From time to time there are some issues with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Bridge and Adobe Camera Raw. We have to look for a solution. I will publish these solutions on this page. I'm sure many more will run into the same problems.

Adobe Bridge is trying to open a file in the old Photoshop that has already been deleted

I encountered this after upgrading Photoshop to version 2015. I deleted the old 2014 before. But the reference to it in Bridge remained old.

Open Adobe Bridge, go to menu Edit-Preferences->File type associations

And choose the right type of photoshop or through Browse look for it on the disk.

Adobe Bridge won't open files from a new or rare camera

Update your version Adobe Bridge.
When viewing files, it is he who extracts previews from large RAW files. If the RAW File type is new, then it will not be able to extract the preview and will show an empty icon instead of a picture.

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That's what happened to me with the camera. Sony A7 II. Usually I shoot on Canon 5D mark II and all the previews are visible, but here the previews were not shown.

Adobe Bridge won't open RAW file

"Unable to complete request: This is an invalid document type."
"The request cannot be completed because Photoshop does not recognize this file type."
"Cannot open [file name] because it is not the correct file type."
"The format is not supported or the file is corrupt."

Adobe Bridge the RAW file itself does not open, but launches a separate application Adobe Camera RAW and it depends on its version whether the file will open or not.
If version Adobe Camera RAW old or files from this camera are not supported yet ACR, then Adobe Bridge will give "invalid file format" or a similar inscription (with variations in English).

Adobe Camera RAW free add-on, so it can be freely downloaded from the site Adobe.

When trying to open a file in Photoshop from Bridge, I get the message "Using this feature of Bridge requires that the product in question has been launched at least once." How to fix it?

I have had several times.

I reveal a “terrible secret” that few people know.

Just copy the amtlib.dll file from photoshop to the bridge directory.

This problem is the problem of incompatibility of versions of this file between Flash and bridge.

You have installed the new Adobe Photoshop, but how to connect your Workspace (Workspace) from the old one to it?

When deleting the old Photoshop, you probably still have the settings of the old one, if you saved them under some names. For example, I have it saved under "my.psw".

Go to C:\Users\Kenji\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2015\Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 Settings\WorkSpaces

replace Kenji with your username, and instead of Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 look for an older version of Photoshop (CS6, CC, CC 2014...)
And in the final folder there will be a file with your name and extension psw.

Copy it to a folder along the same path, but in the folder from the new Photoshop. Restart Photoshop and voila - you see your favorite workspace in the Workspaces list.

You have installed the new Adobe Photoshop, but how to connect your curves (curves) from the old one to it?

You need to go to C:\Users\Kenji\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2015\Presets\Curves

You have installed the new Adobe Photoshop, but how to connect your "hot keys" (shortcuts) from the old one to it?

You need C:\Users\Kenji\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2015\Presets\Keyboard Shortcuts

from old photoshop (instead of Kenji - your user)

And copy the file(s) with curves to the same folder of the new photoshop.

To open a JPEG or TIFF image from your computer's Windows Explorer, you must do the following.
Open Photoshop and go to the main menu tab File --> Open As (File --> Open As). In the "Open" window, click on the desired file, then click on the button located in the lower right corner (by default it says "All Formats"). A menu will open where select "Camera Raw":

After that, the label on the button will change to "Camera Raw", then click on the "Open" button.

The JPEG image will open in the Camera Raw window.

How to open multiple photos at once.

You can open multiple files in Camera Raw at once. Several RAW files can be opened directly from a computer folder by first selecting them by holding Ctrl, then simply double-clicking on any of the selected files with the left mouse button and they will all open in Camera Raw.
You cannot open multiple JPEG or TIFF files from the Window Explorer window.

It is better to open several images through Adobe Bridge, so you can open not only several RAW files, but also JPEG or TIFF. As before, select the desired files by holding Ctrl or Shift and right-click on any of them. A menu will open where select "Open in Camera Raw" or instead press Ctrl+R after selecting the files.

Only one image will open in the window, the rest will be displayed in the view and appear as a column on the left with image thumbnails:

Editing JPEG and TIFF images in Camera Raw

A few words about editing JPEG and TIFF in Camera Raw. When you make changes to a JPEG or TIFF and click on the button at the bottom of "Open Image" (Open Image), this action opens the image in Photoshop.

However, if you want to save your changes made in Camera Raw without opening the photo in Photoshop, then click Done instead and your changes will be saved. But there is a big difference between editing JPEG or TIFF images and editing RAW images. When you click on the "Finish" button, you physically change the actual pixels of the original JPEG or TIFF, while in the case of a RAW image this does not happen (this is the second big advantage of working with RAW). If you click on the "Open Image" button and open a JPEG or TIFF file in Photoshop, you are also opening and editing a real image. Remember this.

Two Camera Raws

And one more thing: there are actually two Camera Raws - one in Photoshop and one separately in Bridge. The advantage of two Camera Raws comes into play when you process and/or save a lot of RAW images - they can be processed in Camera Raw in Bridge while you're working on something else in Photoshop. If you're using Camera Raw more often in Bridge, then you'll probably find the Ctrl+K keyboard shortcut useful. It allows you to open Bridge's Preferences window, go to the General tab at the top left, and then check the Double-Click Edits Camera Raw Settings in Bridge checkbox. bridge)

Adobe bridge CC (free) includes support for the Adobe Camera Raw plugin when Photoshop CC (trial) is also activated. The Bridge + ARC combo satisfies my need for quick media setup and viewing, but it won't work without an activated version of Photoshop.

I was wondering if the following would work trick: if I buy Photoshop Elements 15 (which can sometimes be found cheaply) and install it next to Bridge CC; Will the Camera RAW plugin be re-enabled in Bridge CC or will it only work from PSE?

Sure, I've read that Camera RAW for PSE disables things like gradient filters, split toning, and spot removal, but I don't mind; If I need more fine editing, I can always open raw inside Affinity Photo, which is more capable.

Anyone who thinks/knows this will work?

Answers

FotisK

Shortly speaking

Can be used Adobe Camera Raw(ACR) complete with Photoshop Elements(PSE) as if it were almost natural for Bridge Creative Cloud(CC) (See explanations below because there are some quirks and some things you can't do)

What works and what doesn't

• Adobe Camera Raw, included in pse, seems to be a separate instance from CC(probably located in a different folder)
• IN PSE Editor opening a RAW file will open a dialog box for you ACR(simplified for PSE, without the advanced tools that come with the full version CC- full list )
• Pressing " Open in Camera Raw" in Bridge CC, you will see a message stating that Camera Raw editing is not enabled . However,
• from within bridge, if you click on " Open With" -> Adobe Photoshop Elements 15 Editor, it will actually run ACR(PSE version; after initialization PSE), then
  • you have the option to work on RAW as before, and either
  • press Done (or Cancel) and return to Bridge, or
  • click Open Image and open the image in PSE .

What works

• Bridge can send multiple files to ACR PSE without problems (which helps a bit with batch editing)
• It seems that Bridge reads new/updated XMP files just as well as if they were "own"
  • preview is accurate
  • there is also an icon to indicate that adjustments have been applied to that particular raw file
  • edited thumbnails inside Bridge instantly updated as if they were created using their own version ACR(i.e. complete CC ACR).
• inside ACR
  • You can re-edit the settings that were previously created by the full version CC ACR and quite interesting
  • adjustments that are not supported here (such as blemish removal, perspective correction, etc.) will remain, although not subject to further adjustment. However
  • if you click " reset camera settings to default", these settings will also be cancelled.

What does not work

major caveats

• you can no longer use options " Development» -> « Parameters by default for Camera Raw" / « Previous Conversion" / « Clear settings" from Bridge so you need to make it from ACR, which means there are a few extra steps to be followed to batch edit.
• you lose access to good tools like stain removal tool , toning , perspective correction, correction lens , blur removal and of course, masks(full list )

minor reservations

• eventually you can keep a copy PSE always open since it must be running before running ACR(unlike version cc, which can be placed directly in Bridge)
  • Another consequence of this is that if inside ACR you click Ready or Cancel, window ACR closed, but not window PSE editor.
• Context menu " Open in Camera Raw..."(like the above development options) in Bridge doesn't do anything useful anymore - instead you have to click " To open with" -> « Editor Adobe Photoshop Elements 15", which is a bit more cumbersome thanks to one extra click and having to scan it in a large list (if you have multiple photo editing apps installed).
• Be an independent version ACR also means that you are probably not eligible for permanent updates, unlike the version cc, which is updated forever. This is just a guess, but the compatibility list indicates that the PSE version (PSE 13) never did this before ACR 9.0 or higher)
• after editing in Camera RAW, if instead of closing the window you decide to click the "Open" button to edit the image inside PSE , PSE, by seems to impose additional restrictions compared to editing the same files inside PS. Among other things, you are limited to 8 bits per channel.

Output

In general, it is quite applicable, although not directly supported.

Background (how I checked it)

I have a trial on my system Bridge CC version 2017 And Photoshop CC 2017, but trial Photoshop version already expired. Since then, whenever I choose from Bridge parameter " Open in Camera Raw...", I get an error (Camera Raw editing is not enabled. Camera Raw editing required that a qualifying product has been launched at least once to enable this feature.).

1. After downloading, installing and running ACR from trial version PSE 15 i tested again bridge, but no luck. Trial pse version, which I downloaded ACR 9.7(or 9.6?).
2. From the program I was given the option to download a newer version PSE and newer version ACR(9.8) which is the same version as mine contains Bridge CC 2017; so I thought I might as well try. This hinted that CC And PSE have their own separate copy ACR, which requires a separate update.
3. I installed the update but failed to configure Bridge for proper integration with this version.

belated

I have not tried the full version Photoshop Elements, trial only and I didn't remove the trial Photoshop CC 2017 expired, but don't understand why it could have any different result.

copied and edited from my answer found on the adobe support forum

Gerlos

Thanks for the great explanation! There's one more thing that might be worth adding: when you develop a photo in ACR, everything happens in 16 bits, but when you click "Open" to make more changes in PSE, you may be prompted to convert the image to 8 bits because PSE does not fully support 16 bit editing. For example, you can crop, adjust levels, and curves while saving a photo in 16-bit, but you can't use layers or use a clone tool without converting it to 8-bit.

FotisK

Thanks @gerlos - good point! I've added this - while I've avoided getting into the topic of opening a file inside PSE (or even PS) for obvious reasons, at some point you'll need to at least export your images, and you'll have to use PS, PSE or third party image editing software.

Who among modern people does not like to take pictures? Digital photography has become almost one of the important components of our lives: convenient mobile selfies, exquisite photo shoots and just amateur shots. People love high-quality, good photos, with the help of which they capture important events, their families, unique places. And more and more often SLR cameras are used to create such images, and all the resulting frames undergo graphic processing.

How to open RAW in Photoshop is asked by many lovers of taking pictures and adjusting the picture. It would seem that it could be simpler, but in fact, this problem has several nuances.

To answer the question of how to open the Rav camera in Photoshop, you first need to figure out what kind of format it is and why is it needed? "RAW" is translated from English as raw, unprocessed, and in our case means a digital photograph format that contains raw data. Files of this format are usually obtained using SLR digital cameras, mirrorless, semi-professional with non-replaceable lenses. Processing a photo in Rav format makes it possible to modify the frame parameters: exposure, saturation, white balance, sharpness, brightness, contrast. All changes can be made even before editing. This function makes it possible to obtain the final photo without losing either too dark or too light areas of the frame.

Rav files are supported by a large number of graphics programs.

Why doesn't Photoshop open RAW? In fact, you can open equal size photos in Photoshop, however, three programs are used in conjunction for this at once - the Camera RAW converter, Adobe Bridge utilities, Adobe Photoshop. These utilities are interconnected and are a single mechanism for editing and processing raster images and snapshots.

How to open Camera RAW in Photoshop?

Go to the main menu of the editor, select the "File" menu and the "Open" command. In the window that appears, select the required Rav file. Select it with the mouse and click the "Open" button. So the file will open immediately in the converter. This method is also used to open several files at once.

Opening RAW via Adobe Bridge

How to upload one picture

To open one image in the converter, you need to select the photo in the Adobe Bridge thumbnail window by clicking the left mouse button, then use Ctrl + R. Or right-click on the image thumbnail, from the menu that appears, select the “Open in Camera RAW” command. In this case, the picture will appear in the converter window, without using Photoshop, ready for transformations.

Having opened a Rav photo, you can further edit and correct it in a variety of ways, achieving the desired result.

How to upload multiple pictures at once

To load multiple images into Camera RAW, you need to select them in the Adobe Bridge thumbnail window by simultaneously pressing the Ctrl / Shift keys and selecting with the mouse, then press Ctrl + R. After you right-click, select the "Open in Camera RAW" command, you can also use pressing the aperture icon, which is located under the main menu.

After completing the above steps, all the images you have selected will appear in the converter. Their reduced copies will be available on the left side of the window, which allows you to conveniently switch between pictures. If the thumbnail ribbon interferes with your work, then you can move its border to the left side of the editor interface, while it will collapse, and the selected image will be stretched to full screen.

How to properly close a photo after editing?

To properly close the photo, saving all the changes and adjustments made, click on the "Finish" button, which is located at the bottom of the program window. If you want to save the snapshot without saving the edit in Rav format, then you just need to select "Cancel". If you need to return to Photoshop and transfer the photo card there with saving all the settings made, you must use the "Open Image" command.

Working with Rav files is very convenient and easy with Photoshop. This editor in conjunction with the converter allows you to change, edit and process your photos and images to get the desired result, make them more vivid, rich and interesting.

Learn how to open images, including raw files, JPEGs, and TIFFs, directly in Photoshop's amazingly powerful image-editing plugin known as Camera Raw.

So far in this series on getting our images into Photoshop, we've learned how to set Photoshop as the default image editor on both Windows and Mac. We have learned how to open images from within Photoshop. And we learned how to open images in Photoshop using Adobe Bridge.

While Photoshop is still the most powerful and popular image editor in the world, times have changed. These days, especially if you're a photographer, you're less likely to open your images in Photoshop itself (at least initially) and more likely to open them in Photoshop's image editing plugin, Camera Raw.

Camera Raw was originally designed to allow us to process raw files. That is, images that were captured using your camera's raw file format. But Camera Raw also includes support for JPEG and TIFF images.

Unlike Photoshop, which is used by people in just about every creative profession, Camera Raw was built with photographers in mind, using a simple layout that follows the normal photo editing process from start to finish. This makes editing images in Camera Raw more natural and intuitive. And, Camera Raw is completely non-destructive, which means that we don't do anything to the image all the time. We can make any changes we like at any time, and we can even restore the original, unedited version at any time.

we're going to cover Camera Raw in great detail in our own tutorial series. Now let's learn how to open our images directly in Camera Raw. We'll start with raw files since they're the easiest to open. Then we will learn how to open JPEG and TIFF.

The best way to open images in RAW is by using Adobe Bridge so I will use here. If you're not already familiar with Adobe Bridge, I covered the basics, including how to install Bridge, in the previous How to Open Images From Adobe Bridge tutorial. Be sure to check it out before proceeding.

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