Macromedia Bridge - CS6 User Manual

ADOBE® BRIDGE

February 2013

Help and tutorials

Adobe Bridge 1.................................................................................................................................................

What's new in CS6 2..................................................................................................................................................................

About Adobe Bridge 3.................................................................................................................................................................

The Adobe Bridge workspace 4..................................................................................................................................................

View and manage files in Adobe Bridge 8..................................................................................................................................

Work with metadata in Adobe Bridge 13....................................................................................................................................

Create web galleries and PDFs with Adobe Output Module 18..................................................................................................

Adjust Adobe Bridge Content panel display 20..........................................................................................................................

Adobe Bridge keyboard shortcuts 22..........................................................................................................................................

Automate tasks in Adobe Bridge 24...........................................................................................................................................

Export photos from Adobe Bridge to the web 26........................................................................................................................

Get photos from a digital camera or card reader into Adobe Bridge 28.....................................................................................

Preview and compare images in Adobe Bridge 30.....................................................................................................................

Preview dynamic media files in Adobe Bridge 33.......................................................................................................................

Stack files in Adobe Bridge 34....................................................................................................................................................

Start Adobe Bridge 36................................................................................................................................................................

Use collections in Adobe Bridge 38............................................................................................................................................

Use keywords in Adobe Bridge 40..............................................................................................................................................

Work with the Adobe Bridge cache 42........................................................................................................................................

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

Mini Bridge 44.............................................................................................................................................................................

Camera Raw 46................................................................................................................................................

Introduction to Camera Raw 47..................................................................................................................................................

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

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

Sharpening and noise reduction in Camera Raw 59..................................................................................................................

Process versions in Camera Raw 61..........................................................................................................................................

Make local adjustments in Camera Raw 62...............................................................................................................................

Adobe Bridge

What's new in CS6

Print a contact sheet Filmstrip view in Mini Bridge Camera Raw processing improvements

Print a contact sheet

Contact sheets let you easily preview groups of images by displaying a series of thumbnails on a single page. You can automatically create and place thumbnails on a page using the Contact Sheet II command.

In Adobe Bridge, choose Tools > Photoshop > Contact Sheet II to open the Contact Sheet II plug-in in Photoshop CS6.

Filmstrip view in Mini Bridge

The redesigned Mini Bridge panel in Photoshop® CS6 and InDesign® CS6 provides a filmstrip view of your photos for easy scrolling and browsing.

Mini Bridge appears as a docked panel at the bottom of the Photoshop window or as a regular panel in InDesign. For more information, see Mini Bridge.

Camera Raw processing improvements

Simplified Basic tab sliders improve highlight and shadow rendering. Additional local corrections are available for white balance, highlights, shadows, noise reduction, and moiré.

See the new Basic sliders and local adjustment options with new images or with previously processed images that you convert to Process Version 2012 (PV2012). To convert an image, click the exclamation-point icon in the lower-right corner of the image preview area.

For more information, see Make color and tonal adjustments in Camera Raw, Make local adjustments in Camera Raw, and Process Versions in Camera Raw.

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Video tutorials

What's New in Adobe Bridge CS6 What is Bridge?

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About Adobe Bridge

Adobe® Bridge, provided with Adobe Creative Suite® 6 and CS5 components, lets you organize the assets you use to create content for print, web, and video. 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.

File browsing

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 View and manage files.

Mini Bridge

communicates with Adobe Bridge to create thumbnails and keep files up- to-date. Mini Bridge lets you work with files more easily within the host application. See Mini Bridge.

Camera raw

in Photoshop. You can edit the images directly in the Camera Raw dialog box without starting Photoshop, and copy settings from one image to another. If you don’t have Photoshop installed, you can still preview the camera raw files in Adobe Bridge. See Work with Camera Raw.

Color management

color-managed Adobe Creative Suite components. This synchronization ensures that colors look the same in all Adobe Creative Suite components. See Manage color.

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From Adobe Bridge you can view, search, sort, filter, manage, and process image, page layout, PDF, and dynamic media files.

Browse and manage assets using the Mini Bridge panel in Adobe Photoshop®, Adobe InDesign®, and Adobe InCopy®. Mini Bridge

If you have Adobe Photoshop, or Adobe Creative Suite installed, you can open camera raw files from Adobe Bridge and save them

If you have an edition of Adobe Creative Suite 6 or CS5, you can use Adobe Bridge to synchronize color settings across

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The Adobe Bridge workspace

Workspace overview Adjust panels Work with Favorites Select and manage workspaces Adjust brightness and colors Work in Compact mode Manage color Change language settings Enable startup scripts Restore preferences

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 Path bar Favorites panel Folders panel Filter panel Collections panel Content panel Export panel

Provides buttons for essential tasks, such as navigating the folder hierarchy, switching workspaces, and searching for files.

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

Gives you quick access to frequently browsed folders.

Shows the folder hierarchy. Use it to navigate folders.

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

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

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

and exposure setting) is listed.

Keywords panel Output panel

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.

Work with Favorites

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.

To specify Favorites preferences, choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Bridge CS6 > Preferences (Mac OS). Click General, and select desired options in the Favorite Items area of the Preferences dialog box.

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.

Contains metadata information for the selected file. If multiple files are selected, shared data (such as keywords, date created,

Helps you organize your images by attaching keywords to them.

Contains options for creating PDF documents and HTML or Flash® web galleries. Appears when the Output workspace is selected.

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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, use one workspace to sort new photos and another to work with footage files from an After Effects composition.

Adobe Bridge provides the following preconfigured workspaces:

Output

script is selected in Adobe Bridge Preferences.

Metadata Essentials Filmstrip

Preview panel). Also displays the Favorites, Folders, Filter, Collections, and Export panels.

Keywords

Note:

by using the keyboard shortcut, first disable the VoiceOver shortcut in Mac OS Keyboard Shortcuts preferences. For instructions, see Mac OS Help.

Preview

Export panels.

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

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

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

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

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

In Mac OS, pressing Command+F5 to load the Keywords workspace starts Mac OS VoiceOver by default. To load the Preview workspace

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

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Light Table

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

Folders

Workspace buttons and pop -up menu

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.

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

click Delete.

Reset Workspace

Reset Standard Workspace

Adjust brightness and colors

Brighten or darken the Adobe Bridge background and specify accent colors in General preferences. To open preferences, choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Bridge CS6 > Preferences (Mac OS).

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

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, 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.

Deletes the saved workspace. Choose the workspace from the Workspace menu in the Delete Workspace dialog box, and

Restores the currently selected saved workspace to its default settings.

Restores the default settings for the Adobe pre -defined workspaces (Essentials, Output, etc.)

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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.

(CS5 only) 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. In CS5 only, 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, 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 components.

See Synchronize color settings across Adobe applications.

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 CS6 > 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 Creative Suite® components you’ve installed. Disable startup scripts to improve performance or to resolve incompatibilities between scripts.

1. Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Bridge CS6 > 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 Allor 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 filehandling 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

a new preferences file when it starts.

Purge Entire Thumbnail Cache

Adobe Bridge re-creates the thumbnail cache when it starts.

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

Purging the thumbnail cache can help if Adobe Bridge is not displaying thumbnails properly.

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Reset Standard Workspaces

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

Returns Adobe predefined workspaces to their factory default configurations.

View and manage files in Adobe Bridge

Navigate files and folders Show subfolder contents Open files in Adobe Bridge Change file type associations Place files into another application Search for files and folders with Adobe Bridge Perform a Quick Search Label and rate files Sort files Filter files Copy, move, and delete files and folders Rotate images Work with Camera Raw Use Adobe Device Central with 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.

Select an item in the Favorites panel. Click the Go To Parent Or Favorites button orReveal 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 orGo 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 Adobe Bridge.

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 to open it.

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 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.

in the path bar to

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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, choose View > Show Items From Subfolders.

Open files in Adobe Bridge

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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

currently selected folder or in My Computer (Windows) and Computer (Mac OS).

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.

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. 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.

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 Bridge) is slower than searching just cached files.

8. Click Find.

9. (Optional) To save the search criteria, click the New Smart Collection button

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.

in the Collections panel when Adobe Bridge

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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 Searchlets 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

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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 Searchis installed and enables the functionality accordingly. The defaultWindows 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.

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 Label >

No 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 Imageand JPEG File beneath File Type.

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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.

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

at the bottom of the Filter panel.

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 (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.

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.

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

1. Select one or more images in the content area.

2. Do one of the following: 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.

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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 AfterEffects installed, processes camera raw files. You can also process JPEG (.JPG) or TIFF files by opening them in Camera Raw from Adobe Bridge.

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 > Camera Raw Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Bridge CS5.1 > Camera Raw Preferences (Mac OS). Under JPEG And TIFF Handling, choose JPEG > Automatically Open All Supported JPEGs and/or choose TIFF > 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

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Photoshop, choose Automatically Open [JPEGs or TIFFs] With Settings.

To open raw files in Camera Raw from Adobe Bridge, specify that option in Adobe Bridge preferences. Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Bridge CS5.1 > Preferences (Mac OS). In the Behavior area of the General tab, select Double-Click Edits Camera Raw Settings In Bridge. If this preference is not selected, double-clicking raw files opens them in Photoshop.

Work with metadata in Adobe Bridge

About metadata The Metadata panel The metadata placard View metadata Edit metadata in the Metadata panel View Camera Raw and Lightroom metadata in Adobe Bridge View linked InDesign files View colors (Illustrator and InDesign) or fonts (InDesign) Add metadata using the File Info dialog box Work with metadata templates Import metadata into a document

About metadata

Metadata is a set of standardized information about a file, such as author name, resolution, color space, copyright, and keywords applied to it. For example, most digital cameras attach some basic information to an image file, such as height, width, file format, and time the image was taken. You can use metadata to streamline your workflow and organize your files.

About the XMP standard

Metadata information is stored using the Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) standard, on which Adobe® Bridge, Adobe Illustrator®, Adobe InDesign®, and Adobe Photoshop are built. Adjustments made to images with Photoshop® Camera Raw are stored as XMP metadata. XMP is built on XML, and in most cases the metadata is stored in the file. If it isn’t possible to store the information in the file, metadata is stored in a separate file called a sidecar file. XMP facilitates the exchange of metadata between Adobe applications and across publishing workflows. For example, you can save metadata from one file as a template, and then import the metadata into other files.

Metadata that is stored in other formats, such as Exif, IPTC (IIM), GPS, and TIFF, is synchronized and described with XMP so that it can be more easily viewed and managed. Other applications and features (for example, Adobe Drive) also use XMP to communicate and store information such as version comments, which you can search using Adobe Bridge.

In most cases, the metadata remains with the file even when the file format changes (for example, from PSD to JPG). Metadata also remains when files are placed in an Adobe document or project.

If you’re a C++ or Java developer, use the XMP Toolkit SDK to customize the processing and exchange of metadata. If you’re an Adobe Flash® or Flex developer, use the XMP File Info SDK to customize the File Info dialog box. For more information, visit the Adobe website.

Working with metadata in Adobe Bridge and Adobe Creative Suite components

Many of the powerful Adobe Bridge features that allow you to organize, search, and keep track of your files and versions depend on XMP metadata in your files. Adobe Bridge provides two ways of working with metadata: through the Metadata panel and through the File Info dialog box.

In some cases, multiple views exist for the same metadata property. For example, a property may be labeled Author in one view and Creator in another, but both refer to the same underlying property. Even if you customize these views for specific workflows, they remain standardized through XMP.

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The Metadata panel

A file’s metadata contains information about the contents, copyright status, origin, and history of the file. In the Metadata panel, you can view and edit the metadata for selected files, use metadata to search for files, and use templates to append and replace metadata.

Depending on the selected file, the following types of metadata may appear:

File Properties IPTC (IIM, Legacy)

IPTC Core supersedes it. However, you can display IPTC (IIM, legacy) metadata by selecting it from the Metadata options in the Preferences dialog box.

IPTC Core

Council (IPTC) for professional photography, especially news and stock photos.

Describes the characteristics of the file, including the size, creation date, and modification date.

Displays editable metadata such as a description and copyright information. This set of metadata is hidden by default because

Displays editable metadata about the file. The IPTC Core specification was developed by the International Press Telecommunications

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IPTC Extension

Fonts

Includes additional identifying information about photo content, including rights-related details.

Lists the fonts used in Adobe InDesign files.

Linked Files Plates Document Swatches Camera Data (Exif) GPS

don’t have GPS metadata.

Camera Raw Audio Video Edit History

Note: The History Log preference must be turned on in Photoshop for the log to be saved with the file’s metadata.

DICOM Mobile SWF

1. To specify the metadata that appears in the Metadata panel, do one of the following:

2. Select the metadata fields that you want to display in the Metadata panel.

Lists files that are linked to an Adobe InDesign document.

Lists CMYK plates specified for printing in Adobe Illustrator files.

List the swatches used in Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator files.

Displays information assigned by digital cameras, including the camera settings used when the image was taken.

Displays navigational information from a global positioning system (GPS) available in some digital cameras. Photos without GPS information

Displays settings applied by the Camera Raw plug-in. Displays metadata for audio files, including artist, album, track number, and genre. Displays metadata for video files, including pixel aspect ratio, scene, and shot.

Keeps a log of changes made to images with Photoshop.

Displays information about images saved in the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) format.

Lists information about SWF files, including title, author, description, and copyright.

Choose Preferences from the Metadata panel menu. Choose Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Bridge CS6 > Preferences (Mac OS), and then select Metadata from the

list on the left.

3. Select the Hide Empty Fields option to hide fields with no information in them.

4. Click OK.

The metadata placard

The metadata placard uses common icons for digital camera commands and functions.

Metadata placard key

A. Aperture B. Metering mode C. White balance D. Image dimensions E. Image size F. Color profile or filename extension G. Shutter speed H. Exposure compensation I. ISO

Metering mode icons that appear in the metadata placard:

Average or centerweighted average

Spot Multispot Matrix or pattern Partial Centerweighted average or

center weight Digital ESP

Evaluative

Other or unknown

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Note:

See the documentation that came with your camera for more information on its metering mode icons.

White balance icons that appear in the metadata placard:

As shot Tungsten

Auto Fluorescent Daylight Flash Cloudy Custom Shade

To show or hide the metadata placard, do one of the following:

Select or deselect Show Metadata Placard from the Metadata panel menu. Select or deselect Show Metadata Placard in Metadata preferences.

View metadata

Do any of the following:

Select one or more files and view the information in the Metadata panel. If you select multiple files, only metadata that is common to the files appears. Use the scroll bars to view hidden categories. Click the triangle to display everything within a category.

You can change the typeface size in the panel by choosing Increase Font Size or Decrease Font Size from the panel menu.

Select one or more files and choose File >File Info. Then, select any of the categories listed at the top of the dialog box. Use the left and right arrows to scroll categories, or click the down arrow and select a category from the list.

Choose View > As Details to display the metadata next to the thumbnails in the Content panel. Choose View > As List to display the metadata in columns in the Content panel. Position the pointer over a thumbnail in the content area. (Metadata appears in a tool tip only if Show Tooltips is selected in

Thumbnails preferences.)

Edit metadata in the Metadata panel

1. Click the Pencil icon to the far right of the metadata field you want to edit.

2. Type in the box to edit or add metadata.

3. Press Tab to move through metadata fields.

4. When you have finished editing the metadata, click the Apply button changes you’ve made, click the Cancel button

at the bottom of the panel.

at the bottom of the Metadata panel. To cancel any

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View Camera Raw and Lightroom metadata in Adobe Bridge

Because Adobe Bridge, Camera Raw, and Lightroom all use the XMP standard for storing metadata, each application can read metadata changes made in the others. If you add a star rating or IPTC information to a photo in Adobe Bridge, for example, Lightroom can display that metadata in the Library module. Similarly, adjustments or other metadata changes that you make to a photo in Camera Raw or Lightroom appear in Adobe Bridge. Metadata changes made in Lightroom must be saved to XMP in Lightroom in order for Adobe Bridge to recognize them.

While browsing files, Adobe Bridge rereads metadata, detects changes, and updates previews automatically. When Adobe Bridge detects metadata changes have been made to a photo, it displays a Has Settings badge

Note:

If you switch between Lightroom and Adobe Bridge rapidly, you may notice a delay in the update appearing in the Content and Preview panels. If, after waiting a few seconds, Adobe Bridge does not automatically display metadata changes from Lightroom or Camera Raw, choose View > Refresh, or press F5.

in the photo thumbnail in the Content panel.

View linked InDesign files

Adobe InDesign CS5 and CS6 documents that contain linked files display a link badge in the upper- right corner of the thumbnail in the Content panel. The metadata for the linked files is available in Adobe Bridge.

1. Select an Adobe InDesign document with linked files in the Content panel of the Adobe Bridge window.

2. In the Metadata panel, expand the Linked Files section to view the names and paths of the linked files.

3. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the .indd file and choose Show Linked Files to see the linked files in the Contents panel.

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View colors (Illustrator and InDesign) or fonts (InDesign)

When you select an InDesign document, the Metadata panel displays fonts and color swatches used in the document. When you select an Illustrator document, the Metadata panel displays plates and color swatches used in the document.

1. Select an InDesign or Illustrator document in the Content panel of the Adobe Bridge window.

2. In the Metadata panel, expand the Fonts (InDesign only), Plates (Illustrator only), or Document Swatches sections.

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Add metadata using the File Info dialog box

The File Info dialog box displays camera data, file properties, an edit history, copyright, and author information. The File Info dialog box also displays custom metadata panels. You can add metadata directly in the File Info dialog box. If you select multiple files, the dialog box shows where different values exist for a text field. Any information you enter in a field overrides existing metadata and applies the new value to all selected files.

Note:

You can also view metadata in the Metadata panel, in certain views in the Content panel, and by placing the pointer over the thumbnail in

the Content panel.

1. Select one or more files.

2. Choose File > File Info .

3. Select any of the following from the tabs at the top of the dialog box:

Use the Right Arrow and Left Arrow keys to scroll the tabs, or click the down-pointing arrow and choose a category from the list.

Description

that can be used to search for the document. To specify copyright information, select Copyrighted from the Copyright Status pop-up menu. Then enter the copyright owner, notice text, and the URL of the person or company holding the copyright.

IPTC Core

the photographer. Image lists descriptive information for the image. Status lists workflow and copyright information.

IPTC Extension

Camera Data

model, shutter speed, and f-stop. On the right, lists read-only file information about the image file, including pixel dimensions and resolution.

Lets you enter document information about the file, such as document title, author, description, and keywords

Includes four areas: Content describes the visual content of the image. Contact lists the contact information for

Includes additional identifying information about photo content, including rights-related details.

On the left, lists read- only information about the camera and settings used to take the photo, such as make,

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GPS

Displays navigational information from a global positioning system (GPS) available in some digital cameras. Photos

without GPS information don't have GPS metadata.

Video Data

as tape name and scene name.

Audio Data

Mobile SWF

Create web galleries and PDFs with Adobe Output Module

Create a web photo gallery Video tutorial: Creating image galleries with Adobe Bridge Create a PDF contact sheet Adobe Output Module preferences

The Adobe® Output Module is a script that comes with Adobe Bridge CS5 and later. You can use it to create HTML and Flash® web galleries that you upload to a web server. You can also create PDF contact sheets and presentations with the Adobe Output Module.

The Adobe Output Module is available through the Output workspace.

Create a web photo gallery

A web photo gallery is a website that features a home page with thumbnail images that link to gallery pages that display full- size images. Adobe Output Module provides various gallery templates, which you can select and customize using the Output panel.

1. Select the images you want to include in the gallery and choose Window > Workspace > Output. Then, click the Web Gallery button at the top of the Output panel.

If the Output space is not listed, open Adobe Bridge Preferences (Ctrl + K on Windows or Command + K on Mac OS), select the Startup Scripts panel, and select Adobe Output Module.

2. Choose a gallery from the Template menu and specify a thumbnail size from the Style menu. Then, customize the appearance of the gallery using the options in the following drawers:

Site Info

e-mail address.

Color Palette

header text, background, and borders.

Appearance

JPEG images, transition effects, layouts, and whether to include filenames on HTML gallery images.

Image Info

Output Settings

Specify information that appears on every page of the gallery, including a title, a description, and contact name and

Options vary depending on selected template. Choose colors for different elements of the gallery, such as text,

Options vary depending on selected template. Specify the size of images and thumbnails, the quality of the

(Airtight galleries only) Include a caption, based on image metadata, on gallery images.

(Airtight galleries only) Specify the size and quality of JPEG gallery images.

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3. (CS5 only) Click Refresh Preview to view the gallery in the Output Preview panel in Adobe Bridge. Click Preview In Browser to preview the gallery in your default web browser.

Gallery previews display up to 20 files, but the complete gallery is saved and uploaded.

Note:

4. (Optional) Save custom settings for reuse by clicking the Save Style button

5. To upload your gallery via FTP, open the Create Gallery drawer. Enter an FTP Server address, User Name, Password, and Folder destination. Then, click Upload.

When typing the server path, use slashes for designating directories. Check with your web hosting provider to verify the

Note:

path for accessing your public folder on the web server.

Adobe Bridge adds characters to the text you enter in the Password field after you click or press Tab to go to another

Note:

field. Adobe Bridge adds these characters for security reasons.

6. To save your gallery on your hard drive, open the Create Gallery drawer and specify a Save Location. Then, click Save.

Create a PDF contact sheet

Using the Adobe Output Module, you can create PDF contact sheets of one or more images. For contact sheets of multiple images, all images in the layout are a uniform size. By specifying playback options, you can also create a PDF to use as a full -screen or slideshow presentation.

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Note:

You can also use the Contact Sheet II plug-in. In Adobe Bridge, choose Tools > Photoshop > Contact Sheet II. For more information, see

Print photos in a picture package layout in Photoshop Community Help.

1. Select the images you want to include in the PDF file and choose Window > Workspace > Output. Then, click the PDF button at the top of the Output panel.

If the Output space is not listed, open Adobe Bridge Preferences (Ctrl + K on Windows or Command + K on Mac OS), select the Startup Scripts panel, and select Adobe Output Module.

2. Choose an option from the Template menu. Then, customize the PDF using the options in the following drawers:

Document

Specify page size, orientation, output quality (in ppi); JPEG image compression quality; background color; and

optional permissions.

Layout

Overlays

Header, Footer

Playback

Watermark

Image-placement and image -spacing options.

Print the filename under each image and page numbers in a header or footer.

Enable headers and footers and specify their positioning and type.

Options for how the PDF plays onscreen in Adobe Acrobat® or Adobe Reader®.

Add a text or graphical watermark to each page or each image. Customize the text font, size, and color.

Customize the text or graphic’s scale, opacity, offset, and rotation.

3. Click Refresh Preview to preview the PDF in the Output Preview panel.

4. (Optional) Save custom settings for reuse by clicking the Save Template button

The Output Preview panel displays only the first page of the PDF.

Note:

5. To automatically open the PDF in Acrobat or Reader after you save it, select View PDF After Save at the bottom of the Output panel. Otherwise, click Save.

Adobe Output Module preferences

1. In the Startup Scripts pane of Adobe Bridge preferences, select Adobe Output Module to enable the Output panel.

2. In the Output pane of Adobe Bridge preferences, specify the following:

Use Solo Mode For Output Panel Behavior

Allows only one drawer of options in the Output panel to be open at a time.

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Convert Multi-Byte Filenames To Full ASCII

Removes multibyte characters from filenames when generating a gallery. Use

if your FTP server doesn’t accept multibyte characters.

Preserve Embedded Color Profile

Preserves a color profile that is embedded in the image, if possible. If the profile is not

supported in JPEG, Adobe Output Module converts the profile to sRGB.

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