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Need a download link to ACR 12.2.1. (Previous Version)

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June 17, 2020
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Obviously, there is a lot of regret in downgrading to 12.3. Currently, the only available older versions start at 11, which isn't very useful for new camera owners.

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Correct answer Mohit Goyal

Hi All,

We're sorry for all the trouble after the latest update of Camera Raw. Our engineering team currently working on the fix. In the meanwhile, you can revert to the previous version of Camera Raw 12.2.1: https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-in-installer.html#12_x

Thanks,

Mohit

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RenatoNPhoto

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In another discussion someone from Adobe replied:

We're sorry for all the trouble after the latest update of Camera Raw. Our engineering team currently working on the fix. In the meanwhile, you can revert to the previous version of Camera Raw 12.2.1: https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-in-installer.html#12_x

This week I updated to 12.4 believing it was a reversion. But it is exactly the same as 12.3. Crop tool is extremely difficult to use - far from intuitive - , adjustment brush resets for each photo - although we can spend a lot of time saving presets, wich doesn't make sense - , there is no consistent easy to use zoom tool or even a button for it, huge save buttons mix up with thumbnails besides everything we took a decade to get used are gone because someone thinks we must use a program similar to lightroom.

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Lumigraphics

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Adobe is not going to change their plans.

https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/camera-raw-12-3-how-to-revert-ui-to-older-version-one-with-vertical-filmstrip?topic-reply-list[settings][filter_by]=all&topic-reply-list[settings][reply_id]=20598203#reply_20598203

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RenatoNPhoto

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I believe they are ceding to lightroom users because (I believe) these are the majority. And they want ACR to be similar to Lightroom. Wouldn't be better to exist two different interfaces? Classic watches didn't vanish because people wanted smart watches, why should we loose our traditional Camera Raw after we get used to it?

TheDigitalDog

Inspiring

I'm curious to what data you have that:

1. Lightroom users are the majority.

2. they (Adobe) are ceding to Lightroom users.

The two products are now visually closer; a good attribute for software users working in both. So no, two different GUIs for two products that share the identical processing paths and controls is not better for many.

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"

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RenatoNPhoto

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I turned back to ACR 12.2.1 and noticed Bridge doesn't connect to it (actually one time it did and most of times not). So I downgraded Bridge too. One week later I used the Bridge image transfer from SD function and suddenly transfer stopped, the card lost all data (before completing transfer) and it had to be formatted. The sad thing is that it happened again weeks later with another card the same way. Fortunately there is a nice expensive program that recovered the files before I formatted it. Maybe it is a coincidence or maybe this downgrade did something.

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jacekz76528112

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Try this set: Bridge 10.0.4, Camera RAW 12.2.1, Photoshop 21.2.0. This set is working for me.

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johnc19722285

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Horrendous...Really is time for an alternative now, had enough of all these updates and constant fixes. Some people have to work and not constantly beware of all the changes and bug fixes it wastes so much of my time.

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nosomi

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Hi Mohit,

I would be nice to inform the users, when you fixed the problem. Starting from the Bridge my raw editor stops working and my Lightroom too. And its really annoying when "Adobe hel" is always "check your hardware, are you Administrator or does your windows 10 work and so on.

JP Hess

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If Lightroom isn't working it isn't related to the camera raw plug-in because Lightroom isn't dependent on that plug-in. Camera Raw is only utilized when transferring a raw file from Lightroom to Photoshop to make the necessary conversion. When working with raw files in Lightroom, all of the technology necessary is provided within the Lightroom program itself.

TheDigitalDog

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If Lightroom isn't working it isn't related to the camera raw plug-in because Lightroom isn't dependent on that plug-in.

When you ask to Edit in Photoshop, the rendering is called off to ACR. ACR then takes the raw and parametric edits, does a render all 'behind the scenes' and what you see is the rendered image in Photoshop proper. But otherwise indeed, LR does what it does without ACR.

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"

moshmosh007

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hi Mohit, is there any option to install both ACR old and new versions till all the "fixes" are done? (on mac, maybe log in from other user or maybe other reasonable "trick"?

DarkWarriorUK

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The big question, Mohit, is whether or not the engineering team are looking at a way to appease both sets of users so that Photoshop/Bridge users keep their useable interface and Lightroom users can keep new one

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R Royse

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I am perfectly happy using Camera Raw 12.2.1, but if they don't update camera profiles for it when new cameras are released then we're screwed.

GottfriedR

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There is no need to change the surface of Camera Raw! Who knows how to update photoshop and bridge, without the nonsense Version of "new" Camera Raw 12.3?

JP Hess

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It isn't possible to change the surface on Camera Raw 12.3. You have two choices, deal with it and wait for the update that is supposed to fix it somehow. Or revert to the previous version and wait for the fix. Whether or not that requires reverting to the previous version of Bridge, I don't know. I'm using Camera Raw 12.3. Don't mind it, that's all I will say about it. Here is the link for the previous version of Camera Raw.

https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-in-installer.html#12_x