From bridge to lightroom

I used Bridge to help a friend sort through photos. I marked them with using the star rating then moved the desirable photos to a new folder. Now she cannot open the raw files in Lightroom. Help please!

There's really no benefit to using two different photo management programs, Bridge and Lightroom. Furthermore, if you are using Lightroom, you ought NOT to be moving or rating or managing your photos in Bridge in any way. Lightroom is not a file browser, it does not know when you move photos in another program.
You assign stars in Lightroom; you manage/organize photos in Lightroom preferably by assigning keywords and other metadata, but if you absolutely must move them to a different folder (which I don't recommend), you do that in Lightroom too. Specifically in this case, the Filter Bar in Lightroom allows you to find any photos with a specified number of stars (for example, all 5 star photos) without you actually having to move them to a different folder.
To fix the existing problem, each photo that has been moved has either a question-mark icon or an exclamation point icon. The way you fix the problem is to point at the question-mark or exclamation point icon and then a dialog box will ask you to find the photo in your folder hierarchy. More details are here: Adobe Lightroom - Find moved or missing files and folders

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Moving from Bridge to Lightroom, when adding existing files on hard drive, will metadata transfer? Should I choose embed sidecar in file handling or will it automatically happen if I choose standard?

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Thanks guys, appreciate the feedback.
CHRIS - you are exactly right about my FUTURE workflow. What I'm trying to figure out now is how to best handle images already processed. My import should be OK based on the way I have duplicates in separate directories, BUT I'm wondering how to avoid seeing all of these duplicates in LR when I search by keyword, etc.? I guess I can somehow flag the RAW files and only get them in my results.
One question though - Stacks, etc. sounds great for the LR processed images. But what about variations based on processing in Photoshop after the LR Develop stage? I guess in this case I will just have to keep duplicate images if I have multiple versions from my PS work?
ISAAC - Thanks for clarifying that LR will recognize my XMP files from Bridge. What about the opposite direction . . . if I edit something in LR and capture this via XMP, it won't prohibit Bridge from recognizing XMP info if I access a file via Bridge, will it?
ALSO - Do you know where I can find info about tracking via XMP vs. the central database? You mentioned a couple of valid points, but I'm not sure I have a full handle on the pros/cons of these options.
Thanks!
Mark

Is a way to send photos from bridge to lightroom ?

hi
is there a way to send photos from bridge to lightroom?
i know only to drag and drop
but is there a script or other ways to send photos to my lightroom catalog
w7 64bit
thanks

i know only to drag and drop
Which to my knowledge is the fastest way because you already have selected the files or folder anyway. Since Bridge is a browser showing the content of your disks and Lightroom puts files (often in different versions) in a library you can't combine both to a suitable workflow, at least that is my opinion.
However if you want them in LR the best way I would know is to use the import option in LR itself.

Adapting workflow from Bridge to Lightroom

Migrating from Bridge to Lightroom and looking for suggestions on organizing RAWs/jpgs to optimize transition? My files are a mess with many duplicates as well as jpgs and RAWs in the same folders. Thanks!

The best advice I can give you is that Lightroom is different than Bridge. If you followed a sequence of steps in Bridge, do NOT insist on following the same sequence of steps in Lightroom. Lightroom offers you many paths to get to the end result, and often these paths are simpler and more powerful than getting to the same result in Bridge.
looking for suggestions on organizing RAWs/jpgs to optimize transition?
In my opinion, this is extremely simple. Your RAWs and JPGs should stay exactly where they are now. Do not move them even one millimeter, or to another folder. Import into Lightroom using the ADD option.
My files are a mess with many duplicates as well as jpgs and RAWs in the same folders.
Lightroom should be able to weed out the duplicates (if they are true duplicates).
JPGs and RAWs in the same folder????? This is HORRIBLE, I tell you, HORRIBLE. You should be shot!!!!! (This is sarcasm, of course) Leave them alone. Don't worry about it. Lightroom doesn't care. You can achieve organization even if you leave things the way they are now. Everything works fine the way I do it, which is JPGs and RAWs and TIFs and maybe even a PSD and a video in the same folder.
Use Lightroom tools from now on to organize and search. These tools are keywords, captions and other metadata. Put your energy into using these Lightroom tools, and not a single drop of energy into re-arranging and re-organizing your folders. The Lightroom tools are specifically designed for photos, and result in a much more powerful organization than anything you could develop by re-organizing your folders. Folders are no longer an organizing tool, they are simply the place where your photos are stored.

Transitioning from Bridge to Lightroom

I have been using Bridge and Photoshop for years, but yesterday installed Lightroom through CC. I would like to maintain my existing naming convention and file structure for my images. Does this involve anything other than importing my existing files into the Lightroom catalog? Thereafter, can I continue to import images from my memory card into my existing file structure with them appearing both in Lightroom and Bridge correctly named and filed? Does it matter whether I use Bridge or Lightroom to import my images from a memory card? Thanks.

Anything you do in Bridge before the photos are imported into LR will be read by Lightroom and used properly.
Then, after importing a photo into Lightroom, you go back into Bridge and perform an edit on this same photo, and Lightroom doesn't know about it. The situation is easy to rectify, by again, why are we talking about using both programs? You are only setting up the opportunity for confusion and extra work, and the probability that your edits and metadata will be out of sync, where one program has one set of edits and the other program has a different set of edits!
As far as the disadvantages to automatically writing to xmp, I would say they are minor, but others disagree and I'd probably want to let those individuals speak for themselves. In the Lightroom forum (not the Lightroom for Beginners forum), Rob Cole has spoken many times about why he doesn't like this option. You should probably search for his comments.

Importing stacks from Bridge to Lightroom

Hi all. I am looking to convert and import my photos from Adobe Bridge to Lightroom. In doing so however I haven't been able to maintain the stacks that I've created in Bridge (i.e. have the stacks show in Lightroom). Is this simply not possible? Can I get Lightroom to import the Bridge catalogue information some how?

There's really no benefit to using two different photo management programs, Bridge and Lightroom. Furthermore, if you are using Lightroom, you ought NOT to be moving or rating or managing your photos in Bridge in any way. Lightroom is not a file browser, it does not know when you move photos in another program.
You assign stars in Lightroom; you manage/organize photos in Lightroom preferably by assigning keywords and other metadata, but if you absolutely must move them to a different folder (which I don't recommend), you do that in Lightroom too. Specifically in this case, the Filter Bar in Lightroom allows you to find any photos with a specified number of stars (for example, all 5 star photos) without you actually having to move them to a different folder.
To fix the existing problem, each photo that has been moved has either a question-mark icon or an exclamation point icon. The way you fix the problem is to point at the question-mark or exclamation point icon and then a dialog box will ask you to find the photo in your folder hierarchy. More details are here: Adobe Lightroom - Find moved or missing files and folders

How do I import GPS information for all of my images from Bridge into Lightroom 5.3?

After importing my images into Lightroom 5.3, I discovered that the GPS location data was imported for some images, but not for others. When I checked the metadata files for the same images in Bridge, the location data was present for all of my recently downloaded images.
Why would Lightroom import the GPS data for some images and not others?
Is there any way to import the location data from the Bridge metadata files into Lightroom?

Tony,
Thank you for your suggestion. I had already tried several approaches along those lines without success. In the end, the GPS data was still present in Bridge metadata file for each image, but not in the Lightroom metadata files for the same images.
So, I went back to Lightroom, and did some further exploring on the internet for solutions. Just as I was wondering whether or not the problem might be rooted in my download presets (i.e., setting copyright into, etc.), I stumbled across a reference by a Pentax owner that identified the same problem. Here's the link:
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/115-pentax-k-5/203274-gps-data-not-importing-into-light room-4-2-a.html
In a nutshell, I can download all of the metadata, including the GPS location information, but only if I do NOT use any metadata presets. If I use a metadata preset when downloading my images, no GPS data can be seen in the Lightroom metadata files, but it does import into Bridge's metadata files. I've now tried this both ways, several times now, and have verified this result.
I also tried re-downloading images with no presets, and replacing (copying over) the image from my original download. This did not solve the missing GPS data in the Lightroom metadata. From this point, all that I could think of doing was removing all of my recent downloads from Lightroom, and starting over. However, I'd already started editing my images, and I didn't want to lose that time.
So, I re-downloaded all of my recent images from my memory cards as a copy into each file without any metadata presets. Then, after selecting the copy first, followed by selecting the original (order is important), I toggled 'Sync Metadata' under the Metadata tab in Lightroom. Voila, the GPS data appeared in the original metadata. When this is done for all of my images, I will delete the second copies in my files. Once I am satisfied that everything is okay, and my images are backed up satisfactorily, and only then, will I reformat my memory cards.
This whole experience has surfaced an interesting quirk in Lightroom, or in my Lightroom settings that I don't understand. It may be something that Adobe might want to look into further, if others are finding a similar problem.

Anyone moved from Bridge to Lightroom?

I read Adobe's product info and some topics in this forum. However I wonder if anyone has used Bridge a lot for photography and has now moved to Lightroom (or tried and went back) and why. I'd rather hear a short review from you than from Adobe (pro, contra compared to Bridge). Also how do the two work together, I'm reading a lot about lost Camera RAW adjustments.
Thanks and if you have a good link to a topic that already covers this, could you post it? I couldn't find much. Sorry if this is asked frequently.
What I understood so far is that Lightroom is better as a database for lot's of photos because it copies them to the hardrive. It also seems to be better for presenting pictures to a client because it can be costumized visually (logo etc) and doesn't have non-photo features clustering up the screen. But is that all? Are the metadata features identical?

Hello T-
The thing to understand about Lightroom is that, rather than trying to be a total replacement for Bridge/ACR/Photoshop, it's a new approach to managing your photographic workflow, especially to those of us who primarily shoot in a RAW format. I specify that, because there are many programs that do what Lightroom does for jpeg and tiff files, but Lightroom shines among RAW processors and the concept of non-destructive adjustments to RAW files. It also does non-destructive adjustments to jpeg, tiff and psd files, but at first look, I think most people using those formats will likely think "I can do more in Photoshop". In fact, though, Lightroom incorporates more "image management" tools than Bridge, such as collections, that might make it more attractive to many users.
Bridge has a more "seamless" connectivity with Photoshop and other Adobe apps, but for most of your work Lightroom's Export and PS Edit functions work just fine. The two functions that you might resort to Bridge for regularly are Bridge's HDR handshaking with Photoshop and Bridge's Panoramic stitching handshaking. Lightroom at this time doesn't manage those operations and, in fact, can't deal with panorama pictures with dimensions of greater than 10MP in either dimension.
Other than those specialized functions, Lightroom is great for organizing and basic processing of your images. For RAW, I don't know of any other program that has so much functionality, although I gather Apple's Aperture is similar (I'm not a Mac user).
The main complaints about Lightroom are 1) as a new application it has noticable bugs and 2) it lacks some important features, requiring a lot of users to resort to Photoshop or some other external application to "get it right". Yes it's a new application, both issues are valid, but still it is well worth delving into and learning the workflow. You will find yourself turning to Bridge less and less, and the Adobe team will provide us with updates as they are able that address pressing issues.
Tony

Finally switched from Bridge to Lightroom...how do I do this???

Okay, things that were cake in Bridge and now not so much....
How do I Batch multiple images using Presets in Lightroom?
How to I save my raw images as JPEG in Lightroom?
How do I open multiple images at once to edit and/or in Photoshop?
And finally, CS 5 will not upload raw images and will not update the raw profiles to include my new camera so I am "rendering with photoshop" which saves my images as TIFF files. Is this negative in anyway?
Thanks in advance. Lightroom is making this Bridge lover feel a little bit dumb!

It depends whether or not you purchased a mixed platform license. If you purchased a Windows-only license you will need to contact Support to see if an exchange/swap is possible.
Chat support - For the link below click the Still Need Help? option in the blue area at the bottom and choose the chat option...
Make sure you are logged in to the Adobe site, have cookies enabled, clear your cookie cache. If it continues to fail try using a different browser.
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Download and Installation Help -
https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install.html
Lightroom - all versions
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http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=113&platform=Windows
Mac
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=113&platform=Macintosh

Migrating from Bridge to Lightroom, keeping ratings?

I am more and more convinced to exclusively use Lightroom and wish to import folders that was tagged with Bridge into LR catalogs.
Many photos are rated using Bridge and I wish to keep those ratings when importing them into LR.
Any capability of doing that?
Thanks

Go ahead and give it a try. Unless you tell Lightroom specifically to move the photos, they will simply be imported into the Lightroom catalog/database but remain unchanged otherwise. Some people seem to think that Lightroom somehow "absorbs" their images, thus making them unavailable anywhere else. That simply isn't true. The images should still be in the same place after the Lightroom import. If you go to Bridge you should find them in the same place with the same ratings as before.

Photos missing from Bridge CC

Am using CC. My photos are stored on an Iomega drive. I can reference that drive from Bridge and Lightroom. There seem to be photos in LR that I can't find in Bridge. How is that possible? All the right folders etc seem to be in Bridge.

Don't use LR, but have heard it can make different copies of image, depending on process. Will not be readable outside of LR.

Sending photos from Lightroom to Photoshop - covered with colours? Opening from Bridge they are fine

Sending photos from Lightroom to Photoshop - covered with colours? Opening from Bridge they are fine. Does anyone know how to set up the monitor from advanced to basic? Someone said that might be the issue but I can't find any area in control panel where it has the option?

You need to supply more information and screen shots of the problem would also be useful.

Lightroom FROM Bridge??

Is it possible to open a file in Lightroom from Cs3's Bridge?
Gee wouldn't it be great.

There's really no benefit to using two different photo management programs, Bridge and Lightroom. Furthermore, if you are using Lightroom, you ought NOT to be moving or rating or managing your photos in Bridge in any way. Lightroom is not a file browser, it does not know when you move photos in another program.
You assign stars in Lightroom; you manage/organize photos in Lightroom preferably by assigning keywords and other metadata, but if you absolutely must move them to a different folder (which I don't recommend), you do that in Lightroom too. Specifically in this case, the Filter Bar in Lightroom allows you to find any photos with a specified number of stars (for example, all 5 star photos) without you actually having to move them to a different folder.
To fix the existing problem, each photo that has been moved has either a question-mark icon or an exclamation point icon. The way you fix the problem is to point at the question-mark or exclamation point icon and then a dialog box will ask you to find the photo in your folder hierarchy. More details are here: Adobe Lightroom - Find moved or missing files and folders

How can I access my cloud files from Adobe Bridge or Lightroom?

Since we still do not have the ability to share folders or perform a sync with ACC I'm betting this question is not answerable, but I'm hopeful. It would be really great if Bridge, and I'll use Lightroom if I must, could access the files within the Adobe Creative Cloud. OK, I understand that sync isn't going to happen, that the cloud is not meant to be sharing or collaborative in nature but rather a tool allow you to send a single file to another Cloud user to get their comments or have them download a JPG. OK, that's fine, a VW is never going to be a Cadillac, but is it possible to modify Adobe Bridge or even Lightroom to look in the users Creative Cloud folders and display thumbnails of the images? This way the user can see a file he wants to work on, allow Bridge or Lightroom to export the file to his PC, open it, work on it and save it. Is any of this even possible today?

Which OS do you have? In case of using Mac OS X 10.7 and later or using Windows 7 (maybe working on Vista too, but tested on Win7), Adobe CloudConnection is out now. If you use Snow Leopard 10.6.8, like I do, you have a problem xDD

Raw File from Bridge, Lightroom, CS5 not show on Window 8.1 OS

I recently bought a new computer with Window-8.1 OS. Then I loaded CS5, Bridge & Lightroom on.
However, non of the program reads raw file. Please advise what to do. Thank you.
James

If photoshop, bridge or lightroom are old enough, it may not support your camera. A search on adobe's web site will give you a list a supported cameras for that version of software.
If they are not supported, you have basically 2 options
1)Upgrade your software
2)download the free dng converter and convert your raw files to dng which can be opened by photoshop, camera raw, or lightroom.
Another possiblity is the file it self is corrupted. Hopefully that is not the case.

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