"Rebuild Library" option leads to external editor problems

Due to an issue with the Aperture internal tray I used the option "rebuild library". After the rebuild is completed it is not possible to open the images with an external editor or plugin anymore.
The message says that the image could not be handled as it has an unsupported format. Sorry, I cannot post the exact message as I use the german version of Aperture.
After getting the old Aperture library from my backup I tried it again. Before "rebuild library" everything works fine (except for the tray), after the rebuild I receive the message.

My affected images are masters inside the library and referenced ones - that doesn't matter. Images imported after the faulty rebuild work as usual. But it is still not possible to edit the older ones - those imported before the crash and rebuild. I couldn't find a workaround until now, except exporting and reimporting every single master, adjusting everything new and edit this new one with a plugin or the external editor.
I tried to export a project as a whole and reimport it, it dosen't change anything. If I open the package of the aplibrary I see that the TIFF or PSD is created by the command "edit in external editor" and I can open this in photoshop, but Aperture isn't able to hand it over to the external editor or the plugin. It seems to be a database problem not a problem of image rendering.
I also tried to rebuild the library again and repaired the user permissions of the database (CMD ALT during aperture start) - Doesn't help.
I imported an affected mediabase into another Aperture installation on my notebook which was not affected before. But the imported images inside the project won't open with the external editor or any plugin too. So I think it has nothing to do with the general installation of Aperture. For sure it is an error inside the database caused by the automatic rebuild of the database after a crash.
For all aperture users I can give the following two hints:
1) Backup your Aperture database carefully.
2) After a crash of Aperture and an automatic or any other rebuild of the database, check FIRST if your database is infected by our problem. Open some images with a plugin or the external editor. If this doesn't work, go back to your vault version.
My mistake was to backup RIGHT AFTER the crash, without checking everything including the external editor command. Because of this I infected my vault version with the error too.....
Apple is needed for solving this issue. It should be possible for the programmers to find the error inside an exported project/mediabase, which is affected with the problem. I would provide such a file to Apple for examination.
Wolfram

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