Aperture exported images disable Photoshop CS2 Variations command

Your comments and help please:
From Aperture, I choose a file to modify in Photoshop CS2. I Export the file to Photoshop. Photoshop opens with the image exported. Unfortunately, the Variations command is grayed-out. I tried TIFF and PSD exports from Aperture. Variations, of course, works when I open the same image from the Finder. Has anyone else had this problem? Thanks for your help, Nate

I'm fairly sure that the Variations adjustment doens't work with 16-bit images - when you use 'open in an external editor' Aperture passes a 16-bit file to that editor.
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