Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 45

40 Chapter 4: Using Adobe Bridge The basics of Bridge About Adobe Bridge Adobe Bridge is a cross-platform application provided with Photoshop Elements for Mac OS, Adobe Creative Suite 2, and Adobe Production Studio. You can use Bridge to organize, browse, and locate files. You can create new folders; rename, move, and delete files; edit metadata; rotate images; and run batch commands. You can also view information about files and data imported from your digital or DV camera. Adobe Creative Suite 2 and Production Studio An enhanced version of Adobe Bridge is provided with Adobe Creative Suite 2 and Adobe Production Studio. Bridge includes the following features depending upon which suite you install. Camera Raw If you have Adobe Photoshop® or Adobe After Effects installed, you can open or import camera raw files from Bridge, edit them, and save them in a Photoshop-compatible format. You can edit the image settings directly in the Camera Raw dialog box without starting Photoshop. If you don't have Photoshop or After Effects installed, you can still preview the camera raw files in Bridge. Stock Photos Click Adobe Stock Photos from the Favorites pane in Bridge to search leading stock libraries for royalty-free images. You can download low-resolution, complimentary versions of the images and try them out in your projects before purchasing them. Version Cue (Adobe Creative Suite 2) You can use Bridge as a central location from which to use Adobe Version Cue®. From Bridge, you can browse all the files in a project in one place without having to start the native application for each file, including non-Adobe application files. Also, you can create new Version Cue projects, delete projects, create versions, save alternates, and set access privileges in Bridge. Bridge Center (Adobe Creative Suite 2) Adobe Bridge includes Bridge Center, where you can view news readers in your web browser, see your most recent activity, read about tips and tricks for using Adobe products, save groups of files, and more. Color management (Adobe Creative Suite 2) You can use Bridge to synchronize color settings across Adobe Creative Suite 2 applications. This synchronization ensures that colors look the same no matter which Creative Suite application you view them in. The Bridge work area The main components of the Adobe Bridge window are as follows: Look In menu Lists the folder hierarchy, as well as favorite and recent folders. Use this menu to quickly find folders and files you want to display. The menu is at the top of the Bridge window. Favorites panel Provides quick access to folders. Note: If you have Adobe Creative Suite 2, you also have access to Version Cue and Bridge Center. For more information about these features, see Help in a Creative Suite application, such as Illustrator. Folders panel Shows the folder hierarchy on your computer. Use this panel to navigate to folders.