Adobe Bridge CC: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

Course details

Adobe Bridge CC is a hard-working component of the Creative Cloud package that can help you manage photos, preview video and audio files, automate repetitive tasks, and—true to its name—serve as a bridge between your Creative Cloud apps.

In this course, Rich Harrington shares a cookbook of Bridge CC tips and techniques, from importing photos to working with raw files to previewing audio and video. Learn how to import and preview images. Organize them with batch renaming, metadata, stacking, cache files, and more. Find out how to work with Raw image files, as well as video, audio, and animation files. Finish up with a series of time-saving tips covering topics such as PDF contact sheets and presentations, accessing functions of other Adobe apps from Bridge, and publishing to Adobe Stock or Adobe Portfolio from Bridge.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - What you'll learn in this course
02 - Using the exercise files

1. The Role of Adobe Bridge

03 - Why every Adobe Creative Cloud user needs Bridge
04 - Accessing Bridge from other Adobe apps
05 - How Bridge is different than Lightroom
06 - Switching between workspaces

2. Importing Images

07 - How Bridge works with your hard drives
08 - What file types can Bridge see
09 - Importing images from a camera or a device
10 - Previewing files

3. Organizing Images

11 - Batch renaming files
12 - Adding metadata to images
13 - Creating a review session in Adobe Bridge
14 - Rating and ranking images
15 - Stacking and auto-stacking images
16 - Building and exporting cache files
17 - Sorting and viewing files
18 - Creating a smart collection

4. Working with Raw Files

19 - Converting raw files to DNG
20 - Developing images with Adobe Camera Raw
21 - Batch processing raw files
22 - Creating develop settings
23 - Creating HDR DNG files
24 - Creating panoramic DNG files

5. Working with Video, Audio, and Animation Files

25 - Previewing video files
26 - Previewing time-lapse files with Adobe Bridge
27 - Previewing animation files with Adobe Bridge
28 - Previewing After Effects presets with Adobe Bridge
29 - Previewing audio files
30 - Accessing Adobe Premiere Pro from Bridge
31 - Accessing Adobe Media Encoder from Bridge

6. Saving Time with Adobe Bridge

32 - Creating a PDF contact sheet
33 - Creating a PDF presentation in Bridge
34 - Accessing Photoshop automation from Bridge
35 - Accessing Illustrator automation from Bridge
36 - Creating export presets from Bridge
37 - Publishing to Adobe Stock from Bridge
38 - Publishing to Adobe Portfolio from Bridge

Conclusion

39 - Next steps

Adobe Bridge CC: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

Authors

Richard Harrington