is a way that images appear to have been lost.
MikeL
04-12-2010, 19:42
arnulf, did you type anything in the search window? If you did and no photos have that in them, none will show.
arnulf
04-13-2010, 00:14
I can not see them in the browser window. And there's nothing in the search bar.

Anyway, I solved it by exporting the whole project as a new library and then imported it again. The new project works fine. So I'm happy again.

Still, I really wonder what the hell that was all about. It must be some kind of weird bug. I mean, I've been using Aperture for many years so I know how it works but this one was really weird..
Ted Witcher
04-13-2010, 16:21
In the browser mode look at the upper right and make sure that you don't have conditions for display selected that prevent viewing. For example, if you require a high rating to display a photo, but have yet to rate photos, you will not display a single photo. I know that you didn't set any conditions, but this is a way that images appear to have been lost.

That's exactly the mistake I made just an hour ago.
imokruok
04-13-2010, 19:05
I regret to inform you that Steve Jobs' design team has deemed your images inconsistent with Apple style guidelines.
Ken Shipman
04-13-2010, 19:23
Aperture 3 is still a fairly new release. Have you checked for updates? The current version is 3.0.2 and the update fixed a number of import and viewing bugs.
gotium
04-13-2010, 19:28
I know this isn't helpful for this instance, but it was database instability that caused me to abandon Aperture and switch to Lightroom. I actually experienced data loss with Aperture, which is really quite unusual for most software.
hub
04-18-2010, 21:52
When that happen, I just quit Aperture and restart. It seems to be a bug plaguing a good number of users.
arnulf
04-19-2010, 04:27
Hub, you're right. Thanks. Problem solved :-)