Lesson 1 What you’ll learn in this lesson: Navigating Adobe Bridge Using folders in Bridge AL Making a Favorite Creating metadata RI Using automated tools HT ED Using Adobe Bridge MA TE • • • • • Starting up CO PY R IG Adobe Bridge is the command center of the Creative Suite. In Adobe Bridge, you can manage and organize your files, utilize and modify XMP metadata for faster searches, and quickly preview files before opening them.
1 What is Adobe Bridge? What is Adobe Bridge? Adobe Bridge is an application included with Adobe Photoshop and the other Adobe Creative Suite 4 components. Adobe Bridge helps you locate, organize, and browse the documents you need to create print, web, video, and audio content. If you have Photoshop or any one of the Creative Suite applications, you can start Adobe Bridge using the File menu, or you can select the Launch Bridge button ( ).
1 What is Adobe Bridge? 2 Click on the Folders panel to make sure it is forward. Click on Desktop (listed in the Folders panel).You see the br01lessons folder that you downloaded to your hard drive. Double-click on the br01lessons folder and notice that the contents of that folder are displayed in the Content panel, in the center of the Adobe Bridge window.You can also navigate by clicking on folders listed in the Path bar that is located in the upper-left corner of the content window.
1 What is Adobe Bridge? Using folders in Adobe Bridge Adobe Bridge is used for more than just navigating your file system. Bridge is also used to manage and organize folders and files. 1 Click on the tab of the Folders panel in the upper-left corner of the Bridge window to make sure it is still forward. Then click on the arrow to the left of Desktop so that it turns downward and reveals its contents.
1 What is Adobe Bridge? 3 Click on Desktop in the Folder panel to reveal its contents again. 4 Click on br01lessons to view its contents.You’ll now add a new folder into that lessons folder. 5 Click on the Create a new folder icon ( ) in the upper-right corner of the Bridge window to create a new untitled folder inside the br01lessons folder. Type the name Music Extras. Creating a new folder in Bridge. You can use Adobe Bridge to organize images.
1 What is Adobe Bridge? 7 Click and drag the selected images to the Music Extras folder. When the folder becomes highlighted, release the mouse. The files have now been moved into that folder. You can select multiple images and organize folders directly in Adobe Bridge. 8 Double-click on the Music Extras folder to view its contents.You see the two images that you moved. 9 Click on br01lessons in the Path bar to return to the br01lessons folder content.
1 Creating and locating metadata 2 Place your cursor over the br01lessons folder in the center pane (Content), and click and drag the br01lessons folder until you see a horizontal line appear in the Favorites panel. When a cursor with a plus sign ( ) appears, release the mouse. The folder is now listed as a Favorite. Drag a folder to the bottom of the Favorites panel to make it easier to locate. 3 Click on the br01lessons folder shown in the Favorites panel to view its contents.
1 Creating and locating metadata 2 Choose Window > Workspace >Reset Standard Workspaces. This ensures that you are in the Essentials view and that all the default panels for Adobe Bridge are visible. Alternatively, you can click and hold on the Workspace drop-down menu, in the Application bar at the top of the Bridge workspace.You may need to maximize your Bridge window after you reset the workspace. Resetting the workspace using the Workspace drop-down menu. 3 Click once on IMG_1374.
1 Creating and locating metadata 7 Scroll down until you can see Description Writer, and click on the pencil next to it. All editable fields are highlighted, and a cursor appears in the Description Writer field. 8 Type your name, or type student. Reveal the IPTC contents and enter metadata information. 9 Scroll up to locate Creator: City. Click on the pencil icon to the right of the Creator City text box, type the name of your city, and then press the Tab key.
1 Opening a file from Adobe Bridge 4 With the guitar keyword still selected, click on the New Sub Keyword button ( ). Type Gibson into the active text box, then press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS). 5 Check the empty checkbox to the left of the Gibson keyword.You have now assigned a keyword and a subkeyword to the IMG_1374.JPG image. Notice that the keywords you added appear at the top, under Assigned Keywords.
Opening a file from Adobe Bridge 1 Opening a file from Adobe Bridge Opening files from Adobe Bridge is a great way to begin the work process in Adobe Photoshop. Not only is it very visual, but important data stored with the files also makes it easier to locate the correct file. 1 Make sure you are viewing the contents of the br01lessons folder, and then double-click on image IMG_1402.JPG to open the file in Adobe Photoshop.
1 Searching by name or keyword Searching by name or keyword Note that in the Default view of Adobe Bridge, you have a Search text box ready and waiting to use. To search for a file by keyword, simply type the name criteria into the text box and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS). 1 Type guitar into the Search text box and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS). Because you are looking within the active folder only, you should get a result immediately. The image file, IMG_1374.
Using the Filter panel 1 Using the Filter panel If you have ever been in the position where you knew you put a file into a folder, but just can’t seem to find it, you will love the Filter panel. Using the Filter panel, you can look at attributes such as file type, keywords, and date created or modified, in order to narrow down the files that appear in the content window of Adobe Bridge. Find files quickly by selecting different criteria in the Filters panel.
1 Automation tools in Adobe Bridge 2 In the Content window, click once on image IMG_1374.JPG, and then use the scroll bar to locate the image named IMG_1443.JPG. Hold down the Shift key and click on the last image; this selects both images and all the images in between. 3 Click and hold down on the Output drop-down menu in the Application bar, and choose Output to Web or PDF; the workspace changes to reveal an Output panel on the right.
Automation tools in Adobe Bridge 5 Click and hold on the Templates drop-down menu, and choose HTML Gallery. As you can see, there are a lot of options to choose from, including Lightroom Flash Galleries. In this example, you will keep it simple. 6 From the Styles drop-down menu, choose Lightroom. 7 In the Site Info section of the Output panel, type a title in the Gallery Title text box; for this example, you can type My First Web Gallery.
1 Automation tools in Adobe Bridge Saving or uploading your Web Gallery So now you have an incredible Web Gallery, but what do you do with it? The Web Photo Gallery feature creates an index page, individual gallery pages, and images, and so you need someplace to put them.You have a couple options available if you click the scroll bar to the right of Style information and drag down until you see the options for Gallery Name.
Automation tools in Adobe Bridge 1 Automated tools for Photoshop: PDF contact sheet By creating a PDF contact sheet, you can assemble a series of images into one file for such purposes as client approval and summaries of folders. 1 Make sure that you are viewing the contents of the br01lessons folder. If you do not see the contents of the br01lessons folder in the content window in Bridge, choose the Favorites panel and click on Desktop. Click on the br01lessons folder.
1 Changing the view 6 Because this PDF is to be used as a contact sheet, and not a PDF slide show, uncheck the three options that relate to a PDF presentation: Open in Full Screen Mode, Advance Every 5 Seconds, and Loop After Last Page. 7 Scroll down to the bottom of the Output panel and check the checkbox to View PDF After Save; then press the Save button. The Save As dialog box appears. 8 In the Save As dialog box, type contact and browse to save the file in your br01lessons folder; press Save.
Adobe Bridge Home 3 1 Now click on the View Content as Details button ( ) to see a thumbnail and details about creation date, last modified date, and file size. Changing the view of Adobe Bridge. 4 Choose the View as List button ( ) to see the contents consolidated into a neat list, which you can easily scroll through. 5 Click on the View Content as Thumbnails button ( ) to return to the default thumbnail view.
1 Adobe Bridge Home Adobe Bridge Home Adobe Bridge Home delivers up-to-date learning resources for all your Adobe Creative Suite 4 components in one convenient location. Watch in-depth video tutorials, listen to podcasts by leading designers, learn about training events, and more. 1 Access Bridge Home by selecting the Favorites panel to bring it forward. 2 Select Bridge Home from the Favorites panel.
