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fotowerk_39
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February 10, 2017
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Some RAWs open in Bridge, some in Photoshop. How to set all for Bridge?

  • February 10, 2017
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In Bridge preferences there is the setting to open RAWs in Bridge by doubleclick. I have activated this. Files like .nef and .cr2 open in Camera-Raw in Bridge. But it does not work for .fff files. They open in Camera-Raw in Photoshop. Also sometmies RAWs which have been edited bevore open in Camera-Raw in Photoshop. What do I have to do to open ALL RAWs in Bridge Camera-Raw?

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Richard Southworth
Inspiring
February 11, 2017

What type of system?  If Windows 10 go to Settings, System, Default Apps, and "Choose default apps by file type".  Scroll down the left side list of file extensions and assign Bridge to your raw file types.  When you double click on a file in File Explorer it will start Bridge with all files in the selected file folder.  Right click on any and open in Camera Raw, or use double click.

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fotowerk_39Author
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February 13, 2017

It is all Apple Systems from 10.10. up to the newest one. All RAWs are assigned to Photoshop.

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Richard Southworth
Inspiring
February 14, 2017

Yes I open the files from within Bridge. It is the same here. If I doubleclick in Bridge, Photoshop with ACR opens for the .fff files. Others like .cr2 and .nef open directly in ACR from within Bridge. If I do right click, all files open in ACR from within Bridge. So I guess this has to be some hidden setting inside Bridge (or ACR) or some bad coding.

Hopefully it is some hidden setting and someone can tell me where to find it? ;-)


I don't want to be insulting, but I believe you may be mistaken about which Camera Raw is opening.  It is my understanding that when one double clicks on a file in Bridge it will always open in Photoshop-Camera Raw, assuming the preferences for that raw file indicate Photoshop.

Camera Raw can be hosted from either Bridge or Photoshop (can be both at the same time, i.e. can have two instances of ACR open), as far as I know the only way to tell the difference is to look at the three buttons in the lower right hand corner of ACR.  If Open is highlighted then ACR is hosted by Photoshop, if Done is highlighted then ACR is hosted by Bridge.

From inside Bridge, Camera Raw hosted by Bridge can be opened by right-click, Ctrl-R, or from the file menu, but a double-click or just open from the file menu will cause Photoshop to start, and the ACR will be hosted by Photoshop.  If Photoshop is already open, then when you double-click in Bridge all you will see is ACR, look at the lower right hand buttons to determine from where it originated.

Richard Southworth

Added by edit - could you provide a link to one of the fff files, so that I can download and try on my system?

Added by second edit - my mistake, I went back and read your first post, you have enabled ACR in Bridge with double-click.  I did the same, and now I understand your issue I think.  If Bridge recognizes the file as raw it invokes ACR, otherwise it goes directly to Photoshop.  So the question is how to flag .fff files as raw.  Sorry it took me so long to understand.

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