Layers from Photoshop are black in Aperture

I export a pic to PSE, make some changes, select certain things, cut out some stuff, etc. I end up with a few layers. Then I save back into aperture as a psd file. The selected area put on another layer is now black.
I've tried reopening the files in PSE and there is only one layer. I must have a setting wrong when saving. Any ideas on how to properly save a .psd file so that the layers are preserved in Aperture?
I know how to do it as a work around, saving to desktop, importing to Aperture. Hoping I don't have to do that.
Suggestions appreciated.

You need to check if you have Alpha channels in your PSD files, probably as a result of a saved mask. These do not display in Aperture. I think this is explained somewhere in the manual. If you don't need the alpha channels you have added delete them, and you should be OK.

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