RAW support from Bridge CS6
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 12:59 pm
I use Photoshop CS6 on an old Pentium PC running 32 bit Win XP.
I recently upgraded my camera from a D200 to a D810.
The Adobe and Nikon Capture raw converters that support the D810 will not run under Windows XP.
Hence, I thought I would try MetaRaw as a stop-gap until I eventually upgrade to a more up to date PC running 64bit WIndows 10.
Initial impressions are that MetaRaw appears to work pretty well from within Photoshop.
However, Bridge CS6 does not display the thumbnails.
The MetaRaw FAQ says:-
I use the Adobe Bridge version that was installed with my older version of Photoshop and do not see thumbnail images of newer raw files. Can MetaRaw help here?
Actually we thought about creating a MetaRaw plugin for Adobe Bridge, but as Adobe Bridge CC is now available for free, there is no need for it. You can download Adobe Bridge CC from here. Once you have it installed you can see the thumbnails and previews of newer raw files with it. To make sure that it supports the latest raw files, choose Help > Updates on its menu to download and install the latest Camera Raw version.
The problem is that Bridge CC will not install or run under Windows XP.
Is there a workaraound?
I recently upgraded my camera from a D200 to a D810.
The Adobe and Nikon Capture raw converters that support the D810 will not run under Windows XP.
Hence, I thought I would try MetaRaw as a stop-gap until I eventually upgrade to a more up to date PC running 64bit WIndows 10.
Initial impressions are that MetaRaw appears to work pretty well from within Photoshop.
However, Bridge CS6 does not display the thumbnails.
The MetaRaw FAQ says:-
I use the Adobe Bridge version that was installed with my older version of Photoshop and do not see thumbnail images of newer raw files. Can MetaRaw help here?
Actually we thought about creating a MetaRaw plugin for Adobe Bridge, but as Adobe Bridge CC is now available for free, there is no need for it. You can download Adobe Bridge CC from here. Once you have it installed you can see the thumbnails and previews of newer raw files with it. To make sure that it supports the latest raw files, choose Help > Updates on its menu to download and install the latest Camera Raw version.
The problem is that Bridge CC will not install or run under Windows XP.
Is there a workaraound?