Some files in aperture shrink to thumbnail size

Aperture 3.6
OS X 10.10.1
Some of my photos have lost their original dimensions and file size.

I only have one library. So most of them were imported to the library first, and then I copied them into the appropriate albums. In some cases I downloaded them directly into the albums, either from the camera or the desktop.
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to my MacBook Air, mainly for viewing.
Since the same previews will be used on my desktop and laptop,
I will generate 1900X1200 medium quality previews. I figured
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of other data should come out to about 300K per image on average.
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There are plenty of strategies for working with multiple computers. They usually involve exporting/importing projects. If you would like a brief summary of how to do this I will be glad to provide a sort of guide on multi machine workflow that works for many of us that work on location and have a main library back at the base.
If you want to carry around a sort of "best of" on your MBA and also have a few working project the best way to do that is:
1) Create a new empty project on your main machine.
2) Set up a library level smart album for what ever your "best of" or greatest hit or whatever are.
3) Drag that smart album into the new project. (doesn't really matter but will keep you organized)
4) Select all the images in that smart album and use new from selection->album (this is required trust me)
5) Use file export project on that new project that contains the album just created
6) Import the project on to your MBA
Now you have all of the stuff that you really want on your MBA, to update it Just re-do steps 4-6 every once in a while. Obviously get rid of that project off of your MBA when you do.
As for other in progress projects create them on either library and use import export library any time you like to take it with you or put the project into your main library. When you export a project it will consolidate the masters into the exported project. When you import a project the masters will be managed, just use relocate master to put them where they belong in your main library.
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Dear all,
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One of my clients has an iMac G5 running 10.4.11 and iPhoto 5.0.4. He's got about 3200 pictures in his iPhoto library which is about 12GB in size (they are all very large pictures). He's been using iPhoto without problem for years then suddenly he noticed that some pictures do not display in a slideshow. Out of the 3200 pictures he's narrowed it down so far to a few dozen pictures throughout his library. When we view the roll or the album with the pictures listed as thumbnails, we can see the picture just fine, but when we do anything that involves viewing at non-thumbnail size, such as double clicking on it or viewing in a slideshow it displays nothing. Slideshow just shows all black and double clicking on the thumb shows white with a spinning gear that never stops spinning. I rebuilt his library and that did not fix it. I repaired permissions, trashed iPhoto preferences, deleted tmp & cache files from his computer, I even zapped the PRAM out of desperation and nothing made any difference at all. One weird thing is that when it is siting at the white screen with spinning gear, if we resize the window smaller then resize it bigger, the picture will display properly but only for that time. It still will not display in slideshows.
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Message was edited by: Clint Mcintosh

Clint:
Try opening the file in one of the other applications that can use it and save as a new file and see if that new file is compatible with iPhoto. Or you might try this Automator workflow, Convert to JPG and Embed sRGB profile, on one and see if the resulting file will work. If so you can batch change all of them. It replaces the file you run it on so be sure to run it on a copy just to be safe. You can download it from Toad's Cellar or download it immediately with this link: Convert to JPG and Embed sRGB profile.zip.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier versions) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. There are versions that are compatible with iPhoto 5, 6, 7 and 8 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
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Chris Thielen wrote:
I have had problems getting boot camp to partition my drive, reporting that
"The disk cannot be partitioned because some files can't be moved." Solutions offered involve either backing up your entire drive and restoring it (SuperDuper), or defragging with commercial software (iDefrag).
This solution does not require a spare external drive, nor commercial software.
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Even though you now have free space at the end of the drive, Boot Camp Assistant will not use it (it wants to resize your main partition).
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