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JLobert
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December 8, 2024
Question

Bridge cannot view Nikon .MOV video files

  • December 8, 2024
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Adobe Bridge does not seem to be capable of viewing or previewing .mov video files that were recorded on my Nikon Z6III camera. These are not files from iOS, but from a Nikon camera. Bridge only displays a thumbnails with a play icon in it. The videos are 4k 30P format.

Lightroom does not have any issues and nicely lets me play these movies and shows me a proper preview thumbnail.

All apps are latest versions as of today.

Is there any way of enabling Bridge to view these files as well?

Windows, Lightroom Classic, Bridge

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jane-e
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jane-eCommunity Expert
Community Expert
December 8, 2024

@JLobert 

 

I've moved your post from Photoshop to the Adobe Bridge forum.

 

If it were me, I would convert the .mov files to .mp4:

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/video/hub/guides/what-is-an-mov-video.html

 

Some methods include:

 

 

Jane

 

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JLobertAuthor
Known Participant
December 8, 2024

Thanks for moving it, I didn't know there was a Bridge forum.

The solutions you suggest are either very expensive or limited to 1 GB. When editing them, I will export to MP4, but it wouldbe nice to see them in people's chosen asset manager. I don't understand why Lightroom supports them, but Bridge doesn't. Seems like Bridge is outdated and not being updated.

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hyperspace3
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March 10, 2025

100%. Adobe is taking our money and not solving fundemental issues with their software. They are producing broken software. They have HUGE offices in Utah and you would think with all the people they have working there that they use their software and know how to fix basic workflow issus. But seems like they are focused only on sales and not improving their tools.

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