Why does setting the white point in Aperture 3 make the whole image turn white?
Asked 3/4/2013
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In Aperture 3, using the Curves eyedropper to set the white point causes the entire image to blow out to white. The same image and sample point work correctly in Photoshop CS6. Is this expected behavior, or is it a known issue in Aperture?
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Photography Stack Exchange contributor
13y ago
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My problem turned out to be a bug, and Apple has fixed it. I found this in the release notes for Aperture 3.5:
"Addresses an issue that could cause the black and white points in Curves to shift incorrectly when using the eyedropper tools."
Cheers, folks!
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This is a known Aperture bug, not normal behavior.
Apple noted a fix in the Aperture 3.5 release notes:
“Addresses an issue that could cause the black and white points in Curves to shift incorrectly when using the eyedropper tools.”
So if setting the white point makes the whole image turn white, the likely cause is that bug in older versions of Aperture 3. Updating to Aperture 3.5 or later should resolve it.
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