If it worked before I would reset preferences.  Hold down Ctrl key and start bridge.  Should get a reset window.

Hi

I've got the same problem. I updated to CS6 2 days ago and everything was fine until now.

If I double click a Raw file inside Bridge, it opens within Camera Raw.

It won't open a JPG the same way. I get the same error, "Bridge's parent application is not active. Bridge requires that a qualifying product has been launched at least once to enable this feature."  

The only way I've found to open a JPG' in Camera Raw  which is a pain,

is to go into Photoshop,

File,

Open As,

navigate to the image you want to open in Camera Raw,

expand the lower drop down list,

select Camera Raw,

then Open.

The jpg will now open inside Camera Raw.

If anyone has a quicker way then I'd appreciate it

Graham

Synchronization wrote:

 

. I've have opened ACR hundreds of times on this computer so I don't understand why it wants me to open it to be able to use it. I've opened a RAW file from Windows explorer, but when going back to Bridge, the same error occurs.

 

You need to think back to what has changed since it worked in ACR.  Did you add any software, hardware, major update in anti-virus, driver, change file loaction in Adobe, etc.

You problem is long standing.  There is no one answer as it is something on your computer causing the problem.  It is looking for another program to launce Bridge.   Have you had any Adobe trials that have not been unistalled? 

If anyone else is still having this problem, I've found a simple solution. Go to the Bridge folder in Program Files. Rename AMTLib.dll to AMTLib.dlx. COPY (I mean copy, don't move) the atmlib.dll file from the Photoshop folder in Program Files to the Bridge folder. Restart Bridge. Problem should be solved!

Tim Repp wrote:

 

Didn't work at all. I simply cannot start Bridge at all. Is there anyplace I can take my computer to have someone fix this?

What OS?  Several users with Mountain Lion OS have found CS2 and possibly CS3 caused Bridge from opening.

I finally got it to launch via instructions from another web page. In my case, I am running Win 7 Professional 64-bit and previously loaded Photoshop and Bridge versions CS2 (along with Illustrator and InDesign CS2), which might have been part of the problem. The solution for me was to create an empty "Bridge CS2" folder in the C:\Users\[your user name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\. Worked like a charm.

I did read about a solution that worked for people who had used a crack

where you change the amtlib.framework folder for every CS6 application.

So this only applies if this is what you've done.

If you did the same for Bridge and replaced its amtlib.framework folder,

go back and put back the original files and it should work fine.

Interesting that you would say that. I did the "fix" and have never had any

problems and I don't have to do an "open as" as you suggested. The Amtlib

dll fix has permanently solved the problem even with updates. It just got

corrupted somehow with an earlier update.

That's not the answer to this problem James.

This bug started this morning on my Mac (10.7.5) and it's driving me nuts. I've guessed it's something to do with my Creative Cloud subscription. There was a payment error that cancelled my subscription (since fixed) and now, despite renewing the sub and reinstalling after using the uninstallers and Clean Up, and updating, I have to sign in through a dialogue screen whenever I open CS6 apps to confirm I'm actually legit. Then, in Bridge, I get the dreaded "Camera Raw blah blah blah" message when trying to open files in ACR by pressing 'cmd-R' or going to File > Open in Camera Raw. If I double click a CR2 or RAW file it opens up fine. If I try to open the same CR2 or RAW, or a jpeg or tiff using 'cmd-R', it won't.

If anyone feels like answering with "set prefs to automatically open all jpegs and tiffs with ACR. Hey presto!" or "use minibridge" or some other workaround then please do not waste your time. I don't want it to automatically open all jpegs etc with ACR, just occasionally, when I tell it to. Similarly, I don't want to use mini bridge in PS. What I want is for Bridge to do exactly what it has always done previously before this morning. I don't think that's too much to ask of Adobe but I notice this problem has been going on since 2008 with various versions of CS and no explanation or fix. Disappointing.

Then, in Bridge, I get the dreaded "Camera Raw blah blah blah" message when trying to open files in ACR by pressing 'cmd-R' or going to File > Open in Camera Raw.

This seems related to an old thread and I'm using email to read and write to the forum. Can you clarify a bit more about the blahblah?

You stated that it happened suddenly this morning and also mention a subscription trouble with the creative cloud. Did you use Bridge after the trouble was solved and it worked but stopped this morning or was it directly after you reinstalled everything?

Did you already try the obvious restart Bridge holding down option key and choose reset preferences? The Clean tool is not deleting everything Adobe has installed before.

And double check on the updates, the application manager sometimes has a mind of its own, especially when having multiple language versions installed, it only updates the language version set in preferences.

And check PS the About Menu

for about PS it should say 13.1.2 x64

and about plug in / camera raw it should say 7.3.0.71.

And in Bridge About Bridge it should say 5.0.2.4

Can you confirm this and can you also report what other applications you have installed from the creative cloud.

And since I changed to OSX 10.8 I can't check myself, is 10.7.5 the latest update?