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07/05/2007 09:50:16 AM · #1
I reinstalled Windows XP (and subsequently PSCS2) recently onto my Averatec 3500 series Tablet laptop. Now I cannot view my Camera Raw files as thumbnails in Bridge as I used to be able to. Any ideas? I've searched through preferences and the Help menu to no avail.
07/05/2007 10:04:34 AM · #2
Originally posted by cogerox:

I reinstalled Windows XP (and subsequently PSCS2) recently onto my Averatec 3500 series Tablet laptop. Now I cannot view my Camera Raw files as thumbnails in Bridge as I used to be able to. Any ideas? I've searched through preferences and the Help menu to no avail.


Did you update Adobe Camera Raw to 3.7?
07/05/2007 10:08:19 AM · #3
Originally posted by cogerox:

I reinstalled Windows XP (and subsequently PSCS2) recently onto my Averatec 3500 series Tablet laptop. Now I cannot view my Camera Raw files as thumbnails in Bridge as I used to be able to. Any ideas? I've searched through preferences and the Help menu to no avail.

I had this exact same problem when I reinstalled Windows XP on my laptop. Unfortunately I don't remember what I did to fix it. I will think about it...
07/05/2007 10:18:47 AM · #4
Originally posted by RainMotorsports:

Originally posted by cogerox:

I reinstalled Windows XP (and subsequently PSCS2) recently onto my Averatec 3500 series Tablet laptop. Now I cannot view my Camera Raw files as thumbnails in Bridge as I used to be able to. Any ideas? I've searched through preferences and the Help menu to no avail.


Did you update Adobe Camera Raw to 3.7?


Yes, and the Camera Raw editing works just fine.
07/05/2007 10:33:35 AM · #5
This may only affect Windows but did you re-install the windows plugin for showing the RAW thumbnails?
07/05/2007 10:35:49 AM · #6
You don't need that plugin for Adobe Bridge.
07/05/2007 10:50:09 AM · #7
Originally posted by cpanaioti:

This may only affect Windows but did you re-install the windows plugin for showing the RAW thumbnails?


No. Nor did I when I first installed CS2, but Raw files opened as thumbnails then. Is this available at Adobe.com? What is the plug-in called?
07/05/2007 10:53:41 AM · #8
Originally posted by cogerox:

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

This may only affect Windows but did you re-install the windows plugin for showing the RAW thumbnails?


No. Nor did I when I first installed CS2, but Raw files opened as thumbnails then. Is this available at Adobe.com? What is the plug-in called?


It's a Windows thing. As you say, you didn't have it installed before so probably isn't your problem.

//www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/raw.mspx
07/05/2007 03:00:36 PM · #9
I've had this problem every-so-often when I copy a just RAW file directly from the card. I don't know why or how this happens since this doesn't seem likely.

When I right click the image in Bridge, there is no option to open in Camera RAW. What I do is open it to photoshop. It loads in photoshop and most of the time the thumbnail will appear in Bridge with the option to open in Camera Raw.
07/05/2007 04:09:14 PM · #10
Sounds like something isn't getting loaded unless Photoshop is started.
07/05/2007 05:05:05 PM · #11
Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Sounds like something isn't getting loaded unless Photoshop is started.

That is what happened to me. I think eventually all the thumbnails did load on their own.
07/05/2007 05:50:00 PM · #12
Originally posted by skylercall:

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Sounds like something isn't getting loaded unless Photoshop is started.

That is what happened to me. I think eventually all the thumbnails did load on their own.


It could also be that Bridge is really slow loading previews.
07/05/2007 06:05:31 PM · #13
According to Adobe's web site, the following should fix the problem...

1. Start Bridge.
2. Choose Tools > Cache > Purge Central Cache.

Do you have your camera set to create RAW + JPG files, or just RAW? If it is set to create RAW without JPG, then you will never see thumbnails in Bridge.

07/05/2007 06:09:49 PM · #14
Originally posted by Mick:

Do you have your camera set to create RAW + JPG files, or just RAW? If it is set to create RAW without JPG, then you will never see thumbnails in Bridge.

This can't be true because I shoot in RAW mode only and I see thumbnails.
07/05/2007 06:22:12 PM · #15
Originally posted by skylercall:

Originally posted by Mick:

Do you have your camera set to create RAW + JPG files, or just RAW? If it is set to create RAW without JPG, then you will never see thumbnails in Bridge.

This can't be true because I shoot in RAW mode only and I see thumbnails.

Hmmm... that's interesting. I'm about 73% sure that I read that somewhere. Maybe my CS2 installation is more screwed up than I thought. The only way I've ever been able to see thumbnails for RAW images in Bridge was to have my camera set for RAW + JPG files. I played with it a little when I first installed CS2, but never could get it to work without having RAW + JPG. I just gave up and don't use Bridge.
07/05/2007 06:43:21 PM · #16
Originally posted by skylercall:

I see thumbnails.


I see dead people.

Oh, back on topic :) I have no problem seeing thumbnails for RAW files at all. Like Mick says, try Purge The Central Cache. I will get thumbnail errors if I try to transfer files from one folder to another too quickly. I have to wait for all the thumbnails to generate before moving them.
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