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September 21, 2010
Question

Why won't files open in Camera Raw from Bridge?

  • September 21, 2010
  • 13 replies
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I am trying to open files in Camera raw from Bridge but get the following message.

"Bridge's parent application is not active."

Both Bridge and CS5 are open and I have opened camera raw previously.

Any suggestions.

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    Participant
    October 8, 2010

    I doble clicked on the DNG file in Bridge and it appears also. but if I open it in Photoshop, at first the image is opened in camera raw so it works but not in Bridge. any suggestions?

    Participant
    September 27, 2010

    I am with the same problem. I worked  in Camera Raw from Bridge, and since last week, I receive the same message.

    MadManChan2000
    Adobe Employee
    Adobe Employee
    September 24, 2010

    Which version of Camera Raw do you have?

    September 24, 2010

    It is Version 6.2.

    If I double click on a .NEF image in Bridge then it opens into Camera Raw.

    It I right click or use the icon to "Open in Camera Raw..." the I get the error message.

    I would like the option to open JPG files in Camera Raw so I could batch process some adjustments on my old files, particularly my photos taken underwater.

    Thanks for your help,

    MadManChan2000
    Adobe Employee
    Adobe Employee
    September 27, 2010

    Not sure why you're getting the "parent" error message. With regarding to editing JPEGs, though, you can do that by visiting the Camera Raw preferences. At the bottom of the dialog is a section titled "JPEG and TIFF Handling". Set the JPEG popup menu to "Automatically open all supported JPEGs" so that you can open your JPEG images into ACR (instead of directly into PS, for example).