image upload functionality broken after 3.2 update

did the update, tried to upload an image through avia, then by the regular media add file – both are now broken. here is the error:

Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in /home/content/12/4178712/html/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-imagick.php on line 360

i DO see the images in the media gallery afterwards, but they behave as though they are full-size only (slow image draw for the thumbnails in the gallery view), meaning Enfold is not properly creating thumbnails.

i have to use regenerate thumbnails to create them.

pretty urgent fix needed here. I will not update any of my other enfold sites until this is resolved. and yes, i deactivated all plugins and still the problem persists. the file size of the image is less than 500K, if that matters.

thanks in advance…