Camera Raw 12.3: How to revert UI to older version, one with vertical filmstrip?

If you want to refer to 12.2.1, you can do so here: https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-in-installer.html#12_x

Thank you for continuing to provide valuable feedback on the recent UI changes in Adobe Camera Raw 12.3. For some customers these changes have disrupted existing workflows, particularly for in-process projects. To mitigate these issues we have offered a roll back to version 12.2.1 so that you can continue your current projects under the old UI.

Adobe updated the Camera Raw user interface for several reasons. The new design supports commonly-requested features, such as a horizontal filmstrip, a Crop tool consistent with the Photoshop and Lightroom crop models, and the ability to see multiple edit panels simultaneously. The new design is also intended to accommodate several new image editing features that we have in the works.

At this time, Adobe is not planning to revert the UI to the 12.2.1 state nor are there plans to offer both interfaces as an option in the future. That said, we are determined to fix bugs and improve workflows within the new user interface. Please continue to provide feedback on bugs (items not working as designed) and feature requests (changing items from their as designed behavior to a new behavior). Each individual item warrants its own new thread where we can hone the request with your information and commentary and others can provide pinpoint feedback.

In a forum like this it is often easy to lose sight of the self-selecting bias that can result making it appear as if 'everyone in the world’ is complaining. Remember, those for whom the UI has caused little or no difficulty have little incentive to appear and post here.

Lastly, it is most important to respect others opinions, behave civilly and stay focused on providing quality feedback.

Click and hold on the film strip icon in the lower left corner. That will give you a contextual menu with the choice for vertical or horizontal film strip.

BTW, I don’t think that the dialog gave you a choice between the old and new interface. It just explained the new interface, because AFAIK there is no choice. If you do not want the new interface at all, then you shouldn’t update to 12.3 at all.

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Camera Raw 12.3 - New GUI is cluttered... :-(.

I have installed the new Camera Raw 12.3...

And now the GUI is really cluttered and an absolut step backwards!
This must be a Joke...

Please give us the Possibility to revert to the old GUI!

1. Cropping - why the function doesn't work, "limit to image". In the old version, you could crop outside the image. Now only within the image. Whatever option you choose.
2. Zooming - works only in the style of Ligtroom. If I wanted to choose a lightroom, I would choose Lightroom. Traditional zoom does not work. The selection option in the preferences does not work.
3. Why is the automatic preset preview still available? It really slows down work. It serves nothing.
4. The tools at the top of Interface were more convenient. For example, the transition from cropping to image straightening was intuitive and fast. Now you need to open some cards ... In addition, there is plenty of undeveloped space at the top. You have placed all buttons and functions on the right. They are strangled like mice in the corner. It is not convenient to use. etc. etc ...
Adobe — why are you changing this? Why change something that works well for long time? Again ...

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Camera Raw 12.3 Is Horrible.

This absolutely is the worst update ever done by Adobe. Everything is crammed on the right side and the text is so small it's unreadable on a 17" laptop. I've been using Photoshop since CS2 but I simply can't use this version of ACR. Give us the option of reverting to the prior version. I can live without the few new features.

for years it beats me - in Windows, when I hover with mouse over a slider position (and/or over related numeric input field) - why in the world developer can't let me change the values with a mouse wheel 

and why I can't have an option in a new ACR UI __NOT__ to have star rate & thrash can visible to me @ the bottom ? why I can't position tool tab back on top ? why so much blank space is wasted @ the bottom of ACR window now ? get those people some training in usability

I don’t mind the new layout and improvements but a massive fail is moving the tool bar on the right hand side as opposed to it being along the top of the window. It requires about 3 times more mouse/cursor travel, and on big screens that gets seriously annoying. Please provide an option to choose top or right for the tool bar

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Camera Raw 12.3, No option to use the old ACR layout. Why?.

Camera Raw 12.3 update has to be the worst ACR update yet. 
With no option to use the old-style layout that we are used to. As a full-time photographer time is money and I do not have the time to go through another learning curve, especially for no reason other than someone at Adobe, decided to change everything around in ACR. What makes this worse is that the new update has slowed down my workflow and made it a lot more difficult to see the tools on my 13" laptop when I am on location. This is because all the tools are now crammed into a small space making it very cluttered. This does not make any sense as there is still room where the tools used to be, so this has achieved nothing!

I have had to revert back to the old Camera Raw 11.4.1, just so I can get on with my job, which is completely ridiculous! 

I hope Adobe can fix this soon. 

Link to revert back to the old Camera Raw 11.4.1
https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-in-installer.html

Please offer a choice of UI design.

As many have said here, if we wanted the Lightroom style, we'd use Lightroom. I've got the option to use LR but I don't as I really don't like the UI. Now, the software that I've grown to understand so well over the years has disappeared with no choice in the matter allowed.

I'm a professional photographer, working to a deadline, and have just opened my laptop to file a set of images and have absolutely no idea how to find anything on the software that my company pays a lot of money for.

I have no problem with it being an option but please PLEASE make it exactly that; an option.

I reverted to the previous camera raw but had to revert to the previous Bridge version also to get raw and tif thumbnails to show. So far, everything looks back to normal now. Thanks to those that posted the raw reversion link.

Seriously Adobe how on earth could the software engineers have ever thought this was a good idea to completely do away with a UI that has been working for many many years? This new set up is like a fisher price romperoom UI. Why no download for ACR 12.1? Typical engineers absolutely no common sense.

Of course downgrading to ACR 11.4.3 totally messes up using the latest Bridge as Bridge can longer render full thumbnails using ACR 11.4.3 and ACR 11.4.3 can not be used through the lastest Bridge luckily ACR 11.4.3 opens in the latest Photoshop which again is backwards intuitive.

Adobe this is a total joke.