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Mark_Weidman
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February 1, 2019
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ACR not applying adjustment settings to group of files

  • February 1, 2019
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Running Adobe Bridge v9.0.2.219 and Camera Raw v11.1.0.112 on a Mac Pro OSX v10.13.6.

When I select a group of RAW photo files in Bridge, and Open them in ACR, and select the entire group of image files, and then make Adjustments to the files (Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, etc.), ACR only applies some of the adjustments to all of the files.  It will almost never apply a Contrast, Clarify or Saturation adjustment to all of the files; only to the first one in the list.  How do I get ACR to apply ALL of the adjustment settings to ALL of the selected files?  Thanks!  Mark W.

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    Correct answer Mark_Weidman

    Hi Mark and JJ,

    Just saw this running dialog and let me input that everything that JJ has been showing and saying in regards to that dropdown menu on the ACR's filmstrip has been working for me ever since ACR was released.

    I'm currently on High Sierra with the latest Bridge and ACR and it just works. The key command for Sync Settings is Option-s so I can either select the option in the flyout menu (mentioned above) or press the key command (Option-s)

    In my testing, there was no way I could bring up the Flyout menu and not display the Sync settings... menu option. It was either grayed out because I only had one image selected, or black because I did have more than one image selected.

    If you still are not seeing either of these:

    Perhaps you need to reset your copy of ACRs preferences, trying following the video here

    how do you delete preferences for ACR

    Alternatively, than there might be something wrong with your instillation. Perhaps if you tried to reinstall ACR

    Camera Raw plug-in installer

    Meanwhile, there are two basic ways to create global changes:

    (1) open up "X" number of images and immediately press Command/Control-a to select them all at the same time. Now any change you make in the controls will be applied to all images. This is ANY change including things like Crop.

    (2) have one image selected, make all of the changes you want, then select all of the images (either from the flyout menu or pressing Command/Control-a and then either selecting "Sync Settings" from the flyout menu or pressing Option-s. The big difference here is that you will then get the option to select which of the alterations you've done on the first image to apply to the others.

    We know that #2 is not working, is #1 working at all? If not than perhaps you should try to do first the preferences deletion above or reinstalling ACR.

    Please let us know what you find.


    Hi Gary, thanks very much for taking the time to provide your detailed response.  First, I followed all your suggestions including Resetting the ACR Preferences (by-the-way, the suggested technique in the YouTube video does not work; one must hold down the Option & Command keys on a Mac while Rebooting Bridge).  I also re-installed Bridge. I did all these things several times with no improvement. Same problems persisted.  Today I got notice of an update to Adobe Camera Raw v 11.2.0.135, which I immediately installed.  Finally - that fixed the problems!   Thanks again.  Mark W.

    3 replies

    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 2, 2019

    It should be in top right popup menu for the filmstrip panel of  ACR like I show

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    Mark_WeidmanAuthor
    Inspiring
    February 2, 2019

    AOK, I found it in the pop up menu but the files still do not sync.

    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 2, 2019

    May be it is Mac related It seems to work on Windows 10.

    JJMack
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    Mark_WeidmanAuthor
    Inspiring
    February 2, 2019

    I generally don't use the Filmstrip Workspace.  When I do Open Filmstrip I still do not see the sync option dialog, but when I use the Alt-S shortcut, the sync option dialog box does open.  Yes, I check all items and already have all of the RAW files selected, but still cannot apply changes globally to all of the files.  As an aside, If I open & select 20 RAW files, select all, check sync options/all, then make a correction on the first file in the list, ONLY the first file is changed.  Then, if I Close ACR and select files #2 through #20, and select all, then Apply Previous Settings, ACR will apply the settings from File #1 to files 2-19.  But this requires a cumbersome second step.

    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 2, 2019

    I do not know how you removed the option from the menu.  I see no way to do that. I have not texte with 20 but 6 seem to sync correct However I just set exposure and crop all synced anf thumbnails update.  I then set auto exposure and un did the crops and synced again.

    JJMack
    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 2, 2019

    I just backup 20 side car file.  And the deleted them. I the opened the 20 RAW file in ACR adjusted 1 and synced to the rest. hit Done. All had side car files. Which  I canned are then restored the one I had back up.

    JJMack
    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 2, 2019

    Did you select all thumbnails then sync settings? Ctrl+A  Alt+S

    JJMack
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    Mark_WeidmanAuthor
    Inspiring
    February 3, 2019

    Yes to both questions

    gary_sc
    Community Expert
    gary_scCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 3, 2019

    Hi Mark and JJ,

    Just saw this running dialog and let me input that everything that JJ has been showing and saying in regards to that dropdown menu on the ACR's filmstrip has been working for me ever since ACR was released.

    I'm currently on High Sierra with the latest Bridge and ACR and it just works. The key command for Sync Settings is Option-s so I can either select the option in the flyout menu (mentioned above) or press the key command (Option-s)

    In my testing, there was no way I could bring up the Flyout menu and not display the Sync settings... menu option. It was either grayed out because I only had one image selected, or black because I did have more than one image selected.

    If you still are not seeing either of these:

    Perhaps you need to reset your copy of ACRs preferences, trying following the video here

    how do you delete preferences for ACR

    Alternatively, than there might be something wrong with your instillation. Perhaps if you tried to reinstall ACR

    Camera Raw plug-in installer

    Meanwhile, there are two basic ways to create global changes:

    (1) open up "X" number of images and immediately press Command/Control-a to select them all at the same time. Now any change you make in the controls will be applied to all images. This is ANY change including things like Crop.

    (2) have one image selected, make all of the changes you want, then select all of the images (either from the flyout menu or pressing Command/Control-a and then either selecting "Sync Settings" from the flyout menu or pressing Option-s. The big difference here is that you will then get the option to select which of the alterations you've done on the first image to apply to the others.

    We know that #2 is not working, is #1 working at all? If not than perhaps you should try to do first the preferences deletion above or reinstalling ACR.

    Please let us know what you find.

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