Aperture 3 and MobileMe syncing problems

I'm having problems exporting pictures to my MobileMe library. This is happening only with some pictures, not all of them. Checking out the console for errors I can see this showing up:
10-05-09 10:23:26 AM Aperture[49893] File not found: '/var/folders/Aw/AwayOGdrFmW5GE6AMOobQ++TI/-Tmp-.jpeg'
10-05-09 10:23:26 AM Aperture[49893] Failed to read data from local path: '/var/folders/Aw/AwayOGdrFmW5GE6AMOobQ++TI/-Tmp-.jpeg'
10-05-09 10:23:26 AM Aperture[49893] NSExceptionHandler has recorded the following exception:
NSInvalidArgumentException -- Failed to read data from local path: '/var/folders/Aw/AwayOGdrFmW5GE6AMOobQ++TI/-Tmp-.jpeg'
Stack trace: 0x7fff80f9ba2c 0x7fff82d5b0f3 0x7fff831e69b9 0x101346639 0x11e2c449b 0x11e2bd176 0x1005042c9 0x10060a669 0x10146e768 0x101469170 0x101467579 0x7fff85cb0ead 0x7fff887438b6 0x7fff88743769

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Hi!
I started using Aperture 3 recently and made the mistake of authorizing Aperture to sync with Flickr. I hate it! Now I want to deauthorize it somehow but don't know where or how? I've read horror stories that all of my Flickr photos will be deleted from Flickr if I deauthorize, but none of my Flickr photos were uploaded from Aperture, they were already in Flickr and were automatically synced to Aperture once I authorized it. Now that I realize I've made a mistake I want to get out, but how?
TIA!
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I have been using the sync feature between my Aperture library and Facebook and Flickr for 6 months and I finally gave up on it yesterday.
As an example of what I usually go through, I uploaded 159 photos to my flickr account this past weekend, then added some captions/descriptions/tags etc. on flickr (was that a mistake?). Then Aperture promptly undid some my work at the next synchonization... I don't want photos on my stream named DSC_6788.jpg, etc. Thing is, Aperture undoes some of what I do on Flickr but not all. There's no rhyme, reason, or pattern to it. If I use Aperture to add tags (by entering keywords in the right field), even those partially disappear after the next sync.
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For 6 months I have lived in fear of opening up Aperture. Will the sync mess up what I've published online?
There should be option to not have Aperture override what you do on flickr (and Facebook). I am a strong believer in the "Publish and Forget" model for places like Flickr and Facebook, not the sync model.
For now, it's back to export to a folder and upload via the uploader.

Aperture 3 and MobileMe are now solved?

I am still on with Aperture 2.1.4 and have just had trouble with creating a new MobileMe gallery again, as Aperture remarks after it has uploaded the previews and made the gallery - til there is all fine - it could not communicate with MobileMe. This comes further if I like to made some changes to the gallery within Aperture and try to sync them - nothing happens, only the error comes up. This bug is til I upgraded my system to SL and Aperture 2.1.4. Any idea? Does Aperture 3 still has this bug or is it solved?

Okay ... further to my original note ... has anyone seen this?
Using Aperture 3 and MobileMe ... do you need to create unique passwords for each album?
(that seemed to fix the generic password on multiple albums)
No I have not seen this kind of problem, and no you shouldn't need unique passwords for each album.
I have specific groups that I regularly share sets of albums with. When I create a new MobileMe album, I specify which group has access (or limit the access later via the Aperture-MobileMe album settings). I established the group name (and password) once. For subsequent albums I just specify that group. If I use the Tell A Friend... option to announce a new album, it will share the group/username and password.
IF I enable uploading additional photos via e-mail, that does create a unique/generic e-mail address for each album -- has to as you want any photos to upload to THAT album.
I know this answers your question, but quite likely does not provide a solution. If you can be more specific as to EXACTLY what steps you are taking I might be able to replicate your process and offer a specific solution. Hopefully the pieces I've offered may help you find a solution though?
Best wishes!

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I'm still having trouble with the same problem as described. I've followed the instructions as described below which make perfect sense...
@ Rienzo: Currently MobileMe will only sync photos with one program at a time. You need to go to www.me.com, go to the gallery page, and for each album change the setting to sync photos from iPhoto to Aperture. The settings button looks like a light switch on the top bar.
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I'm not sure whether getting no replies to this (or the earlier) query is something of which to be proud - or terrified!
Am I the only person in the world with this bizarre insoluble problem? if so, why me? Am I a Chosen One or, more likely, someone to be punished for a lifetime of misdeeds!
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Perhaps there is a clue somewhere in the following ...
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Anyway, I installed some software on the iMac which required a reboot and, as susual, iCal opened via Preferences > Accounts > Startup items - only this time I was presented with a perfectly blank calendar. A message appeared, from within iCal (oh, how I wish i had noticed what it actually said) saying something along the lines of "importing calendars". This took a little while and it wasn't instant - maybe it does this every time it reatrts but too fast for me to notice.
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I have had this "import" message before, but very very rarely, so it may well have resolved the syncing issue last time and I just didn't make the possible connection.
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Thanks Richard, very helpful. I wondered why I couldn't see my old mobileme galleries in Aperture.
I have swapped between iPhoto '09, Aperture 3, iPhoto '11 and now back to Aperture. Whilst I love the ease of use and relative speed of iPhoto, Aperture's adjustments and masters/versions handling has the edge for me now that my masters collection is too big for my MBP. And with a clean install of Lion my machine now seems more responsive than it has been for a while.
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I bought AP2 and upgraded towards AP3 (AP3.0.3 now - other information : french). During this time I just stored my photos. I've just created a web page with the "Publish to Mobile Me ..." button. The dialog box says that my page will be published at this web address : http://homepage.mac.com/..... . It is not a MobileMe address but a old .Mac address. I had a .Mac account and I have now a MobileMe account.
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Each 1 photo you upload in a gallery is converted into all these various sizes before uploading to your MobileMe gallery. The actual number and sizes are based on the options you chose when you published the album to your gallery.
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