Adobe Bridge???? Help!

[cfreemanphotography]

Ok, so you know how Adobe Bridge automatically adjusts the thumbnails? How do I

turn this off permanently for all images. I don't give a rats ass about what

Adobe thinks my picture should look like.

 

Also, will Bridge make automatic adjustments to the file itself? I'm confused

by the Camera RAW defaults.... When you go to Edit>>Apply Camera RAW

Settings>>Camera RAW Default..... what does that do, exactly?

 

And why can't I access the Camera RAW info in the metadata for my RAW files?

Why does it change the DPI to 240, vs. 300?

Why can't it display color space? Does a file not actually have a color space

until after processing?

 

Also, when I suspected that something was happening to the files themselves, I

did a test shot. I was mostly checking for white balance. I set the camera for

7100K.... when I opened the file it showed the "As Shot" white balance as being

6400K. What's the deal with that?

 

When it comes to the computer part of photography, I'm useless.

[Ed_Ingold]

The changes you see in Bridge are executed by the default settings in ACR.

 

You will see a small arrow (triangle) to the right of the box in ACR labeled "Settings:". Click on that arrow and un-check all of the boxes in the Preferences panel. Then click on the tabs in ACR and changes the Sharpening and Curve settings to null. The new settings become the default for the next time ACR is opened - you don't have to save anything.

 

RAW files don't have a color space - it is assigned by ACR when you open or convert the file. Enter what you want it to be in ACR and it becomes the new default without any further action on your part. The same is true for the value in the "Resolution:" and "Depth:" windows.

 

"White Balance:" defaults to "as shot" unless you deliberately change it or apply the same settings to other RAW files in Bridge.

[alan_olander1664878205]

If, as you say, you are "useless" when it comes to the computer part of photography, you may want Bridge/ACR to apply defaults to your images. It is a starting point, and you can change all of the parameters to anything you want.

[cfreemanphotography]

Alan, I am not completely useless. I'm almost flawless on the capture end, at least as far as exposure goes. I don't see any reason to allow a computer to re-interpret my exposures.

[mendel_leisk]

"Also, will Bridge make automatic adjustments to the file itself?"

 

Bridge will not do anything irreparable to the raw file. At worst it will change some default adjustment settings, but the original data contained in the raw file is not affected. I don't understand it in-depth, but that's my take on it.

 

"I'm confused by the Camera RAW defaults"

 

Me too. I find it very confusing changing basics, like default colour space for example. Whenever I've upgraded, I do manage to get things to default to my preferences, but I'm never quite sure how.

[peter_popp1]

There are a couple of technical papers that are fairly easy to find on the Adobe website that

you really should check out. One by Jeff Schewe deals specifically with using Bridge in your

raw workflow, and another by Bruce Fraser is more about Camera Raw. Both deal well with

Camera Raw default issues you're having and are fairly easy reads. I found them a great

resource.

[mendel_leisk]

Here's a direct link to a Jeff Schewe article on Bridge and Adobe Camera Raw, in PDF format. I think it's what Peter mentioned:

 

http://www.adobe.com/digitalimag/pdfs/phscs2ip_digitalwf.pdf