CS5 Contact sheet II in bridge

Wondering if anyone could help me make contact sheet II run from bridge in CS5 again. I'm on a PC and I noticed the other day it had disappeared under the tools /photoshop in bridge. I went back and re-installed the contact sheet folder and .jsx file back into the common folder files under adobe/photoshop but contact still wont work from bridge. Any ideas???? I'm running cs5 12.0.4 x32 and bridge 4.0.5.11

Provided you installed the scripts in the right places according the directions in pdf that comes with the optional cs5 plugins, check in Bridge CS5
under Edit>Preferences>Startup Scripts and see if the Contact Sheet II script is enabled.
If the menu item is there in bridge check that the plugins themselves are actually installed.
What version of windows are you using?

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Contact sheet 2 for bridge CS5

Contact Sheet 2 for Bridge has disappear from Bridge CS 5. Does someone know where I can get the plugin? Right know I have to go back to Bridge CS4 which is pretty annoying in my process. Thanks

Contact Sheet 2 for Bridge has disappear from Bridge CS 5. Does someone know
where I can get the plugin? Right know I have to go back to Bridge CS4 which
is pretty annoying in my process. Thanks
It did not disappear from CS5 but already from CS4 and has been replaced
with the Output Module.
Only downside of the Output Module is you can only save them as a PDF file
but for the rest you have far more options to create your own customized
template (and in CS5 save this templates) for far more superior contact
sheets.
You did already placed the old contact script in the CS4 edition by
yourself. There is a workaround to get it again in CS5 only you have to use
PSCS5 in 32-bit mode because the old and long ago discontinued Contact Sheet
script is not compatible with the 64 bit mode PSCS5 is written in.
Find your CS4 Contactsheet plugin (Apllications / PSCS4 / Plug-ins/Automate/
ContactSheetII.plugin) and copy this to the same path in CS5
Wiith PSCS5 closed select the application icon and choose get info. Inhere
put a checkmark in front of 'start in 32 bit mode'.
See also this Knowledge base article:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4047
To be honest, I was not pleased either first time they dropped
ContactSheetII. But after heaving explored the Output Module in Bridge and
getting used to it's nice options I really don't want to go back to the old
script...

64bit Contact sheet II in Bridge CS5

Hello, Adobe....
are you listening to anybody????
MANY of us use the contact sheet II plugin every day... it is ridiculous to have to restart in 32 bit to use this....
Do any of the developers of this app actually take photographs and deliver them to clients or editors???
WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU THINKING???
Has anyone started a petition to fix this? I'm already pining for CS4 except that I need ACR updated... yes, once again I am starting to hate adobe
tom

Hello, Adobe....
are you listening to anybody????
As you might know or not, this is a user to user forum and if you want to address Adobe you should contact them directly.
Besides that it is a well known fact that Adobe discontinued the development of the contact sheet script long ago, I believe with CS4 but the script for PS did not change since CS1 or even before as I try to recall.
The replaced this with the Adobe Output Module (AOM) in Bridge itself (Workspace 'Output' or the rightest icon top left icon row in Bridge window) and in CS5 you have a lot of options to create a contact sheet to your own wishes. You can't save as jpeg but you can as a PDF. In the AOM itself you can choose various settings but if you have Acrobat Pro you also can do a lot more with this contact sheet.
AOM is still far from perfection but the difference between the first and the second version is huge, which you can't say from the Contact sheet script.
As a service they still deliver the script as a Goodie but you really should give the AOM a second (or even maybe a first) look to explore it. I to was one of the people that did not like the discontinuing of the contact sheet script but that is for me long forgotten and I use the Output Module very often and always to satisfaction.
As said, there is enough room for improvement for the AOM but since I got to know it a bit better I really don't have the need for the old script anymore, (and nor do my clients, designers and editors btw ).

Why no Contact Sheet options in Bridge from CS5.5 UK

I have searched and searched, but could find nothing on this issue. I tried to call Adobe Support, but they said I had to pay as we have a volume license! We've only had the product 2 weeks!
Anyway, in Bridge you used to be able to select the Ouput module and have options for making a PDF contact sheet. I get nothing. I thought perhaps it was a corrupt installation, so I tried another Mac, but the same thing. I thought perhaps it was the vesion of CS5.5 (Design Standard) so I tried another Mac with Web Premium. Same thing. I vaguely remember reading something about some modules don't work for all localized versions yet, but I couldn't verify that anywhere.
If anyone could shed some light on this I would be really grateful.

That's why I thought it might have been a corrupt install, but it's the same on all our Macs, even the Web Premium edition.
You mean that you have bought different Suites and installed them on all you Macs and they all have the same issue? Are you working on files on a server or standalone?
Normally the advice would be to restart Bridge holding down option key and reset preferences, even combined with deleting the Bridge plist file but when it are different install disks on different Macs that is not likely to solve the problem.
Have you already contacted your software supplier?

CS5 Contact Sheet II

I installed my upgrade for Photoshop CS5 today and then downloaded the Contact Sheet II plug-in.... the plug-in is in my CS5 plug-in folder when I try to launch it in CS5... via the AUTOMATE pull down, it DOES NOT SHOW... it DOES show up in Brdige CS5 ... Tools... Photoshop ... Contact Sheet II... but when I try to use it a small PS window pops up ... looks like a CS4 icon (light blue PS)... and says The command "<unknown>" is not currently available.
Anyone know what I am doing wrong?
Thanks
Patrick

Hi,
The Contact Sheet II plug-in code is well aged but rigid, so porting to run in 64 bit applications was cost prohibitive. It also made more sense to rewrite and improve on the feature set using Bridge, since it allows you to browse, and collect multiple images much quicker than with Ps alone. Starting with CS4, the Contact Sheet II plug-in was removed to an optional install, so it's still available but only runs in the 32 bit mode.
If you don't like some of the current implementations in Bridge, please comment in that forum so they can hear your pain points.
http://forums.adobe.com/community/bridge/bridge_feature_requests
You can also try the excellent third party Contact Sheet X script version that runs in Photoshop and gives you more options than the Contact Sheet II plug-in. It outputs to BMP, GIF, JPEG, PSD, Ps EPS, Ps PDF, PNG, Targa, and TIFF. You can use Layout presets as well, so you only need to create layouts once then reuse often. The files can be downloaded here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ps-scripts/files/ (ver. CSX-1_4_5.zip is updated to run in CS5)
regards,
steve

Contact sheet II in Bridge

I added the Contact sheet II files to their locations, restarted Bridge and this is the message I get.

I followed these instructions....................................
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Startup Scripts CS5\Adobe Photoshop
Im not using a x64 system.
The ability to create contact sheets and picture packages as a PDF presentation is now available in
Adobe Bridge CS5 Output Module. We highly recommend creating your contact sheets and picture
packages this way. If you would like to continue using the legacy ContactSheetII and/or Picture Package
plug-ins, please follow these steps:
1. From the PSCS5OptionalPlugins downloaded folder, drop the //<language>/Optional Plug-
Ins/<Windows 32-bit or 64-bit>/ContactSheetII plug-in into the //Adobe Photoshop CS5/Plugins/
Automate folder (this is for both Contact Sheet and Picture Package).
2. From the PSCS5OptionalPlugins downloaded folder, drop the //<language>/Presets/Layouts folder
into the //Adobe Photoshop CS5/Presets folder and restart Photoshop.
Optional: To add this legacy functionality back into Bridge (as a menu item):
1. From the PSCS5OptionalPlugins downloaded folder, drop the //<language>/Optional
plugins/Bridge Startup Scripts/photoshop_contact_sheet_ii folder and the
photoshop_contact_sheet_ii.jsx file into following locations and then restart Bridge.
• Windows Vista and Windows 7: //Program Files (x86)/Common Files/Adobe/Startup Scripts CS5/Adobe Photoshop/
NOTE: Contact Sheet does not work on Mac 64-bit systems. Please launch Photoshop in 32-bits to
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CS5 contact sheet search?

Can anyone tell me what happened to the contact sheet in cs5? Any suggestions for a workaround if its been removed?

Donald,
I don't have CS5, but that functionality (or some of it) was moved to the Output Module in Bridge in CS5:
http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2010/07/creating-contact-sheets-web-galleries-in-cs5.html
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What happened to Contact Sheets in Adobe Bridge CC

Can you explain the reason why you can not create a contact sheet in Bridge CC? I know you can select all and bring the files into Photoshop and then create a CS, but this takes up too much RAM. Why did Adobe get rid of the output panel in Bridge CC. I teach Photoshop at a local college and would like to know Adobe's rationale as I prepare for a new workflow for my students.
Thanks in advance,
Cheryl

Hi,
I found these:
1 - Click on the triangle next to Output Workspace and from that menu choose "reset workspace" (works for Win as well)
2 - If still no result, quit Bridge and go to your user library. OSX specific instructions here: By default the directory is hidden, so choose menu Go in Finder and when you have the drop down menu in view press option key to reveal the user library. Then use this path: Application Support / Adobe / Bridge CC / Workspaces. In this folder find and delete the file called: "!!-$$$AdobeOutputModule.workspace".
Let me know if you need the Win specific path.
regards,
steve

CS5 Contact Sheet II now working erratically..!!

Hi, have been using CS5 with the Contact Sheet 2 thing for over a month now (used it hundreds of times a month with CS4, to do my ebay listings)
but just this days it has thrown up an error message, and also started duplicating some of the images. even though i am contacting only open documents..
what does "because a command was not available" mean.
also below, is an error, where it has duplicated the same page (no i did not have two of it open) but with the second copy very reduced in size, circled in red....
what the hell is going on with CS5..???????.
I think this is a VERY buggy photoshop, more so than any previous version.
any one else having the same problem, and is there an answer, or a work around.
regards, Sandy

Im experiencing the same problem. I've been able to make it stop, by executing the command and not touching the mouse. Moving the mouse appears to mess up Contact Sheet with the latest CS5 update.

Why did Adobe get rid of making nice neat PDF contact sheets directly in Bridge??

I know there is an output module, but it is not really any help! It still uses photoshop to create multiple seperate PSD files and takes forever! It is VERY important at my job to make contact sheets, we need them to go through hundreds of pictures. Why can't you just bring back making it straight in Bridge? It was so much faster and convenient. I cannot afford to wait while Photoshop generates 50 pages of 8 thumbnails for me as it ties up my computer, not to mention the steps to convert those files into one nice pdf. It is incredibly frustrating! Just makes no sense Adobe would do this??

I know there is an output module, but it is not really any help! It still uses photoshop to create multiple seperate PSD files and takes forever!
Not sure I understand your problem but I guess you have Bridge CC and now you don't have the option to use the Adobe Output Module? The output module you are talking about is the old contact sheet script that indeed produces loose sheets (PSD, but also jpeg) and can take a while depending on your settings.
But you still have the option to install the Output Module for Bridge CC again, but you have to do it yourself, it can be downloaded via this link but you should first read the instructions carefully because it needs some attention. With the Output module you can use Bridge again to create PDF documents with many pages and custom lay out.:
http://helpx.adobe.com/bridge/kb/install-output-module-bridge-cc.html

Why did Adobe drop contact sheets in Adobe bridge?

The export to contact sheet was one of the better features of Bridge. Why would adobe remove this feature? It is extremely frustrating.

Well, you are not addressing Adobe here in the user forum.
We can offer solutions and workarounds, but we can never explain why Adobe does anything. As my astronomy professor used to say a half a century ago, " I cannot explain the universe to you: I can only describe it to you."
There's some talk about the Pixel Bender, previously codenamed Hydra, a programming language created by Adobe Systems for the description of image processing algorithms, on which it was based was just causing too many headaches
Just a clarification:
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https://forums.adobe.com/thread/375816?tstart=0
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An aggressive, demanding, accusatory or abusive sounding post will often evoke an aggressive or abusive and unhelpful reply.
Remember, you are not addressing Adobe here in the user forums. You are requesting help from volunteers users just like you who give their time free of charge. No one has any obligation to answer your questions.

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