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June 16, 2020
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P: Revert UI to older Camera Raw UI (12.2.1) after Interface Changes

  • June 16, 2020
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after updating photoshop , when i opened it for the first time there was option to use camera raw as it is (vertical film) or to change it to new UI (with new look and horizontal filmstrip ), i just clicked new UI to see how it looks , i thought if i dont like it i will just go back to using older UI but there is no option to select older UI , i contacted adobe but person who was helping me just suggested that i should install older version of camera raw or ask for help from this forum , i found it bit frustrating that if there was simple option to choose new UI so why not give option to revert back to older UI with newly updated software. maybe its bug or adobe forcing people to use new UI even if they dont like it

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    Fred Baxter
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    June 28, 2020
    Sad but true. Fortunately I can live without photography as an option.
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    Fred Baxter
    Participating Frequently
    June 28, 2020
    Manfred Mueller you can always either shot DNG files straight from the camera if you can or convert any brand RAW file to DNG for continued use of the better GUI ACR. Older versions of ACR will see DNG files.

    What is sad is how the icon bar has room for more icons at least three. I always wondered what new features and functionality those future icons might bring. Instead it was replaced with an exponential amount of added mouse click scroll mouse click user actions.
    TheDigitalDog
    TheDigitalDog
    Inspiring
    June 28, 2020
    No, you'll simply have to download an updated DNG converter and use the old version.
    But better would be for all the camera manufacturers to STOP making proprietary raw files with ever new camera release. Not necessary and only causes customers and people coding raw converters (ALL companies not just Adobe) to have to update their software to understand tiny changes from the last camera released. 
    Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
    TheDigitalDog
    TheDigitalDog
    Inspiring
    June 28, 2020
    This is so tragic of a direction Adobe is taking I may just give up photography.
    Seriously? 

    Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
    TheDigitalDog
    TheDigitalDog
    Inspiring
    June 28, 2020
    Version 12 was a total disaster for all the reasons everyone here has mentioned

    Expect for those who love the new GUI (and yes, super easy to cherry pick those too). 

    Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
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    Beauteous_glamour16B8
    Participant
    June 28, 2020
    I'm pleased to see that I can get ACR 12.2 back and that the same user interface is also shown when calling up the Camera Raw Filter.  

    My main concern is that this will only be a temporary solution as once I upgrade my camera, only the newer version of ACR will support the newer camera body.  Hopefully there will be a better, long term fix.
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    Fred Baxter
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    June 28, 2020
    branislavmilic let's hope Adobe restores the better GUI. I think many users are like myself they purchased the yearly subscription to the Photography bundle for $119 only for the use of Photoshop and ACR through Bridge instead of the standalone Photoshop yearly subscription of $239.

    This is so tragic of a direction Adobe is taking I may just give up photography.
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    June 28, 2020
    I also reverted. Version 12 was a total disaster for all the reasons everyone here has mentioned.
    Branislav Milic
    Branislav Milic
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    June 28, 2020
    Put back the old UI and throw away the latest one as it's the perfect example of what not to do in UX/UI. 
    Before you even definitively erase the code and assets of this UI, make some souvenir screenshots to use them for a course about failed UX/UIs.

    Thank you.
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      Beauteous_glamour16B8
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      June 28, 2020


      Why did Adobe change the ACR user interface to the cluttered and inefficient Lightroom Develop Module style?

      More clicks and moving around the screen with this "improved" user interface.  I can see how Lightroom users would like this, but those of use that use Bridge / ACR tend to find it clunky and less efficient that the old interface. 

      It would be nice to have an option for the old style user interface. Far more white space, larger font and larger controls made sense. 
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