RAW CR2, Bridge & Photoshop - Batch Question

[Zigrivers]

I was wondering if any of you have a similar workflow using Adobe Bridge and Photoshop to process your RAW files - my current workflow:


Open images in Bridge
Delete worst images
Tag images I want to process (my keepers) in Bridge
Filter tagged images in Bridge
Open images in ACR and make exposure adjustments
Apply same exposure adjustments globally (if applicable)
Open individual images in ACR and crop
Batch save all ACR processed images as Photoshop files (PSD) ----This is the step I need help with----
Continue with workflow in PhotoshopI can't seem to figure out how to save a bunch of ACR processed .CR2 files as .PSD files in a batch process?

Right now I'm having to select 15 files or so, right-click on them and select "Open" to bring up ACR inside of Photoshop, select all of them and then open all 15 images in Photoshop and then save them individually as .PSD files (I've set up an action to speed this up, but I'm still having to hit the action button on each individual image). Then I select another 15 files in Bridge and repeat the process until I've hit all of my files.

I'm working towards being able to create Droplets to process everything. However, droplets don't like .CR2 files (or they don't on my system). I think this is because they are opened in ACR first before they go to Photoshop.

Anyway, if anyone can help me with this I would be most grateful.

Thank you!

[ssim]

Have you tried Tools-Photoshop-Image Processor from Bridge. It gives you a screen that looks like the attached. I don't use ACR for my RAW conversions but did highlight a few images and tried this. It puts the psd files in a folder called PSD off of the folder that your CR2 files reside in.


I think this should work if I understand your question correctly.

[tim]

My workflow (short version)
- Let bridge cache the images.
- Rate 1-5
- Show only 3+ rated images
- Go from start to finish, batch correcting white ballance and exposure. Crop on the way. Anything that needs PP work gets either done when I get to it, or labeled as "edit needed" as I can come back to it later
- Show all 3+ images with no label, batch out to JPG for proofs/album
- Fix labeled images.

I only save PSD files of images I do a lot of work on.

[Zigrivers]

Have you tried Tools-Photoshop-Image Processor from Bridge. It gives you a screen that looks like the attached. I don't use ACR for my RAW conversions but did highlight a few images and tried this. It puts the psd files in a folder called PSD off of the folder that your CR2 files reside in.


I think this should work if I understand your question correctly.

Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for. My life just got easier!

Thanks again.

[jfrancho]

You could also just make a multiple selection in Bridge, hit enter, click Select All button in upper left in ACR, and click Save. You'll be presented with a dialog that will allow you all sorts of options of changing filename, location, etc.

[jaykkub]

- Show all 3+ images with no label, batch out to JPG for proofs/album


How do you batch them all out to JPG? That's the part where I'm having a problem. Do you do that from Bridge or are you doing what ssim suggested?

Thanks!

[jaykkub]

Nevermind. It's actually much easier than I thought. It's what ssim suggested. I just didn't find that in Bridge initially. my mistake :)