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Working with assets in Adobe Bridge: Lesson 4-6

Adobe Bridge simplifies the everyday tasks of asset Lesson 4 folder.

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You can also open Bridge by selecting File > Browse. In that case it will open to the main Premiere Pro file folder: Premiere Pro\2.0.

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The Adobe Bridge window is made up of several parts

• Favorites window Lists the folders you want quick access to, including Version Cue, Adobe Stock Photos, Collections, and Bridge Center. It's located on the left side of the Bridge window.

• Folders panel Lists the folder hierarchy to help you navigate to the correct folder. It's located on the left side of the Bridge window along with the Favorites panel.

• Preview panel Displays a thumbnail of the selected file. The panel is located on the left side of the Bridge window.

• Metadata panel Contains metadatatext embedded in the filefor the selected file. Access its tab in the lower left corner of the Bridge interface.

• Keywords panel Helps you organize your images by attaching keywords to them.

• Content area Displays thumbnail previews of the items in the current folder, along with information about those items.

The bottom of the Bridge window displays status information and contains buttons for toggling the display of the panes, a slider for setting the size of thumbnails, and buttons for specifying the type of display in the content window.

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When working in Bridge, you'll notice references to Version Cue. Version Cue is a set of features that help manage design workflow and collaboration in the Adobe Creative Suite. The Version Cue features in Bridge are only compatible with files and projects created in Adobe Creative Suite applications: Adobe GoLive CS, Adobe Photoshop CS, Adobe Illustrator CS, and Adobe InDesign CS.

Managing files and folders in Bridge

Bridge lets you easily drag and drop files and move them between folders. You can use standard Windows commands to cut, copy, paste, or delete files. And you can create or delete new folders.

Drag files into Bridge by selecting one or more files on the desktop, in a folder, or in another application that supports drag and drop, and then dragging them into the content area in Bridge. The files are moved from their former folder into the one displayed in Bridge.

You can specify how you want to view files and folders in the content area, such as how big thumbnails should be, whether file information should be displayed, what type of files should be shown, and the order they should appear in.

Follow these steps to get a basic feel for Adobe Bridge:

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You can click the Switch Filmstrip Orientation button (to the right of the Back/Forward buttons) to change from a horizontal slideshow to a vertical one.

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Selecting Manually will return the thumbnails to the last order in which you dragged the files.

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There are several other View options. For example, Show All Files displays all files regardless of typeeven files Bridge can't open, such as spreadsheetsand Show Graphic Files Only displays only files using a graphic file format.

Using labels, ratings, and keywords to organize files

Labeling files allows you to quickly sort a large group of files. Labels are colors that you assign to individual files or groups of files. You can rate files from 0 to 5 stars. And you can apply keywords to files to help you identify files based on their content. Here's how to do all three tasks:

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If you don't see any labels it's probably because the thumbnail images are too small. Move the slider on the bottom a bit to the right to enlarge the icons and the labels should display.

Here are two other Label functions:

• To remove labels from files, select Label > No Label.

• To sort by label color, select View > Sort > By Label.

Using labels to purge assets

Suppose you've just imported a large number of files, and are viewing them in Bridge. As you review each new file, you can assign those you want to keep a green label. After this initial pass, you can use the Unfilter drop-down menu to view and work on just those files you've labeled green. Then you can discard the rest.

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You can remove all stars by clicking to the left of the dots or stars. In addition, select Label and note how you can adjust star ratings via that menu.

Rate new files to prioritize them

Suppose you've just imported a large number of images, and are viewing them in Bridge. As you review each new image, you can rate those in priority from best to worst. After this initial pass, you can view only files you've rated with 4 or 5 stars and work on those.

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Take a look at the other Find parameters. This is a very helpful tool.

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Here are some other Keyword functions:

• To remove keywords from a file, select the file, and then click the box (removing the check mark) next to the name of the keyword or keyword set you want to remove.

• To rename a keyword or keyword set, select the keyword or keyword set and choose Rename from the palette menu. Type the new name over the old name in the palette and press Return on your keyboard.

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When you rename a keyword, the keyword's name isn't changed in files that currently contain it. The original name stays in the file.

• To move a keyword to a different keyword set, drag the keyword into the set you want.

• To delete a keyword, select the keyword by clicking its name, and then click the Delete Keyword button at the bottom of the palette. Or choose Delete from the palette menu.

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Keywords that you get from other users appear in the Other Keywords category until you categorize them.

Adding and editing metadata

Depending on the selected file, the following types of metadata appear in Bridge's Metadata palette:

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

• IPTC Core Information about the file such as: creator, address, description, date created, captions and copyright information.

• Camera Data Displays information assigned by digital cameras with an EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) feature. EXIF information includes the camera make/model, aperture and shutter speed settings when the picture was taken, and the date.

• GPS Displays navigational information from cameras equipped with global positioning systems.

To edit metadata, select a file, click next to the metadata field you want to change and type in the information. When done, click the Apply button in the lower-right corner of the Metadata panel.