Macromedia Bridge - CS5 Instruction Manual

ADOBE® CREATIVE SUITE® 5

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Chapter 1: Resources

Activation and registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Services, downloads, and extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

About Version Cue and Adobe Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Chapter 2: Adobe Bridge

Work with Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Start Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

The Adobe Bridge workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Adjust Adobe Bridge Content panel display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Work with the Adobe Bridge cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

View and manage files in Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Get photos from a digital camera or card reader into Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Use collections in Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Stack files in Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Preview and compare images in Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Preview dynamic media files in Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Export photos from Adobe Bridge to the web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Automate tasks in Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Create web galleries and PDFs with Adobe Output Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Work with metadata in Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Use keywords in Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Adobe Bridge keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Chapter 3: Mini Bridge

Mini Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Chapter 4: Camera Raw

Introduction to Camera Raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Navigate, open, and save images in Camera Raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Make color and tonal adjustments in Camera Raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Adjust color rendering for your camera in Camera Raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Rotate, crop, and retouch images in Camera Raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Make local adjustments in Camera Raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Correct lens distortions in Camera Raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Sharpening, noise reduction, and process version in Camera Raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Vignette and grain effects in Camera Raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Manage Camera Raw settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Chapter 5: Color management

Understanding color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Keeping colors consistent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Color-managing imported images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Color-managing documents for online viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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Proofing colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Color-managing documents when printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Working with color profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Color settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Chapter 6: Kuler panel

About the Kuler panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Browse themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Working with themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Chapter 7: Save for Web & Devices

Optimizing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Web graphics optimization options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Output settings for web graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Chapter 8: Connect to CS Live

Chapter 9: CS Review

CS Review overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Start a review using the CS Review panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Manage a review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Participate in a review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

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Chapter 1: Resources

Activation and registration

Help with installation

For help with installation issues, see the Creative Suite Help and Support page at www.adobe.com/go/learn_cs_en.

License activation

During the installation process, your Adobe software contacts Adobe to complete the license activation process. No personal data is transmitted. For more information on product activation, visit the Adobe website at

www.adobe.com/go/activation.

A single-user retail license activation supports two computers. For example, you can install the product on a desktop computer at work and on a laptop computer at home. If you want to install the software on a third computer, first deactivate it on one of the other two computers. Choose Help

> Deactivate.

Register

❖ To register, enter your Adobe ID when prompted when you install or launch the software.

If you choose to skip entering your Adobe ID during installation or launch, you can register at any time by choosing Help > Product Registration.

Adobe Product Improvement Program

After you have used your Adobe software a certain number of times, a dialog box appears, asking whether you want to participate in the Adobe Product Improvement Program.

If you choose to participate, data about your use of Adobe software is sent to Adobe. No personal information is recorded or sent. The Adobe Product Improvement Program only collects information about the features and tools that you use in the software and how often you use them.

You can opt in to or opt out of the program at any time:

• To participate, choose Help > Product Improvement Program and click Yes, Participate.

• To stop participating, choose Help > Product Improvement Program and click No, Thank You.

Adobe provides more information about the Product Improvement Program in a frequently asked questions (FAQ) list on the

Adobe website.

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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.

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.

Adobe TV

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

Extras

Some installation discs contain various 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 your language folder on the disc.

About Version Cue and Adobe Drive

Adobe Drive 2.0 enables users of Creative Suite 4 and 5 products to access files stored on a Version Cue Server CS4 installation. Adobe Drive 2.0 can also be extended to support access to third-party asset management systems. An asset-management vendor can provide a custom connector for Adobe Drive 2.0 to enable easy access to assets stored in their repository.

Download Adobe Drive 2 at www.adobe.com/go/adobedrive.

Get help at www.adobe.com/support/adobedrive.

Read the FAQ at www.adobe.com/go/learn_vc_end_en.

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Chapter 2: Adobe Bridge

Work with Adobe Bridge

About Adobe Bridge CS5

Adobe® Bridge, provided with Adobe Creative Suite® 5 and CS5.5 components, lets you organize, browse, and locate the assets you use to create content for print, the web, DVD, video, and mobile devices. Adobe 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.

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. See

manage files in Adobe Bridge” on page 13.

Mini Bridge Browse and manage assets using the Mini Bridge panel in Adobe Photoshop® CS5,

InDesign® CS5/CS5.5, and Adobe InCopy® CS5/CS5.5. Mini Bridge communicates with Adobe Bridge to create

Adobe thumbnails and keep files up-to-date. Mini “Mini Bridge” on page 43.

Bridge lets you work with files more easily within the host application. See

Bridge keeps native

“View and

Camera raw If you have Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe After Effects® CS5/CS5.5, or an edition of Adobe Creative

5 or CS5.5 installed, you can open or import camera raw files from Adobe Bridge, edit them, and save them in a

Suite 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. See

Color management If you have an edition of Adobe Creative Suite 5 or CS5.5, you can use Adobe Bridge to

synchronize color settings across color-managed Adobe Creative that colors look the same in all Adobe Creative Suite components. See

Suite components. This synchronization ensures

“Work with Camera Raw” on page 18.

“Manage color” on page 9.

What’s new in Adobe Bridge CS5

Mini Bridge Open, browse, and manage files in the Mini Bridge panel in Photoshop, InDesign, or InCopy. Mini Bridge

communicates with Adobe on page 43.

Export photos to JPEG Save JPEG files for sharing on the web. See “Export photos from Adobe Bridge to the web” on

page 27.

Enhanced path bar The path bar offers more ways to navigate: Click to edit the path directly or drag an item to the

path bar to go there. See

Batch rename New filenaming options offer greater flexibility over batch-renaming operations, allowing you to

replace all or part of a string of characters in a filename. Use regular expressions to match patterns in filenames; preview the new names for all the files in the batch; and save frequently used naming schemes as presets. See

rename files” on page 29.

Bridge to create thumbnails and keep files up-to-date and synchronized. See “Mini Bridge”

“Navigate files and folders” on page 13.

“Batch

Enhanced web galleries and PDF contact sheets Enjoy new gallery templates, including templates by Airtight

Interactive, and more options for customizing the appearance of web galleries. Add custom text and graphical watermarks to PDF contact sheets; apply finer control over layouts; and zoom in on previews. Save custom web

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galleries and PDF layouts as styles for easy reuse. See “Create web galleries and PDFs with Adobe Output Module” on page 31.

View InDesign linked files View the linked files in InDesign documents in Adobe Bridge. See “View linked InDesign

files” on page 36.

Full-screen video and audio previews Adobe Bridge CS5 and later plays back full-screen previews of dynamic media

files, including SWF, FLV, and F4V files. See

“Play full-screen previews of dynamic media files” on page 27.

Adobe Bridge video tutorials

Learn how to use new features in Adobe Bridge CS5 by watching one of the following videos:

• What is Adobe Bridge CS5? offers a high-level overview of many features

• Adobe Bridge CS5 new features overview covers batch rename (2:10), Export panel (4:40), Adobe Output Module

(7:02), and Mini Bridge (8:30)

For links to additional Adobe Bridge learning content, go to Bridge Help and Support.

Start Adobe Bridge

You can start Adobe Bridge directly or start it from the any of following Adobe Creative Suite 5 or CS5.5 components:

Effects, Captivate®, Encore®, Flash® Professional, InCopy, InDesign, Illustrator®, Photoshop, and Premiere® Pro.

After

Start Adobe Bridge from an Adobe Creative Suite 5 component

❖ Do either of the following:

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

Note: In After Effects or Premiere Pro, after you use File > Browse In Bridge to start Adobe Bridge, double-clicking a file will open or import the file into that Creative Suite choose File Premiere

• Click the Adobe Bridge button in the application bar.

> Browse In Bridge in Adobe Premiere Pro and then double-click a Photoshop file, the file is added to the

Pro Project panel, not opened in Photoshop.

5 component, not into the native application. For example, if you

Return to the last open Adobe Creative Suite 5 component from Adobe Bridge

❖ Choose File > Return To [Component] or click the Return To [Component] button in the application bar.

Switch to Adobe Bridge from Mini Bridge

❖ (Photoshop, InDesign, InCopy) Click the Open Bridge button at the top of the Mini Bridge panel.

Start Adobe Bridge directly

• (Windows) Choose Adobe Bridge CS5.1 from the Start > Programs menu.

• (Mac OS) Double-click the Adobe Bridge CS5.1 icon located in the Applications/Adobe Bridge CS5.1 folder.

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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

Important: When Adobe Bridge is running in the background, it may interfere with the installation of other Adobe applications and plug-ins. If this happens, quit Adobe

Bridge. See go.adobe.com/kb/ts_cpsid_50680_en-us.

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.

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

• Click the Adobe Bridge CS5.1 icon in the Dock and choose Show or Hide.

• In Adobe Bridge, choose Adobe Bridge CS5.1 > Hide Adobe Bridge CS5.1 to run Adobe Bridge in the background.

The Adobe Bridge workspace

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. Search

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.

Favorites panel Gives you quick access to frequently browsed folders.

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.

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

Collections panel.

Export panel Save photos as JPEG for web uploads.

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.

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.

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

Output workspace is selected.

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.

❖ 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.

• 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.

Work with Favorites

• To specify Favorites preferences, choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Bridge CS5.1 > Preferences

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

(Mac

• To 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 composition.

Adobe Bridge provides the following preconfigured workspaces:

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

Adobe Output Module startup script is selected in Adobe

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

Essentials Displays the Favorites, Folders, Filter, Collections, Export, 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, Collections, and Export panels.

Bridge Preferences.

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

Note: In Mac OS, pressing Command+F5 to load the Keywords 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.

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

Folders, Filter, Collections, and Export panels.

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, Folders, and Export panels.

• To select a workspace, choose Window > Workspace, and then choose the desired workspace. Or, click one of the

workspace buttons 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.

Workspace buttons and pop-up menu

• To save the current layout as a workspace, choose Window > Workspace > New Workspace. In the New

Workspace dialog box, enter a name for the workspace, specify options, and then click Save.

• To delete or restore a custom workspace, 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 currently selected saved workspace to the Essentials configuration.

Adjust brightness and colors

Brighten or darken the Adobe Bridge background and specify accent colors in General preferences. To open preferences, choose Edit

• To brighten or darken the background, go to the General panel of the Preferences dialog box and 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.

> Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Bridge CS5.1 > Preferences (Mac OS).

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• To specify accent colors, go to the General panel of the Preferences dialog box and choose a 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.

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 5, you can use Adobe Bridge to synchronize color settings across all color-managed

Suite components. When you specify Creative Suite color settings using the Edit > Creative Suite Color

Creative Settings command in Adobe ensures that colors look the same in all color-managed Adobe Creative Suite

See “Synchronize color settings across Adobe applications” on page 81.

Bridge, color settings are automatically synchronized. Synchronizing color settings

5 components.

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 Adobe Bridge CS5.1 > 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.

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Enable startup scripts

You can enable or disable startup scripts in Adobe Bridge preferences. Scripts listed vary depending on the

Suite 5/5.5 components you’ve installed. Disable startup scripts to improve performance or to resolve

Creative incompatibilities between scripts.

1 Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Bridge CS5.1 > 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 My Startup Scripts to go to Adobe Bridge Startup Scripts folder on your hard drive.

Restore preferences

Numerous program settings are stored in the Adobe Bridge preferences file, including display, Adobe Photo Downloader, performance, and file-handling options.

Restoring preferences returns settings to their defaults and can often correct unusual application behavior.

1 Press and hold the Ctrl key (Windows) or the Option key (Mac OS) while starting Adobe Bridge.

2 In the Reset Settings dialog box, select one or more of the following options:

Reset Preferences Returns preferences to their factory defaults. Some labels and ratings may be lost. Adobe Bridge

creates a new preferences file when it starts.

Purge Entire Thumbnail Cache Purging the thumbnail cache can help if Adobe Bridge is not displaying thumbnails

properly. Adobe

Reset Standard Workspaces Returns all workspaces to their factory default configurations.

3 Click OK, or click Cancel to open Adobe Bridge without resetting preferences.

Bridge re-creates the thumbnail cache when it starts.

Adjust Adobe Bridge 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 can 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

Bridge switches between a horizontal and vertical layout as needed.

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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.

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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.

If you don’t see the filename or other metadata with an image thumbnail in the Content panel, drag the slider to the right to make the thumbnails larger.

• 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 thumbnails for the number of columns displayed.

Bridge automatically maximizes the size of the

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 Adobe Bridge CS5.1 > Preferences (Mac OS), and click Thumbnails.

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 Adobe Bridge CS5.1 > 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 Adobe Bridge CS5.1 > Preferences (Mac OS), and click Advanced.

2 Select Generate Monitor-Size Previews.

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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

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

button

• 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

Loupe tool” on page 26 and “View images as a slide show” on page 24.

“Use the

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.

• 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.

Work with the Adobe Bridge 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.

More information on the Bridge cache is available in the article Manage the cache | Adobe Bridge CS4, CS5.

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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 Adobe Bridge CS5.1 > 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 cache files in a folder on a read-only disc. Exporting cache files is useful when, for example, you share images, because the images can display faster when viewed in Adobe computer.

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.

Bridge on a different

View and manage files in Adobe Bridge

Navigate files and folders

• Do any of the following:

• Select a folder in the Folders panel. Press the Down Arrow and Up Arrow keys in the Folders panel to navigate the

directory. Press the Right Arrow key to expand a folder. Press the Left Arrow key to collapse a folder.

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• Select an item in the Favorites panel.

• Click the Go To Parent Or Favorites button or Reveal Recent button in the application bar and choose an 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 in the application bar to navigate between recently visited

folders.

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

Ctrl-double click (Windows) or Command-double click (Mac OS) a folder in the Content panel to open that folder in a new window.

• Drag a folder from Windows Explorer (Windows) or the Finder (Mac OS) to the path bar to go to that location in

Bridge.

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

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

Mac

• Use the path bar to navigate:

• Click an item in the path bar to go to it.

• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) an item in the path bar to turn on folder “cruising.” Folder

cruising allows you to see and go to the subfolders of the selected item. You can also click a right-pointing arrow in the path bar to cruise the subfolders of the preceding item.

• Drag an item from the Content panel to the path bar to go to that location.

• Click the last item in the path bar to edit the path. Press Esc to return to the icon mode.

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

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, choose View > Show Items From Subfolders.

Open files in Adobe Bridge

You can open files from Adobe Bridge, even files that were not made with Adobe software. When you use

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.

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❖ Select a file and do any of the following:

• Choose File > Open.

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

• Press Ctrl+Down Arrow key (Windows) or Command+Down Arrow key (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.

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• To open photos from a digital camera into Adobe Bridge, use the Adobe Photo Downloader. See “Get photos from

a digital camera or card reader into Adobe Bridge” on page 20.

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 Adobe Bridge CS5.1 > 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 into another application

• Select the file in Adobe Bridge 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.

Search for files and folders with Adobe Bridge

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.

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 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). See “Create a smart collection” on page 21.

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Perform a Quick Search

Use the Quick Search field in the application bar to find files and folders in Adobe Bridge. Quick Search lets you search using either the Adobe

Bridge engine searches filenames and keywords. Operating system engines look for filenames, folder names,

Adobe and image keywords. Adobe Computer (Windows) and Computer (Mac or in My Computer (Windows) and Computer (Mac

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.

Bridge search engine or Windows Desktop Search (Windows) or Spotlight (Mac OS). The

Bridge search looks within the currently selected folder and all subfolders, including My

OS). Operating system search engines look in the currently selected folder

OS).

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.

1 To label files, select one or more files and choose a label from the Label menu. To remove labels from files, choose

> No Label.

Label

2 To rate files, select one or more file and 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 or press Alt+Delete (Windows) or Option+Delete (Mac OS).

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

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Sort 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.

• 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 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.

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.

• To filter files, select one or more criteria in the Filter panel:

• 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 GIF Image 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 GIF Image 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.

• 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 GIF

Image beneath File Type, Alt-click GIF Image 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.

• To clear filters, click the Clear Filter button at the bottom of the Filter panel.

• To prevent filter criteria from clearing when you navigate to another location in Adobe Bridge, click the Keep Filter

When Browsing button

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Copy, move, and delete files and folders

• To copy files or folders, do any of the following:

• 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.

• To move files to another folder, do one of the following:

• 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

OS).

(Mac

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

• To delete files or folders, do any of the following:

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

• Select the files or folders and press Ctrl+Delete (Windows) or Command+Delete (Mac OS).

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

OS) the file.

Rotate images

You can rotate the view of JPEG, PSD, TIFF, and camera raw images in Adobe Bridge. Rotating does not affect the image data; however, rotating an image in Adobe

1 Select one or more images in the content area.

2 Do one of the following:

Bridge may rotate the image view in the native application as well.

• Choose Edit > Rotate 90° Clockwise, Rotate 90° Counterclockwise, or Rotate 180°.

• Click the Rotate 90° Clockwise or Rotate 90° Counterclockwise button in the application bar.

Work with Camera Raw

Camera raw files contain unprocessed picture data from a camera’s image sensor. Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw software, available in Adobe Bridge if you have Adobe Photoshop or Adobe After Effects installed, processes camera raw files. You can also process JPEG (.JPG) or TIFF files by opening them in Camera Raw from Adobe

Use Adobe Bridge to copy and paste settings from one file to another, to batch process files, or to apply settings to files without opening the Camera Raw dialog box.

• To open JPEG or TIFF files in Camera Raw from Adobe Bridge, specify those options in Camera Raw preferences.

Choose Edit Under JPEG And TIFF Handling, choose JPEG Automatically Open All Supported TIFFs. Then, double-click a JPEG or TIFF file to open it in Camera Raw. To open JPEG and TIFF files in Photoshop, choose Automatically Open [JPEGs or TIFFs] With Settings.

> Camera Raw Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Bridge CS5.1 > Camera Raw Preferences (Mac OS).

> Automatically Open All Supported JPEGs and/or choose TIFF >

• To open raw files in Camera Raw from Adobe Bridge, specify that option in Adobe Bridge preferences. Choose

> Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Bridge CS5.1 > Preferences (Mac OS). In the Behavior area of the General

Edit tab, select Double-Click Edits Camera Raw Settings In Bridge. If this preference is not selected, double-clicking raw files opens them in Photoshop.

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• See also “Open images” on page 52.

Use Adobe Device Central with Adobe Bridge

Adobe Device Central enables creative professionals and developers that use Adobe Bridge to preview how different types of files, such as Photoshop, Flash, and Illustrator files, will look on a variety of mobile devices. This ability can streamline the testing workflows for a variety of file types. Adobe

Device Central without having to open a Creative Suite component such as Photoshop or Flash Professional

Adobe first.

For example, a designer who uses several Creative Suite components may use a folder in Adobe Bridge to organize a variety of files used in the same project. The designer can navigate to that folder in Adobe Bridge and, in turn, view how a Photoshop image, a Flash file, and an Illustrator file will look on a mobile device.

Previewing content from Adobe Bridge is also useful if you are reusing existing content. For example, you may have some wallpaper files you created some time ago for a certain group of devices. Now, you may want to test the wallpaper files on the newest mobile devices. Simply update the profile list in Adobe files on the new devices directly from Adobe

Bridge.

Note: Using Adobe Device Central with Adobe Bridge is not supported in Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac®.

1 To access Adobe Device Central from Adobe Bridge, select an individual file. The supported formats are: SWF, JPG,

JPEG, PNG, GIF, WBM, MOV, 3GP, M4V, MP4, MPG, MPEG, AVI, HTM, HTML, XHTML, CHTML, URL, and WEBLOC.

2 Do one of the following:

• Choose File > Test In Device Central.

• Right-click and choose Test In Device Central.

The file is displayed in the Adobe Device Central Emulator tab. To continue testing, double-click the name of a different device in the Device Sets or Available Devices lists.

Bridge also provides direct access to

Device Central and test the old wallpaper

Note: To browse device profiles or to create mobile documents, select Tools > Device Central. Adobe Device Central opens with the Device Library tab shown. For more help with Adobe

Device Central, see Create and preview mobile content

with other Adobe software.

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Get photos from a digital camera or card reader into

Adobe

Adobe Bridge 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

Bridge

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 CS5 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 CS5.1 > 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 CS5.1 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.

• Custom Name creates a subfolder using the name you type.

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7 To rename the files as you import them, choose an option from the Rename Files menu. All the photos in the import

batch share the same name, and each photo has a unique number attached at the end. To preserve the camera’s original filename in XMP metadata for later reference, check Preserve Current Filename In XMP.

8 To open Adobe Bridge after you import photos, select Open Adobe Bridge.

9 To convert Camera Raw files to DNG as you import them, select Convert To DNG.

10 To delete the original photos from your camera or card reader after they’re downloaded, select Delete Original Files.

11 To save copies of photos as you import them, select Save Copies To and specify a location.

12 (Optional) To apply metadata, click the Advanced Dialog button. Then, type information in the Creator and

13 Click Get Photos. The photos appear in Adobe Bridge.

Use collections in Adobe Bridge

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.

Important: Remove photos from a smart collection by editing the criteria. Deleting a photo while viewing a smart collection moves the photo to the Recycle Bin (Windows) or Trash (Mac

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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.

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

OS) and choose Remove From Collection.

(Mac

• 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

OS), or if the files are on a removable hard drive that is not connected when you view the collection,

(Mac

Bridge displays an alert at the top of the Content panel indicating that the files are missing.

Adobe

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.

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

Stack files in Adobe Bridge

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)

An expanded stack

For a tutorial on stacking files, see Stacking and renaming files by Conrad Chavez.

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

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

> Expand All Stacks.

Stacks

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

> Collapse All Stacks.

Stacks

> Promote To Top Of Stack.

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• 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

• 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.

> Frame Rate menu.

Preview and compare images in Adobe Bridge

You can preview images in Adobe Bridge in the Preview panel, in Full Screen Preview, and in Review mode. The Preview panel displays up to nine thumbnail images for quick comparisons. Full Screen Preview displays images full screen. Review mode displays images in a full-screen view that lets you navigate the images; refine your selection; label, rate, and rotate images; and open images in Camera Raw.

View images as a slide show

The Slideshow command lets you view thumbnails as a slide show that takes over the entire screen. This is an easy way to work with large versions of all the graphics files in a folder. You can pan and zoom images during a slide show, and set options that control slide show display, including transitions and captions.

• To view a slide show, open a folder of images, or select the images you want to view in the slide show, and choose

> Slideshow.

View

• To display commands for working with slide shows, press H while in Slideshow view.

• To specify slide show options, press L while in Slideshow view or choose View > Slideshow Options.

Display options Choose to black out additional monitors, repeat the slide show, or zoom back and forth.

Slide options Specify slide duration, captions, and slide scaling.

Transition options Specify transition styles and speed.

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Preview images using the Preview panel

❖ Select up to nine images from the Content panel and (if necessary) choose Window > Preview Panel.

Preview images using the Full Screen Preview

• Select one or more images and choose View > Full Screen Preview, or press the spacebar.

• Press the plus sign (+) or minus sign (-) key to zoom in or out of the image, or click the image to zoom to that point.

You can also use a mouse scroll wheel to increase and decrease magnification.

• To pan the image, zoom in and then drag.

• Press the Right Arrow and Left Arrow keys to go to the next and previous image in the folder.

Note: If you select multiple images before entering Full Screen Preview, pressing the Right Arrow and Left Arrow keys cycles through the selected images.

• Press the spacebar or Esc to exit Full Screen Preview.

Evaluate and select images using Review mode

Review mode is a dedicated full-screen view for browsing a selection of photos, refining the selection, and performing basic editing. Review mode displays the images in a rotating “carousel” that you can navigate interactively.

Review mode

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For a video on using Review mode in Adobe Bridge CS4 and Adobe Bridge CS5, see

www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4012_bri.

1 Open a folder of images or select the images you want to review and choose View > Review Mode.

2 Do any of the following:

• Click the Left or Right Arrow buttons in the lower-left corner of the screen, or press the Left Arrow or Right Arrow

key on your keyboard, to go to the previous or next image.

• Drag the foreground image right or left to bring the previous or next image forward.

• Click any image in the background to bring it to the front.

• Drag any image off the bottom of the screen to remove it from the selection. Or click the Down Arrow button in

the lower-left corner of the screen.

• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) any image to rate it, apply a label, rotate it, or open it.

• Press ] to rotate the foreground image 90° clockwise. Press [ to rotate the image 90° counterclockwise.

• Press Esc or click the X button in the lower-right corner of the screen to exit Review mode.

• Click the New Collection button in the lower-right corner of the screen to create a collection from the selected

images and exit Review mode.

Press H while in Review mode to display keyboard shortcuts for working in Review mode.

Use the Loupe tool

The Loupe tool lets you magnify a portion of an image. The Loupe tool is available in the Preview panel and on the frontmost or selected image in Review mode. By default, if the image is displayed at less than 100%, the Loupe tool magnifies to 100%. You can display one Loupe tool per image.

• To magnify an image with the Loupe tool, click it in the Preview panel or in Review mode. In Review mode, you

can also click the Loupe tool button in the lower-right corner of the screen.

• To hide the Loupe tool, click the X in the lower-right corner of the tool, or click inside the magnified area of the

tool. In Review mode, you can also click the Loupe tool button in the lower-right corner of the screen.

• Drag the Loupe tool in the image, or click a different area of the image, to change the magnified area.

• To zoom in and out with the Loupe tool, use the mouse scroll wheel, or press the plus sign (+) or minus sign (-) key.

• To display multiple Loupe tools in multiple images in the Preview panel, click the individual images.

• To synchronize multiple Loupe tools in the Preview panel, Ctrl-click or Ctrl-drag (Windows) or Command-click

or Command-drag (Mac

OS) one of the images.

Use software rendering for previews

Select this option if slide shows or images in the Preview panel, Full Screen Preview, or Review mode don’t display correctly. Using software rendering for previews displays previews correctly, but the display speed may become slow and there may be other limitations.

1 In Advanced preferences, select Use Software Rendering.

2 Restart Adobe Bridge.

Note: Software rendering is automatically enabled on computers with less than 64 MB of VRAM and on dual-monitor systems with less than 128

MB of VRAM.

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