Adobe Camera Raw changes won't show up in finder.?

Raw files are not altered when you edit them - edits are kept in an automatically generated 'sidecar' file (it has the file extension .xmp). To save your changes for posting online or emailing to someone you the the edited file as a .tiff or .jpg file - others won't be able to view a raw file in any case as you need a raw converter installed on your computer ot be able to view them.

Well, I suppose you should have done a little reading about how RAW files are processed. When you make changes to a RAW file, you are not really changing the file, just altering the settings Adobe RAW uses when displaying the changes. If you want to actually create a file that includes the changes you make in Adobe RAW, you must save the photo as a different type like a .TIFF, .PNG, or .JPEG.

By the way, why would you email someone huge RAW files when they don't have photoshop? The only reason to have RAW files is to edit them. If your friends are not going to be editing them, you are sending them something useless.

I get the feeling that you should just be shooting .JPEG instead of RAW...

Finder is not directly linked to Adobe Bridge. When you imported the photos into the computer, they are what they are. They are not a part of Bridge. Bridge is not going to overwrite the original photos in Finder. You will have to "save as" after making your changes into a Jpeg or Tiff format and locate them in a new folder if you want Finder to display your changes. Photoshop is a program unto it's own. Changes you make there are not going to affect whatever is stored on your computer.

steve