Clone function in Aperture 2.0

I have used the Aperture 2.0 clone feature when the program was first release with no problem. However, tonight when I use the clone feature the cloned color seems to be "absorbed" in the new location. I identified what area to clone and selected a "white" area to place the clone item. When it first appears the cloned color is appears but the color appears to fade until it is gone. I have played with the settings but to no avail. Anyone else experience this effect? Let me know.

Are you talking about the Spot & Patch tool or the Retouch tool?
Sounds like the Retouch tool, which takes area you copied from and blends it into the colour and tone of the area you copy onto.
Ian

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I appreciate your response very much, but I have a hard time believing it is hardware or OS related, for many reasons...
1) It only happens when I am using the clone tool in a specific circumstance, and not across the board generally.
2) It doesn't happen when I use the other side of the clone tool, the repair tool, of which the only difference is a radio button and software; they're both in the same control window.
3) Something I neglected to mention in my first post was the behavior of the clone tool, when cloning a black background, accepting the first adjustment, but then claiming for the second adjustment that I hadn't option-clicked to define the point of cloning. It seems to happen every time I do this specific operation. All other adjustments, within that specific use of the clone tool, work as advertised; the second adjustment is the only one that can't remember what I selected for the first one.
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One for the Consolidate Masters command.
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