Aperture 3 gone...

iMac crashed and left me this message from my Aperture 3 There was an error opening the database for the library “/Volumes/My Book 2 for Mac/APERTURE/Aperture Library.aplibrary”. I now cannot open Aperture at all....help! please

Try if you can run the "Aperture Library First Aid Tools" on your Aperture Library:
In the Finder navigate to your Aperture Library (My Book 2 for Mac -> APERTURE -> Aperture Library.aplibrary) and select it; then hold down the otions-key and command-key at the same time and double click the library.
Now the "Aperture Library First Aid Tools" should launch, as described here:
Aperture 3: Troubleshooting Basics: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3805
Select "Repair Permissions", and when done, also do a "Repair Database".
If Aperture does not lauch the "Aperture Library First Aid Tools" try to repair the permissions using the Finder:
Select the Aperture Library and open the Info-Panel (File -> Get Info).
Click the disclosure triangle at the "Permissions" brick
Click the padlock and authentificate, if nessescary.
Then check, if you have read/write permissions, if not, change that. Click the cogwheel and select "apply to enclosed items".
Try again to open Aperture.
Should there still be a problem report back.
Regards
Léonie

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Welcome to the user-supported Aperture discussion forum. Have you read Apple's terms for using this handy website? http://discussions.apple.com/help.jspa
I have been trying to create a slideshow from my recent shooting using aperture 3, no matter what export format I chose, the quality of all the pictures in the slideshow dramatically decreases when playback from my iMac, even I chose the HD 1080p, the pictures turn out very blur.
How are you exporting your slideshow? I'm not familiar with the functions to export a slideshow.
I thought this maybe because I used raw format, then I exported the raw to jpg and created a separate project to hold all the jpg, and repeated the whole slideshow thing, I still got the same results. Does anyone have the same problem and know how to solve this?
Are you indicating that you have RAW files in your Aperture library, and then you exported them to a temporary place as JPG, and then re-imported them as JPG into Aperture, and then recreated your slideshow using the "new" photos in your Aperture library? Your photos won't be blocky because they were generated from RAW in general. I'm not sure of your workflow here, though.
One more question, I usually put raw and jpg into the same folder and then import into aperture 3, and I set raw as master. So, if i want to create slideshow out of these, which format is aperture gonna use for the slideshow, raw or jpg?
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If you cannot find your original serial number, you will have to contact Apple with a proof of purchase, see these links:
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Troubleshooting Professional Application Serial Numbers: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2005
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