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Histogram in Bridge?

Apr 17, 2012 2:41 PM

Tags: #bridge #feature_request #histogram

i have to admit i just started using bridge more often.

before i have used acdsee for viewing my images but because of some issues, that i think will never be solved, i dropped it.

 

my question is why has bridge no histogram (luminance and RGB)?

 

personally i don´t need an extra preview window, that screen space is wasted for me as the tumbnails are enough... but if i had a histogram instead of the preview panel, that would be usefull for me.

 

i know this:  http://www.maurodalfreddo.it/software/mdbr-histogram

 

but really.... why no build in histogram??

1925 Views   7 Replies   Latest reply: station_one, Apr 17, 2012 3:32 PM
 
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  • PECourtejoie
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    Apr 17, 2012 12:57 AM   in reply to -Agfaclack-
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    Hello, check this thread from the feedback site, someone has created a panel, but it seems to be time consuming: http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/histograms_in_br idge

    You should vote for that suggestion as well.

     

    EDIT: you edited your post while I was posting my answer...

     
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    Apr 17, 2012 1:06 AM   in reply to PECourtejoie
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    i just added my comment on the feed back site.

     

    but i wonder why such a obvious and important feature is missing in bridge.

    adobe should not need user feedback to see the importance of a histogram.

     
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    Apr 17, 2012 6:28 AM   in reply to -Agfaclack-
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    Part of the issue is that Bridge supports more than photos. Illustrator, InDesign Files, videos, etc.

     
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    Apr 17, 2012 6:54 AM   in reply to PECourtejoie
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    PECourtejoie wrote:

     

    Part of the issue is that Bridge supports more than photos. Illustrator, InDesign Files, videos, etc.

     

    i think it should not be a big problem to display a histogram or not, based on the file extension or the file header.

     

    i mean the freeware tool xnview displays a histogram for pixel images and also shows .EPS .AI etc. previews.

     
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    Apr 17, 2012 7:49 AM   in reply to -Agfaclack-
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    I guess I miss your point here.  Bridge is just an image browser, not an image editor.  What good is histogram in a browser?

     

    You can't do anything to the image in Bridge to alter the histogram, so what would you use it for?

     

    Not trying to argue at all, I just want to understand your point.  Do you decide whether to open the image in an image editor like Photoshop or ACR based on a histogram?  I guess I'm just having a mental block right now.

     
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    Apr 17, 2012 8:56 AM   in reply to station_one
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    station_one wrote:

     

     

    Not trying to argue at all, I just want to understand your point.  Do you decide whether to open the image in an image editor like Photoshop or ACR based on a histogram?

     

    yes sometimes an image can look fine but the histograms shows that the black and white points are not set.
    sometimes it´s hard to see clipping on small thumbail views. clipping in just one channel is also hard to see without an histogram.

     

     

    station_one wrote:

     

     

    You can't do anything to the image in Bridge to alter the histogram, so what would you use it for?

     

    you can´t change f-stop or shutter speed in an image viewer yet the info is displayed by most.

    for some that info means nothing for others it´s a vital image informations.

     
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    Apr 17, 2012 3:32 PM   in reply to -Agfaclack-
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    Thanks for elaborating. 

     
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