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Camera Raw uninstall/disable

New Here ,
Oct 24, 2022 Oct 24, 2022

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It is such an annoying feature. I use photoshop to open images and this really halts my rythm every time. Please add an option to disable it in photoshop. 

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Explorer , May 18, 2023 May 18, 2023

I've gotten the latest version of camera raw. It's now fixed. Thanks Adobe for fixing after several months. 

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LEGEND ,
Oct 24, 2022 Oct 24, 2022

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You are not clear on what the issue is. 

ACR opens Raws, that's the only way you can access raw data within Photoshop, using the plug-in ACR.

You don't want, say JPEGs or TIFFs to open in ACR? Check your ACR preferences. By default, it will NOT do so. 

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"

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Community Beginner ,
Nov 10, 2023 Nov 10, 2023

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It should just be part of Photoshop then. It's a deeply annoying plug-in that is always looking for an update, always updating, and adding to the (unacceptable) amount of background activity Adobe seems to always have. If you have any sway, pleeease tell them to just add the features to Photoshop already.

 

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Participant ,
Jun 06, 2024 Jun 06, 2024

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I completely agree. Please make Camera raw part of Photoshop. We should not have to always have to upgrade Camera raw all the time, especially considering I never use it.

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Community Expert ,
Oct 24, 2022 Oct 24, 2022

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As thedigitaldog mentioned, you have to have ACR. you can bypass it, by holding the shift key down, when you open a file.

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Oct 24, 2022 Oct 24, 2022

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Community Beginner ,
Mar 30, 2023 Mar 30, 2023

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Except... that disabling JPEG and TIFF support does nothing. JPEGS still activate camera raw and the last however many versions of PS didn't do that.
For the love of God Adobe, stop breaking things, literally every update screws up something that worked perfectly well for years before. 

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Community Expert ,
Mar 30, 2023 Mar 30, 2023

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Then you have corrupt ACR preferences.

 

From Photoshop or Bridge, go to Edit > Preferences > Camera Raw, and hold ctrl as you click. You will get a confirmation dialog.

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Explorer ,
Apr 10, 2023 Apr 10, 2023

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Nope doesn't work. I don't need camera RAW for a simple crop 'n scale 60 jpg files. Gets old fast. 

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Explorer ,
May 18, 2023 May 18, 2023

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I've gotten the latest version of camera raw. It's now fixed. Thanks Adobe for fixing after several months. 

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Community Beginner ,
May 23, 2023 May 23, 2023

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Hi,

I have a similar issue but with AVIF files, I had a plug-in that opened them juste fine, but the new version of Camera Raw opens them without transparency support, I would rather use the plug-in but they always seem to open through Camera Raw, and are not useable.

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Explorer ,
May 23, 2023 May 23, 2023

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Downgrade Camera Raw under the CC panel. That may help.  

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Community Beginner ,
May 24, 2023 May 24, 2023

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Hi,

I see an option to install older versions of PS, but no such options for camera Raw, it simply says that it is up to date.

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LEGEND ,
May 24, 2023 May 24, 2023

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If you wish to roll back to an older version, ACR installers can be found here: https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-in-installer.html#12_x

If you also use Adobe Bridge, you will need to roll back to a previous version too, use the CC application, click on the three dots (...) and select “Other Versions”. 

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 08, 2023 Jun 08, 2023

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Hi,
Installing an older version on Camera Raw worked perfectly.
I disabled the automatic update of Camera Raw in Creative Cloud to prevent it to re-update.

Thank you

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 17, 2023 Jul 17, 2023

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Just had camera raw force updated over my seeting of do not update.. might want to check yours.

 

Also, Adobe, please fix this and make opening in ACR 100% optional on any supported file type.. a lot of us don't need or want Raw data access except on demand.

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New Here ,
Aug 08, 2023 Aug 08, 2023

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I am having a similar issue in that everytime I open my files in PS which are directly from the camera or have been processed in DxO, they open in Camera Raw not directly into PS. I do not want to use Camera Raw for my editing. I have been doing the previous work flow from camera/DxO to PS successfully until the last 2 months or so. I work on a Mac OS with Ventura. 

I have updated Camera Raw as suggested and disabled JPEG and TIFF support as suggested.. all with no success.

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Community Expert ,
Aug 08, 2023 Aug 08, 2023

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What kind of file? Raw or RGB? Jpeg, tiff, psd, what?

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New Here ,
Aug 08, 2023 Aug 08, 2023

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Thankyou for the reply. They are .dng or .C3 files. I have not had this problem, before and don’t have it with .tiff files
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Community Expert ,
Aug 08, 2023 Aug 08, 2023

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OK, so these are raw files. This is normal and expected, and the way it has to work.

 

Photoshop cannot open raw sensor data directly.  It has to be demosaiced and processed in the Camera Raw module (ACR) first. There is no way around that. This is what ACR is for.

 

A raw file and an RGB file (psd, tff, jpeg) are two fundamentally different types of file.

 

ACR can also be used to process RGB files, but this is just a secondary function where the file "jumps into" the processing pipeline at a later point. This can be turned on or off in preferences. But with raw files there is no choice. It has to go through the full process.

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Community Beginner ,
Nov 10, 2023 Nov 10, 2023

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It should just be part of Photoshop then. It's a deeply annoying plug-in that is always looking for an update, always updating, and adding to the (unacceptable) amount of background activity Adobe seems to always have. If you have any sway, pleeease tell them to just add the features to Photoshop already.

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