Aperture 3 - Exporting Photos Results in Black Images

Hi --
I'm currently having issues exporting images from my Aperture library (whether thru the Export menu command, or thru the auto-uploading feature [like Flickr]). Whenever I export images -- they result in totally black photos. I've tried exporting in other formats (JPEG, TIFF, etc.) with the same results. Only if I export the Original can I get the photos out of Aperture.
I switched to another library to see if it was having the same issue -- it was not. I've repaired permissions and repaired the database -- still having the same issue. Does this indicate a corrupted Library? Should I try the (ominous sounding, according to the documentation) "Rebuild Database" option -- or should I try to create a new libary with the same images to see if that fixes things?
Any suggestions would be appreciated, as I've yet to find any other users with a similar problem. Been using Aperture for years without issues -- this is the first major problem I've encountered.
Thanks.

I switched to another library to see if it was having the same issue -- it was not. I've repaired permissions and repaired the database -- still having the same issue. Does this indicate a corrupted Library?
That does indeed look like something may be wrong with your library.
Should I try the (ominous sounding, according to the documentation) "Rebuild Database" option -- or should I try to create a new libary with the same images to see if that fixes things?
If you create a new library with the existing images, you will have to start over and redo all your edits.
Try first to rebuil the library. That will create new database files inside. But make sure that you have a backup of your library, before you try a rebuild, just in case.
Have you checked the "Export preset" that you are using, if anything can turn the images black: set the preset to "edit" and look at the options, i.e. color profile or watermark.
Regards
Léonie

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