Bridge CS5 SLOW!!

I can't believe how SLOW this new version of Bridge is.
If I batch rename, say 70 .dng files from the 1DSMKIII (around 21-26mb each), I can go eat lunch & come back 45 minutes later, & it's still working. No exaggeration.
If I label, say 10 of these files, it takes approximately 3 minutes to "update settings.".
The speed is approimately the same of files from the 5D(MKI), and a Panasonice LX3. I only shoot RAW & convert all to DNG upon import from Camera.
I'm on a Mac Pro Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 3 GHz, 17GB RAM. Mac OSX.5.8
I've deslected "keep 100% Previews in Cache" and "Automatically export cache to folders."
I've set the cache size to maximum, emptied & purged the cache repeatedly.
I've also disabled "Use software rendering" & Generate Monitor size previews".
I'm also running the 64 bit version of Photoshop CS5, if that matters. Bridge version 4.0.2.1. Camera Raw version 6.1
Also, the thumbnails don't reflect actual Camera Raw settings unless I opt to "Generate High Qaulity Thumbnail". This takes even longer!
please respond to
don at shreveimaging dot com
Thank you
Also, I couldn't log in to the forums with my actual Username (said it had been taken. Well DUH.), so I had to keep trying until it accepted the one I have now.

Using CS5, Photoshop 12.0, and Bridge 4.0.0.529
Hi Phil
first of all, you don't have the latest update for Bridge, it should say 4.0.5.11. You should first of all update to that version, I think most of your problems will be solved with this update.
But! be aware that using the auto Update also will show you the option to update to latest ACR plug in 6.5 This version causes trouble with the use of Photodownloader. Since you have a 5d2 you have no need for that latest version of ACR so best deselect this option and stay at version ACR 6.4 for the Raw Plug in until the newer update that should have solved this problem.
If you already have ACR 6.5 (you can see so in PS itself, menu Photoshop/ About Plug in / Camera Raw to see what version you have installed) check the download link Tai Lao provided in the thread 'revert to previous plug in'
When you begin with an empty cache does Bridge work continually to build the cache or does it work on a case by case basis as you point to a directory during you work flow? My system seems to work on a case by case basis. So it's not a 2 hour task to build a new cache.
I was not clear enough it seems. Meant to describe the time that was needed after I have deleted the cache file in the preferences to start with a fresh but empty cache. I do so a few times a year.
Once this is done Bridge only needs to cache the new files I added (your case to case basis) and that is much much faster. I use Photodownloader for this. convert to DNG, rename the files, add metadata copyright template and back up original. Mainly converting to DNG takes some extra time but that is only once. Having all the renaming and converting options in Photodownloader checked I only start Photodownloader when my card is in the CF reader, hit OK, check if Bridge is pointed to the folder the files are put in and I do something else.
After the last file is converted all files also have been cached and I can start working if I wanted to

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Bridge (CS5) Running Extremely Slow

For some reason, every time I open Bridge (CS5) my thumbnails load at an incredibly slow rate. In addition, when I try to open a folder in Bridge, it takes anywhere from 3 - 5 minutes for everything to load. It’s strange because I’m able to access the Preferences menu and all of the other menus with ease. It’s only when I try to access / open folders that Bridge begins to freeze. I’ve already purged the cache and tried every remedy I could find online, but nothing seems to be working. I’m running Bridge on Mac OSX Snow Leopard 10.6.8, by the way. Thanks in advance!

I’ve already purged the cache and tried every remedy I could find online
That is a bit vague, could you describe more exact what you have done.
And can you provide details about amount of RAM, VRAM and free space left on your Mac (what Mac?).
Are you using internal or external disks?
And can you provide the exact version of Bridge (Bridge / about Bridge)
Did it work before and is this behavior came out of the blue?

Bridge is slow because it's only using two threads

I'm finding that Bridge (CS6) exhibits very poor performance when building 100% previews, I think the software is limited to only two threads.
If you load bridge and go into a folder with some images and then Tools->Cache->Purge you'll see that Bridge takes a long time to rebuild the previews even on a high end machine, especially if you have both "Always High Quality" and "100% Previews" selected. I think the problem is that it appears to build the previews using only two threads on the CPU, so while a 2005 dual core machine might get maxed out, a Quad Core, or 8 Thread, or even 12 Thread machine sits there mostly idle while Bridge grinds away for an hour or more.
It's easy to check this, just load up Windows Task Manager, and view the "Processes" tab and Bridge will only ever use 2 threads worth of CPU cycles, i.e. 50% on a Quad Core, and 17% on a 12 Thread high end desktop. I've seen the problem with JPG files, PSD files, and NEF files (Nikon RAW). The processing time of large Nikon D800E NEF files is very slow. After shooting 900 images I can expect the preview build time to take over an hour on a super high end machine with loads of memory, storage IO, and CPU cores and threads, all because it appears bottlenecked on software design. Meanwhile the machine is only running at roughly 20% utilization, the memory barely used, and the IO system close to idle.
I'm using Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, 64GB RAM, 12 Thread Core i7 3960X at 4Ghz, two Nvidia GTX470 graphics (in SLI), a 2-way RAID-0 SSD storage array for the OS, and an 8-way RAID-0 SSD array for the photoshop work files. The hardware is clearly not the issue. Although, just to check, I confirmed the same problem exists on a simple Win8 Core i7 system, and a Core i5 laptop.
Even worse, after waiting an hour to build previews for 900 images (3 seconds each), after adding GPS data, or after making edits in Camera Raw it then needs to rebuild all the previews again, this is understandable, but super fustrating when you know it's not working as fast as it really should be.
To be clear, I'm not upset it takes 6 seconds per image per thread - there's a lot of work to do, especially with D800 files. But I'm upset that Bridge's software design only uses 2 threads, and thus limits performance to building a preview every 3 seconds, when in fact it could be working 6 times faster on a PC with 12 thread, and I find it shocking that Adobe's latest software wouldn't be optimized for anything more than a dual core CPU, wasn't quad core launched in 2006?
Roland.
P.S. for any Adobe Tech's reading - I submitted this under case number 184020852 and there's an attached PDF in the ticket including several screenshots.

There have been many discussions in Photoshop forum about processor speed and multicores. I know Bridge is not Photoshop but it may give you some insight as what is going on. Photoshop has supported multithreading since CS3. Here is a quote from Adobe Tech Note:
Photoshop generally runs faster with more processor cores, although some features take greater advantage of the additional cores than others. There is a law of diminishing returns with multiple processor cores: The more cores you use, the less you get from each additional core. Therefore, Photoshop doesn’t run four times as fast on a computer with 16 processor cores as on a computer with four cores. For most users, the increase in performance that more than six cores provides doesn't justify the increased cost.
I run embedded thumbnails (therefore 100% previews are off) as they take up less space and are the fastest to load. I ran a simple test with Bridge CS5 (32 bit) and CS6 (64 bit) on one folder of 200 video images totaling 16 gigs, or 80 meg per file. With folder loaded I clicked Tools/Cache/purge cache for xxx folder. I then timed the rebuild until the arrow stopped spinning in lower left hand corner. For CS5 the time was 35 seconds. For CS6 the time was 72 seconds.
I then took a folder of 1147 jpg images of 660 meg (427k/image). In CS5 it took 12 seconds to build the cache, and the same for CS6. However, the interesting part of this is when I loaded this folder in CS6 I had never been there before so it had to build it. THis took 80 seconds. When I purged it an it rebuilt it took 12 seconds. I have noticed this phenomemum before where the initial build takes 5-7 times longer than a rebuild of the cache.
I then ran the same test with the still images with 100% preview and Always High Quality. With CS5 it took 3 min 30 seconds and with CS6 it took 5 min. 20 seconds.
So with these very SIMPLE tests I conclude that CS6 has quite a bit slower cache process than CS5. As we have all learned with buying new products, new and improved does not always mean it is better.

Bridge CS5 won't open at all, crashes immediately

Hi you guys,
I have been using Photoshop CS5 for a number of months now, without any problems. Yesterday, just suddenly, Bridge just bombed out. And I mean it crashes completely, not even a spinning ball or a 'stop responding', it just disappears from the screen. The first time the crash generated an Apple Crash Report, as well as an Adobe one. After that, when I click on the Bridge icon, it bounces, no dot appears on the dock under the icon and after a while the icon stops bouncing and another Apple Crash Report gets generated. It does not generate an Adobe crash report because, I suspect, the program does not go far enough.
I have tried the following:
Option clicked the B Icon - straight to Apple crash report.
Open B in PS, PS works perfectly and stays operational, but B generates an Apple crash report. I also tried mini B, the dock opens with message "waiting for Bridge", and nothing further happens.
Checked permissions in my Library for the following, all well:
Caches/Adobe/Bridge CS5
Application Support/Adobe/Bridge CS5
com.adobe.bridge4.plist file
Verified and repaired permissions in DU, just in case. No luck.
Created a new user account and tried to open B - straight to Apple crash report.
Deleted the PLIST file and the items in Cashes (as suggested in another tread) - straight to Apple crash report.
I have not yet tried a reinstall. I upgraded to CS5 from CS3 and I still have it sitting on my hard drive. In a previous thread I asked what to do with CS3 and the consensus was to leave well alone. Everything worked and I did not need the disk space. In fact, Bridge CS3 still opens without a problem. If a reinstall is necessary, how do I go about it then? Do I
deregister CS3 and CS5 and uninstall and reinstall the whole lot?
deregister and uninstall and reinstall CS5 only?
don't deregister and just reinstall the whole lot without uninstalling it first?
don't deregister and just reinstall CS5 only without uninstalling it first?
And if I have to uninstall, do I have to run one or all of the cleanup utilities of Adobe?
I have also not contacted Adobe help because I have an American copy of Photoshop and live in Europe. That disqualifies me from Adobe support.
Here is my system:
iMac 5 with 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Mac OS X 10.6.6
Adobe CS5 12.0.2
Bridge CS5 4.0.4.2
Thanks in advance!
Jay
And for you guys who can read the gibberish, here is some of the crash report:
Process:         Adobe Bridge CS5 [698]
Path:            /Applications/Adobe Bridge CS5/Adobe Bridge CS5.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Bridge CS5
Identifier:      com.adobe.bridge4
Version:         4.0.4.2 (4.0.4.2)
Code Type:       X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [132]
Date/Time:       2011-02-12 23:07:18.163 +0100
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.6.6 (10J567)
Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report:          2508 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           1
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   1
Anonymous UUID:                      CFAC5A0D-23FB
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: 0x000000000000000a, 0x00000000035ef0a4
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Thread 0 Crashed: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   AdobeCoolType                  0x035ef0a4 0x35ec000 + 12452
1   AdobeCoolType                  0x038c0c69 0x35ec000 + 2968681
2   dyld                           0x8fe0ed6d ImageLoaderMachO::doModInitFunctions(ImageLoader::LinkContext const&) + 235
3   dyld                           0x8fe0d31e ImageLoader::recursiveInitialization(ImageLoader::LinkContext const&, unsigned int) + 246
4   dyld                           0x8fe0d2c2 ImageLoader::recursiveInitialization(ImageLoader::LinkContext const&, unsigned int) + 154
5   dyld                           0x8fe0d2c2 ImageLoader::recursiveInitialization(ImageLoader::LinkContext const&, unsigned int) + 154
6   dyld                           0x8fe0d3d1 ImageLoader::runInitializers(ImageLoader::LinkContext const&) + 61
7   dyld                           0x8fe024a9 dyld::initializeMainExecutable() + 134
8   dyld                           0x8fe07950 dyld::_main(macho_header const*, unsigned long, int, char const**, char const**, char const**) + 4189
9   dyld                           0x8fe018b1 dyldbootstrap::start(macho_header const*, int, char const**, long) + 779
10 dyld                           0x8fe01057 _dyld_start + 39
Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x0392e78c ebx: 0x038c0c45 ecx: 0x8fe44840 edx: 0x0000ff01
edi: 0x038c1080 esi: 0x00000000 ebp: 0xbfffd688 esp: 0xbfffd66c
ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010202 eip: 0x035ef0a4   cs: 0x00000017
ds: 0x0000001f   es: 0x0000001f   fs: 0x00000000   gs: 0x00000037
cr2: 0x035ef0a4
Binary Images:
[VERY LONG LIST WITH LOTS MORE GIBBERISH]
Model: iMac5,1, BootROM IM51.0090.B09, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.16 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.9f4
Graphics: ATI Radeon X1600, ATY,RadeonX1600, PCIe, 128 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x87), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.36.1)
Bluetooth: Version 2.3.8f7, 2 service, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD2500, 232,89 GB
Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8501, 0xfd400000
USB Device: Hub, 0x050d (Belkin Corporation), 0x0237, 0xfd100000
USB Device: Extreme III USB2.0 Reader/Writer, 0x0781 (SanDisk Corporation), 0xa1a2, 0xfd110000
USB Device: Hub in Apple Pro Keyboard, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x1003, 0x5d100000
USB Device: Apple Pro Keyboard, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x020c, 0x5d130000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8206, 0x7d100000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8240, 0x7d200000
FireWire Device: d2 quadra (button), LaCie, Up to 400 Mb/sec
FireWire Device: d2 Quadra (button), LaCie, Up to 400 Mb/sec
Message was edited by: JfromSA

Hi guys,
Thanks for your time and trouble. Much appreciated.
I haven't been back because my iMac went from bad to worse and in the end I've had a complete system crash. The 2007 iMac G5 I have, is notorius for screen problems. Mine went pop in 2009 after only 18 months of use and was replaced by Apple after a war of words and overwhelming evidence of similar problems for that model on the internet. During that episode the machine was shut down with the power button several times, by me, by the shop and also by the technicians who had to diagnose and repair the computer (I have often wondered why Apple does not have an equivalent of the 'Windows' button, because via that it's easy to shut down a PC blind: Windows button>U>Return . . . the OS shuts down. Not clever of a company who regards themselves as 'Quality' with a self proclaimed capital Q). I suspect my computer picked up some hardware damage with the constant hard shutdowns. I was actually waiting for the next problem, I never really trusted the machine completely. But, as time passed, I got relaxed about it and did not notice the small signs developing like Bridge (and to a lesser extent, Photoshop) actually slowing down more and more the last couple of weeks. Now, in retrospect I can say that, but it was really very subtle. I did, after the screen episode, got into a routine of backing up my system regularly.
After the Bridge problem began, I tried a re-install, a Time Machine restore and eventually started fiddling with Disk Utility, trying to fix the hard drive. To make a long story short, all I get now when I power up the machine is a white screen with a spinning disk under the Apple emblem. I do know that the internal hard drive had issues because that was reported by Disk Utility, I still do not know what the damage is because I still have to take the machine in for repairs.
In the meantime, I am working on another iMac. I have installed all my software from scratch and I'm now trying to restore my old system - my PS actions, ACR actions, all my mails and other documents and my music. The problem I now have is that I had my user account encrypted with File Vault, while backing up with Time Machine. To everyone doing that, please don't - turn File Vault off and then back up. All my carefully backed-up files are now encrypted and can only be accessed with my broken computer! I can NOT restore my system to another computer! With older versions of Mac OS X (and, probably Time Machine), it's possible to use Finder to navigate to the encrypted back-up folder, double-click it and access your data with your master password and restore it by simply dragging and dropping the files on the new computer (but under no circumstances delete or change the back-up files in any way! And applications would, most probably not drag and drop without a problem, but there I stand to be corrected). With OS X 10.6 it is not possible any more to access data via Finder in that way. I know, because I can access my data up to end 2009, the rest is there but not accessible. I have searched everywhere on the internet and as yet, have not found a solution.
The other problem with Apple, I found out, is that in normal operations, it works so well and all is so easy that I don't really read any instructions. There is no need. Everything just happens, it's actually too intuitive. Not once, while setting up File Vault or Time Machine, was I warned that it might be a problem. Now, when I poke around on the internet, there are many posts that warn against that but I did not search for them because I had no clue! I just hope, after the faulty parts on my G5 is replaced, I can get into my back-ups. I shall keep searching and trying to find a solution. If I get one, I shall post here again for those of you with similar problems. I know this is no longer a Bridge or Adobe problem, I just thought I must report back, maybe the knowledge will help someone else.
Cheers,
Jay

Bridge is SLOW!!!!!!!!!!

I posted this previously, never got an answer-
I can't believe how SLOW this new version of Bridge is.
If I batch rename, say 70 .dng files from the 1DSMKIII (around 21-26mb each), I can go eat lunch & come back 45 minutes later, & it's still working. No exaggeration.
If I label, say 10 of these files, it takes approximately 3 minutes to "update settings.".
The speed is approimately the same of files from the 5D(MKI), and a Panasonice LX3. I only shoot RAW & convert all to DNG upon import from Camera.
I'm on a Mac Pro Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 3 GHz, 17GB RAM. Mac OSX.5.8.
I've upgraded my MacBook Pro to OSX.6.3. The computer runs faster, bridge is still as slow as ever.
I've deslected "keep 100% Previews in Cache" and "Automatically export cache to folders."
I've set the cache size to maximum, emptied & purged the cache repeatedly.
I've also disabled "Use software rendering" & Generate Monitor size previews".
I'm also running the 64 bit version of Photoshop CS5, if that matters. Bridge version 4.0.4.2. Camera Raw version 6.4
Also, the thumbnails don't reflect actual Camera Raw settings unless I opt to "Generate High Qaulity Thumbnail". This takes even longer!
I also just timed it. It took 4 seconds to simply rotate a 20MB 1DSMKIII .dng image. It took 56 seconds to apply a custom white balance to 19 images. Average 20 images per minute...Am I expecting too much?

DonShreve wrote:
Am I expecting too much?
No, there is clearly something wrong with either your install or your free space on the disk.
Using the same DNG files as you do it takes only max 1 minute to rename them (if first having added metadata this saving takes the time of a minute and then renaming is just done in a few seconds).
First check the free space of your disk and also report back about how you did install both versions on both computers ( did you use carbon copy or copy apps after install instead of using clean install from scratch).
Also check your disk permissions on both drives.
The 64 bit is only working in OS 10.6 to my knowledge but you should not have any problems when using 10.5 with CS5.
Having less then 10 percent free space is often causing troubles.
Also try this
Quit Bridge,
from user library caches folders go to Adobe/Bridge CS5/ and in here delete both the plug in and cache folder manual to the trash
same library preferences find the file: 'com.adobe.bridge4.plist' and also drag this to the trash.
(all deleted files refresh them selves with new default ones after restarting Bridge)
Then restart bridge holding down option key and choose reset preferences.
then try again. If it works set prefs again to your wishes and it still should work as promised.

Bridge CS5 frozen

Since using the beta version of CS6 Bridge CS5 is frozen or very very slow, is there anyway to reinstall it without installing the whole PS5 suite? Or is there another solution to getting Bridge back on its feet?
MBP 2.2 OSX10.7.3
Thanks in advance.

Are you inquiring if there is just a way to reinstall Bridge CS5? Do you have Photoshop CS5 or one of the suites? I would recommend removing Photoshop and reinstalling Photoshop. If you have a suite you can try just removing Photoshop but Bridge is used with multiple products so the most expedient option would be to simply remove and reinstall the entire suite.
I checked our product updates and we do not have a separate installer for Bridge itself available.

CS6 Bridge Cache Slow to Build

I have had a lot of problems with Bridge CS6 thumbnail generation from day one. THe latest updates have not changed anything.
I use embedded thumbnails, do not generate 100% previews, nor have box checked to keep them.
In building thumbnails the first time, expecially for video files, takes a long time. It seems to hang at each file and you can not do anything with Bridge as it is frozen until it completes the thumbnail action. If I can catch it between thumbnails and get it to respond, I click on Tools/purge cache for XXX folder, and then the rebuild goes much faster, but still slower than CS5. I have been mostly using CS5 Bridge for this reason.
I would like to make a frontal attact on the Bridge developers, but would like to poll other users and see if they have the same, or similar, problems I have described above.
Win7 i7 processor 8gigs of ram 50 gig partiton with 47 gig free space for cache drive.
Comments please.

Comments please.
I don't recognize this behavior, don't have large film files but in general a large file needs more time to cache. But if you have embedded thumbnails only selected it looks to me the problems seem to be addressed to your cache partition. (is it an internal or external disk??)
Personally I don't like the use of a different location for my cache other then the disk where my application is on. However Bridge CS6 must be able to do this. The main difference between Bridge CS5 and CS6 is transition from 32 bit to 64 bit and for cache they again switched to an other format (from MySQL to SQLite). If you have old cache files from CS5 written to folders this might also be slowing you down because it tries to read the files (but that is a guess from my side)
Check your content window with 'show hidden files' to search for these files.
Starting with a fresh cache file after having deleted all manually might also come to rescue.

Bridge CS5 - creating thumbnails takes forever

I aleady read about Bridge CS5 being extremely slow. Yes, on my system it sometimes is slow, too. Sometimes it takes AGES to start up (not always), and the most annoying part is, it also takes AGES to create thumbnail previews even of a handful of JPEGs. (about 20 Seconds for 5 JPGs at about 2700x2200 size, 1MB each). Not to mention that CS4 Bridge was much, much faster (speed wasn't an issue at all).
The interesting part: There is neither much disk activity nor CPU activity. So WHAT is Bridge waiting for?! It's just sitting there doing nothing and the little wheel on the lower left corner keeps on spinning.
This is mind boggling.
So there isn't any process "stealing" all the time, it's seems like Bridge is waiting for some kind of event or something.
When I click forth and back through the folders, sometimes the thumbnails appear faster (seems like re-selecting the folder triggers something)
Is there anything that can be done about that? I mean, I have TONS of images to browse through, but "browsing" is almost impossible this way.

Ninarama wrote:
I aleady read about Bridge CS5 being extremely slow. Yes, on my system it sometimes is slow, too. Sometimes it takes AGES to start up (not always), and the most annoying part is, it also takes AGES to create thumbnail previews even of a handful of JPEGs. (about 20 Seconds for 5 JPGs at about 2700x2200 size, 1MB each). Not to mention that CS4 Bridge was much, much faster (speed wasn't an issue at all).
The interesting part: There is neither much disk activity nor CPU activity. So WHAT is Bridge waiting for?! It's just sitting there doing nothing and the little wheel on the lower left corner keeps on spinning.
This is mind boggling.
So there isn't any process "stealing" all the time, it's seems like Bridge is waiting for some kind of event or something.
When I click forth and back through the folders, sometimes the thumbnails appear faster (seems like re-selecting the folder triggers something)
Bridge isn't THAT slow. There's something wrong with your PC.
First, some basic questions: what generation processor has it got, and how much RAM is installed? How much free disk space do you have on each volume? Have you got up-to-date drivers and Windows updates? What do you use for anti-virus, and is it current?
If it's just sitting there with no disk activity, how do you know there's no CPU activity? How technical are you? If you're a bit techy, you could check resources with Task Manager, and try watching Bridge with Sysinternals' Process Monitor.
When you revisit folders in Bridge, it will use its own image cache, so it should be faster.

Bridge CS5 - no MPEG-2 transport stream preview

Can anybody help?
I m running Win7 64 bit, ProdPremium CS5.
I capture from camera via firewire MPEG files.
The preview in Bridge CS5 is not psossible (only thumbnail is present).
Preview using Windows media player and Nero Showtime is running fine.
No preview in G-Spot (rendering failed-following is the error reported by DirektShow).
What can i do, i dont want install some codecs, not knowing if there will be another failure or not in my system.

Let me follow up on my post about installing 3rd party CODECs: DON"T!!!!!!!!!!
I did it and ended up having to do a clean re-install of my entire workstation from ground up. They got in there and next thing I knew Premiere slowed to a crawl and capture went to H**L. I was told by an Adobe staffer on this forum that I had made a big error in doing that and it was true.
Now I just wish they would help us/me resolve this no MPEG preview in Bridge and Windows Media Player. Please, please, please!
36 hours and still re-conforming my money-machine. rg

How do you tell which files are open in bridge cs5?

In adobe bridge for CS2, open files in Photoshop show an icon in the lower right corner of the bridge thumnail. This is really helpful in sorting if you have a lot of files open. I can't figure out how to tell in bridge CS5 which files are open in photoshop. Is there a menu option that controls this??

Thanks for the reply. This is a useful feature but not quite what I need.
I am sorting through 2000 wedding photos. I have maybe 10 versions of the same shot open at a time. I edit, save, and close 2-3 of them. In CS2, I would go back to bridge and I could see the 7 files still open. I could quickly highlight and delete them. I'm trying to find a way to do something similar in CS5 bridge. Right now, I take the ones I'm going to delete and stack them all. But when I go back to bridge to delete them, I have to look at file numbers to see which ones are in the stack that I want to delete. This really slows my work flow. Any suggestions? Can I delete them directly from Photoshop?

How can you reset your Photoshop version default in Bridge CS5?

After installing Photoshop CS6 , I have decided my workflow is much better in CS5, but cannot get Bridge to acknowledge Photoshop CS5 with keyboard commands [ex. command O] after deinstalling Photoshop CS6.
I assumed this would have been a Preferences option but it is not.
Please tell me this can be done.
Personally, I find CS6 really slow, specifically with keyboard functions. CS5 would allow you to cue several tasks while it's working on present task. CS6 won't even let you close a file [command W] in mid-save...

Oops.
Hadn't restarted Bridge CS5 since deinstalling CS6. Now it's opening files in Photoshop CS5.

Adobe Bridge CS5 in windows 7 not working?

Adobe Bridge CS5 in windows 7 not working. I was using bridge perfectly for last 2 years. It stops working since 3 days. I tried to install updates. Showing some error to install.
Tried to install creative cloud..again some error. Error code : 82
Could you please advice how I can fix my adobe bridge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDYpTOoV81Q&feature=youtu.be
please check this video I uploaded..this is what happens when I click adobe bridge.. just blinks and go off. bridge not working on task manager

Corel Painter RIF Files In Adobe Bridge CS5.1?

Hello,
Does anyone know how I can view Corel Painter 12 RIF file thumbnails in Adobe Bridge CS5.1 For Windows? Right now Bridge just shows a blank icon. When I used Painter 11, the RIF file icons showed a thumbnail of its image in Bridge. When I upgraded to Painter 12 this went away. I can see the Painter RIF file thumbs in Windows Explorer, but not within any Adobe application.
Anyone?
Thanks,
Michael R.

Yep, same here. Running Adobe bridge CS5.1, upgraded to Mountain Lion yesterday. Navigated to folder that contained a zip file and Bridge crashed. I removed the zip file, launched Bridge again,and went to that same folder. Worked perfectly. On a hunch, I dragged a zip file back into that folder in Bridge, and *WHAP* down she goes again.
Looks like we wait for a fix. *sigh*
Unless...File type association somehow comes into it? Interesting, I just checked (it's under Preferences) and neither a zip file or a doc file is in the list.
Furthermore, there doesn't seem to be any way to add a new file type. Hm. Don't know if it has anything to do with the crashing, but man, what a pain this is!

Adobe bridge cs5 64bit - HELP: photoshop plug-ins doesnt work

Hi to all this is my 1st post since its my 1st time to have a problem with adobe. My problem is that i selected a number of images and tried a batch image process thru Tools > photoshop > image processor. After clicking nothing happens. I also tried the other plug ins like HDR, Batch etc but nothing seems to work. I went to the directory folder and all of the plug ins are intact and in the " plug-ins " folder. I also updated everything just now but still no luck. What happening here,please help me out. Thanks
Dex

"Reveal my scripts folder" is to reveal the user's folder for costom scripts, not public scripts. If you have no custom scripts like you developed yourself and want to load it into Bridge, then the folder is empty. It's normal.
The issue seems not plugin but scripts installed by Photoshop not working. Could you please let me know the version of Photoshop and Bridge:
Photoshop: Help>System Info
Bridge: Help>About Bridge
You mentioned you updated it 1st time, you mean update PS or Bridge? Could you please send me via private message the install log of update? You can find it here:
Windows: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Installers\Adobe Bridge CS5 4.0.*
Windows 64-bit: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Installers\Adobe Bridge CS5 4.0.*
Thanks,
Bridge QE
Fran

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When I open Bridge CS5 in Windows 7, I get a pop-up window from User Account Contro that asks "Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer?" The program listed is Bridge. If I say NO, Bridge doesn't open. If I say YES, Bridge opens normally. This question pops up every time I open Bridge but not with any other CS5 applications or any other program. Any suggestions? Thanks,

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