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If the Open in Camera Raw button is available when you click a thumbnail in Bridge, it’s a sign that the file can be opened into Camera Raw.This shortcut will work only if the file hasn’t yet been edited in Camera Raw. If you enable both “Automatically Open” options (steps 2–3, above), but there is an occasion when you want to open a JPEG or TIFF photo directly into Photoshop instead of Camera Raw, click the thumbnail, then press Ctrl-O/Cmd-O.To open a JPEG or TIFF photo that has been edited previously in Camera Raw (that is “with Settings”), double-click its thumbnail or press Ctrl-R/Cmd-R. When you want to open a JPEG or TIFF photo into Camera Raw that has not yet been edited (doesn’t have Camera Raw settings), click the thumbnail in Bridge, then click the Open in Camera Raw button or press Ctrl-R/Cmd-R. If you shoot digital TIFF photos, from the TIFF menu, choose Automatically Open TIFFs with Settings or if you shoot only raw or JPEG photos (not TIFF photos), choose Disable TIFF Support.
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At the bottom of the dialog, from the JPEG menu, choose Automatically Open JPEGs with Settings.In Bridge, choose Edit/Adobe Bridge CC > Camera Raw Preferences.To set a preference so your JPEG or TIFF photos open directly into Camera Raw:
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When you double-click a raw file, it will open into Camera Raw (as opposed to other software that can be used to convert raw files).