Why no thumbs for AVIs in Bridge CS4!

I get very few thumbnails for my AVI video clips in Bridge. 90% are missing. All I get is a white rectangle. Why? Is this a known bug, or just my configuration? I have to preview the clip to see content,and that is a big hangup in my workflow.
In Microsoft Expression 2, every clip has a thumbnail, no exceptions. Is any one else having this problem? I have tired the standby solutions, like purging the cache. Any suggestions or solutions would be appreciated. TIA
Vista Ultimate 64,
Wintel 9550,Quad core 1.85
8 gigs ram,
Nvidia 8600GT,Sata 2 and firewire

Do remember that this is a user to user forum. It could be that no other
users of this forum has had your problem, or none of use know what to do
about it.
If you want an answer from Adobe, you may have to talk directly to them.
I for one don't even know what an AVI file is for sure, but I would
guess that it's some sort of video format. So I can't help you beyond
the usual advice to trash your preferences. That works just often enough
that it's worth suggesting.
John Passaneau

Similar Messages

  • M2t Files Do Not Display Thumbs Nor Play In Bridge CS4

    Is there a fix for this problem? If so, what are the implementation steps?

    I was doing a google search ro  m2t and avchd.  Tried to go back but could not see it, sorry.  
    I really know nothing of m2t oravchd, bur a search of AVCHD on this site has several hits, so might check that out.

  • Bridge CS4 freezes when I open a folder with avi files

    Whenever I navigate to a folder with avi files, Bridge CS4 freezes. I have tried resetting my preferences, changing the file associations, but it still hangs. Both Windows and Bridge are set up to associate avi files with VLC Media Player. The files open and play just fine in VLC. I am running CS4 on a Win XP Pro machine. It used to not be a problem and I could play avi files in Bridge. I'm not sure when the problem started since I don't shoot a lot of video. Any ideas?

    Thx for that im gonna try it....but is there a way to do it without using toolbar or cmd-c...? i mean using only the mouse?why does it have to highlight the file even though i click a bit next to it....?using icon view i can right click next to the folder and i wont have a problem but with list view that i prefer using it will highlight the whole row.....and i dont find free space to right click cause i got many files

  • Bridge CS4 won't open to Photoshop CS5 out of Camera Raw?

    I use Bridge CS4 because I prefer it to bridge CS5 but when I edit images in ACR in bridge cs4 and click 'Open Image' I want it to open automatically in PS CS5 and instead it opens always into PS CS4.  In preferences>file type associations, everything is set to CS5 so I don't know how to direct opening images from ACR to open in photoshop CS5 not CS4.  I've had it working on a different system but I don't remember what I did to get it to work.

    Uh huh...and why would you expect CS5 to open the image from Bridge CS4? You haven't stated why you are trying to use Bridge CS4, but as you've found out, that is not an optimal solution....(BTW, troubleshooting 101 dictates that you at least mention what platform and OS you are using).

  • Library Cache for Adobe Bridge CS4

    I'm trying to clear up space on my harddrive for my macbook, and in my library folder, there is a cache folder which then has various adobe products.  The Adobe Bridge CS4 folder has almost 20 GB of stuff in it.  Can I get rid of this (safe to delete)?  Why does it build up so much?  Do I need to periodically manage this manually?  Any help you can offer would be much appreciated.  Thanks!

    The cache folder for Bridge can grow to huge proportions because it keeps
    information for all earlier cached files. After quitting Bridge you can
    delete this folder (user library/caches /Adobe/Bridge CS4/cache) by dragging
    this to the trash and empty bin to make space on your HD.
    Restarting Bridge creates a brand new cache folder in this place but this
    one is empty. Therefore you will need to recache all files you want to show
    at high quality in the preview window again because with deleting this data
    the cache with all previews (including the HQ preview that are mainly
    responsible for the huge size) from previous cached files will also be gone.
    Personally I use this method on a regular base including restarting Bridge
    holding down option key to refresh preferences, this gives a fresh start for
    Bridge.
    I mainly use Bridge for sorting, rating and adding metadata and once the DNG
    files I want have been developed they are transferred to my archive and
    don't need to be in the cache file anymore
    So with keep in mind that you need to recache the current files you are
    using (takes some time depending on amount and size of the files you can
    safely delete the current huge cache file.
    Can I get rid of this (safe to delete)?  Why does it build up so much?  Do I
    need to periodically manage this manually? 

  • Weird Thumbnail Dimensions for EPS Files in Bridge CS4

    Using Preferences> Thumbnails, I have set Bridge CS4 to show "Dimensions" as one of the metadata items. It works correctly for PSD, NEF, and TIF files, but not EPS files. For example, a PSD file may show dimensions of 1006 x 583 pixels. But he same image converted to EPS format shows the dimensions as 207 x 120. Why is this not also showing as 1006 x 583? Is Bridge reading dimensions of the embedded preview image? And, if so, why is it not reading the dimensions of the main image, instead?
    Mike

    they remain connected as long as you do your renaming inside of Bridge

  • Why not use Bridge CS4 with PsCS3?

    I will post this on both the Bridge and Ps User-to-User forums as it applies to both.
    I have PsCS3 and PsCS4 installed side by side in the default folders assigned by Adobe but have shifted my Bridge CS4 Cache (containing all the thumbnails and previews) from C:Documents and Settings\etc to a subfolder within My Documents, which I had previously moved to my F: drive - my main data drive.
    I have found Bridge CS4 to be much more stable than Bridge CS3. Additionally, Bridge CS4 has certain features which make it more attractive and easier to use than Bridge CS3. I want to use Bridge CS4 in conjunction with PsCS3 until Adobe has sorted out the problems with PsCS4 - which at the moment is simply unuseable on my rather old and humble system.
    On my system, I seem to be able to use Bridge CS4 with PsCS3 without any problems detected so far. I even have things set up such that any JPEG, TIFF or PSD file double clicked within Bridge CS4 or within Windows Explorer (Win XP Pro SP3) automatically opens the file in PsCS3 and not PsCS4 (provided, of course, that PsCS4 is not itself already running). Furthermore, even with PsCS3 running beside Bridge CS4, from within Bridge CS4 I can open any RAW, JPEG or TIFF file in Camera Raw 5.1 and use its new features (Adjustment Brush, Graduated Filter, extra vignetting capabilities, etcetera) which were not available in the last release of Camera Raw (4.6 I think) associated with PsCS3. The only problem comes when trying to open edits made in Camera Raw 5.1 in PsCS3 using the "Open Image" button in ACR - it does nothing/won't work, this is, it won't open the image with the ACR adjustments in PsCS3. That's not a big deal for me - as I am currently not doing any work within ACR (any version) and if I needed to I could simply save the ACR edits and then open the files in PsCS4, save the files as PSDs and then open them in PsCS3 to finalise them there.
    Has anyone else had a similar experience, or does anyone else know of any reason(s) why I should not continue to use this workflow, at least in the short term?

    I've been away. Thanks John, Bart and Buko for your responses. Think you misunderstood my post Bart, but it does not matter now. John got the correct message. Buko: of course CS3 cannot use ACR 5.x - that was implicit in my post.

  • Bridge CS4 - I still can't move keywords for stock photos

    I'm on a Mac Pro, Leopard 10.5.8, 4G RAM.
    I buy a lot of stock photos. The stock photo companies have thoughtfully assigned a bunch of keywords to the photos, sometimes in other languages that I don't really speak. Photos.com is notorious for applying keywords that have nothing to do with the photo, as evidenced my my searches for certain keywords. I wish they'd all stop doing this.
    When these photos are opened, their keywords appear under "Other Keywords." I can make the keyword permanent under "Other Keywords," but I am unable to drag the keyword(s) into the main keyword list in an effort to GET RID OF this "Other Keywords" list.
    I was hoping this was addressed in Bridge CS4, but of course it wasn't...UNLESS...
    someone here knows how to do it?

    YES Terence!  Thank you. Exporting allowed me to move my photos from iPhoto into the Burn Folder on my desktop.   But that doesn't explain why I'm having to go that route now.   Have I done something (accidentally changed some setting) on my computer that will not allow me to just click and drag anymore?   I really liked the convenience of the click and drag option. 
    I don't have the time tonight to export and burn a lot of CD/DVDs.  I'll try that tomorrow and make sure my photos are moving properly.  I also need to export photos to my external hard drive to make sure that route is working. 
    Wouldn't you know that my Apple Care Plan runs out this Wednesday?!  I need to make sure everything is working properly before that expires. 
    Thank you so much for your help.   I really, really appreciate it.

  • Help!! Bridge cs4 keeps rebuilding thumbs and previews

    I recently upgraded to PSCS4 and Bridge is so unstable I can't believe it. Clean install on G5/4G Ram/128Vram/dual monitors/OS10.4.1. 100% previews enabled/cache distributed to folders enabled. Software rendering enabled. I'm in the process of renaming images and filing within folders. Bridge still crashes intermittently after renaming. But, now it has started rebuilding the cache for folders for no apparent reason. I've purged and rebuilt the cache for each folder. Everything is fine. Then, all of a sudden, I go to open that same folder of images and the thumbnail/preview/100% previews start building all over again. I've reset Bridge to default prefs and started over more than once, but this is really getting ridiculous. I've NEVER had so many problems with any Adobe product. Any ideas what is going on? Is the cache dumping for some reason and rebuilding, or does Bridge just keep rebuilding and rebuilding the cache and I'm going to discover a massive cache folder one of these days. Any help would be sincerely appreciated!!! It's really a drag to have paid for a CS4 upgrade, only to have to go back to using CS3. AAAARRRGGGHHH! Thanks again!

    Have you tried to set Software Rendering to off, specs say that is automatically on with dual monitor wit VRAM less then 128 MB so you should just be able to turn it off.
    Also you need to let Bridge cache the contents a little longer after the spinning circle bottom left has stopped indicating it is caching. (have no experience with software rendering but it is IMHO not the best to use.)
    If you have nothing seriously cached you could try a fresh start:
    Quit Bridge
    delete the Bridge3 cachefile from your user library manual from the cache folder to the trash.
    Also in user library preferences delete the Bridge3 plist file (both cache and plist are rebuild fresh after you restart Bridge.
    Restart Bridge holding down option and choose reset prefs. Try again and don't use Software rendering if possible.
    But you also might first consider to create a new user account for testing if Bridge is also on this account not properly working, just to rule out a corrupted user account.

  • Why is the Bridge CS4 Output Workspace an Exception?

    OUTPUT is the only one of eight Bridge CS4 workspaces that does not return to its default configuration upon choosing "Reset Workspace" (although it does do so for the "Reset Standard Workspaces" option). Is there a rationale for this peculiar exception?

    Maybe they thought the user would want to keep his own configuration for further output.
    That module is pretty limited though – I think it's a work-in-progress that was rushed out to meet the stupid marketing deadline.

  • No preview for autocad dwg files (bridge CS4)

    hello!
    my computer is:
    windows 7 / x64 / nividia 9600GT
    with my new computer we switched from CS3 to adobe CS4 products. (illustrator / PS)
    unfortunately i can't see previews of autocad dwg files anymore. (very important for my work).
    the .dwg files show up only as an autocad icon.
    we installed autocad 2010. but i think this is not the case, because bridge does not make previews for autocad 2009 files either.
    windows 7 makes correct previews.
    funny - bridge opens illustrator CS4 as default for .dwg files.
    in the preferences "file type association" autocad as a software is missing. i have to browse to the autocad.exe program.
    the default association was illustrator...
    is this the case for not making a preview? the "old" computer  was a - win xp / 32bit - the preview in CS3 was there.
    i did not have to browse for the "file type association". autocad was a choosable entity.
    any comment on that would be fine...
    thanks in advance.

    thanks for this quick reply...
    we have "Lightroom" not installed. because we don't own this product...
    our installation is only "Illustrator CS4" and "PS CS4". and "Bridge CS4" of course.
    in the attachement you see the "File Type Association" process.
    Bridge knows only "Illustrator" and "PS". I had to browse to the autocad.exe file (AutoCAD Application R18.0).
    the other attachement shows the Autocad "icon" and the Illustrator preview / .jpg preview in Bridge.
    again:
    "Windows 7" knows Autocad files. it does a preview of the .dwg /.dxf files correct.

  • Bridge CS4's Output update (for Mac) - 'can't install/quit' message.  Can anyone help?

    I am trying to download Bridge CS4's Output update, but get a 'can't install/quit' message when I open the dmg file.  I have checked system requirements, space etc and everything should be OK.  I have been using Bridge CS4 for some years, and for some reason didn't know about the Output add-on.
    I have a late 2012 iMac, Processor  2.7 GHz Intel Core i5. 
    Does anyone have any suggestions?

    Thanks for responding.  I have another similar question out, (by mistake I posted it twice).  I have some options on that so won't take your time.  Again, thanks.
    Sheila

  • Why have the channel shortcuts changed in CS4? Cyan used to be "cntrl+1" and now it's "cntrl+3" for

    Why have the channel shortcuts changed in CS4? Cyan used to be "cntrl+1" and now it's "cntrl+3" for example. Why?

    http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2008/10/shortcut_changes_in_pscs4.html
    Note there's a link to a plug-in in the article that remaps the keys to the old behavior.

  • Bridge CS4's Output update for Mac - can't download, Help anyone?

    I am trying to download the Output Update for Bridge CS4, which I have been  using for some years.  When I try to open the dmg file I get a 'can't install/quit' message.  I have checked system requirements, space etc and cannot figure out tghe problem.  Can anyone advise?

    Thanks for the screenshot.
    Here are some suggestions: Output Module 2.1 Failed to install
    Last resort is a complete uninstall/reinstall--remove preferences if asked.
    Use the Cleaner Tool to be sure.
    Use the CC Cleaner Tool to solve installation problems | CC, CS3-CS6
    Gene

  • When I try to reinstall my Photoshop CS3 I get asked for my P.S. CS4 disk.I don't have a CS4 disk. Why?? Thanks! Tom

    When I try to reinstall my Photoshop CS3 I get asked for my P.S. CS4 disk.I don't have a CS4 disk. Why?? Thanks! Tom

    This usually happens when you had/ have a newer Adobe product like a trial on the system and it points to updated install components. You will have to uninstall each and every bit of Adobe software and then reinstall in the proper order. Running the cleaner tool may also be required.
    Use the CC Cleaner Tool to solve installation problems | CC, CS3-CS6
    Mylenium

Maybe you are looking for