Bridge

I'm working between Bridge and Lightroom. I cull photos in Bridge, make minor edits and give ratings to selects, and the edits get stored in XMP sidecar file. Next, I import them into Lighroom for further editing.  I finish them, give them ratings, and save the metadata to XMP.  I then load Bridge, and Bridge does not synchronize the edits.   How do I know?   There should only be 289 photos with a 1-star rating or highter.  I load into bridge and it shows 294 photos with ratings. Which 5 photos did not sync?  This is maddening! I've purged all cache in Bridge and it wont update. It still shows 294 photos. Which makes me think Lightroom isn't actually saving the metadata to XMP files for all the images.   PLEASE help. This is so frustrating.   What am I missing here?

Is it possible to download the installer files of Bridge 2022 and 2023 so i can install them when im ofline?

I am paying monthly for this monopolisitic program, that doesn't improve and gets worse.  I have been using Bridge to store data for all my shots since Photoshop 3.1, and Bridge is ruined.  It has been months since one can no longer have 2 Bridge Windows open, see thumbnails of more modern cameras such as the Nikon Z9.  Free programs such as Nikon Studio, Resolve, and Windows Media can play these videos, and Nikon Studio has the data, and now I can't even add metadata to any videos.  So I can't see them, I can't have a description, or keywords or any relevant data and have to keep going to other programs to see what each is, back and forth. How can it be legal to charge a subscription fee for something one is essentially wedded to, because of decades of use and storing and keeping track of data,  and then render it almost useless while promoting Lightroom which I don't like, never will.  I could see videos play and have data with CS6 and earlier.&nbsp

I use a Macintosh Apple M1 Pro chip with 32 GB memory.   OS version Ventura 13.2   Bridge version 13.0.2.636   Photoshop version 24.2.0 release     I have extensive experience with Photoshop from way way back.   Everything has been working fine until recently a couple of weeks.  Work flow involved download files from camera (CR3) to a folder and then been opening CR3 files from Bridge so I could adjust them them and then send them the adjusted files directly to Photoshop 2023.  A couple of weeks ago I noticed some hickups with Bridge not sending the adjusted files to Photoshop 2023.   Sometimes no file would be open in PS, sometimes on or two images would open, sometimes all images would open.  I thought I had that resolved but today the issue returned.Sometimes the all the adjustments I made to the Raw files would not even save in Bridge if I clicked DONE. Sometimes they would save.  If I tried to use the OPEN

A thread was closed regarding bridge flickering  (First seen Approx 1 year ago) whilst previewing images appartently lastest update sorted issue NOT SO its as bad as ever a epileptic seizure warning needs to be issued Its OK for the first 10 or so imaging then goes into complete melt down and makes viewing image impossible I know alot of customers have left and have Photo Mechanic 

I have both a laptop and a PC tower and on the three latest bridge updates the preview is blank on both machines. The version 12 works fine. Also on my new PC (when I search the exact same search on both machines) it only finds a 10th of the imges that my laptop finds.

Hi, I can't use bridge while I'm transfer photos anymore. Is there a fix for that or a settings option that I'm missing? Bridge 13.0.3.693. Thanks.

When I open a jpg in Bridge it tries to open it in Lightroom and I want the default to be Photoshop. My preferences all have photoshop in them but when I right clight the jpg in Bridge it says Lightroom is the default. How do I change this? It is a pain. When I double click an image with intent to open it in Photoshop, it automatically picks Lightroom which I have to cancel and respecify which program I want it to open with. 

Since 2023 / Bridge 13, the Metadata hover box has been REALLY glitchy. It used to get stuck on screen with previous versions, but now sometimes it shows up for a split second only while the mouse is moving (seemingly) and other times it shows up and won't go away. I have to fully quit bridge to make it go away. Leaving Bridge open and toggling the "Show Metadata on hover" option on and off doesn't work.  I will sometimes have 2 or 3 stuck metadata boxes on top of whatever I'm trying to work on, including opening files in ACR. And the box stays on top of the entire system. I haven't found any app that covers the box once it is stuck. Driving me crazy. Mac Studio M1 Ultra, Bridge 13.0.1.583

Problem with Adobe Bridge 13.0.3.686: When photos are exported, one cannot continue to work in Bridge while images are exported in the background.

Hi,    Bridge 2023 fully patched on a Mac    I store my images in folders based on camera model and then handle them by creating a collection based on event.  From then on I work in the Collection and not the folder.     The problem is that on my first pass through the images, I delete failed images, duplicates and other undesirables.  All looks well during that session.  The trouble is that next time I start Bridge and look at the collection I have an error at the top of the screen saying that the collection has many missing files.    It seems that deleting a file inside a collection does not remove the entry in the collection.  Instead it remains as an orphan.  On reopening the collection, e.g. on reopening Bridge, it then gets all upset because it can't find the files.    Is there any way I can report this as a bug please?

WTFPlease bring this basic and so needed feature back!!! For the love of God!! Jesus!!!crazy 

Using latest version of Bridge:13.0.3.693  Windows 10 Pro 64 bitI'd like to add a panel group vertically, i.e. add a "row" to a verical column of panel groups and can't figure how to do it nor find any google searches to show.  All of the preinstalled workspaces provide with bridge only show one or two vertical groups so I wonder if it's even possible.  See screenshot.

I recently processed some RAW files using Capture one.  I then created large jpgs of the images.  They output to my tablet fine as well as when I view them in Windows Explorer.  However when I look at the same files in Bridge, two are very dark with one looking like it has a bad high dynamic range effect applied. I would understand this more if they all were weird looking but I don't understand what would have happened to make Bridge act this way to only a couple of images of a bunch that that were all processed pretty much the same way.I've included the worst one below.  It will be interesting to know if this looks OK to everyone.  Maybe open it up in YOUR Bridge.Thoughts? 

Was there a 2020 version of Bridge?What is the latest version today?Is it free?

I like to display images in a two column grid Content panel, leaving plenty of room for a good size Preview panel.I thought old Bridge used to display keywords next to thumbnails in this grid view configuration. I can't see how to make it, now. The Details view is good, but only allows one column?

The last few iterations of bridge (13.0.2 down through 2022 versions) are essenrtially unusable on mac (I cannot speak for all macs, but for me it's on big sur and montery). I know I've read of this "flickering" issue before, but I'd like to know if there's been any news on that front or if it's been reported. When trying to use bridge to view raw files, upon hitting spacebar to view full screen, the image begins to kind of flickr. Not a screen issue, it seems more like an effect issue - like the initial flickr you get when viewing full screen gets stuck and just keeps blinking which makes it impossible to view images. The other issue that I've heard before and, again, am wondering about, is the excessive cpu usage of bridge 2023 (on mac, at least). While running bridge and with no tasks going on or previews being built, the mac's fan will get loud and the activity monitor will show that bridge is using like 500% cpu. Between those 2 issues, and the fact that delete and fill is missing

Before updating to Bridge 13.0.2.636 and Mac Ventura, my workflow was to Plug in the SD card, open Bridge, import all the files converting them to DNG files in the process, then doing a batch rename. Now after getting a new Macbook, updating the OS to Ventura, then installing Bridge13.0.2.636 I can't find any reference or tools to continue this workflow. Why can't I continue to convert my new downloads to DNG files in the import process?

I have updated to Bridge 2023 and lost most of my previews for  Rhino Files - just gettng the Rhino software icon. I have tried a number of settings (software rendering on and off, clearing cache). I may not understand how to truly clear the cache. If I continually work in a folder,  it eventually changes overs to previews. I have about 3,000 relativly small Rhino files in folders. Is there a way to just make this happen all at once? I have this issue everytime I update Bridge. Also, Bridge's  search often just doesnt work. I can type the name of the file into the search bar and it won't find it. But if I just sort by name the exact same text is there in the file name. This is a constant issue. Thoughts on this? It is probably obvious that I am not a tech support perons :), but it sounds like some sort of indexing issue? 🙂

Hi guys, I don't know if it's just me, but I cannot set "Use Current Folder" option in the Source section when editing Smart Collection. I have a bunch of smart collections imported from Bridge 2022 with the source set as "use current folder", they all still work without any problem in the 2022 version, but when I use them in Bridge 2023 it changes the source to some random folder on my disk called "moodboard" (don't know why this particular). When I try to edit and change it to "use current folder" and then hit save nothing really changes. When I use this collection again it's this freaking random "moodboard" folder listed again. And the same happen with every other collection that had set "use current folder" as a source.

What happened to Bridge? Used it for years; loved it. Now it sux in so many ways on both my long term desktop and my new laptop.  Crashes, freezes, files not being copied or moved.  It's always something. Can we scrap a few updates or something and go back to previous release? Or something.  Please.  I'm about ready to give up on Bridge.

Cześć. Pracuję na apple pro m1 i praktycznie od roku czasu jak go używam sporadycznie pojawiają mi się problemy z wyświetleniem zdjęć. Zdjęcia nie ładują się w pełni. obraz miga i dzieją się cuda. Apple twierdzi, że problem jest po stronie adobe bo z ich testów ( komputer był w serwisie ) wynika że wszystko jest ok. błędy nie występują poza programami z adobe. Te same kłopoty są w photoshopie i lightroom. Czy ktoś się spotkal z takim problemem? Pomocy

This is the opposite of everything I find when searching for a solution.I've just installed Photoshop+Lightroom and now every time I double click an image from within Bridge, it opens in PS. Which I do NOT want. I want it to open in Microsoft Photos because I use it as a quick control of image quality. Going into file association I can't find the "Photos App" and Windows won't let Bridge go into the folder it's located.... (C:\Program Files\WindowsApps) Uninstalling PS...it opens in Lightroom. Uninstalling LR...I can open it like I want again. The file association is now "none". But I can't set it to "none" when I have PS/LR installed...Reset to default also doesn't do what I want with PS/LR installed. So.....how do I do what I want?

Hello,Last version 13. 0.3.693 : From the full format, when you return to the thumbnail view, the list of keywords (on the left) is repositioned at the beginningThis bug had already been reported in January.Has well been corrected the wrong classification of keywords in this latest version - as on version 12.0.4.286 - on which I remain, last correct version of Bridge.A lot of time between these 2 versions, for incomplete corrections! Too bad ******************************************Dans la dernière version :Du plein format, lorsque l'on revient en vue avec vignettes la liste des motsclés (à gauche) se repositionne au début.Ce bug avait déjà été signalé en janvier.A bien éta corrigé le mauvais classement des mots-clé dans cette dernière version - comme sur la version 12.0.4.286 - sur laquelle je reste, dernière version correcte de Bridge. Beaucoup de temps entre ces 2 versions, pour des corrections incomplètes ! Dommage   

I've just seen a YouTube video in which the author, a MAC user, is able to use "Open With" from Bridge to run a Photoshop plugin on a file without using Photoshop.I've tried this on a Windows PC and "Open With" does not show a list of Photoshop plugins that are installed on my PC. Is this feature just something that is available for MAC only