P: Support Common Image Formats (EPS, GIF, PDF, BMP etc.)

It might help. I think it has issues with large files, and the way it exoprts resize is amateur and clunky at best....Although I have only used it when CS5 was on its second update. I also read that it has issues with 64bit Win7 . Who doesn't use more mem than 4Gb these days when working with the average camera producing 14mpixels and more. In my case 22 to 40. and @ 16bits with a few layers within minutes you have a GB size file. If Bridge can't handle it..hand off to LR.

You might want to get some help with that -- since other people are using Bridge just fine without so many crashes and problems.

BTW...I have yet to read the last 10 comments..
BUT The same way I would want LR to do more of what a DAM does....I would be TOTALLY for BRIDGE to be revamped to be JUST LIKE LR, and have the same stability as LR, and same everything in Library mode. I would expect to strip down LR to a DEV app only program. This I mention to keep corporate mindsets happy.

Think about it...Still Light Room...just when you are about to switch to the Dev tab we are familair with..It launches LR developer!
If this makes Adobe happy...then I am all for it. I just need a MANAGER that does as LR does, and is stable! I don't care what title it holds.

IDImager is great looking with the feature set...but Adobe is something I am used to for the past 24 years!

Bridge in CS5 doesn't work either. It is really waste of time.

I think of course it would be smart to approach LR like other DAM viewers...Enable the format you want it to support..Like ACDSee is rather good at this...but has other issues as it tries to be a RAW dev, and stretching itself as Video as well...so. (Besides its lack of support within its other amanger apps with Metadata ..a mess really).
LR has a very logical approach with organization. Metadata, libraries...lots of "safety warnings" before an execution, etc and makes it easy to use and manage. I think the LEAST LR can do is support its on family of product file tiypes..CS!!?? ..that is the you getting used to just marketing corporate mumbo jumbo...You the heck are you making this stuff for?!! Internal use only??

AMMMMMMMMEEEENNNN!!!!!! For the love of imagery! Somebody listen to this man! (PT). I've been saying this myself and now found the right place!

Do not let it edit other foramts, No...just so we can see they exist! Hand off to the correct app to edit.
It should act as the MOTHER of Bridge and image files, as Bridge is crippled when it comes to networks, large files...it has no clue what to do and crashes. Lets leave bridge out of this.

We image makers need a MANAGER for ALL our image files, and since LR is being such a good Librarian, Give it some support to at least SEE! You have bottled up LR as if its some Fine Art ONLY tool that I'm gonna make some award winning archival print of Yosemite...Come on..We make images that get published in magazines, and websites and different color spaces...GEEZ why cant I know if the file is RGB or CMYK??16Bit or 8Bit..its in the Meta...Why cant I see that info??

People please ..if you think you should at least see previews of images...VOTE for this!

Only other option is to have another DAManager to license the preview of RAW developers from ACR/LR, and Capture One.

If LR does support other images, it would surely pull far ahead and gain large market share from C1 users.

and a good reason why it crashes and it has been useless for large files and network image storage

Indeed, Paeter.

As you say, Lightroom is currently "very limited in the formats it supports."

Let's hope that changes in some future release.

Regards. ...pt

i agree!!!

i would love to use LR for all my image content.

i have 4 TB of image textures and other stuff in EXR, PNG, HDR and other formats. i need that for Autodesk 3D Max work.

using LR and it ́s keywording features, having catalogs for stone textures, wood textures, HDR skys.... that would be great.

i don ́t want to edit all the formats in Lightrooms develop module.
i just want to use the DAM functions of LR.

so if the editing of .EXR is a problem in LR just make it like the video support.
you could not do much with video in LR 3 but at least you can manage your video footage.

unfortunately LR is very limited in the formats it supports.

thank's PT :-)
Keep the faith & this thread! I'll sop by from time to time...

>>These are primarily user forums, but folks from Adobe often read them.

Hopefully some "folks from Adobe" see that there is considerable interest in having Lightroom support additional image formats.

If so, I suspect they can, if desired, find a viable solution that meets both their development and market needs. In the meantime, it's interesting to read positive, creative ideas by Peter and others. Those add to the discussion.

Regards. ...pt