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I am recovering from a fatal pc drive crash and have lost so much information, including my master Bridge keyword file. I am now trying to rebuild my keyword list from scratch.The issue I am having is that my pictures file covers around 20 years worth of photography, by date, so covers hundreds of folders and many hundreds of thousands of images.The process I have used so far is this …Go to my Master pictures folder View, include all subfolders RefreshI was told that this would re-build the data from scratch, but having left this running for 24hrs, absolutely nothing changed to my keyword list.It seems that I have to go through the folders one by one to recover the information, but obviously I dont want to have to do that …. I dont have the time or the patience.I am looking for an automated process I can go through to recover all of the keywords. Any ideas or suggestions welcome.Thank you

I’ve just updated Bridge to 17.0.0.92 for Windows 11(recently freshly reinstalled), and unlike what used to happen, when I download the files off my card, the settings don’t default to those I last used, but revert to the ‘Do not rename files’ whereas I have a specific way I want to rename them already set up in ‘Advanced rename’ which I then have to click down to, and it pops up the dialogue box that shows it’s retained what I want… this means an extra lot of clicking and time, rather than just the one click to do what it used to do…Also, it used to give me the option when it had finished downloading, to delete the files or not, now it doesn’t, but just closes the dialogue box…Is this a bug, or just that it’s how it now all works, and I’ve got to put up with it ?

Hello,I have a Windows 10 PC with a processor that does not support AVX2. Consequently, I am unable to download Adobe Bridge. Support can only install version 15 for me, but I need version 14.Support has directed me to the Adobe Community to obtain it. Could you please provide me with a download link?Thank you.

Hi all,as of late Bridge takes a few seconds to respond / go to a destination / open a folder, etc. … after startup.It is annoying to have to wait.Once the first destination is opened, all works fine … until shut down and open again.Bridge v 16.0.8 - all updated and in perfect condition Thanks

Bridge keeps opening my images in Photoshop and I can’t seem to find where to set it to open in Camera Raw? I have the Setting set in Preferences/General/Behaviour/ Double click opens in Camera Raw, but it doesn’t appear to be working. Is there something else I should try? Thank you for your help.

This for Bridge to support custom metadata for batch editing. Currently, Bridge only sees IPTC data, but when I used a custom metadata editor, it only adds it data fields in the raw imbedded sidecar. My pain point is that I have to enter each field individually, and cannot batch process this step. The DAM our company uses does take advantage of the custom fields, but there's no way on bridge to even view the custom fields since it only sees IPTC related fields. Many of our images have different fields for retail SKUs and other identifiers on a spreadsheet. I like to have 1, a custom data field viewer of the files. and 2, to have a way to batch edit the metadata by having bridge look at a CSV file and preload the fields based on matching the columns B to fill out all of the columns with all of row 1 data once there's a singular match. Typically a UPC code or SKU number.

Found several other users having this problem with bridge crashing on startup, but no real fix to solve the problem. Had a user having this problem in both Bridge 23 and Bridge 24 on macOS after an OS update earlier today and found that Bridge did not have the correct permissions under (in macOS) Settings - Privacy & Security - Files and Folders. We are using SMB shares and the user probably denied network access when asked after the update. I found no way to reenable this without deleting Bridge completely, then rebooting the computer to have the entry removed from the system settings and then reinstalling Bridge again. On startup it asked for permissions to access network shares as soon as I tried to access data from the SMB share. After giving the access, Bridge works again without issues. Someone more knowledgeable in the ways of macOS security might be able to give the app access without going through the full uninstall / reinstall process.

Over the years, I’ve accumulated many images that I’ve licensed but haven’t used. Is it possible to tell in Bridge if an image is linked to another file somewhere? I know you can start with an ID file and see where the images live, but this would be the other way around.

The only option appears to be “browse” to select another program. When I click on a photo, it opens the selected version of Photoshop.

When I try to make a contact sheet in bridge and select the files... in Bridge>Tool>Photoshop> Contact SHeet> it doesnt show that any of my files are selected, when they are selected in Bridge. 

I am working on today’s files and some of the images turn black as I rate them (in this case 5 stars). The files show up when I open them but this shouldn’t be happening. 

Clearly there is a significant number of Bridge users on Win 10. Why is Adobe forcing us to update to Win 11 when even Microsoft concedes that many Win users are not updating, and thus MS is continuing support for Win 10.Why is Adobe abandoning us, and now with Premier Pro also? If you cannot/will not answer, who do we contact at Adobe to voice our displeasure?

Has anyone found a solution to the blue thumbnail glitch on Adobe Bridge on macOS? Thumbnails on ProRes HQ footage look normal, but any H265/HEVC footage has a blue tint. I know Windows has a solution by installing HEVC extensions, but I can't find any for macOS. I am on the latest macOS Sequoia and Adobe Bridge versions.

Normally i often choose the photos/images by rating 1*, 2*, or 3* in Adobe Bridge, and then move each group of these rated files to another folder in the same disk. Before I can do this way, but after updating my Bridge to the new version 16.0.8.10. I have no loger can do this. Please help me how to fix this issue.

Ich habe ein Projekt mit 130 Folien, damit es ein Video gibt und jetzt kann ich diese Datei nicht mehr öffnen und ich habe morgen meine Abgabe. Bitte helft mir, ich weiß nicht was machen.Grüsse Sarah 

When Im downloading with the New Image Importer on Bridge Beta 17.0.0 it crashes during the transfer with the following message.Cannot create filesAdobe Bridge could not create one or more files or folders in the destination. A name may be invalid, or you may not have permission to write there. Choose a different folder and try again.Files copied before the error were saved to: \\Work\Work\6001I have the same setting as the old importer and normal Bridge downloads fine.

I've been using Adobe products professionaly for over 20 years.  Please stop making your apps worse by 'making them better'.  The new Bridge Content Tab behaviour is problematic since it doesn't actually load folders as users right-click and choose Browse in Adobe Bridge 2023.  It'll open one but not subsequent folders.  I've uninstalled it (now for the second time since the initial release wouldn't work with Image Processor in Photoshop). Again Adobe - your software is used by professionals who make their living and support their families with it.  Stop using your customers as a trouble-shooting platform to fix issues that should been caught in a beta program. Very frustrating.

Can someone please help me understand why I am getting these diagonal white lines when previewing my PSD file and also in the resulting JPEG export? It is quite annoying and I just can not figure out why. It only shows up on some images, not all, and I can't find a pattern to it. I've attached the PSD too, in case that helps. I am running Adobe Bridge 12.0.0.234

hello. i have 66 psd layered photoshop file. i gonna convert that to jpg with bridge. i do right click on folder it have 66 photo and export custom to jpg with 8 quality. show me error with text : unformatted and can't convert any psd. so i go to in folder, select all 66 psd and export. it can export with successfully but when i review jpg some of them have white line.please see my attachment.

In der Bridge 12 war es möglich im Fenster "Inhalt" Bilder ein einer zweier, dreier, vierer, etc. Reihe anzeigen zu lassen. Durch das Klicken in eine der Randbereiche des Fensters und mit runterziehen der Maus, war es mir möglich beispielsweise jedes dritte, vierte, etc. Bild auszuwählen. Hierbei konnte ich bei der älteren Version von Bridge 12 schnell eine Auwahl von eben jedem z.B. dritten Bild machen. Bei der Version 13 von Bridge klappt das nicht mehr. Hier ziehe ich wie gewohnt mit gedrückter Maustaste meine Auswahl nach unten und bleibt am unteren Rand stehen. Hier werden nur ein paar Bilder ausgewählt und die Bilder lassen sich nicht runterrauschen. Nur durch das Schütteln der Maus wandert meine Auswahl langsam runter. Bei 5000 Bildern am Tag dauert dieser vorgang mehrere Minuten und nicht wie bei Bridge 12 nur ein paar Sekunden. Herzlichst, Marius Theßenvitz

I’ve been comparing the new Bridge 14.0 to 12.0.4 and like version 13, it still isn’t in a usable state for getting work done. •Folder Panel: The new smooth scrolling for the folders panel is awesome, except it’s around twice as slow as the system scrolling speed so it’s time consuming scrolling a lot of folders. •Content Panel: Similar to v12 the archaic stepped scrolling for the content panel is around 2-4x faster than the system speed. •Content Panel: For v14 file names in the content panel now get truncated to the point of uselessness. If the file name doesn’t fit in the tile space then you’re left with only the first character of the name. In v12 it would truncate the middle of the text so you could still see the most important parts of the file name. •Preview Panel: For v14 the file names in the preview panel get truncated near the beginning instead of in the middle like v12 potentially hiding important text. •Preview Panel: Similar to v12 the file name g

I have an iMac running Monterey (12.6.8) and when I try to use photo downloader to download images from my CFExpress card I am getting "No Device Found".  It works fine with my XQD card in the same drive (the drive reads both types of cards).  I can browse thru finder and copy the files manually no problem but I would like to have the photo downloader functionality because I use it to convert filenames, types, and add meta information.  And although I've tried to just create presets to do the same function, oddly enough some of the same tasks I can do with photo downloader can't be done with presets. I have also tried with the latest Beta of bridge and receive the same results.

Hi EveryoneI'm experiencing severe issues with Bridge/Get Images from Camera.  This is using an iMax 27' with plenty of processing power/64Gb RAM.Here is what is occurring using Bridge and their “Get Images from camera” app.The Get Images sees the card reader/card but fails to recognise correctly the number of images.  It stops on 3 and waits to confirm copying.  One has to repeatedly force “Refresh” to get the accurate number – I mean 7 or 8 times or more.Once one gets the correct total, copying starts but is way too slow. I left the computer and came back 30 minutes later and it hadn’t finished copying the 2042 images.The whole process stopped and froze at 60% and then eventually returned to Bridge.I've worked through the isssue with Adobe but without any resolution.  Is it a problem related to ProGrade?Brian 

Does anyone know how to get the Photo Downloader to see the Sandisk CFexpress type B card reader with a Sony CFexpress card? Both Adobe Bridge and LR Clasic see the card reader and card, and can access it. iMac 2012 running Catalina 10.15.6 Is this anything that can be fixed on my end? If not, where do I submit a bug report? Thanks.

Using my usual workflow with Bridge Photo Downloader (version 10.0.4.157),  I am unable to download images from a Sandisk 64gb CFExpress card via the card reader to an iMac Pro (mac os Catalina):Adobe Bridge .> File > Get Photos From Camera > No Device Found > Refessh > No Device Found.The CFExpress card reader hardware, with the CFExpress card inserted, is recognised by my computer (Applications >Utilities >System Information > Hardware >USB) as 'Sandisk SDDR-F451'.  The CFExpress card is mounted in the Finder as an exterrnal drive (EOS_Digital).  The images on the card are available (EOS_Digital >DCIM > images.CR3) and may be directly transferred by drag and drop onto the computer desktop or into an appropriate folder. If the camera, containing the Sandisk CFExpress card is attached directly to the computer via a USB3.1 cable,  the images on the card can be transferred using Adobe Bridge Photo Downloader into a selected folder