How do you make Bridge the default app to open photos on iMac? TIA!

[DM]

Photos are default to open on Canon Digital apps. I want them to open by default on Bridge, how to you set that up? TIA!

[Christina Keddie]

What kind of ancient operating system are you running to have avoided iPhoto/Photos being the default application for your photo files??

Are you sure it's not Photos or iPhoto that's the default program?  (If it is, Brian laid out in great detail exactly how to stop Photos from automatically opening here.)

[DM]

lol I'm running on OS X Yosemite

[Christina Keddie]

Then I'm pretty confident it's iPhoto or Photos...  Can you screenshot the window that pops up when you plug in a card?

[DM]

I don't use a card reader, i normally plugin my camera to the computer and use EOS to move files. Could that possibly why?

i haven't used Bridge, Damien recommended using it so I wanna try.

[Christina Keddie]

That screenshot sure would help.  

[DM]

Here you go..

How do you change the default?

[Christina Keddie]

That's a Finder window, isn't it?  So you've already uploaded your files onto your hard drive?

[DM]

yes they are already uploaded

[Christina Keddie]

Just open Bridge, and use it to navigate to your files.  Simple as that.

Watch this video for tips on how to handle your files.  (And seriously, get a card reader -- using a cable to hook your camera up to the computer is slower and more prone to file corruption and worse for your cards.)

And then this video for a basic introduction into using Bridge for your workflow management.

[DM]

Thanks!