Open as SmartObject/Open as image in Camera Raw (Mac)

Hi!
I am having an issue when opening a file with Photoshop. I am running Pohotshop CS4 for Mac, OS X Leopard. Whenever I begin a new project in photoshop, and open an image file, the "Open Image " button is replaced by a "Open Object" button at the bottom of the dialogue box. I do not want to open as a smart object. I am in need of a solution/guidance on how to undo this issue. I was simply making an isolated image into a smart object and was shocked to find this change the next time I used Ps. I reset all photoshop settings to original deafult (by holding command/option/shift and running Ps) yet, this did not solve the issue.
I hope you can help, Thank you. Felicia

Just found the solution on another question! when opening an image, click the blue text hyperlink near the "open" button that will open a box which gives you the option to deselct "open as smart object" hope others find that useful.

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>It is always possible that I am making a fundamental error in writing the action but given my previous experience it seems unlikely. Incidentally I usually bring up the images in Bridge and then select the best images to process and start the action from Bridge.
there's your problem...when you start the action recording from Photoshop you'll need to actually open a raw image FROM Photoshop not from Bridge. Don't know if this changed from CS2>CS3, but that's the only sure way of recording an open function...from within Photoshop. Then in the Batch you'll still need to override open so the open will open the image with the parameters already set in the image.

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Message was edited by: Ramón G Castañeda

Impossible d'ouvrir image dans Camera Raw via Bridge

Bonjour à tous et à toutes,
Je sais que cette question a déjà été posées maintes et maintes fois sur le net, mais n'ayant pas trouvé de réponse(s), je pose la question sur le forum d'Adobe; il y a peut-être une chance que j'ai une réponse.
Alors voilà mon problème : quand je suis sur Bridge (que Photoshop est ouvert) et que je fais un clic droit sur une image (quelque soit son extension) > ouvrir dans Camera Raw, ou quand je vais dans Edition > Préférences Camera Raw, j'ai le message suivant :
"La modification à l'aide de Camera Raw n'est pas activée.
La modification à l'aide de Camera Raw nécessite l'exécution préalable d'un produit adapté pour que cette fonction puisse être activée."
J'ai bien pensé tout désinstaller pour réinstaller, mais dans les divers messages lus sur le web, j'ai vu que ça n'avait pas servi.
Alors, j'arrive à ouvrir mes images sous Camera Raw via Photoshop (je fais Fichier > Ouvrir sous, puis je choisis Camera Raw comme type), mais je voudrais pouvoir le faire, non pas via Photoshop, mais via Bridge.
Sinon, toujours dans Bridge (je ne sais pas si c'est lié mais), j'ai découvert qu'en faisant Édition > Préférences de couleurs Creative suite, j'avais un message similaire suivant :
"Suite color management n'est pas activé.
Suite color management nécessite qu'un produit remplissant les conditions requises ait déjà été exécuté au moins une fois pour que cette fonction puisse être activée."
Est-ce quelqu'un (d'Adobe ou... peu importe) aurait une idée pour régler ce(s) problème(s) ?
Y-a-t-il des choses que je n'ai pas installé et que j'aurais dû ? En effet, bien qu'ayant la Créative suite, je n'ai pas installé tous les logiciels (comme Dreamweaver, Audition, After effect ou je ne sais quoi d'autre) et extensions.
D'avance merci pour vos réponses.
Bonne journée à vous.

Bonjour,
Moi non plus je n'arrive pas à gérer les paramètres de couleurs dans Bridge (par le menu Edition>Paramètres de couleurs Creative Suite). Le message est toujours le même :
"Suite Color Management n'est pas activé
Suite Color Management nécessite qu'un produit remplissant les conditions requises ait déjà été exécuté au moins une fois pour que cette fonction puisse être activée."
Quelqu'un a-t-il trouvé la solution depuis les derniers posts svp ?
Je précise que j'ai essayé les techniques évoquées :
• réinstallation de l'ensemble de la suite CS6
• suppession du cache de Bridge
• ouvrir Bridge après avoir ouvert Illustrator et/ou InDesign
• Gérer les autorisations sur le fichier comme le propose Adode sur le lien http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/error-suite-color-management-enabled.html
Sinon existe t-il d'autres solutions pour synchroniser les couleurs sur l'ensemble de la suite Adobe, sans passer par Bridge, et sans le paramétrer un à un dans chaque logiciel ?
Mystère mystère...

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