Bridge slow to focus

What causes photos to come into focus so slowly when first opening in Bridge? Using Bridge CS4 as well as Photoshop CS4 on a Power Mac G5. 10.5.8.
Thanks.
Russ
Altadena, CA

Hi Michael.
That depends on when you are referring to. When you import files into Bridge the program first sorts the files into the order specified in the 'Filter' panel. Next it creates the image thumbnails - this can take a considerable time if you have 'High Quality Thumbnails' ticked in Bridge Preferences, as Bridge then has to create it's own colour managed thumbnails rather than use the ones embedded in the imported files. The time to create the high quality thumbnails is also increased when indexing RAW images, as they contain more data.
Once the initial indexing and creation of thumbnails is complete for the folder then subsequent openings of the folder should be much faster.
If you have a folder containing several hundreds of images this initial indexing can be a pain, so I usually go off and do something else.
BTW, if you interrupt Bridge while it's going through this initial indexing of a folder then it will attempt to resume next time the folder is accessed, so it's better to let it finish and get it over with - you can tell where Bridge has got to by the '%' indicator at the bottom left of Bridge.
Ian.

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May 21, 2013 12:56 AM in reply to SandraChung
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Discovered today, 21 May 2013. HOPEFULLY, the ANSWER!!
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