Automating routine tasks
The Adobe Bridge Tools menu includes a number of automated routines that also appear on the File > Automate menu in Photoshop. You'll try out one of these now.The advantage of the automated commands in Bridge is that you can use them without even opening the files in Photoshop. You can apply these commands to all the files in a selected folder or to individual files in the folder that you selectit's your choice.Creating a Web photo gallery
The Web Photo Gallery command generates an entire Web site for you, with thumbnails, images, text, and even an area for review feedback that the user fills out on the site and e-mails to the alias you designate. You can choose from a generous assortment of predefined layouts and styles that you can customize.
| 1. | Click the Favorites tab to bring that palette forward, select Lessons, and then navigate to the Lesson02/Presentation folder.[View full size image] This folder contains five Ferris-wheel photographs; none of them are currently selected. | | 2. | Choose Tools > Photoshop > Web Photo Gallery.If Photoshop was closed, it will launch now. Otherwise, Bridge simply jumps to the open application. The Web Photo Gallery dialog box opens. | | 3. | In the Web Photo Gallery dialog box, do the following:Choose Centered Frame 1- Feedback from the Styles pop-up menu.Type your own e-mail address as the address at which you want to receive feedback from reviewers. | | 4. | Under Source Images, do the following, if they are not already done:Choose Use > Folder.Click the Browse button (Windows) or Choose button (Mac OS), and then verify that the Presentation folder is selected. Or, select it now.Create a destination folder for your Web gallery: Click the Destination button, navigate to your desktop, and click the New Folder button. Type Wheel Web Site to name the folder, then click OK (Windows) or Create (Mac OS). You should return to the Web Photo Gallery dialog box. | | 5. | Under Options, use the pop-up menu to toggle through the General, Banner, Large Images, and Thumbnails categories, specifying the following options for each:
General:
Choose l from the Extension pop-up menu, and deselect all three check boxes.
Banner:
Type Ferris Wheel Photos for Site Name, Adobe Systems for photographer, and today's date (if necessary) or another date. You can leave the Contact Info option blank or type any phone number or street address.
Large Images:
Select the Resize Images check box (if necessary), choose Large from the pop-up menu, and leave the other options at the default settings.
Thumbnails:
Select Custom from the Size pop-up menu, and type 70 pixels. Leave the other options at the default settings.
[View full size image] Because you'll accept the default settings for Custom Colors and Security, you don't need to visit those categories. | | 6. | Click OK.Photoshop automatically opens the files and creates the resources for the Web gallery, and then the gallery opens in your default Web browser application.[View full size image] Reviewers can click any thumbnail at left to view a larger preview at right. Clicking the Image Info tab displays information about the selected image. Clicking the Image Feedback tab lets reviewers comment on or approve the image, and e-mail their comments to you.Web Photo Gallery is just one of several automated tasks you can perform in Adobe Bridge. You can explore the others when you have time. | | 7. | Close your browser and return to Bridge. |
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