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Adobe Bridge > PNG files > Open in Camera Raw

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
May 31, 2019
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Hi,

I use "Open in Camera Raw" option in Adobe Bridge to open .JPG files in Camera Raw. (screenshot - https://beta.ctrlv.cz/MrZ0 )

But when I want to open .PNG file, this option is not active.

Please how to open .PNG file in Camera Raw?

Thanks,

Jiri

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VisualNotes

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My workflow: I always convert my image files to DNG format for editing in ACR. This allows me to also edit PNG files in ACR.
The original file format (whether JPG, PGN or another format) is retained by embedding it in DNG and the processing steps carried out in ACR are also saved in the file.

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DaBee

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me too you used to be able to open .png now its another thing that dosent work blocked functionalty taken away while junk increases.

gary_sc

Community Expert

Sorry Debbie, the only files you could open in ACR are raw, DNG, tif, and jpg. PNG was never able to be opened in ACR.

HOWEVER, as Lumigraphics stated, once an image is opened in PS, use the ACR filter, you're good!

gary_sc

Community Expert

Bridge has been udated multiple times and seems to change with the updates. I have been using it since 2014, I liked it better in the days before, they began to make it behave /look like light room. I dont use lightroom. Camera raw /ACR is the same app used in photoshop bridge and lightroom as far as i understand? .PNG editing can be performed as per Lumigraphics post.

open in photoshop apply acr edits save as...any format open as... in Bridge.

I would like to open .Png in the version of ACR that ships with Bridge too as its quicker and gives a beter over view and allows tweeking here and there while sorting multiple files /types/ versions with large groups of images, ( a full shoot) as well as being able to open it in the version of ACR that ships with Photoshop....for one layer at a time. I thought i could include .png in theis process in the past, but happy to be corrected, I dont know if lightroom lets you work on .pngs beore opening in PS? I wish they would allow it in Bridge.

It's not an issue of Bridge, it's an issue of ACR. ACR can't work with the PNG format. However, once you open the image, it's not a PNG, raw, TIFF, PSD, or JPG. It's pixels and, at that point, ACR can easily work with pixels.

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Lumigraphics

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I don't believe you can. However, the Camera RAW filter inside Photoshop has the same tools.

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DaBee

Known Participant

yes using camera raw starting from photoshop to edit .png is correct and works fine thank you.

gary_sc

Community Expert

Hi DaBee,

Here's a hint (if you do not already know this), if you convert your image into a Smart Object, you can go back and make adjustments. If you do not do this, you're permanently locking in the changes as you work.

Good luck!

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