Aperture 3 processes same 519 images on startup

Every time I open Aperture 3.2.2 it says "processing" and I open the activity window and see that it is processing 519 images. It gets through all 519 and then the processing stops...but after I quit Aperture, the next time I open it it goes back to processing those same 519 images. It moves through them relatively quickly (about 5-7 minutes tops) but I can see that it's going through the same files again and again.
I think this might be related to an issue I'm having with Apple TV 2 seeing the latest edits I've done to photos.
I have it set to share previews with iLife / iWork. I also have my projects set to "Maintain Previews For All Projects"
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

Well I'm lucky in that the processing of the 519 images doesn't prevent usage of Aperture. It completes the processing of the 519 images every time. I've looked at some of the images that it's re-processing....should I update previews / regenerate previews of them? Or what exactly does processing entail?
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