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When JPG is copied to a folder, how do you associate the raw format with replication?

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When copying to a folder in JPG format, how do you copy the raw format to the folder?

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    Correct answer gary_sc

    Hi,

    Sorry, I need a bit more information to help you here: First what is your OS and which version of Bridge are you using. Lastly, when you say "copy," how are you copying the file(s).

    Meanwhile, on a Mac, if I have two Bridge windows open and I wish to copy one image (JPEG or raw) to a different Bridge window, I can press the Option key while dragging the file from one window to the other. That's the basics of it.

    HOWEVER, you mentioned that you have a raw image. If the image is a camera's raw image (such as canon CR2 format) any alterations you may have made will be in what is called a "side car file". So, if you have an image _image1234.CR2, the sidecar file will be "_image1234.xmp." Be sure to copy both of those two files when copying (or transferring) a raw file. IF you've converted the raw file to a DNG file there will not be a xmp file because any adjustments are contained within the DNG file.

    Please let us know if this helps you in any way.

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    gary_sc
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    gary_scCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    April 13, 2018

    Hi,

    Sorry, I need a bit more information to help you here: First what is your OS and which version of Bridge are you using. Lastly, when you say "copy," how are you copying the file(s).

    Meanwhile, on a Mac, if I have two Bridge windows open and I wish to copy one image (JPEG or raw) to a different Bridge window, I can press the Option key while dragging the file from one window to the other. That's the basics of it.

    HOWEVER, you mentioned that you have a raw image. If the image is a camera's raw image (such as canon CR2 format) any alterations you may have made will be in what is called a "side car file". So, if you have an image _image1234.CR2, the sidecar file will be "_image1234.xmp." Be sure to copy both of those two files when copying (or transferring) a raw file. IF you've converted the raw file to a DNG file there will not be a xmp file because any adjustments are contained within the DNG file.

    Please let us know if this helps you in any way.