corrupt jpeg import

[rynoman]

Hi all; I've tried searching on this, but no luck. Hopefully someone has seen this before, or can tell me how to search better. Random images imported from both of my Canon point-and-shoots import with some kind of corruption (see attached). If I reimport the corrupted image multiple times, it will import correctly. Image Capture will do the same thing.

I've tried rebooting, removing preference files, and repairing permissions. No luck with anything. I have not tried importing on another Mac (yet), nor have I reinstalled iPhoto. I was hoping this would go away with my new Canon, but some images were again corrupted when I tried the import today.

Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[robbieduncan]

Same memory card in both cameras? If so...

 

[rynoman]

Same memory card in both cameras? If so...

No - my older camera had a Compact Flash card, and the newer one an SD.

Thanks much

 

[Phil A.]

Are you importing them by plugging the camera into a USB port, or by using a card reader? If it's the latter it could be a faulty card reader. If it's the former, have you tried using a different USB port / lead?

 

[ChrisA]

I've tried rebooting, removing preference files, and repairing permissions. No luck with anything. I have not tried importing on another Mac (yet), nor have I reinstalled iPhoto.

None of that is likely to help. The problem seems to be on the "camera's end of the USB cable".

 

[rynoman]

Are you importing them by plugging the camera into a USB port, or by using a card reader? If it's the latter it could be a faulty card reader. If it's the former, have you tried using a different USB port / lead?

I've tried all the USB ports on my Power Mac G5, including the two keyboard ports. Each one allows this corruption. I tried Belkin's card reader, but my Mac won't read it correctly. I also tried the card reader on other machines, and it doesn't work on them either.

I've also tried swapping out the USB cables. FWIW, I called Canon when it happened with my original camera, and they told me it was my computer since the images looked okay via the LCD screen.

Does anyone know what this kind of corruption is called?

Thanks for your replies everyone.