When done editing, picture turns black

after I edit a picture, when I hit done, the picture turns completely black (both the thumbnail and the actual pic). Plus during editing effects (sepia tone, etc. are not available - no preview pic is offered.
any help will be appreciated

Most are from a digital camera - just a point-and-shoot, no exotic format (I assume that is RGB). Others are jpeg from my wedding received from our photographer, but I assume they are nothing exotic either. The error happens when trying to edit either.

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