Bridge 2023 preview issues

[snmw]

I've run into an issue previewing high-res images in Bridge. When previewing at 100% (clicking spacebar on a photo then clicking within the image) the preview is pixelated - looks like crappy nearest neighbour image interpolation. I checked to make sure I'm not zoomed in past 100% on the preview, and the images are larger than the native resolution of my monitor.  

My display is scaled to 125%.  Changing to 100% seems to fix the pixelation, but this isn't an acceptable solution. Previous versions of Bridge did not have any problems with scaled displays. 

Details about my PC

Monitor: Gigabyte M32U

Screen resolution: 3840x2160 - 125% scaling

OS: Windows 10 Home 

[petesumpter]

I have just come across the same issue, using Dell XPS 13 witha 4k screen. Really frustrating and a major bug, images in windows photo viewer zoom to 100% correctly.

[jrhoneycutt]

I'm also having the same issue. Windows 10, Dell XPS 15. I can't get it to be unpixelated no matter what settings I change, though. 

[makka66]

Have the same problem running on a 2560 x 1440 monitor with 125% display scaling.  I can't evaluate the sharpness images by using the 100% preview - have to open them up in Camera RAW to zoom properly to 100%.  This is a major bug, so I've reverted back to Bridge 2022 and wait until they've fixed it.

[Orpheus Orphy]

100% Zoonm eventually stabilizes without pixelation on mine 3000 x 2000 Surface Book 2 Windows 10. However, for chosing sharper photos I use 200% zoom and that doesn't work at all.

All in all, I think Bridge 2022 is definitely better. Why to change cosmetics, why to remove useful Workspace options from the main screen (helping to quickly switch between essentials and Filmstripp.

Also, despite correct settings, Bridge 2023 was opening JPEG files in Lightroom. It took a few resets to teach it to use Photoshop for type sof files... A lot of bugs, much slower... Why to rush the new version when there was nothing wrong with the old one? Adobe, I hope you are reading this guys and get your act together. Your very, very sofisticated products are fantastic (that's why I subscribe) but Bridge 2023 is below standard and unusable for someone used to swift and flawless workflow... For now, I go back to Bridge 2022.

[jampham11]

Same issue with me, display is scaled to 125% due to high res. monitor, previous bridge had no problems with zoom to 100%. This new version is a mess. I think with the scaling setting, it's actually zooming to 200% (while saying it's only at 100%). I noticed it right away on my first zoomed image going much further in, thus making things look pixelated. I tried changing to no scaling, but everything else on my PC now is too small. Oh well, back to the previous Bridge version!

Jamie

[petesumpter]

So this is still not resolved for me, even with the latest fixes pushed out today. Has anyone else found a solution to this problem or are we waiting on Adobe to actually fix it?

[jampham11]

Just checked, it's still not resolved for me either after the new update 😞 So will continue to use the previous version where the full-screen zoom is working properly.

[chong67]

Continue using previous version means i have to use PS 2022, which is what I am doing as Bridge 2022 cant talk to PS 2023!  BOOO!

[jrhoneycutt]

Still broken for me as well... My "workaround" is just using lightroom to cull any photos that I need 100% zoom for. Super annoying but I don't want to deal with downgrading photoshop and bridge to 2022.

[Mohit Goyal]

Hi all,

We're happy to announce the release of Adobe Bridge Beta (13.0.2.630). This update includes the fix for this issue. Also, this Beta release includes several bug fixes done in the 13.0.1 public release. For details, see Fixed issues.

Steps to install/update

Install: Go to the Creative Cloud desktop app and select Beta apps in the left sidebar of the Apps panel. Then select install for your beta app.

Update: Go to the Creative Cloud desktop app, click on Update in the left sidebar of the Apps panel and Check for updates. Then click update for your beta app.

Let us know if this Beta release resolves the problem for those affected, and share your feedback.

Thanks,

Mohit

[derekw5557174]

Mohit that fixed the problem for me on a mac pro 2013

[xibo]

Unfortunately, with the latest update, Bridge does not open due to a keyboard incompatibility problem and a supposed internet connection problem. So I don't know if it solves the preview problem at 100%.

I uninstalled the update and now it works fine but still has the 100% preview issue.

[TheCraigist81]

This problem still happens to me in 13.0.2

Non-full screen previews also continue to show a lot of pixelation/aliasing. I've tried it with software rendering both on and off and with the latest Nvidia GPU drivers. No issues with previous generation of Bridge (12.x)

[TheCraigist81]

Update: I managed to get the 100% previews working by purging the cache for the folder - Tools / Cache / Purge

Still having preview aliasing issues 

[snmw]

Full-size previews look as expected in beta 13.0.2. I'll be sticking with this version for now. 

The latest main branch version still exhibits the issue. I've installed new Nvidia drivers since my original post (over two months ago...), and this doesn't appear to change anything. 

[jampham11]

Thank you so much Mohit for the info. This Beta update fixed my issue with the full-screen previews!!

Jamie

[PECourtejoie]

Hi, everyone, the fixed from the Beta version are now in the main Bridge version 13.0.2 that you can get if you download it from the Creative Cloud application, including a fix for this issue: https://helpx.adobe.com/bridge/kb/fixed-issues.html

[davidb45738853]

Not for me : windows 11 brige 13.0.2.636 screen 4K.

[kleerp2007]

Now preview and thumbnails in bridge are broken entirely.  Thumbnails all stay the same postage stamp size regardless of how I have them set/scaled, it even shrinks prevoiusly cached images.  The preview panel shows the exact same thumbnail size image, as does hitting spacebar.  Reset prefs, uninstalled, nothing fixes it on either bridge 14, 13 or beta.

[Stefano29738289dk5x]

13.0.3.69x problem still present after at least 6 months!!

[Scott Burbine]

@Mohit Goyal 
@PECourtejoie 

TO CLARIFY - This is an issue in Bridge 2024 (14.0.1) in the Output Preview window within the Output Workspace.