| Adobe Bridge keeps getting smarter and often it's 'the | | | | misleading is that you do not literally print from Bridge, |
| little things' that simply make your job easier and give | | | | it's 'Output' section is strictly a design tool. |
| you more flexibility in reviewing and decision making. | | | | For many designers the 'Filmstrip' preset is the most |
| We use different preferences looking at our | | | | useful for the bulk of your tasks and that is, viewing, |
| information. A thumbnail is a great start when we want | | | | comparing, searching, and reviewing the files, images, |
| a 'high level' view of what we're looking at, color, | | | | and videos that are candidates for your project. In this |
| environment, or season. When we need a little more | | | | preset the 'Preview' and 'Content' views are in the |
| information a detailed viewed is useful. | | | | center and in a very simple and clever manipulation, as |
| In Bridge we have many viewing options and at the | | | | you size either window, you see a larger image in your |
| highest level that includes which large presentation | | | | preview while seeing more files in the content window. |
| windows are open. With the most basic windows | | | | This is a very simple way to see a lot, a little, a |
| setting, 'Essentials', your display is divided into three | | | | close-up view all by simply moving your scroll bar. |
| sections with favorites and folders on the left, content | | | | Another really useful feature in Bridge which lets you |
| in the center, and preview and metadata on the right. | | | | swap between two kinds of information displays is |
| 'Favorites' is just that, your favorite locations such as | | | | under Edit->Preferences ->Thumbnails. Here you can |
| 'My Documents' or 'My Pictures' and you can add any | | | | choose metadata information you want to see |
| folder you work with often to this easily viewable area. | | | | displayed with your thumbnail. These default options |
| The folders area is much like Windows explorer but | | | | are: creation date, file size, keywords, and file |
| one of the first things you'll notice in Bridge is how | | | | dimension where file size is in kilobytes/megabytes and |
| much more clear and readable everything is. The next | | | | file dimension your image size in pixels. There are |
| column is content showing the contents of your | | | | twenty settings available for you to customize this |
| selection from Favorites or Folders. As you 'zoom | | | | thumbnail level 'metadata', showing author, source |
| down', content displays the new contents. On the far | | | | application, keywords, focal length so this can be very |
| right, the' Preview' display shows your actual selection. | | | | detailed and customized to very different needs. In this |
| If it is an image, you see a larger, expandable image. If | | | | theme of 'little things' that are so useful, this metadata |
| it's a movie, you can preview the movie without | | | | detail level itself can be turned off and on simply by |
| opening an application. The four presets display options | | | | entering 'ctrl T'. As you zoom in and out, you can easily |
| are 'Essentials', 'Filmstrip', 'Metadata', and 'Output'. They | | | | view or turn off this information detail presented at the |
| are fairly intuitive with essentials being the most basic | | | | thumbnail level. |
| display, 'Metadata' making the file detail information | | | | As the saying goes, what I have shared here is truly |
| prominent, 'Output' offers presentation settings, | | | | only scratching the surface of the many tools Bridge |
| overlays, page size with ability to apply your image to | | | | provides but anyone who experiments will immediately |
| a pdf file. This feature comes with several options to | | | | benefit from the greatly improved viewing and |
| design this pdf around your image, similar to a greeting | | | | management of their resources with many options for |
| card or business invitation. What may be a bit | | | | customizing further to your special needs.. |