About 'Open With' on bridge CS6

Running CS6 tools from the 'cloud' package
My goal is to have two options under Bridges' Right click/open with list.
1) photoshop CS6
2) Image Data Converter (Sony's raw converter for *.arw)
I see no way to effect this. Using windows settings, I can make Image Data Converter the default for
*.arw files, then it appears on bridges' 'open with' list, but then there is no option for photoshop CS6.
Again using windows settings to make the default photoshop... I then have photoshop on bridges' 'open with'
list, but no 'Image Data Converter'.
But in both cases the only other thing on the list, is something called 'Com Surrogate 6.1', something I've
never heard of and have no idea what it is. Further, nothing happens when I click that item.
So, what can I do to have "photoshop" and "Image Data Converter" on bridges' 'open with' menu?
I'm confused by Bridges' Edit/preferrences/ File assosciations, in that it appears NOT to offer any way to set
associations for Bridge... At the Sony item on the list it only offers you an opportunity to set the default for
'Windows explorer'... And the 'Com Surrgate 6.1' seems to be non-negoatiable.... Makes me wonder why the
File Associations is there on a Bridge preferences dialog if it does not offer a chance to make settings
concerning Bridge. I already have several ways to get to the windows explorer settings.

Curt Y wrote:
If you open a raw image in Bridge or Photoshop (open as) it will open in adobe camera raw. THe file associations in Bridge can be changed to open image in another program but you have to browse to and click on the program.exe to open that program. You can set that as the default program or just added to "open with".
As mentioned, I did do the browse select thing a couple of different ways, however
I didn't see any option concerning that last bit. Curt Y > or just added to "open with".
Most users either use one program or another I believe. Since ACR and the camera makers program are not the same there may be differences in how the programs write and read metadata. If you use Sony program do some tests to see if Bridge can read it and vice versa.
That is also true for me... however occasionally I want this or that functionality of the sony tool. It has a few different adjustments related to options on sony cameras and also has a straight forward 'sharpen' adjustment. Whereas I think
sharpening may be hidden under `clarity' (which also appears to do a few other things besides sharpen) in ACR.
Thanks for the heads up about meta data... as it happens I rarely am concerned with meta data and so had not noticed
any of that.
Oh, and thanks for the input about 'com surrogate...'.
PS - I just noticed after a close and reopen of bridge, that after having set the sony tool as default in prefs, I now see ACR is an item on right click menu... not under "Open with" but a stand alone item "open with camera raw" all by itself. -- Cool.
And I have a hunch if I change the default back to PS in prefs, I will see the sony tool as stand alone... that would be the
best result.. since I don't use the sony tool all that often.

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Believe this issue/problem happened after automatic update from Adobe (but can't be sure).
Have always uploaded files from camera into Bridge then do some editing by opening JPEG and RAW (NEF) files in Camera Raw from Bridge.
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To the top
Manually install the Camera Raw 8.4 plug-in.
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2. Not completely certain I know how to "Navigate to the Macintosh HD folder" as suggested in step 4. above (OK, I'm new to Mac; long-time PC user….)
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4. Not sure how to tell if I am in the "root Library" on my hard disk vs. "Library under my user folder". (Again, new to Mac….)
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Literally minutes after I posted the above, I figured this out myself and now I'm a happy camper and things are back to normal!
Here was my error/issue: as a new Mac user, I was not negotiating/finding files on my hard drive correctly.
In case there are others out there with this same issue (and as dense as I apparently am ):
Here is what I did that resulted in a fix:
First Steps:
1. Quit/close Bridge
2. As noted in post above, go to this link to download Camera Raw Plugin file:
Camera RAW update issue with Bridge CS6
Link to get to download is near end of instructions, but I will attempt to insert that link to download here:
Camera Raw.plugin.zip
3. Once file has been downloaded, find it by using "Finder" Click on "Finder" and look on list of options on left side of Finder window to find "Downloads". On my computer, when clicking on "Finder" these options appear in the list at the left:
All My Files
Airdrop
Applications
Desktop
Documents
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Movies
Music
Pictures
4. Download you just did should be at or near the top of your downloads list and should be named as "Camera Raw.plugin" and will be 83.5 MB in size
5. I right-clicked (two fingers on touchpad) to bring up drop down options and selected "Copy 'Camera Raw.plugin'" from that list to copy file.
Now, you have copied the plug in that will fix this issue. The second set of steps below will walk you through how to replace the file that is on your hard drive with this plug in file that you have copied.
Second set of steps (and this is where, as a new Mac user, I was confused initially)
1. Again, click on "Finder" on your Mac
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3. In drop down menu that appears, click on "Computer"
4. Then, double click on "Macintosh HD" to open your hard drive
5. Next, double click on "Library" folder to open that.
6. Next, click on "Application Support" folder to open that.
7. Then, double click on "Adobe" folder to open that.
8. Then, double click on "Plug Ins" folder to open that
9. Now, double click on "CS6" to open that folder.
10. Finally, double click on the "File Formats" folder that appears.
11. NOW, you should see this:
12. Right click (two finger press if using a touch pad) to open window with options. Select "Paste Item" by clicking on that option.
13. You will be prompted with an option to keep existing file OR replace the file. Choose "Replace" to past the new "Camera Raw.plugin" file to this folder.
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Hope that helps someone out there.
Hopefully future updates will from Adobe will be better.

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