Bridge with Camera Raw 16.3.1 outputs .xmp files instead of embedding keywords
Issue:
My usual workflow is to use Bridge to add embedded keywords to JPG files.
After updating Camera Raw to 16.3.1 this same workflow generates .xmp sidecar files instead of embedding the metadata.
However, this is not consistent, with some JPG files accepting embedded metadata and some not.
Suspecting Camera Raw, I installed version 16.0 which allowed the keywords to be embedded as required.
(Bridge 14.1.0; macOS 14.5 (23F79), M2)
Notes:
The only difference between the files for which embedding worked and those for which it failed is that the failing files were output from PSDs which included a layer with small amount of AI generated content. This may or may not be a factor.
I looked for a way to download the previous 16.x version but in the end had to make a support call, and after 30. minutes on hold and another half-hour over a very poor line, I was sent a link to the v16.0 download.
Thanks to the support worker, but no thanks to Adobe for a wasted day and a late delivery to my client.
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Philip King
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I can confirm that this is still an issue with Bridge 14.1.2 and Camera Raw 16.5.
The issue only affects JPGs which are generated from a PSD containing any amount of AI content.
JPGs generated from a PSD without any AI content do not get an XMP sidecar.