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eliza89681725
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September 23, 2018
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Contact Sheet Blank [Photoshop 2018]

  • September 23, 2018
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I need help with something that I have not found in the forum. The instructions for making a contact sheet are quite clear, but I end up with nothing but a blank frame on screen, no matter which options I choose. I have placed copies of all the photos in one folder, making sure that it contains nothing else, like thumbs.db, etc. After File | Automate | Contact Sheet | OK, the Layers Panel shows the names of  all the photos as being loaded, but the icons all show as transparent layers, while the resulting Contact Sheet II in the Work Area, is blank/white.

I tried saving this as a .psd & reopening -- still blank.  PS 19.1.5.  Windows 10.

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Correct answer Eugenio.NYC

Hi,

Please update Bridge to CC2018 version 8.1

Regards

E

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TFL74005685
Participant
July 30, 2020

I had the same issue (the contact sheet II being blank) until I moved the folder of pictures which I used for the contact sheet  from the third party cloud to my documents folder.

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    HIMP
    Participating Frequently
    June 17, 2022

    Same solution for me eventually too. Anything in a shared One Drive folder (even if the files are all physically saved on my local hard drive) won't work anymore and produce blank pages.

    To resolve I have to copy the files into an unshared offline folder on the same drive and then Contact II runs as normal.  I wonder what changed? I had been using the same set up for years without issue.

    Eugenio.NYC
    Eugenio.NYC
    Participating Frequently
    September 23, 2018

    Hi There

    Another option from Bridge is using the Output Module in Adobe Bridge,

    Select all the images in adobe Bridge and drag  drop, you have many controls to modify the layout

    Regards

    E

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    RMDufour
    Participant
    April 15, 2022

    Thank you for this suggestion ("Output") as it did what I needed. I don't have time right now to find the correct fix for Contact Sheet, but I'm sure Adobe will have it resolved momentarily... LMAO

     

    For me this is just one more example of Adobe sticking it to its users: prices as high as ever; no Pantone support without yet another subscription... there's a long list, but I have to get back to work.

     

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    jane-e
    Community Expert
    jane-eCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 15, 2022
    @RMDufour wrote:

    For me this is just one more example of Adobe sticking it to its users: prices as high as ever; no Pantone support without yet another subscription...

     

    Pantone pulled out of Adobe, not the other way around. The Pantone subscription is from Pantone, not from Adobe.

     

    Barb Binder
    Community Expert
    Barb BinderCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 23, 2018

    I have found that starting in Photoshop is a little flakey and slow so I tend to initiate the process in Bridge. An advantage is that you just select the images you want to include and don't have to make a new folder.

    In Bridge:

    1. Select the images using Shift or Ctrl/Cmd
    2. Tools > Photoshop > Contact Sheet II
    3. Pick your output settings (note top left of dialog box):
    4. When you click on OK, the contact sheet will open in Photoshop.

    ~Barb

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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