Macromedia Bridge - CS4 User Guide

Using

Updated 15 July 2009

ADOBE® BRIDGE and ADOBE®VERSION CUE

Updated 15 July 2009

Using Adobe

® Bridge CS4 and Adobe® Version Cue® CS4 for Windows® and Mac OS

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Chapter 1: Resources

Installation and registration

Help and support

Services, downloads, and extras

Adobe Bridge video tutorials

What’s new

Chapter 2: Adobe Bridge

Working with Adobe Bridge

Workspace

Viewing and managing files

Working with images and dynamic media

Run automated tasks with Adobe Bridge

Metadata and keywords

Using Version Cue with Adobe Bridge

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Chapter 3: Adobe Version Cue

Working with Adobe Version Cue

Working with the Version Cue Server

Connecting using Adobe Drive

Working with Version Cue projects

Working with files in Version Cue

Version Cue versions

Version Cue Server Administration

Version Cue PDF reviews

Version Cue troubleshooting

Chapter 4: Adobe Bridge keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts

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Chapter 1: Resources

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Before you begin working with your software, take a few moments to read an overview of registration and the many resources available to you. You have access to instructional videos, plug-ins, templates, user communities, seminars, tutorials, RSS feeds, and much more.

Installation and registration

Help with installation

For help with installation issues, see the Installation Support Center at www.adobe.com/go/cs4install.

Register

❖ To register, follow the on-screen instructions in the Registration dialog box, which appears after you install the

software.

Help and support

Community Help

Community Help is an integrated environment on Adobe.com that gives you access to community-generated content moderated by Adobe and industry experts. Comments from users help guide you to an answer.

Community Help draws on a number of resources, including:

• Videos, tutorials, tips and techniques, blogs, articles, and examples for designers and developers.

• Complete on-line product Help, which is updated regularly by the Adobe documentation team.

• All other content on Adobe.com, including knowledgebase articles, downloads and updates, Developer

Connection, and more.

Choose Help > product name Help in the application to access the Help and Support page, the portal to all of the Community Help content for your product. You can also use the Help search field in some Creative Suite 4 applications, or press F1 (Windows), to access Community Help for your product.

The sites searched by the default Community Help search engine are hand-selected and reviewed for quality by Adobe and Adobe Community Experts. Adobe experts also work to ensure that the top search results include a mixture of different kinds of content, including results from on-line product Help.

For more information on using Community Help, see http://help.adobe.com/en_US/CommunityHelp/.

For a video overview of Community Help, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4117_xp.

For frequently asked questions about Community Help, see http://community.adobe.com/help/profile/faq.html

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Resources

Product Help

Adobe provides a comprehensive user guide for each product in several formats, including on-line product Help, PDF, and printed book. Results from on-line product Help are included in your results whenever you search Community Help.

If you’re connected to the Internet, the Help menu within the product opens the product Help and Support page by default. This page is a portal to all of the Community Help content for the product. If you want to consult or search on-line product Help only, you can access it by clicking the product Help link in the upper-right corner of the Help and Support page. Be sure to select the This Help System Only option before you do your search.

If you’re not connected to the Internet, the Help menu within the product opens local Help, a subset of the content available in on-line product Help. Because local Help is not as complete or up-to-date as on-line product Help, Adobe recommends that you use the PDF version of product Help if you want to stay offline. A downloadable PDF of complete product Help is available from two places:

• The product’s Help and Support page (upper-right corner of the page)

• Local and web Help (top of the Help interface)

For more information on accessing product help, see http://help.adobe.com/en_US/CommunityHelp/.

If you are working in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Fireworks, or Dreamweaver, and you want to turn off Community Help so that local Help opens by default, do the following:

1 Open the Connections panel (Window > Extensions > Connections).

2 From the Connections panel menu , select Offline Options.

3 Select Keep Me Offline and click OK.

Note: When you disable web services from the Connections panel, all other web services (such as Adobe Kuler and Adobe ConnectNow) are also disabled.

Printed resources

Printed versions of the complete on-line product Help are available for the cost of shipping and handling at

www.adobe.com/go/store.

Support resources

Visit the Adobe Support website at www.adobe.com/support to learn about free and paid technical support options.

Services, downloads, and extras

Adobe Exchange

Visit the Adobe Exchange at www.adobe.com/go/exchange to download samples as well as thousands of plug-ins and extensions from Adobe and third-party developers. The plug-ins and extensions can help you automate tasks, customize workflows, create specialized professional effects, and more.

Adobe downloads

Visit www.adobe.com/go/downloads to find free updates, tryouts, and other useful software.

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Resources

Adobe Labs

Adobe Labs at www.adobe.com/go/labs gives you the opportunity to experience and evaluate new and emerging technologies and products from Adobe. At Adobe Labs, you have access to resources such as these:

• Prerelease software and technologies

• Code samples and best practices to accelerate your learning

• Early versions of product and technical documentation

• Forums, wiki-based content, and other collaborative resources to help you interact with like-minded users.

Adobe Labs fosters a collaborative software development process. In this environment, customers quickly become productive with new products and technologies. Adobe Labs is also a forum for early feedback. The Adobe development teams use this feedback to create software that meets the needs and expectations of the community.

Adobe TV

Visit Adobe TV at http://tv.adobe.com to view instructional and inspirational videos.

Extras

The installation disc contains a variety of extras to help you make the most of your Adobe software. Some extras are installed on your computer during the setup process; others are located on the disc.

To view the extras installed during the setup process, navigate to the application folder on your computer.

• Windows®: [startup drive]\Program Files\Adobe\[Adobe application]

• Mac OS®: [startup drive]/Applications/[Adobe application]

To view the extras on the disc, navigate to the Goodies folder in your language folder on the disc. Example:

• /English/Goodies/

Adobe Bridge video tutorials

Click any of these links to watch a video tutorial that teaches you how to use Adobe Bridge and Camera Raw.

Adobe Bridge videos

New features in Adobe Bridge CS4 (30:17)

Introducing Adobe Bridge (7:54)

Preview and compare images in Review mode (4:51)

Review mode (Creative Suite podcast)

Working with metadata and keywords (5:45)

Creating a web photo gallery (4:39)

Creating web galleries and PDF contact sheets (11:15)

Using the Path bar in Bridge CS4 (Creative Suite podcast)

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Resources

Camera Raw videos

Using Camera Raw in Bridge and Photoshop (Creative Suite podcast)

Using Camera Raw 5, including local adjustments and postcrop vignettes (39:48)

Developing raw photographs (7:39)

Making local adjustments in Camera Raw (5:42)

Other community learning resources

For links to many more videos, blogs, and other Adobe Bridge learning content from around the web, go to Bridge

Help and Support.

What’s new

What’s new in Adobe Bridge CS4

Improved performance Adobe Bridge CS4 (version 3.0) starts more quickly and displays thumbnails more quickly

than Adobe Bridge CS3 (version 2.0). In addition, Adobe Bridge CS4 uses less memory and is faster with respect to such tasks as scrolling and filtering images. The new capability to cache full-size previews means you can zoom and loupe more quickly.

Refined work environment A toolbar at the top of the workspace now offers numerous buttons to speed routine tasks.

Switch between workspaces; navigate folders, views, and recent files; and search for files faster.

One-key, full-screen previews Quickly display any selected image in a full-screen preview by choosing the option from

the View menu or by pressing the spacebar.

Collections Organize your media files into groups regardless of where they live on your hard drive by simply dragging

or copying them into collections. Or save smart collections, which are collections based on saved searches. Manage all of your collections in the new Collections panel.

Quick search Use Windows Desktop Search (Windows) or Spotlight (Mac OS) to search for files from the

Adobe Bridge CS4 toolbar. Operating system engines search within a selected folder and all subfolders on filename, folder name, and image keyword criteria.

Review mode Evaluate your images in Review mode, which offers a full-screen preview of selected files. In Review

mode, you can rotate and rate images, remove images from the selection, and save selected files as a collection.

Built-in creation of web galleries and PDF contact sheets Create an Adobe PDF contact sheet or create a web photo

gallery directly in Adobe Bridge CS4 using the Adobe Output Module script.

List view Display files in the Content panel in List view, which lets you sort columns of metadata criteria, such as

creation date, file size, and rating.

Thumbnail grid lock Toggle on Grid Lock in the View menu or toolbar to show only complete thumbnails in the

Content panel. Grid Lock keeps thumbnail configurations consistent if panels or the Adobe Bridge window are resized.

Optional auto-launch at login Configure Adobe Bridge CS4 to launch automatically when you log in and run in the

background until you select it. Being able to run Adobe Bridge in the background makes it available at your fingertips but consumes fewer system resources when you’re not using it.

3D file format previews Preview 3D file formats, including 3DS, DAE, KMZ, OBJ, and U3D.

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Auto collection of HDR and panorama images The Auto Collection CS4 script automatically stacks high dynamic

range (HDR) and panoramic images and lets you automatically process them into finished composites.

Additional filters With Adobe Bridge CS4, you can filter your images by additional metadata criteria, including white

balance, exposure time, aperture value, camera model, and raw file type. And when you’re viewing files that are located in different directories, you can sort and filter them by folder.

Enhanced XMP support Adobe Bridge CS4 supports XMP metadata for dynamic media file formats, such as FLV,

M4V, and SWF.

See also

“Start Adobe Bridge automatically” on page 7

“Organize files into collections” on page 19

“Sort and filter files” on page 21

“Evaluate and select images using Review mode” on page 26

“Customize the List view” on page 13

“Run automated tasks with Adobe Bridge” on page 31

What’s new in Version Cue CS4

Adobe Drive Adobe Drive is a virtual file system that connects to Version Cue® CS4 servers. The connected server

appears as a mounted hard drive or mapped network drive in Explorer (Windows), Finder (Mac OS), and in dialog boxes such as Open and Save As in any application.

With Adobe Drive, Version Cue® Server files are available to any application, not just to Creative Suite components. Some applications are fully enabled to work in Version Cue, including Photoshop®, Illustrator®, Flash®, Adobe Bridge, InDesign®, and InCopy®. Other applications, such as Dreamweaver®, have access to Version Cue Server files but files must be checked in and out manually.

When Version Cue Server is on, right-clicking (Windows) or Control-clicking (Mac OS) a folder or file displays Adobe Drive CS4 in the context menu. You can use this menu to connect to a server, check out files, and perform other tasks.

Server files In Version Cue CS4, project files are stored exclusively on the server, so you no longer need to synchronize

projects. Checking in a file makes it up-to-date.

See also

“Using Version Cue with Adobe Bridge” on page 42

“Using Version Cue CS4 with other applications” on page 46

“Working with Version Cue projects” on page 55

“Connecting using Adobe Drive” on page 53

Chapter 2: Adobe Bridge

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Adobe Bridge CS4 is the control center for Adobe Creative Suite 4. Adobe Bridge enables file organization and sharing, and provides centralized access to your project files, applications, and settings. Adobe Bridge also supports Adobe XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform), which lets you store metadata with files and then find assets by searching on that criteria. You can also use Adobe Bridge to work with assets managed in Adobe Version Cue® and open images in Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw. Adobe Bridge helps you simplify creative workflows by serving as a hub for projects involving both Adobe and non-Adobe files.

Working with Adobe Bridge

About Adobe Bridge CS4

Adobe Bridge, provided with Adobe Creative Suite 4 components, lets you organize, browse, and locate the assets you use to create content for print, the web, television, DVD, film, and mobile devices. Adobe Bridge keeps native Adobe files (such as PSD and PDF) as well as non-Adobe files available for easy access. You can drag assets into your layouts, projects, and compositions as needed, preview files, and even add metadata (file information), making the files easier to locate.

For a video overview of Adobe Bridge, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4011_bri.

File browsing From Adobe Bridge you can view, search, sort, filter, manage, and process image, page layout, PDF, and

dynamic media files. You can use Adobe Bridge to rename, move, and delete files; edit metadata; rotate images; and run batch commands. You can also view files and data imported from your digital still or video camera.

Version Cue Use Adobe Bridge as a central location from which to work with Adobe Version Cue. From

Adobe Bridge, you can browse all project files, including non-Adobe files, in one place without having to start the native application for each file. You can create new Version Cue projects, delete projects, and create versions in Adobe Bridge. Use the Inspector in Adobe Bridge to view and act on context-sensitive information about Adobe Version Cue Servers, projects, and Version Cue-managed assets.

Camera raw If you have Adobe Photoshop® CS4, Adobe After Effects® CS4, or an edition of Adobe Creative Suite 4

installed (except Creative Suite 4 Web Standard), you can open or import camera raw files from Adobe Bridge, edit them, and save them in a Photoshop-compatible format. You can edit the images directly in the Camera Raw dialog box without starting Photoshop or After Effects, and copy settings from one image to another. If you don’t have Photoshop or After Effects installed, you can still preview the camera raw files in Adobe Bridge.

Color management If you have an edition of Adobe Creative Suite 4 (except Creative Suite 4 Web Standard), you can

use Adobe Bridge to synchronize color settings across color-managed Adobe Creative Suite 4 components. This synchronization ensures that colors look the same in all Adobe Creative Suite 4 components.

See also

“Viewing and managing files” on page 16

“Working with Version Cue in Adobe Bridge” on page 42

“Manage color” on page 15

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Adobe Bridge

Start Adobe Bridge

You can start Adobe Bridge directly or start it from any Adobe Creative Suite 4 component (except Adobe Acrobat® 9).

Start Adobe Bridge from an Adobe Creative Suite 4 component

❖ Do either of the following:

• Choose File > Browse or File > Browse In Bridge (as available).

Note: In Adobe After Effects or Adobe Premiere® Pro, after you use File > Browse In Bridge to start Adobe Bridge, doubleclicking a file will open or import the file into that Creative Suite 4 component, not the native application. For example, if you choose File > Browse in Adobe Premiere Pro and then double-click a Photoshop file, the file is added to the Premiere Pro Project panel, not opened in Photoshop.

• Click the Adobe Bridge button in the toolbar, options bar, or Control bar (as available).

Return to the last open Adobe Creative Suite 4 component from Adobe Bridge

❖ Choose File > Return To [Component].

Start Adobe Bridge directly

• (Windows) Choose Adobe Bridge CS4 from the Start > Programs menu.

• (Mac OS) Double-click the Adobe Bridge CS4 icon located in the Applications/Adobe Bridge CS4 folder.

Start Adobe Bridge automatically

You can configure Adobe Bridge to run automatically in the background every time you log in. Running Adobe Bridge in the background consumes fewer system resources until you are ready to use it.

❖ To configure Adobe Bridge to open automatically in the background at login, do one of the following:

• The first time you launch Adobe Bridge, click Yes when asked if you want to launch Adobe Bridge automatically at

• In the Advanced panel of the Adobe Bridge Preferences dialog box, choose Start Bridge At Login.

• (Windows) When Adobe Bridge is open, right-click the Adobe Bridge system tray icon and choose Start Bridge At

Hide or show Adobe Bridge

• (Windows) To switch between operational modes, do any of the following:

• Right-click the Adobe Bridge icon in the system tray and choose Show Bridge to open the application.

• Choose File > Hide to run Adobe Bridge in the background.

• Right-click the Adobe Bridge icon in the system tray and choose Hide Bridge to run Adobe Bridge in the

background.

• Right-click the Adobe Bridge icon in the system tray and choose Exit Bridge to close the application.

• (Mac OS) To switch between operational modes, do any of the following:

• Click the Adobe Bridge CS4 icon in the Dock and choose Show or Hide.

• In Adobe Bridge, choose Adobe Bridge CS4 > Hide Bridge CS4 to run Adobe Bridge in the background.

• Click the Adobe Bridge icon in the Dock and choose Quit to close the application.

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Workspace overview

The Adobe Bridge workspace consists of three columns, or panes, that contain various panels. You can adjust the Adobe Bridge workspace by moving or resizing panels. You can create custom workspaces or select from several preconfigured Adobe Bridge workspaces.

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Adobe Bridge workspace A. Application bar B. Panels C. Selected item D. Thumbnail slider E. View buttons F. Quick Search field

The following are the main components of the Adobe Bridge workspace:

Application bar Provides buttons for essential tasks, such as navigating the folder hierarchy, switching workspaces,

and searching for files.

Path bar Shows the path for the folder you’re viewing, and allows you to navigate the directory.

Click a folder name in the path bar to select it and browse its contents. Click the right-pointing arrow to the right of the folder name, or right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a folder name, to navigate to a subfolder.

Favorites panel Gives you quick access to folders as well as to Version Cue.

Folders panel Shows the folder hierarchy. Use it to navigate folders.

Filter panel Lets you sort and filter files that appear in the Content panel.

Collections panel Lets you create, locate, and open collections and smart collections.

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Content panel Displays files specified by the navigational menu buttons, Path bar, Favorites panel, or Folders panel.

Preview panel Displays a preview of the selected file or files. Previews are separate from, and typically larger than, the

thumbnail image displayed in the Content panel. You can reduce or enlarge the preview by resizing the panel.

Drag a folder or file from the Explorer (Windows) or the Finder (Mac OS) onto the Preview panel to navigate to that folder or file in Adobe Bridge.

Metadata panel Contains metadata information for the selected file. If multiple files are selected, shared data (such as

keywords, date created, and exposure setting) is listed.

Keywords panel Helps you organize your images by attaching keywords to them.

Output panel Contains options for creating PDF documents and HTML or Flash web galleries. Appears when the

Output workspace is selected.

Inspector panel Displays context-sensitive information about servers, projects, and assets managed in Version Cue.

See also

“Select and manage workspaces” on page 10

“Sort and filter files” on page 21

“Metadata and keywords” on page 34

“Organize files into collections” on page 19

“Preview and compare images” on page 26

“Run automated tasks with Adobe Bridge” on page 31

“Inspect Version Cue files in Adobe Bridge” on page 43

Adjust panels

You can adjust the Adobe Bridge window by moving and resizing its panels. However, you can’t move panels outside the Adobe Bridge window.

Move or resize panels

❖ Do any of the following:

• Drag a panel by its tab into another panel.

• Drag the horizontal divider bar between panels to make them larger or smaller.

• Drag the vertical divider bar between the panels and the Content panel to resize the panels or Content panel.

Show or hide panels

❖ Do any of the following:

• Press Tab to show or hide all panels except the center panel (the center panel varies depending on the workspace

you’ve chosen).

• Choose Window, followed by the name of the panel you want to display or hide.

• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a panel tab and choose the name of the panel you want to display.

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Add items to the Favorites panel

You can add items to the Favorites panel by specifying them in General preferences or by dragging them to the Favorites panel.

Set Favorites preferences

1 Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Bridge CS4 > Preferences (Mac OS).

2 Click General, and select desired options in the Favorite Items area of the Preferences dialog box.

Add items to Favorites

❖ Do one of the following:

• Drag a file or folder to the Favorites panel from Windows Explorer (Windows), the Finder (Mac OS), or the

Content or Folders panel of Adobe Bridge.

• Select a file, folder, or collection in Adobe Bridge and choose File > Add To Favorites.

To remove an item from the Favorites panel, select it and choose File > Remove From Favorite. Or right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the item and choose Remove From Favorites from the context menu.

Select and manage workspaces

An Adobe Bridge workspace is a certain configuration or layout of panels. You can select either a preconfigured workspace or a custom workspace that you have previously saved.

By saving various Adobe Bridge workspaces, you can work in (and quickly switch between) different layouts. For instance, you might use one workspace to sort new photos and another to work with footage files from an After Effects composition.

See also

“Create a web photo gallery with Adobe Output Module” on page 31

“Create a PDF contact sheet or presentation with Adobe Output Module” on page 32

Select a workspace

❖ Do one of the following:

• Choose Window > Workspace, and then choose the desired workspace.

• Click one of the workspace buttons (Output, Metadata, Essentials, Filmstrip, Keywords, Preview, Light Table,

Folders) in the Adobe Bridge application bar.

Drag the vertical bar to the left of the workspace buttons to show more or fewer buttons. Drag the buttons to rearrange their order.

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Workspace buttons and pop-up menu

Default workspaces

Adobe Bridge provides several preconfigured workspaces:

Output Displays the Favorites, Folders, Content, Preview, Output, and Output Preview panels. This workspace is

available when the Adobe Output Module startup script is selected in Adobe Bridge Preferences.

Metadata Displays the Content panel in List view, along with the Metadata, Filter, and Favorites panels.

Essentials Displays the Favorites, Folders, Filter, Collections, Content, Preview, Metadata, and Keywords panels.

Filmstrip Displays thumbnails in a scrolling horizontal row (in the Content panel) along with a preview of the

currently selected item (in the Preview panel). Also displays the Favorites, Folders, Filter, and Collections panels.

Keywords Displays the Content panel in Details view, along with the Keywords, Filter, and Favorites panels.

Preview Displays a large Preview panel; a narrow, vertical Content panel in Thumbnails view; and the Favorites,

Folders, Filter, and Collections panels.

Note: In Mac OS, pressing Command+F5 to load the Preview workspace starts Mac OS VoiceOver by default. To load the Preview workspace by using the keyboard shortcut, first disable the VoiceOver shortcut in Mac OS Keyboard Shortcuts preferences. For instructions, see Mac OS Help.

Light Table Displays only the Content panel. Files are displayed in Thumbnails view.

Folders Displays the Content panel in Thumbnails view, along with the Favorites and Folders panels.

Save the current Adobe Bridge layout as a workspace

1 Choose Window > Workspace > New Workspace.

2 Enter a name for the workspace, select workspace options in the New Workspace dialog box, and then click Save.

Delete or restore workspaces

❖ Choose Window > Workspace, and then choose one of the following commands:

Delete Workspace Deletes the saved workspace. Choose the workspace from the Workspace menu in the Delete

Workspace dialog box, and click Delete.

Reset Standard Workspaces Restores the workspace to the default Essentials configuration.

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Click the downward arrow at the far right of the workspace buttons to access useful commands for configuring

Adobe Bridge workspaces. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a workspace button to reset or delete that workspace, or to insert a different workspace to the left of that button. You cannot delete built-in Adobe Bridge workspaces.

Adjust Content panel display

The Content panel displays thumbnails, detailed thumbnails, or a list of the files and folders in the selected folder. By default, Adobe Bridge generates color-managed thumbnails and displays them in the Content panel with file or folder names as well as ratings and labels.

You customize the view in the Content panel by displaying detailed text information with thumbnails or viewing thumbnails as a list. You can also resize thumbnails and specify thumbnail quality. Choose Horizontal Layout or Vertical Layout from the Content panel menu to position scroll bars. Choosing Auto Layout ensures that Adobe Bridge switches between a horizontal and vertical layout as needed.

Choose a view mode

❖ Choose one of the following from the View menu:

• As Thumbnails to display files and folders as thumbnails with file or folder names as well as ratings and labels.

• As Details to display thumbnails with additional text information.

• As List to display files and folders as a list of filenames with associated metadata in a column format.

• Show Thumbnail Only to display thumbnails without any text information, labels, or ratings.

Click the buttons in the lower-right corner of the Adobe Bridge window to View Content As Thumbnails, View

Content As Details, or View Content As List.

Adjust the size of thumbnails

Make thumbnails smaller so you can see more of them at once, or enlarge them to see thumbnail details.

• Drag the Thumbnail slider at the bottom of the Adobe Bridge window.

Note: When you resize the Adobe Bridge window in Auto Layout mode, thumbnails in the Content panel also resize. To avoid this behavior, choose Horizontal Layout or Vertical Layout from the Content panel menu.

• Click the Smaller Thumbnail Size button at the far left of the Thumbnail slider to reduce the number of columns in

the Content panel by one. Click the Larger Thumbnail Size button at the far right of the Thumbnail slider to increase the number of columns in the Content panel by one. Adobe Bridge automatically maximizes the size of the thumbnails for the number of columns displayed.

Lock the grid

Lock the grid so that Adobe Bridge always displays complete thumbnails in the Content panel. When the grid is locked, thumbnails keep their configuration if the window is resized or panels opened or closed.

❖ Choose View > Grid Lock, or click the Grid Lock button next to the Thumbnail slider at the bottom of the

Adobe Bridge window.

Show additional metadata for thumbnails

The Additional Lines Of Thumbnail Metadata preference specifies whether to show additional metadata information with thumbnails in the Content panel.

1 Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Bridge CS4 > Preferences (Mac OS), and click Thumbnails.

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2 In the Additional Lines Of Thumbnail Metadata area, choose the type of metadata to display. You can display up

to four extra lines of information.

Limit file size for thumbnails

You can limit the file size for which Adobe Bridge creates thumbnails (displaying large files can slow performance). If Adobe Bridge can’t create thumbnails, it displays the icon associated with that particular file type. Adobe Bridge disregards this setting when displaying thumbnails for video files.

1 Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Bridge CS4 > Preferences (Mac OS), and click Thumbnails.

2 Enter a number in the Do Not Process Files Larger Than box.

Specify monitor-size previews

Monitor-size previews display the highest quality preview possible based on the resolution of your monitor. With monitor-size previews enabled, images appear sharp in full-screen mode.

1 Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Bridge CS4 > Preferences (Mac OS), and click Advanced.

2 Select Generate Monitor-Size Previews.

Specify thumbnail quality

You can specify that Adobe Bridge display embedded, high-quality, or 1:1 previews of image thumbnails for individual folders of images.

• For faster browsing, choose a folder and then select the Browse Quickly By Preferring Embedded Images button

in the Adobe Bridge application bar.

• To display higher-quality thumbnail previews, click the Options For Thumbnail Quality And Preview Generation

button in the Adobe Bridge application bar and choose one of the following:

• Prefer Embedded (Faster) to use the low-resolution thumbnails embedded in the source file. These thumbnails

aren’t color managed. This option is equivalent to choosing Browse Quickly By Preferring Embedded Images.

• High Quality On Demand to use embedded thumbnails until you preview an image, at which time Adobe Bridge

creates color-managed thumbnails generated from the source files.

• Always High Quality to always display color-managed thumbnails for all images. Always High Quality is the default

quality setting.

• Generate 100% Previews to create 100% previews of images in the background for Loupe and Slideshow views. This

option speeds loupe and slide show operations but uses more disk space and slows initial browsing. See “Use the

Loupe tool” on page 28 and “View images as a slide show” on page 28.

Customize the List view

You can customize the List view by sorting and resizing the columns, and by choosing which metadata categories to display.

1 Choose View > As List.

2 Do any of the following:

• Click any column header to change the direction of the sort order.

• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) any column header to choose a different metadata category,

close the column, insert a new column, resize the column, or return to the default configuration.

Note: The Name column is always the leftmost column.

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• Drag the vertical divider bar between two columns to make them wider or narrower.

• Double-click between two column headers to automatically resize the column to the left.

Adjust brightness and colors

Brighten or darken the Adobe Bridge background and specify accent colors in General preferences.

Brighten or darken the background

1 Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Bridge CS4 > Preferences (Mac OS) and click General.

2 Do either or both of the following:

• Drag the User Interface Brightness slider to make the Adobe Bridge background darker or lighter.

• Drag the Image Backdrop slider to make the background of slide shows and of the Content and Preview panels

darker or lighter.

Specify accent colors

1 Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Bridge CS4 > Preferences (Mac OS) and click General.

2 Choose an accent color from the Accent Color menu.

Work in Compact mode

Switch to Compact mode when you want to shrink the Adobe Bridge window. In Compact mode, the panels are hidden and the Content panel is simplified. A subset of common Adobe Bridge commands remains available from the pop-up menu in the upper-right corner of the window.

By default, the Compact mode Adobe Bridge window floats on top of all windows. (In Full mode, the Adobe Bridge window can move behind other windows.) This floating window is useful because it is always available as you work in different applications. For instance, you might use Compact mode after you select the files you plan to use, and then drag them into the application as you need them.

Deselect Compact Window Always On Top from the Adobe Bridge window menu to prevent the Compact mode

Adobe Bridge window from floating on top of all windows.

1 Click the Switch To Compact Mode button .

2 Do any of the following:

• Choose commands from the menu at the upper-right corner of the Adobe Bridge window.

• Click the Switch To Ultra Compact Mode button to hide the Content panel, further minimizing the Adobe

Bridge window. You can click the button again to return to Compact mode.

• Click the Switch To Full Mode button to return to Full mode, displaying the panels, and letting Adobe Bridge

move behind the current window.

Work with the cache

The cache stores thumbnail and metadata information (as well as metadata that can’t be stored in the file, such as labels and ratings) to improve performance when you view thumbnails or search for files. However, storing the cache takes up disk space. When you build a cache, you can opt to export it for sharing or archiving, and you can choose to generate 100% previews. You can manage the cache by purging it and by setting preferences to control its size and location.

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Build and manage the cache

❖ Choose either of the following commands from the Tools > Cache menu:

Build And Export Cache Builds, as a background process, a cache for the selected folder and all the folders within it

(except aliases or shortcuts to other folders). This command reduces the time spent waiting for thumbnails and file information to be displayed as you browse in subfolders. You can also generate 100% previews in cache to help improve performance when viewing images at 100% in slide shows and full-screen previews, or using the Loupe tool.

The Export Cache To Folders option in the Build Cache dialog box creates a local cache for sharing or archiving to disc. When this option is selected, Adobe Bridge creates cache files for the selected folder and its subfolders. When a folder is copied to an external disc, such as a CD or DVD for archiving, the cache files are copied, too. When you navigate to a previously unviewed folder in Adobe Bridge, such as a folder on the archived CD, Adobe Bridge uses the exported cache to display thumbnails faster. The exported cache is based on the central cache and includes duplicate information.

Note: Exported cache files are hidden files. To view them in Adobe Bridge, choose View > Show Hidden Files.

Purge Cache For Folder [Selected Folder] Clears the cache for the selected folder. This command is useful if you

suspect that the cache for a folder is old and must be regenerated. (If, for example, thumbnails and metadata are not being updated.)

Set cache preferences

1 Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Bridge CS4 > Preferences (Mac OS).

2 Click Cache.

3 Do any of the following:

Keep 100% Previews In Cache Keeps 100% previews of images in the cache to speed zoom operations in a slide show

or in full-screen preview, and when using the Loupe tool. Keeping 100% previews in cache, however, can use significant disk space.

Automatically Export Caches To Folders When Possible Creates exported cache files in the viewed folder if possible.

For example, you cannot place the cache files in the viewed folder if the folder is on a read-only disc.

Location Specify a new location for the cache. The new location takes effect the next time you start Adobe Bridge.

Cache Size Drag the slider to specify a larger or smaller cache size. If the cache is near the defined limit (500,000

records) or the volume that contains the cache is too full, older cached items are removed when you exit Adobe Bridge.

Compact Cache Optimize cache by removing obsolete records to reduce the total number of records.

Purge Cache Delete the entire cache, freeing room on the hard drive.

Manage color

In Adobe Bridge, the thumbnail quality determines whether color profile settings are used. High-quality thumbnails use color-profile settings, while quick thumbnails do not. Use the Advanced Preferences and the Options For Thumbnail Quality and Preview Generation button in the application bar to determine thumbnail quality.

If you own Adobe Creative Suite 4, you can use Adobe Bridge to synchronize color settings across all color-managed Creative Suite components. When you specify Creative Suite color settings using the Edit > Creative Suite Color Settings command in Adobe Bridge, color settings are automatically synchronized. Synchronizing color settings ensures that colors look the same in all color-managed Adobe Creative Suite 4 components. For instructions on using Adobe Bridge to set up color management, search for “synchronize color settings” in the Help for your component.

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Change language settings

Adobe Bridge can display menus, options, and tool tips in multiple languages. You can also specify that Adobe Bridge use a specific language for keyboard shortcuts.

1 Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Bridge CS4 > Preferences (Mac OS), and click Advanced.

2 Do either or both of the following:

• Choose a language from the Language menu to display menus, options, and tool tips in that language.

• Choose a language from the Keyboard menu to use that language keyboard configuration for keyboard shortcuts.

3 Click OK, and restart Adobe Bridge.

The new language takes effect the next time you start Adobe Bridge.

Enable startup scripts

You can enable or disable startup scripts in Adobe Bridge preferences. Scripts listed vary depending on the Creative Suite 4 components you’ve installed. Disable startup scripts to improve performance or to resolve incompatibilities between scripts.

1 Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Bridge CS4 > Preferences (Mac OS), and click Startup Scripts.

2 Do any of the following:

• Select or deselect the desired scripts.

• To enable or disable all scripts, click Enable All or Disable All.

• Click Reveal Scripts to go to Adobe Bridge Startup Scripts folder on your hard drive.

Viewing and managing files

Navigate files and folders

❖ Do any of the following:

• Select a folder in the Folders panel.

• Select an item or folder in the Favorites panel.

• Click the Go To Parent button or Reveal Recent button and choose a folder or favorite item.

To reveal a file in the operating system, select it and choose File > Reveal In Explorer (Windows) or File > Reveal In

Finder (Mac OS).

• Click the Go Back button or Go Forward button, or click a folder in the path bar to select it.

• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a folder in the path bar to view and go to any of its subfolders.

• Double-click a folder in the Content panel or in the Preview panel to open it.

Ctrl-double click (Windows) or Command-double click (Mac OS) a folder in the Content panel or Preview panel to

open that folder in a new window.

• Drag a folder from Windows Explorer (Windows) or the Finder (Mac OS) to the Preview panel to open it. In

Mac OS, you can also drag a folder from the Finder to the Adobe Bridge icon.

Note: Show or hide the path bar by choosing Window > Path Bar.

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Show subfolder contents

You can specify that Adobe Bridge display folders and subfolders in one continuous, “flat” view. Flat view displays the entire contents of a folder, including its subfolders, so you don’t have to navigate the subfolders.

❖ To display the contents of folders in flat view, do one of the following:

• Choose View > Show Items From Subfolders.

• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a folder in the path bar and choose Show Items From Subfolders.

Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a folder in the path bar and choose a subfolder to open it in the

Content panel.

Open or place files

You can open files from Adobe Bridge, even files that were not made with Adobe software. When you use Adobe Bridge to open a file, the file opens in its native application or the application you specify. You can also use Adobe Bridge to place files in an open document in an Adobe application.

See also

“Get photos from a digital camera or card reader” on page 25

Open files

❖ Select a file and do any of the following:

• Choose File > Open.

• Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).

• Double-click the file in the Content panel.

• Choose File > Open With, followed by the name of the application with which to open the file.

• Drag the file onto an application icon.

• Choose File > Open In Camera Raw to edit the camera raw settings for the file.

Change file type associations

Selecting the application to open a specific file type affects only those files that you open using Adobe Bridge and overrides operating system settings.

1 Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Bridge CS4 > Preferences (Mac OS), and click File Type Associations.

2 Click the name of the application (or None) and click Browse to locate the application to use.

3 To reset the file type associations to their default settings, click Reset To Default Associations.

4 To hide any file types that don’t have associated applications, select Hide Undefined File Associations.

Place files

• Select the file and choose File > Place, followed by the name of the application. For instance, you can use this

command to place a JPEG image into Adobe Illustrator.

• Drag a file from Adobe Bridge into the desired application. Depending on the file, the document into which you

want to place the file may need to be opened first.

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Search for files and folders

You can search for files and folders with Adobe Bridge by using multiple combinations of search criteria. You can save search criteria as a smart collection, which is a collection that stays up to date with files that meet your criteria.

See also

“Create a smart collection” on page 19

Search for files and folders with Adobe Bridge

1 Choose Edit > Find.

2 Choose a folder in which to search.

3 Choose search criteria by selecting options and limiters from the Criteria menus. Enter search text in the box on

the right.

4 To add search criteria, click the plus sign (+). To remove search criteria, click the minus sign (-).

5 Choose an option from the Match menu to specify whether any or all criteria must be met.

6 (Optional) Select Include All Subfolders to expand the search to any subfolders in the source folder.

7 (Optional) Select Include Non-Indexed Files to specify that Adobe Bridge search uncached as well as cached files.

Searching uncached files (in folders that you have not previously browsed in Adobe Bridge) is slower than searching just cached files.

8 Click Find.

9 (Optional) To save the search criteria, click the New Smart Collection button in the Collections panel when

Adobe Bridge displays your search results. The Smart Collection dialog box automatically includes the criteria of your search. Refine the criteria if desired, and then click Save. Type a name for the smart collection in the Collections panel, and then press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).

Perform a Quick Search

You can use the Quick Search field in the Adobe Bridge application bar to find files and folders in Adobe Bridge. Quick Search lets you search using either the Adobe Bridge search engine or Windows Desktop Search (Windows) or Spotlight (Mac OS). The Adobe Bridge engine searches filenames and keywords. Operating system engines look for filenames, folder names, and image keywords. Adobe Bridge search looks within the currently selected folder and all subfolders, including My Computer (Windows) and Computer (Mac OS). Operating system search engines look in the currently selected folder or in My Computer (Windows) and Computer (Mac OS).

1 Click the magnifying glass icon in the Quick Search field and choose Adobe Bridge, Windows Desktop Search

(Windows), or Spotlight (Mac OS) as your search engine.

2 Enter a search criteria.

3 Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).

Note: Windows Desktop Search is installed by default for Vista. Windows XP users can download and install it from the Microsoft website. Adobe Bridge detects if Windows Desktop Search is installed and enables the functionality accordingly. The default Windows Desktop Search only indexes to the Documents and Settings directory. To include additional locations, modify your options in the Windows Desktop Search Options dialog box.

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Organize files into collections

Collections are a way to group photos in one place for easy viewing, even if they’re located in different folders or on different hard drives. Smart collections are a type of collection generated from a saved search. The Collections panel allows you to create, locate, and open collections, as well as create and edit smart collections.

Create a collection

❖ Do any of the following:

• Click the New Collection button at the bottom of the Collections panel to create a new, empty collection.

• Select one or more files in the Content panel and then click the New Collection button in the Collections panel.

Click Yes when asked if you want to include the selected files in the new collection.

By default, if you select a file in a collection, the file is listed as being located in the collection folder. To navigate to the

folder in which the file is physically located, select the file and then choose File > Reveal In Bridge.

Create a smart collection

❖ Click the New Smart Collection button at the bottom of the Collections panel.

To add or remove a smart collection from the Favorites panel, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the

smart collection in the Collections panel and choose Add To Favorites or Remove From Favorites.

Edit a smart collection

1 Select a smart collection in the Collections panel.

2 Click the Edit Smart Collection button .

3 Specify new criteria for the smart collection, and then click Save.

Rename a collection

❖ Do any of the following:

• Double-click the collection name and type a new name.

• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the collection name and choose Rename from the menu. Then

overwrite the name of the collection.

Delete a collection

When you delete a collection, you simply remove it from the collections list in Adobe Bridge. No files are deleted from your hard disk.

❖ To delete a collection, do any of the following:

• In the Collections panel, select a collection name, and then click the trash icon.

• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a collection name, and then choose Delete from the menu.

Add files to a collection

❖ To add files to a collection, do any of the following:

• Drag the files from the Content panel, the Explorer (Windows), or the Finder (Mac OS) to the collection name in

the Collections panel.

• Copy and paste files from the Content panel onto a collection name in the Collections panel.

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Remove files from a collection

❖ To remove files from a collection, select the collection in the Collections panel and do any of the following:

• Select a file in the Content panel and click Remove From Collection, or right-click (Windows) or Control-click

(Mac OS) and choose Remove From Collection.

• Select a file in the Content panel and press Delete. Click Reject to mark the file as rejected, Delete to move it to the

Recycle Bin (Windows) or the Trash (Mac OS), or Cancel to keep the file.

Copy files between collections

1 Select a collection in the Collections panel.

2 Drag a file from the Content panel to the collection in the Collections panel that you want to copy it to.

Locate missing files

Adobe Bridge tracks the locations of the files in collections. If a file is moved in Adobe Bridge, the file remains in the collection. If a collection includes files that have been moved or renamed in the Explorer (Windows) or the Finder (Mac OS), or if the files are on a removable hard drive that is not connected when you view the collection, Adobe Bridge displays an alert at the top of the Content panel indicating that the files are missing.

1 Click Fix to locate the missing files.

2 In the Find Missing Files dialog box, select the missing files and do any of the following:

• Click Browse to navigate to the new location of the files.

• Click Skip to ignore the missing files.

• Click Remove to remove the missing files from the collection.

Label and rate files

Labeling files with a certain color or assigning ratings of zero (0) to five stars lets you mark a large number of files quickly. You can then sort files according to their color label or rating.

For example, suppose you’re viewing a large number of imported images in Adobe Bridge. As you review each new image, you can label the images you want to keep. After this initial pass, you can use the Sort command to display and work on files that you’ve labeled with a particular color.

You can label and rate folders as well as files.

You can assign names to labels in Labels preferences. The name is then added to the file’s metadata when you apply the label. When you change names of labels in preferences, any files with the older label appear with white labels in the Content panel.

Note: When you view folders, Adobe Bridge shows both labeled and unlabeled files until you choose another option.

Label files

❖ Select one or more files and choose a label from the Label menu. To remove labels from files, choose Label > No

Label.

Rate files

1 Select one or more files.

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2 Do any of the following:

• In the Content panel, click the dot representing the number of stars you want to give the file. (In Thumbnail view,

a thumbnail must be selected for the dots to appear. Also, dots do not appear in very small thumbnail views. If necessary, scale the thumbnails until the dots appear. In List view, make sure that the Ratings column is visible.)

• Choose a rating from the Label menu.

• To add or remove one star, choose Label > Increase Rating or Label > Decrease Rating.

• To remove all stars, choose Label > No Rating.

• To add a Reject rating, choose Label > Reject.

Note: To hide rejected files in Adobe Bridge, choose View > Show Reject Files.

Sort and filter files

By default, Adobe Bridge sorts files that appear in the Content panel by filename. You can sort files differently by using the Sort command or Sort By application bar button.

You can control which files appear in the Content panel by choosing criteria in the Filter panel. You can filter by rating, label, file type, keywords, and date created or date modified, among other criteria.

Criteria that appear in the Filter panel are dynamically generated depending on the files that appear in the Content panel and their associated metadata or location. For example, if the Content panel contains audio files, the Filter panel contains artist, album, genre, key, tempo, and loop criteria. If the Content panel contains images, the Filter panel contains such criteria as dimensions, orientation, and camera data such as exposure time and aperture value. If the Content panel displays search results or a collection with files from multiple folders, or if the Content panel displays flat view, the Filter panel contains a Parent Folder that lets you filter the files by the folder where they’re located.

Specify that Adobe Bridge show or hide folders, rejected files, and hidden files (such as cache files) in the Content panel

by choosing options from the View menu.

Sort files

• Choose an option from the View > Sort menu, or click the Sort button in the application bar to sort files by listed

criteria. Choose Manually to sort by the last order in which you dragged the files. If the Content panel displays search results, a collection, or flat view, the Sort button contains a By Folder option that lets you sort files by the folder where they’re located.

• In List view, click any column header to sort by that criteria.

Filter files

Control which files appear in the Content panel by selecting one or more criteria in the Filter panel. The Filter panel displays the number of items in the current set that have a specific value, regardless of whether they are visible. For example, by glancing at the Filter panel, you can quickly see how many files have a specific rating or keyword.

❖ In the Filter panel, select one or more criteria:

• Select criteria in the same category (for example, file types) to display files that meet any of the criteria. For example,

to display both GIF and JPEG files, select CompuServe GIF and JPEG file beneath File Type.

• Select criteria across categories (for example, file types and ratings) to display files that meet all of the criteria. For

example, to display GIF and JPEG files that have two stars, select CompuServe GIF and JPEG file beneath File Type and two stars beneath Ratings.

Shift-click rating criteria to select that rating or higher. For example, Shift-click two stars to display all files that have

two or more stars.

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• Select categories from the Filter panel menu.

Select Expand All or Collapse All from the Filter panel menu to open or close all filter categories.

• Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) to inverse selected criteria. For example, if you’ve selected

CompuServe GIF beneath File Type, Alt-click CompuServe GIF to deselect it and select all the other file types listed.

Note: If you filter a closed stack, Adobe Bridge displays the stack only if the top (thumbnail) item meets the filter criteria. If you filter an expanded stack, Adobe Bridge displays all files in the stack that meet the filter criteria of the top file.

Clear filters

❖ Click the Clear Filter button at the bottom of the Filter panel.

Lock filters

To prevent filter criteria from clearing when you navigate to another location in Adobe Bridge, click the Keep Filter When Browsing button at the bottom of the Filter panel.

Copy, move, and delete files and folders

Adobe Bridge makes it easy to copy files and move them between folders.

Copy files and folders

• Select the files or folders and choose Edit > Copy.

• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the files or folders, choose Copy To, and select a location from

the list (to specify a different location, select Choose Folder).

• Ctrl-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) the files or folders to a different folder.

Move files to another folder

• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the files, choose Move To, and select a location from the list (to

specify a different location, select Choose Folder).

• Drag the files to a different folder in the Adobe Bridge window or in Windows Explorer (Windows) or the Finder

(Mac OS).

Note: If the file you’re dragging is in a different mounted volume than Adobe Bridge, the file is copied, not moved. To move a file to a different mounted volume, Shift-drag (Windows) or Command-drag (Mac OS) the file.

Delete files or folders

• Select the files or folders and click the Delete Item button .

• Select the files or folders and press Delete, and then click Delete in the dialog box.

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Select the files or folders and press Ctrl+Delete (Windows) or Command+Delete (Mac OS) to bypass the dialog box.

To reject a file instead of deleting it, press Alt+Delete (Windows) or Option+Delete (Mac OS).

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Batch rename files

You can rename files in a group, or batch. When you batch rename files, you can choose the same settings for all the selected files. For other batch-processing tasks, you can use scripts to run automated tasks.

1 Do one of the following:

• Select the files that you want to rename.

• Select a folder in the Folders panel. The new setting applies to all the files in the folder.

2 Choose Tools > Batch Rename.

3 Set the following options and click Rename:

• For Destination Folder, select whether to place the renamed files in the same folder, move them to another folder,

or place a copy in another folder. If you select Move To Other Folder or Copy To Other Folder, click Browse to select the folder.

• For New Filenames, choose elements from the menus, or enter text into the text boxes. The specified elements and

text are combined to create the filename. You can click the plus button (+) or minus button (-) to add or delete elements. A preview of the new filename appears at the bottom of the dialog box.

Note: If you choose Sequence Number, enter a starting number for the sequence. The number is automatically incremented for each filename.

• Select Preserve Current Filename In XMP Metadata to retain the original filename in the metadata.

• For Compatibility, select the operating systems with which you want renamed files to be compatible. The current

operating system is selected by default, and cannot be deselected.

4 (Optional) To save batch rename settings for reuse, click Save. Name the settings, choose a location, and click Save.

To use the settings later, click Load, select the settings file you want to use, and click Open.

See also

“Run automated tasks with Adobe Bridge” on page 31

Stack files

Stacks let you group files together under a single thumbnail. You can stack any type of file. For example, use stacks to organize image sequences, which often comprise many image files.

Note: Adobe Bridge stacks are different from Photoshop image stacks, which convert groups of images to layers and store them in a Smart Object.

Commands that apply to a single file also apply to stacks. For example, you can label a stack just as you would a single file. Commands you apply to expanded stacks apply to all files in the stack. Commands you apply to collapsed stacks apply only to the top file in the stack (if you’ve selected only the top file in the stack) or to all files in the stack (if you’ve selected all files in the stack by clicking the stack border).

The default sort order in a stack is based on the sort order for the folder that contains the stack.

An Adobe Bridge stack in the Content panel (collapsed)

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An expanded stack

See also

“Automatically stack HDR and panoramic images” on page 33

Create a file stack

❖ Select the files you want to include in the stack, and choose Stacks > Group As Stack. The first file you select

becomes the stack thumbnail. The number on the stack indicates how many files are in the stack.

Manage stacks

• To change the stack thumbnail, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the file you want to be the new

thumbnail and choose Stacks > Promote To Top Of Stack.

• To expand a collapsed stack, click the stack number or choose Stacks > Open Stack. To expand all stacks, choose

Stacks > Expand All Stacks.

• To collapse an expanded stack, click the stack number or choose Stacks > Close Stack. To collapse all stacks, choose

Stacks > Collapse All Stacks.

• To add files to a stack, drag the files you want to add to the stack.

Note: While you can add a stack to another stack, you cannot nest stacks. Files in the added stack are grouped with the existing stack files.

• To remove files from a stack, expand the stack and then drag the files out of the stack. To remove all files from a

stack, select the collapsed stack and choose Stacks > Ungroup From Stack.

• To select all files in a collapsed stack, click the border of the stack. Alternatively, Alt-click (Windows) or Control-

click (Mac OS) the stack thumbnail.

Preview images in stacks

In stacks that contain 10 or more images, you can preview (scrub) the images at a specified frame rate and enable onion skinning, which allows you to see preceding and succeeding frames as semitransparent overlays on the current frame.

• To preview a stack, hold the mouse over the stack in the Content panel until the slider appears, and then click Play,

or drag the slider. If you don’t see the Play button or slider, increase the thumbnail size by dragging the Thumbnail slider at the bottom of the Adobe Bridge window.

• To set the playback frame rate, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the stack and choose a frame rate

from the Stacks > Frame Rate menu.

• To set the default stack playback frame rate, choose a frame rate from the Stack Playback Frame Rate menu in

Playback preferences.

• To enable onion skinning, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the stack and choose Stack > Enable

Onion Skin.

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Get photos from a digital camera or card reader

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Adobe Bridge CS4 Photo Downloader A. Name of connected device B. Options for saving files C. Options for renaming files D. Options for converting and copying files E. Get Photos button

1 Connect your camera or card reader to the computer (see the documentation for the device, if necessary).

2 Do one of the following:

• (Windows) Click Download Images - Use Adobe Bridge CS4 in the Autoplay window, or choose File > Get Photos

From Camera.

• (Mac OS) In Adobe Bridge, choose File > Get Photos From Camera.

(Mac OS) You can configure Adobe Bridge to automatically open Photo Downloader when a camera is connected to

the computer. Choose Adobe Bridge CS4 > Preferences. In the Behavior area of the General panel, select When A Camera Is Connected, Launch Adobe Photo Downloader. Then, click OK.

3 In the Adobe Bridge CS4 Photo Downloader window, choose the name of the camera or card reader from the Get

Photos From menu.

If you click Advanced Dialog, thumbnail images of every photo on your camera’s memory card appear.

4 To remove a photo from the import batch, click Advanced Dialog, and click the box below the photo thumbnail to

deselect it.

5 To change the default folder location, click the Browse button (Windows) or the Choose button (Mac OS) next to

Location, and specify a new location.

6 To store the photos in their own folder, select Create Subfolder(s), and then select one of the following:

• Today’s Date creates a subfolder named with the current date.

• Shot Date creates a subfolder named with the date and time you shot the photo.

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Contents

Chapter 1: Resources

Installation and registration

Help with installation

Register

Help and support

Community Help

Product Help

Printed resources

Support resources

Services, downloads, and extras

Adobe Exchange

Adobe downloads

Adobe Labs

Adobe TV

Extras

Adobe Bridge video tutorials

What’s new

What’s new in Adobe Bridge CS4

What’s new in Version Cue CS4

Chapter 2: Adobe Bridge

Working with Adobe Bridge

About Adobe Bridge CS4

Start Adobe Bridge

Start Adobe Bridge from an Adobe Creative Suite 4 component

Return to the last open Adobe Creative Suite 4 component from Adobe Bridge

Start Adobe Bridge directly

Start Adobe Bridge automatically

Hide or show Adobe Bridge

Workspace

Workspace overview

Adjust panels

Move or resize panels

Show or hide panels

Add items to the Favorites panel

Set Favorites preferences

Add items to Favorites

Select and manage workspaces

Select a workspace

Default workspaces

Save the current Adobe Bridge layout as a workspace

Delete or restore workspaces

Adjust Content panel display

Choose a view mode

Adjust the size of thumbnails

Lock the grid

Show additional metadata for thumbnails

Limit file size for thumbnails

Specify monitor-size previews

Specify thumbnail quality

Customize the List view

Adjust brightness and colors

Brighten or darken the background

Specify accent colors

Work in Compact mode

Work with the cache

Build and manage the cache

Set cache preferences

Manage color

Change language settings

Enable startup scripts

Viewing and managing files

Navigate files and folders

Show subfolder contents

Open or place files

Open files

Change file type associations

Place files

Search for files and folders

Search for files and folders with Adobe Bridge

Perform a Quick Search

Organize files into collections

Create a collection

Create a smart collection

Edit a smart collection

Rename a collection

Delete a collection

Add files to a collection

Remove files from a collection