IPhoto And Adobe Bridge

My Photoshop came with a program called bridge and it is supposed to be a veiwer from which you select images to edit. My problem is that while I can see iPhoto in the Bridge application when i select it instead of showing thumbnails it opens iPhoto. I have made Photoshop Elements the default editor so i can work around this but it is annoying. Any ideas?
GiffS

GiffS
Bridge is a photo organiser, iPhoto is one. They don't work happily together, using Bridge is a common cause of database corruption seen on here.
Select one or the other to work with.
Regards
TD

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I finally picked up Photoshop CS3 and am curious as to the best method of integrating the applications in the most effective manner.
I do like iPhoto, and I've used it extensively for some time now, but I wonder if it's better suited as simply a program to show and share my completed photos.
Would it be best to use Bridge to organize and work with the photos directly out of my camera (including RAW files) and then merely use iPhoto as the last means of displaying them?
It should be noted that the only Adobe application I use is Photoshop, so there is no need for thorough integration with other Adobe products.
I suppose I'm curious as to how people might make use of Photoshop, Bridge and iPhoto in the most useful way possible.
Thanks in advance.

Using Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements) as Your Editor of Choice in iPhoto.
1 - select Photoshop as your editor of choice in iPhoto's General Preference Section's under the "Edit photo:" menu.
2 - double click on the thumbnail in iPhoto to open it in Photoshop. When you're finished editing click on the Save button. If you immediately get the JPEG Options window make your selection (Baseline standard seems to be the most compatible jpeg format) and click on the OK button. Your done.
3 - however, if you get the navigation window that indicates that PS wants to save it as a PS formatted file. You'll need to either select JPEG from the menu and save (top image) or click on the desktop in the Navigation window (bottom image) and save it to the desktop for importing as a new photo.
This method will let iPhoto know that the photo has been editied and will update the thumbnail file to reflect the edit..
NOTE: With Photoshop Elements 6 the Saving File preferences should be configured: "On First Save: Save Over Current File". Also I suggest the Maximize PSD File Compatabilty be set to Always.
If you want to use both iPhoto's editing mode and PS without having to go back and forth to the Preference pane, once you've selected PS as your editor of choice, reset the Preferences back to "Open in main window". That will let you either edit in iPhoto (double click on the thumbnail) or in PS (Control-click on the thumbnail and seledt "Edit in external editor" in the Contextual menu). This way you get the best of both worlds
2 - double click on the thumbnail in iPhoto to open it in Photoshop. When you're finished editing click on the Save button. If you immediately get the JPEG Options window make your selection (Baseline standard seems to be the most compatible jpeg format) and click on the OK button. Your done.
3 - however, if you get the navigation window that indicates that PS wants to save it as a PS formatted file. You'll need to either select JPEG from the menu and save (top image) or click on the desktop in the Navigation window (bottom image) and save it to the desktop for importing as a new photo.
This method will let iPhoto know that the photo has been editied and will update the thumbnail file to reflect the edit..
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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Preliminary support for CS5? Even if that's so, eventually I will need to upgrade to CS6 if the camera is not supported in CS5 in the end. As long as I don't have to cloud it, I'm fine. LOL!   I love my apple cloud for music, documents, etc. But I really don't want to pay a monthly cost for a program I already have.
Although I can imagine your feelings I would like to explain a bit of my thoughts about these issues.
As long as the Raw problem for new dSLR is going on (way back to the start of this millennium…) there has been a lot of strong opinions about it. Some correct, some not.
However beside there are enough points to criticize Adobe, when it comes to ACR policy there is not much to get angry about to my opinion
1- they have started the open format called DNG and everyone is free to to use its converter. So in theory you could use a brand new dSLR (in your case with a bit of extra patience) and download the latest free DNG converter that supports your raw format and use the converted DNG file in say ACR in PSCS 2. In other words, this get's you the option to use brand new digital format in almost pre historic software
2- They provide a free update for ACR with the newest dSLR every 3 to 4 months a year for their latest version of PS, sometimes when your lucky in between transition to new PS version they also update both ACR for latest PS and provide a final update for PS one version back.
Given the fact that it is a lot of work ( check also this site with the long list of supported camera's : http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html ) to get hold of every new camera and create the correct profiles for it to work in ACR it still is a free update for owners of the latest PS version.
If we put aside a lot of reasonable/unreasonable discussions about big companies making big money you honestly can't blame them for not putting that effort in their older software, everyone has to earn a living.
Photoshop is also a profesional set of tools with many, many options to get your work done. They do provide Adobe Elements (around $ 100) with a similar but not the same ACR option and also Adobe Lightroom (around $ 150) that has the same ACR engine in a slightly different interface.
Most dSLR that are being used for pro / semi pro and serious amateur use start at about 1000 to 1500 dollar and run to very high amounts (I recently bought the Canon 1Dx) so one would expect that a photographer serious about getting a very good dSLR should also be keen on the best options for software to get the most out of it.
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Last year they changed it to only one version back. Running a small business myself I always used PS upgrades (I skipped CS5.5 but that was more a luxury update) and I also did profit from more stability, speed and some options as well as ever improved ACR process. But for some it might be a bit to much with only 1 version update.
On the other hand an update for PS was not all that much money, compared to complete Suite Updates PS was already an exception with same upgrade price for 3 versions, most Suites had different (higher) pricing for older versions.
And now we have the Creative Cloud. Whether we like it or not, it seems Adobe is heading to this direction and already 500.000 subscribers have joined permanent:
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And it also seems not only a new profit model has been at the base of this, also the ever increasing market of software piracy was a big reason to change to this new way of working.
Again personally I'm still a bit ambivalent about the CC depending on future planning for it. But currently I have a subscription to the CC (the first year offer was unbelievable low priced) and have access to the latest versions of almost all Adobe products for 35 dollar a month and when continuing for only 50 dollar a month.
I say 'only' knowing that not everyone will be agreeing with this but for me having predictable monthly cost and access to the complete Master Collection (including LightRoom, Premiere Pro, InDesign and Illustrator). I primarily use PS and Bridge but have some need for ID and Illustrator. By far not enough to buy a whole Suite or the individual application so for me this is a perfect solution to have access for a fair price.
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Audio won't play in Premiere, but plays in QT, FCP, and Adobe Bridge.

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I'm normally pretty good at troubleshooting, but this audio issue has me scratching my head. A cameraman had DVCPro tapes transferred to QT movies. All the clips playback fine if opened with QT, FCP, and Adobe Bridge. Import these clips into Premiere and there's no audio. Nothing shows up on waveform- there's nothing there.
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Thank you. I am beginning to think I need to investigate exactly what and how much iPhoto really does. I didn't know it was this powerful. I will go to the link you gave me.
I think I am feeling overwhelmed with so many images because I need to find a good way to organize them via keyword (which I know iPhoto does - I just don't know how to select by keyword "yet").
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Here are some tips on using Photoshop with iPhoto:
Using Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements) as Your Editor of Choice in iPhoto.
1 - select Photoshop as your editor of choice in iPhoto's General Preference Section's under the "Edit photo:" menu.
2 - double click on the thumbnail in iPhoto to open it in Photoshop. When you're finished editing click on the Save button. If you immediately get the JPEG Options window make your selection (Baseline standard seems to be the most compatible jpeg format) and click on the OK button. Your done.
3 - however, if you get the navigation window that indicates that PS wants to save it as a PS formatted file. You'll need to either select JPEG from the menu and save (top image) or click on the desktop in the Navigation window (bottom image) and save it to the desktop for importing as a new photo.
This method will let iPhoto know that the photo has been editied and will update the thumbnail file to reflect the edit..
NOTE: With Photoshop Elements 6 the Saving File preferences should be configured: "On First Save: Save Over Current File". Also I suggest the Maximize PSD File Compatabilty be set to Always.
If you want to use both iPhoto's editing mode and PS without having to go back and forth to the Preference pane, once you've selected PS as your editor of choice, reset the Preferences back to "Open in main window". That will let you either edit in iPhoto (double click on the thumbnail) or in PS (Control-click on the thumbnail and seledt "Edit in external editor" in the Contextual menu). This way you get the best of both worlds
2 - double click on the thumbnail in iPhoto to open it in Photoshop. When you're finished editing click on the Save button. If you immediately get the JPEG Options window make your selection (Baseline standard seems to be the most compatible jpeg format) and click on the OK button. Your done.
3 - however, if you get the navigation window that indicates that PS wants to save it as a PS formatted file. You'll need to either select JPEG from the menu and save (top image) or click on the desktop in the Navigation window (bottom image) and save it to the desktop for importing as a new photo.
This method will let iPhoto know that the photo has been editied and will update the thumbnail file to reflect the edit..
If you're editing RAW files from within iPhoto with PS you must save the edited version to the Desktop and import as a new file.

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