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September 14, 2026
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Restore the previous filename display behavior in Bridge Contact Sheet PDFs

  • September 14, 2026
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In Adobe Bridge CC, the Output/Contact Sheet PDF feature now truncates long filenames from the middle (e.g. Schinia...CNCLEP00001.jpg) instead of displaying the beginning of the filename and clipping only the end (e.g. Schinia jaegeri_CN....jpg) which is was what was done in previous versions of Bridge.

For my scientific imaging workflow, the beginning of the filename contains the important specimen identification information, so this change makes the contact sheets significantly less useful. I routinely create 5 × 8 contact sheets with filenames beneath each image, and the previous behavior worked well for this purpose.

Please restore the previous behavior or provide a setting allowing users to choose how long filenames are truncated. Ideally, users should be able to display the beginning of the filename, wrap the filename, or reduce the font size rather than having the middle automatically replaced with an ellipsis.

This change is significant enough that I am reverting to Bridge CS6 in the meantime. Anyone know a workaround?

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    Participant
    September 14, 2026

    Examples of the difference in output behaviour. CC above, CS6 below.