frank_gross Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 <p>OSX Leopard<br> CS4<br> Camera Raw 5.2<br> In Bridge when I right click and select to open a raw file in Camera Raw i get an error message that "Camera Raw editing is not enabled. Camera Raw editing requires that a qualifying product has been launched at least once to enable this feature".<br> There is no problem opening a raw file in Camera Raw when just Open is selected or Open With (PS) or double-clicking<br> So I can learn to live with it but it never was a problem in earlier versions of PS/Bridge/ACR - is it a bug?</p> <p>The camera raw plugin is in the correct folder HD>library>app support>adobe>plugins>cs4>file formats.<br> There are no other instances of camera raw duplicated elsewhere on the computer</p> <p>Any ideas ?<br> thanks<br> F</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_moravec1 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 <p>Try using CTRL + r or Alt + R after selecting the image in Bridge. This might qualify as the first open. In the past, this was a different host for opening files in raw.</p> <p>Also be sure the camera is supported in ACR and previously used in ACR.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_gross Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 <p>Ctrl and Option (Alt) + R don't do anything. However, the Apple key + R brings up the same error message.<br> The camera is a canon 5D (2 years old now) so it's for sure supported.<br> I'm not quite sure what you mean by previously used in ACR. I can open raw files from this camera in ACR as derscribed in my original post. These programs and the OS are all new installations as I just had to replace my hard drive. And these thumbnails are all from files that I had safely on another hard drive (not the one that failed).</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_moravec1 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 <p>Previously used means in CS3. That was the third way to open am image in ACR in CS3.</p> <p>I am kind of grasping for straws. I get frustrated with computer error messages that are vague or don`t mean what they say they mean.</p> <p>I suggest you call Adobe customer service. They have been helpful for me and there is also an Adobe help furum you might explore.<br> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_burns3 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 <p>"Camera Raw editing requires that a qualifying product has been launched at least once to enable this feature"<br> I got this message when I tried to open Acrobat CS4 for the first time. I just had to launch some other app in the creative suite before Acrobat could open. You said this is a brand new installation. Have you launched PS on its own yet?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godfrey Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 <p>Twisty language ... I believe that all it should say is "Please launch another application in the Creative Suite and enter your licensing activation."</p> <p>G</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwatt Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 <p>Godfrey is close to on target... the version of Bridge you launched is looking for a suite application, not a standalone... that's the message it gives (I know, I spent a week thrashing around on this with a corporate deployment) in response to trying to launch Creative Suite's reach-across scripts (that's not the technical term). I am guessing you have Photoshop installed, right? Is it the same version as Bridge? In case you haven't looked, Adobe has made some major changes to their website and support, to include blogs hosted by some of their software engineers... it's got a lot of good information, plus makes an entertaining read if you can catch one of the error message threads. <a href="http://blogs.adobe.com/">http://blogs.adobe.com/</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_gross Posted December 13, 2008 Author Share Posted December 13, 2008 <p>Yes Bridge is included in the PS app.<br>Sounds like it's a very convoluted problem.<br>Like I said, raw files can be opened from PS or from Bridge but just not the way I;m used to (rt click>open in camera raw)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_fararooei Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 <p>I too am beyond frustrated with Adobe in this respect. Been battling this same issue for awhile now - not to mention the updater probelms I've encountered with the Production Premium suite. To spend the amount of money I have for the product - it should, without issue, run properly. Furthermore, the traditional, "please read our diluted technical white sheet" is rediculously juvenile. When I opened Flash ACR decided I was good enough to function. AE and PS would not enable ACR either. <br> Two thumbs down for Adobe.</p> <p>Jason F.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_wigdahl Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 <p>Had the same problem for weeks- just found this answer and it works!</p> <p>"<em>Please Launch Photoshop CS4 once. Now through Photoshop, go to FILE>Browse in Bridge and launch Bridge. <br /> Thereafter on clicking the "Camera Raw Preferences", you will not get the message "Camera Raw editing is not enabled. Camera Raw editing requires that a qualifying product has been launched at least once to enable this feature." <br /> <br /> The Creative Suite Management will give the same message as it gets launched only when you have a Creative Suite CS4 on your machine."</em> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_gross Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 <p>didn't work for me</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kio500 Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 <p>Worked for me! Thanks!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobias_doering Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 <p>I have the same problem, but nothing i tried, worked for me... what can i do to get it to work?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_maclean Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 <p>This should fix it.<br> <strong><em>You must have a full edition </em></strong>- Cracked or legal, this should work.<br> <strong>1.</strong> In your Adobe Photoshop <strong>Folder</strong>, find the <strong>amtlib.dll</strong> file. <strong>Copy this one.</strong><br> (Find the aforementioned <strong>.dll</strong> file in<strong> </strong>all extension folders. (Bridge, Extension manager, or whatever.)<strong><em> </em></strong> )<br> <strong>2. Copy a backup </strong>or<strong> rename </strong>them to something like <strong>amtlib.dll (bckp)</strong>.<br> <strong>3. Paste</strong> the .dll file as described in step <strong>1. </strong>in all the extension folders.</p> <p>Then launch Photoshop, go to File => Browse in Bridge.<br />Then you Open in Camera Raw.</p> <p>If this doesn't work, delete "artificial" .dll files. <strong>Don't delete the original file</strong>. <br />Replace or rename the original .dll files.</p> <p><strong><br /></strong></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate_b3 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 <p>Had to sign up to thank Andy. I had tried everything else and this worked, plus it makes the most sense to me why it would. Most solutions are ridiculously vague and were work arounds at best. CS Color Settings, Camera Raw preferences and various functions like applying a sepia filter to a bunch of photos at once stopped working once I applied the latest patches. Patching the program could cause inconsistency between the atmlib files. Pasting your amtlib.dll from your photoshop folder into your other adobe program folders (specifically Bridge's folder) means the two match perfectly and bridge then sees its "parent application" that it needs so badly.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardl Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 <p>It may not be as hard as this. When the above fix didn't work for me (after an uninstall of an older version of photoshop following the upgrade), I soved it as follows:<br> Try reassociating the raw filetypes in Adobe Bridge using "edit-preferences" (shortcut ctrl-k in windows) and setting them to open in your version of CS. You will have to find the exe file under "harddrive/program files/" and drill down to select the actual "Exe" file after clicking the down arrow to the right of the filetype in question and clicking on "browse".<br> (Windows only fix, I don't know what the equivalent is in mac).<br> Hope this helps.<br> Mine had disassociated both the canon raw cr2 files and jpegs from opening in Photoshop when clicking on them in bridge and this solved it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambuj_choudhary Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 <p>Hi Andy<br> I did as per your solution, still fails. any thing else??<br> Thanks, Ambuj</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristen_conklin Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 <p>Try this:<br> Close bridge. Open Photoshop. Now open a raw file in Photoshop (make sure the bridge and psd are the same CS). Photoshop should automatically open that raw file in Camera Raw. Now your Camera Raw should be initiated and you may open through bridge using a right click and open in camera raw.<br> good luck</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel_holford Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 <p>I too tried Andy's fix, but nothing changed <strong>until I went into the Task Manager and ended the processes of Adobe that were still running</strong>. Then it worked fine. Thank you Andy, this problem has been a burden on my workflow.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oogie_boogie Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 <p>Try double clicking the JPG from within Bridge.<br> I have the exact same proble, and after trying all the various 'solutions', nothing worked. I found this out by accident, and even though I STILL get this annoying error /warning when I right click the image in Bridge, it gives me no problems at all when I double click the image. It opens right into Camera Raw. So<br> right-click=no camera raw<br> double-click=camera raw<br> it helped me, hope it works for you too.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos_cheng Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 <p>Thanks for Andy's contribute, Yes it does the best way if you are running a cracked version I think</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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