Bridge 13.0 Flickering Full Screen Preview

[sjp-picker]

Select any image (jpg, nef, tiff) > View > Full screen preview > right arrow key for next image. On changing slowly to view the next image and viewing it for 5 sec or more, the image is displays properly. On changing quickly, or very quickly, through the next 3-5 images, then stopping to view an image, the viewed image does not display properly; its brightness flickers and someimes its size flickers. Must restart Bridge to fix this. Tried purging the cache and relocating the cache, but neither solved the problem.

Bridge 13.0.0.562. Windows 11 Pro (22H2, build 22621.755).  GeForce RTX 2060 (Studio driver 522,30).

[UnaNeshoba]

With the Beta version I have got an additional problem besides the flickering. If I view the pictures in full screen (with space key) and then zoom to 100% and then go to the next picture, the picture is not calculated to be shown "sharp". Too see a sharp picture I have to zoom out and zoom in again, then it will be calculated to show it "sharp". And this for every picture. I expect that I can zoom to 100% and got to the next picture and it will shown again sharp in 100% zoom.

I can not believe that it is such a challenge for Adobe to show pictures in Bridge. This is a basic function! It is really annoying that it takes so long time to fix it. This is really a bad joke.

[UnaNeshoba]

And another problem is, that the shortcuts for the labels (colors or stars) are not always accepted when executing a shortcut in the awful flickering full screen mode. It depends on when you press the shortcut key - if it is in the millisecond when it flickers then the label is not accepted. And the chance to use the shortcut when it flickers is very high, because it flickers very very often (max. 1 second between two flickers).

Adobe: PLEASE FIX IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PECourtejoie]

Hi, could you create a video of the issue? But also state if you just ingested these images, or if it also happens on a folder you already visited. I'm not in front of d as computer right now,I do not remember if 13.0.2 still has a create full screen resolution images setting. (Btw, also state the resolution of your screen) 

[Ryan272362143vto]

Yes I experience the same thing. I found if I hit the shortcut key 3 times the label will stick, but it should just work. In Review Mode it's even worse to non-responsive when trying to add a label. Extremely frustrating!

[PECourtejoie]

Hi, I am wondering: are the nVidia users using the G-Sync feature ? (usually a gaming setting of their HPU drivers)

[Peter225422977n22]

The best option I've found for presentations is using Lightroom's Slideshow function.  I hope Adobe will fix Bridge, but at least I can count on Lightroom!

[UnaNeshoba]

The main purpose of the full screen mode is not to present photos - it is part of the essential workflow for selecting good photos and get rid of bad photos of a session.

It is a shame for Adobe that such an important function ist so buggy and they are not able to fix it. They seem to have really bad developers.

[Adriana22051999g9al]

Yes, it's a basic but important function and we've been waiting months for an answer to fix this problem. There is a neglect with Bridge, unfortunately!

[Marta Dobro Photography]

So! I found solution which works for me! 

I click in Preferences all 3 options:

1. Compact Cache Now

2. Purge All Local Cache Files

3. Purge 100% Previews in Cache

To do this go to Edit > Preferences > Cache Management 

It helped for culling 3 sessions (about 4k photos). Then I had to do this once again.

[UnaNeshoba]

Done and it doesn't work at all. Bridge is a useless tool and Adobe has no interest to fix this basic problem. It is a shame.

[Ryan272362143vto]

Tried it, but made no difference for me.

[jimkahnw]

Please, Adobe, fix this. How can such an essential tool be so hobbled? In
Lightroom using Spacebar to invoke preview works perfectly. We know it can
be done.

jimkahnw

[AlexJz]

I've stumbled lately on a few threads, about bugs or glaring omissions in Lightroom/Lightroom Mobile (non classic).

The discussion were opened here... in 2017. Still not fixed.

Don't hold your breath.

[Marta Dobro Photography]

Sorry to hear it didn't help you 😞

The other thing that helped me was to browse/cull photos from the Libraries view, not the Essentials view.

So I make the photo full-screen by clicking on it from the Libraries view.

[Ryan272362143vto]

Thanks for the tip Marta, it was worth a try. And yes, there are work arounds but we need this fixed for god's sake. I also use Review Mode (Ctrl+B) for editing, which I guess is what it's intended for but you don't get the full screen view which I find preferable.

[Adriana22051999g9al]

I agree! The wait for this fix is ​​already taking too long! Hard to believe that so little case to so many requests!

[jennbatesphoto]

I too am having this issue. For me, I noticed it began after an update earlier this year (or late last year/2022). Once it dawned on me that an update caused it, I rolled back to previous version and that resolved my issue. Unfortunately older versions of Bridge lose some capability with the current version of PS so I ended up caving in and updating both laptop and PC.

This is beyind frustrating. I'm ready to begin culling using Photomechanic again (a program I used YEARS ago, because Lightroom used to have a split second rendering issue that drove me bonkers).

This occurs when I view photos from my hard drive AND externals.

Please Adobe, fix this! It's crippling us!

[UnaNeshoba]

I made a Bridge update today. And I can not believe that the problem still is NOT resolved!! This is really a bad joke. Wow....you make an update of a software which is unsusable because of a bug and you don't fix this bug despite this thread exists since months with a ton of unsatisfied and frustrated users? This is without words....

[Adriana22051999g9al]

I think Adobe doesn't read these comments and/or doesn't give due importance to the bridge! Unfortunately!

[AlexJz]

In Adobe's defense, they don't give less importance to Bridge than any of their other product, and their users.

[Jack27703904g0me]

Ummmm then why has it taken years to address a flickering screen problem?


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[AlexJz]

I'm following but threads on Lightroom that are 5 years old.
They don't care about any of their products

[UnaNeshoba]

Dear Adobe, since 3 years the flicker problem is not solved (there are threads about this problem of 2020!!). The last update also did not solve the problem (surprise, surprise....). Christmas is coming and I have a suggestion: Make all Bridge users a Christmas present and fix this bug and make Bridge usable!! IT IS USELESS FOR THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH BRIDGE IS MADE FOR!!!!!!!

[AlexJz]

It's been 7 months, I thought I'd bump this thread.

[Dr Kees]

Bridge 14.1.1 (up to date), Mac Studio M2 Max 64 GB, Sonoma 14.5, Bridge flickering full-screen preview is very annoying. Tried purging cache and everything else, very strange that this bug is still not solved.