cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

A few weeks ago, I posted the following, first on the post-procesing thread, and then here; I got no responses from the post-processers, and one from here. So, maybe nobody really cares, but I finally solved the problem. First, the post:


I'm using the latest Photoshop CC update, and I am noticing that some processed ".psd" files don't show exposure data in the Bridge metadata panel.

Some ".psd" files are showing up as thumbnails in Bridge, and some are showing up with just a ".psd" symbol; it's these later files that don't show exposure data in the metadata panel.

When these are converted to ".jpg" files, they still don't show the exposure data. The ".NEF" files I started with do show the data.

Anyone know any trick I'm missing to keep that metadata showing?

BTW, I'm working in Mojave 10.14.2, if that makes any difference


The solution:

looking at Bridge > Preferences > Thumbnails, there's a place for "Do not process files larger than," with a number. Mine had 1000 mb. When I bought a D850, I ended up with a bunch of .psd files larger than 1 gb. When I changed that number to 2000 mb, the metadata works as expected.

brucewells Loc: Central Kentucky

Wow! That simple? I know you are elated that you found it. Glad you did!!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Maybe you were the first to experience that anomaly and no one could answer?

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Exactly. With the second anomaly being there were no wild guesses

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Wow, you're right!!!

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

Yes, THAT'S what surprised me.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

That is certainly good to know and it is a great tip. A 1 GB file? Wow that is huge!

BillyP Loc: Cedar Point, NC

Good to know.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

ggab Loc: ?

I have to ask, what are you doing that grows a roughly 25mb file to over 1GB?
George

russelray Loc: La Mesa CA

He's saving them as Photoshop (.psd) files. I often start with 25 MB cr2 or dng files and by the time I save them in Photoshop as psd files, yes, they can get to 1 GB quite easily if one saves all the history, layers, etc.

ggab Loc: ?

Thanks.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Thanks, Just changed mine too.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

If you get ignored again, UHH members don't know an answer and/or they won't guess, Adobe has an entire forum devoted to Bridge.

https://forums.adobe.com/community/bridge/overview

There is also a 90 page (free) book that was updated three months ago:

https://forums.adobe.com/community/bridge/overview

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

Raw files from my D850 run about 90MB, plus or minus a bit. One example I just checked had some ACR stuff done to it - correct white balance, some contrast, hightlight control, some individual color brightness and saturation, lens corrections, sharpening - and then in Photoshop, the background was selected and replaced with black. That's it. It turned out to be 1 gb even according to Bridge.