Bridge not showing RAW thumbs in CS2

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orljustin
Oct 21, 2005
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Hey,

I installed CS2 the other night and used the trial option because I hadn’t gotten my serial number email yet. I downloaded the new Camera Raw to view the RAW from my 5d. Bridge worked fine, giving me previews of the raw files. Then I got the serial and figured out I needed to reinstall and give the serial number during the install. So, I uninstalled and reinstalled and things went fine. Put the RAW plugin back in the folder, although oddly enough, there was no original file to replace. But things went fine.

Now, though, while CS2 can open the RAW file if I randomly click on one in Bridge, I can’t see preview thumbnails in Bridge. Just file icons. Anyone have any ideas?

Thx. oj

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nomail
Oct 21, 2005
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I installed CS2 the other night and used the trial option because I hadn’t gotten my serial number email yet. I downloaded the new Camera Raw to view the RAW from my 5d. Bridge worked fine, giving me previews of the raw files. Then I got the serial and figured out I needed to reinstall and give the serial number during the install. So, I uninstalled and reinstalled and things went fine. Put the RAW plugin back in the folder, although oddly enough, there was no original file to replace.

That’s because you have put it in the wrong folder. ACR is no longer a Photoshop only plugin, so it should not be installed in the Photoshop plugins folder. That why you didn’t find one there. The ‘Read Me’ file tells you where to install it.

Now, though, while CS2 can open the RAW file if I randomly click on one in Bridge, I can’t see preview thumbnails in Bridge. Just file icons. Anyone have any ideas?

Because you installed the new version in the wrong place, only Photoshop can now use it. Bridge still uses the older version that was reinstalled when you reinstalled Photoshop.


Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/
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Conrad
Oct 21, 2005
Hi,

That’s because you have put it in the wrong folder. ACR is no longer a
Photoshop only plugin, so it should not be installed in the Photoshop plugins folder. That why you didn’t find one there. The ‘Read Me’ file tells you where to install it.<<

Hmm. Now that’s interesting.

I’ve been wondering why my Canon 350XT RAW files (CR2) only show an icon when displayed in Bridge. It hasn’t seriously bothered me because RAW files from camera also carry a .jpg file which displays in Bridge.

On my Fuji S7000 – the RAF (RAW files) display small image of picture in Bridge. They do not tag along a .jpg file.

No serious problem for me in either case.

Best,

Conrad
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nomail
Oct 21, 2005
Conrad wrote:

That’s because you have put it in the wrong folder. ACR is no longer a
Photoshop only plugin, so it should not be installed in the Photoshop plugins folder. That why you didn’t find one there. The ‘Read Me’ file tells you where to install it.<<

Hmm. Now that’s interesting.

I’ve been wondering why my Canon 350XT RAW files (CR2) only show an icon when displayed in Bridge. It hasn’t seriously bothered me because RAW files from camera also carry a .jpg file which displays in Bridge.
On my Fuji S7000 – the RAF (RAW files) display small image of picture in Bridge. They do not tag along a .jpg file.

No serious problem for me in either case.

Install ACR in the proper place and your 350XT RAW files will display in Bridge in their full glory.


Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/
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orljustin
Oct 21, 2005
Johan W. Elzenga wrote:
wrote:

I installed CS2 the other night and used the trial option because I hadn’t gotten my serial number email yet. I downloaded the new Camera Raw to view the RAW from my 5d. Bridge worked fine, giving me previews of the raw files. Then I got the serial and figured out I needed to reinstall and give the serial number during the install. So, I uninstalled and reinstalled and things went fine. Put the RAW plugin back in the folder, although oddly enough, there was no original file to replace.

That’s because you have put it in the wrong folder. ACR is no longer a Photoshop only plugin, so it should not be installed in the Photoshop plugins folder. That why you didn’t find one there. The ‘Read Me’ file tells you where to install it.

Thanks. I must have done it correctly the first time because I had the readMe open. Now, I just have to find the readMe :).

oj

Now, though, while CS2 can open the RAW file if I randomly click on one in Bridge, I can’t see preview thumbnails in Bridge. Just file icons. Anyone have any ideas?

Because you installed the new version in the wrong place, only Photoshop can now use it. Bridge still uses the older version that was reinstalled when you reinstalled Photoshop.


Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/
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nomail
Oct 21, 2005
wrote:

Johan W. Elzenga wrote:
wrote:

I installed CS2 the other night and used the trial option because I hadn’t gotten my serial number email yet. I downloaded the new Camera Raw to view the RAW from my 5d. Bridge worked fine, giving me previews of the raw files. Then I got the serial and figured out I needed to reinstall and give the serial number during the install. So, I uninstalled and reinstalled and things went fine. Put the RAW plugin back in the folder, although oddly enough, there was no original file to replace.

That’s because you have put it in the wrong folder. ACR is no longer a Photoshop only plugin, so it should not be installed in the Photoshop plugins folder. That why you didn’t find one there. The ‘Read Me’ file tells you where to install it.

Thanks. I must have done it correctly the first time because I had the readMe open. Now, I just have to find the readMe :).

If you have a Macintosh, you must install it in /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Plug-Ins/CS2/File Formats/

If you use Windows, you’re on your own.


Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/
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orljustin
Oct 23, 2005
wrote:
Hey,

I installed CS2 the other night and used the trial option because I hadn’t gotten my serial number email yet. I downloaded the new Camera Raw to view the RAW from my 5d. Bridge worked fine, giving me previews of the raw files. Then I got the serial and figured out I needed to reinstall and give the serial number during the install. So, I uninstalled and reinstalled and things went fine. Put the RAW plugin back in the folder, although oddly enough, there was no original file to replace. But things went fine.

Now, though, while CS2 can open the RAW file if I randomly click on one in Bridge, I can’t see preview thumbnails in Bridge. Just file icons. Anyone have any ideas?

Thx. oj

It needs to go here:
program files\common files\adobe\plug-ins\cs2\file formats

oj

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