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Bridge CS5 Renames Files in HTML Web Gallery

Sep 2, 2010 9:02 AM

When creating an HTML Web Gallery (using ‘Lightroom’ template), Bridge CS5 renames the thumbs and large images to an arbitrary number.  The caption reads as the original file name, but the actual image has a new name.  This is problematic, as my clients will right-click selected images from my galleries to save and forward for approval, but the file name is not the same as the original.

 

As an example: VLNK0321.jpg is renamed as _4856316150.jpg.  (In Preferences/Output, the "Convert multi-byte file names to Full ASCII" is unchecked.)

 

Is there any way to fix this little (for me--BIG) problem?

 
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    Mar 10, 2011 7:20 PM   in reply to MarkDas

    This affects me greatly as well for the same reasons. There is no reason for this, Adobe.

     
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    May 14, 2011 6:48 PM   in reply to MarkDas

    Thanks for posting.  I do not see that folder in my computer.  Any advice on how to get there and replace the renaming script.  Under Adobe in Common Files I only see CS5 but not Adobe Bridge.


    Adobe, the file renaming feature is inexcusable.  This creates untold number of headaches.  What if a client wants a photo, or 10>  Trying to match them is a PIA.  Worst of all, when making web galleries, Bridge strips all metadata out of images and in the past I could replace the "large" folder with all images with originals with metadata but now they all have different file names and I'd have to match and rename each photo to get that to work which could be tedious for a gallery with 100 photos.

     

    Why does Bridge strip all metadata out of photos when creating a photo gallery?  I could add it after but it does use that data to create visible text in web galleries but also removes it from images.

     

    Think I am going back to CS4 cause this is too much trouble.

     

    Adobe, add the web gallery feature back to Photoshop and with Bridge, keep the metadata in the photos and get rid of the file renaming feature.  Nobody asked for this.

     
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    Jul 29, 2011 3:17 PM   in reply to MarkDas

    Mark,

    Thanks SO much!  It worked great!  I have been struggling with this problem for months. So glad I checked the forum for a solution!!!  By the Way, I found the script in the  Program Files(x86)  folder. 

     
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    Aug 8, 2011 4:16 PM   in reply to MarkDas

    PLEASE HELP -- Huge problems caused by this change.  Because the filename doesn't travel with the new image as it used to, this throws the whole order of huge galleries I'm doing for work.

     

    This software is too costly to not have that functionality go along with the CS upgrade.  Please fix with an update ASAP or if I'm missing something for Mac, let me know.

     

    Thanks and best..

     
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    Nov 23, 2011 3:59 PM   in reply to MarkDas

    Seriously Adobe, get the damn lead out. I'm thankful for these hacks, but you still haven't managed to correct this problem after how many updates/versions?

     
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    Jun 1, 2012 7:20 PM   in reply to jackisgoingtoscream

    I've found where this script lives on a Mac:

     

    /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Bridge CS5.1 Extensions/Adobe Output Module/mediagallery/resources/scripts

     
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    Jun 2, 2012 7:14 AM   in reply to chris Harges

    Does anyone know if this has finally been remedied in CS6?

     
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