Bridge cs3 strange behavior

I'm not sure
but bridge cs3 has a ugly behavior
browse a folder with lots of images (cached completed),every time i run it (i set sort by capture date ) it keeps some seconds to index (in order to sort i guess) , is it normal or is my version buggy (i mean my italian version)?
does brigde cs4 index too , slow to index?
thanks
have a nice day

As I said in the previous post.
Close Bridge, delete the plist file from the user lib and restart holding down option key, refresh preferences and after start up reset the prefs to your wishes (don't forget to put a checkmark on the start up script for stock photos).
Also use the disk utility application to check and/or repair your permissions on your MacOSX.
If this is still not working after you restarted Bridge again you better contact the tech support at Adobe (use the contact button on top of this page) and open a new case for your problem.

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In Bridge CS2, the color profile of duotone images was always displayed as sRGB IEC1966-2.1. At least then it was constant across all my images.
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Thank you for your reply. The only times I have purged the cache has been through the Tools menu, as i've read from various people, including you, that the other option is "broken".
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Hey,
There are various date/time fields shown in properties panel in Organizer. The dates mentioned in general section are read from OS whereas the dates in EXIF field are read from image's EXIF data. In EXIF data there are three date/time fields-
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3. Date digitized - Represents the date when the image was digitized (in digital camers there is hardly some delay between an image is shoot and it is digitized. So this field is always same as date original).
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Could you specify on that, meaning also purge cache for selection. Using
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approach.
And you may not like this but using a more then 3 year old app on a new
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MapsCollector wrote:
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I wasn't even aware you could save a path to a jpeg file (always use PSD because of wanting to keep the Alpha Channel, jpeg only can contain 1 layer and no alpha channels and/or transparency).
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Here is the link for filing a problem or bug:
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Can you offer any help?
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In CS3 you'll find the Auto Tone adjustments in the Camera Raw preferences, and the use of high quality in Bridge preferences. You won't have all the options available in CS4.
If you are shooting raw, the upgrade to CS4 just to be able to use ACR 5.3 (and now 5.4) is a no-brainer. Well worth the money.
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However, I repeat: What you are seeing is perfectly normal, expected behavior.
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