Red Unsupported File with PSD

Hi folks,
I'm struggling with an odd situation. Imported and Nikon NEF (D200) and then edited it in PSD CS4. Created about 5 layers and saved the image. Preview loaded in Aperture (2.1.3) but when I went to export it, the preview went gray and Aperture told me it was an unsupported file type. When I tried to open in in Ap, I get a red warning telling me the same thing. However, I can edit it in PS4 and all layers come up again.
I've saved a copy outside of Ap to keep from losing the work, but the only way I can get Ap to recognize the file was to flatten it.
All other images with layers and from same shooting are working fine.
A corrupted file or?
Thanks for any help.

Glad that you found that.
For Video, the PSD's need to be RGB, and not CMYK or Intexed Color. They need to be 8-bit. Paths can cause issues, though not always, and the same for Smart Objects (some work fine, and others muck things up???). Often, tiny pixel counts in a Layer (think something very small, like a logo, in a much larger Image), can cause issues.
Good luck,
Hunt

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