The Ultimate Guide to Adobe Bridge CC
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
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A full-length tutorial on how to use Adobe Bridge CC. I will show you how to import images from your card and how to navigate the program. This is a replacement for an earlier Adobe Bridge video.
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This was great. Thank you.....deciding between sticking with Lightroom (which I know well) first then moving to PS or using Bridge.....this helped me realize Bridge is all I am really going to need.
great video man! Thank you for getting right into it. I've been trying to figure BR out for a while, should've just checked your video
Outstanding presentation. Simple and to the point. Kudos. Thank you
Your vide is so detailed and good. I had no idea what is bridge used for but now I have an overall idea. Thank you so much John.
Mehrdad Dolatabadi glad you found it helpful
This has been very helpful thanks John. I've used LR for years but thought I'd investigate Bridge as many say it is better.
LR and Bridge are 2 completely different programs
Just got into Bridge. This is an awesome instruction video - thanks, you have un-mystified for me.
Magnificent tutorial, Thanks
Good goin' John, thanks for your help.
Superb tutorial. Thanks.
Thank goodness for the ability to adjust playback speed!
your comment is very helpful than the video itself
That's fantastic, thanks John. The half hour tutorial has probably saved me a lot of time.
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@Kyrie Dustin instablaster :)
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Thank you so much, you really help me out!
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Good help. Thanks.
Thanks for the class, it helped me a lot!
Glad it helped!
Such a good, clear tutorial. Excellent work.
Thank you
Top class presentation. Thank you.
Excellent review of Bridge, though I would change a couple of things. I mainly use it for culling images before import to LR. So, in preferences under Labels, you can uncheck a box that requires you to use the Cmd / Cntl key to assign a label. Much simpler to press 1, 2, 3, etc to add stars or color label without the modifier key. You can also rename your color label scheme in this section to whatever fits for your workflow. When reviewing (culling) images, instead of the filmstrip like you're using here, hit spacebar for full screen. Much better to review and select without all the interface clutter. The 1, 2, 3, etc, keys still function in this mode to assign labeling and the delete key rejects the photo but doesn't delete. if you change your mind, the 0 (zero) key removes the reject label.
Edward Anderson thanks for the info i will think about itnif i make an update but I actually use Photo Mechanic. I am not a fan of bridge or Lightroom.
amazing update on the Bridge 2019 it polished up pretty nice, like the Preview and Metadata in one side , i love that default color, ACR should update lens profile though.
thanks
A very good run through of Bridge As a new user this is perfect for me Thank You
Great to hear!
Very informative video!!
This is good! Presentation is clear, voice good and explanations understandable. I will be looking for more tutorials by John Whitehead.
Terrific Thanks!
Thanks, great explanation.
Thanks if you look in the description i i have a new version of that video for 2021
Thank you for the video 🤗
Thanks for watching!
very helpful indeed
Great tutorial. I have a better understanding now as I just started using Bridge. Been using PS for years. Was wondering what Bridge was really used for. Now I know. Thanks!!
9:58 Does anybody know how to export this screen and create something like a database with that Information?
Excellent
Thanks
Hi John, wich program do you use to capture screen? Great video, grettings from Uruguay!
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BEST adobe bridge video out there for beginners! Although not very flashy like some vloggers, the info is spot on. I am guessing most will want to bump up the playback speed, since John is very deliberate and direct. Thanks John!
Very good video! 27:16 for those like me who were looking for the editing feature. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Hi John,
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I have Adobe Bridge 2019 and I want to bring my photos towards Lightroom CC 2017, but I can't see a tool to bring it to Lightroom, I only see Adobe Photoshop 2019. it's possible if I combined them with different versions?
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Thanks for this video, greeting from Indonesia!
Zulfan Ahya Firdaus you will need to import photos but if you are using a computer you need lightroom classic not lightroom cc
Great tutorial thank you!!!! Since there is no backup as such like a Lightroom cat , can I assume that bridge adds the data like keywords etc to the photos themselves and keep that info there? If there was a hard disk failure would I have to start again or does time machine for example hold the back up?
Cataloging is specific to Lightroom. However, all info you add to images in Bridge are automatically saved to the images metadata. Yes, if you move files it save the tagging or culling labels and other metadata unless you delete it. I find the cataloging of Lightroom to be a pain in the ass.
Great tutorial, thank you John. How users rate their images is up to them. Stars or colours (spelt properly) I prefer colours as they are quicker and easier to see. A tip that some people may find helpful - the names for the colours can be changed to suit. Edit > Preferences > Labels
Wonderful video. I've used Adobe products since the dawn of dust (or Adobe), but never used Bridge because of one question I can't find an answer to. It has mostly to do with the difference between finder folders and Bridge folders. I have relatively good organization skills for photos on my Mac, but now the number has grown. When you create folders or collections in Bridge and add photos to them, is Bridge duplicating photos that you have scattered all over your Mac and placing them into new finder folders somewhere? Or do these folders and collections exist only within Bridge itself making it a way to organize photos from all of their locations on your hard drive? (Much like the way that a finder folder full of aliases might work while leaving originals in place.)
It does not duplicate it just remembers the path
Thanks for this tutorial! Is there a way to export jpegs from specific artboards in files (in this case illustrator)?
Bridge does have an export. Under File/Export to. However, I am not sure if it will do what you want. I don't use artboards or Illustrator.
@@Jcwphoto yeah i got that to work, but it only exports the first artboard out of numerous ones :'(. Thanks for the reply and the tutorial all the same :)
Thanks for your video. I've been scanning in old family photos and expect to have around 20,000 when I'm done. I want to put them together so I can give them to family and they can view the photos based on their search criteria (by person, event, etc). Is Bridge the best software to do this? How do I give them the ability to search the photos without having to learn Bridge? Is there a scrapbook app I could use?
So I had a guy in one of my classes doing the exact same thing. Bridge would work fine for this. What you want to do is add your search criteria in keywords. Basically, add text to the metadata fields. The key ones are title, description and keywords. This info will be attached to any image. Even if you switch programs or upload to flickr. It will read these fields. You can then filter or search images using bridge to find images. Using collections is also another possibility. The bad news is it will take time with that many images.
Nice job. Do have 2 questions. Can you cull like you can in Lightroom; that is, mark a image as rejected, have it not show on the screen, then later actually delete it from disk? 2nd can the work done in Bridge be imported into Lightroom (collections, ratings for images, etc.) for further processing with develop or print modules for instance. Much of Bridge is functionally duplicated in Lightroom and I think the relation between the two programs deserves mention in you (very thorough and informative) video. Thanks
Yes, you can cull like in Lightroom. You can also import. Bridge is just a browser it has one single purpose. It is probably a better browser than Lightroom. Lightroom, catalogs, is a browser and RAW photo editor. You would not want to use Bridge and then go to Lightroom, it would not make any sense. You could go from Bridge to to Adobe Camera Raw then to Photoshop. Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom develop module are exactly the same. Bridge has collections just like Lightroom. I prefer Bridge over Lightroom because of its speed. Personally, I use Photo Mechanic. Hope this helps.
Hi John
I have problems with file type associations in Bridge 2019. Every file I try to open, opens in After Effects!
I uninstalled both Bridge and AE - and reinstalled, but the problem remains. Sound familiar?
Goto File/Open With and that should be set to Photoshop. You might have it on After Effects.
Love the video, very instructional. But can you tell me why I would need this you are not editing your photos in this are you? Or are you using this more or less as a place to put your photos into? I am a little new at this whole editing game and I currently only have luminar ai as my 1st post processing software I am still confused about all of the Adobe products and what they all do so I am trying to learn and suck up all the information I can👍
Bridge is an image browser. I will pretty much allow you to view any type of image. You can use to import, view, cull, tag images. You are correct you do not edit with it. But if you take 500 images you do not want to open them one at a time. This will let you organize and view and select the images you like.
@@Jcwphoto ahhhhh I gotta. But doesn't lightroom/photoshop do that too? So I know when I get done shooting I plug my camera into my computer and I have only ever just used the Canon software that automatically imports it to Pictures and then lumps it into separate folders for which day that it got. So will Adobe bridge do the same thing as the Canon software? When it comes to computers I would much rather use a sledge hammer on them😂
@@nicholsceramiccoating8284 Bridge is a browser, Photoshop is a photo editor and cannot browse. Lightroom can be used as a browser and raw converter but it is not a photo editor Bridge and Lightroom can both import images. Both are better than the canon software.
what if the Browse in Bridge is greyed out (can't even click on it) how do I activate the button?
I am not sure what you are talking about. What Browse?
I want to apply a style to every image in one of my collections. Can I use bridge to do that automatically for every image and not have to open/edit/save each individual image in photoshop?
Erica Krause no not with bridge. You can do a batch with an action photoshop or save a preset in Lightroom. Also sync settings in Lightroom will work.
I am making a video on how to do this in Lightroom. It should be done in an hour or so.
How sync files in Lightroom. ua-cam.com/video/k5frAu_GDdA/v-deo.html
@@Jcwphoto Thanks! Will watch soon!
What's the issue with Bridge not recognizing my current Lighroom CC Photos? I installed Lightroom Classic also based on a comment below but they're still not visible in bridge.
The Lightroom catalog does not carry over to bridge. In Bridge you need to select the folder with the images and they will be visible. .
@@Jcwphoto Thank you
Hi John, is this the same in Windows 10 as Mac, please?
Jan Beard yes but som quick keys are different like windows uses control instead of command.
Hello, do you know if multiple users use Bridge they'll be able to see the same keywords / tags? Does Bridge write the information to the file itself?
Yes, keywords are part of the metadata. As long as you do not remove the metadata the keywords will be available to any user. If you want to see the information send the photo to Photoshop and go to File/File Info and you will see the metadata. Yes, when you apply keywords to a file in Bridge it is writing that to the image.
@@Jcwphoto Amazing, thanks John!
Great tutorial!
Question:
I am going to be scanning countless old family photo albums into a digital photo album (and Adobe Bridge is a top contender for the application that I will choose for this endeavor).
Once I am done creating my photo album, how can I back up the key files and share the album with family?
In other words, I want to install Bridge on multiple computers (belonging to several family members living at different locations) and want their Bridge album to mirror what I created on my PC.
Initially, when a family member opens their Bridge application, I want them to have exactly what I have -- photos, tags, metadata, etc, and want them to be 100% independent of me.
They are free to change whatever they want, after I set them up. But how do I get an exact replica of all of my labor in creating my album onto their PCs?
Does Adobe Bridge have something like "Backup Database" (to be done on my PC) followed by me making a copy of the backed-up files, and then using those files via a "Restore Database" on a family member's PC?
Again, great tutorial!
Thank you.
Metadata is embedded into the file when you save it. Unless it is a raw file, then it uses an .xmp file. In your case if you use Bridge you get like 15 G of cloud storage with your account. You can upload and sync the your Adobe Cloud with that application. You can share that with anyone you want.
@@Jcwphoto Hi John,
It sounds like Adobe's cloud storage option is ideal, functionally. But I do not trust cloud storage (or any third party) with my data, unless I first encrypt my files, locally, via an open source tool such as "gpg" or "veracrypt", etc. I am very security conscious, and never give my my data (unless I first encrypt it) to anyone. For backups, I do them locally, with encryption, and give a copy of my backups to a trusted family member at a different location (which safeguards my data against a fire or home burglary).
So I am looking for a way to copy the photo album to a USB flash drive. But before I get started on this very time consuming project of scanning over a thousand physical photos, I want to be sure that, upon completion of creating my photo album (tags and all), that I can quickly duplicate everything on a family member's computer. I do not want to have to re-scan anything or re-tag anything. I just want to be able to install Bridge on a family member's computer, and copy the gigs of photo data (from my computer to their computer) and have the album duplicated on a family member's computer.
I want to do what Adobe's cloud syncing would do, but without using Adboe's cloud service. I want to achieve my goal without using the internet -- and use a USB flash drive in place of cloud storage.
It that doable?
Thank you.
Yes, as long as you embed the iptc when you save the files. It saves the metadata in the file and bridge will access it through that.
@@Jcwphoto Excellent.
I do not know what "iptc" is. But I guess that once I start using the software it will be intuitive.
Is there a "Save database" type function? And a "Restore database" function?
Or will I have to hunt for and identify the files that need to be copied from computer "A" to computer "B"?
Yes, I will of course copy all of the digital photos, and maintain the directory structure. But I imagine that there will be Bridge database specific files that need to also be copied from computer "A" to computer "B".
You must do something with computers but there isn't a database with bridge. IPTC is part of the metadata. Your files will embed that info into each file. You will not see it. Bridge will automatically update that info to each file when you add something new. There isn't any saving is just happens. This video might help. ua-cam.com/video/zr93YORhzHY/v-deo.html
Can you send images into Powerpoint or other (non-adobe) programs?
Kimberly Hansen you can save them and import them.
bridge 2019 having problems with Camera Raw is that true?
Raw is not part of bridge. There could be a conflict. I have not run into any issues with 2019 but i use Photo Mechanic not Bridge as my browser.
Download 'Camera Raw CC' I believe it will allow you to smoothly upload/edit RAWs in bridge/photoshop. I think there is a new update as well.
Is there any way to see all photos within a folder, even though photos are in multiple subfolders?
Under view select show items in subfolders.
John Whitehead Images it only shows the folders, not the photos from the folders.
On my computer it does still show the sub-folder but it shows the images also.
Also the standard code for file naming in photojournalism is : 2 first letters of your family name + first letter of your 1st name, the year, 001 incremental (first assignment start at 002, 001 is your personal projects), 0001 incremental for the pictures, 00001 (!!!) for National Geographic.
That give me something like BAJ20190010001 = first picture of the first personal project of the year 2019. The date is one of the first thing appearing in metadata, and you don't need to write it in your filename to find any picture by date. It's the best file management system for any photographer in my opinion. It was passed down to me by Dominic Nahr from Time Magazine. You're welcome :)
A lot of papers even the AP use a similar but different standard. I can't remember who but a photographer on the East coast developed a photojournalism software program. It was quite nice. It used date, slug which was more specific to the event than a proper name and photographers initials. Ap has its own method which uses a transmission reference code. Most journalists don't use Bridge. They prefer Photo Mechanic. Bridge was horrible when it first came out.
@@Jcwphoto I know but Photo Mechanic is 105 bucks and Bridge is free. And it ain't bad at all now. I hate Photo Mechanic random stuff like zooming in automatically when you review an image (why in the hell it this even a thing is beyond me...) and overall I find it a bit overkill. Just my two cents. Dominic uses Photo Mechanic. Some prefer Bridge like my other mentor Roger Lemoyne. I would say it's about 50/50 now.
What's the software you are talking about? Really curious!
Anyway as far as I know the code I mentioned is pretty much universal now, only Magnum had different letters to separate analog with digital images but it's the only agency which still accept analog images, and National Geographic requires another zero... Sure I guess there are a lot of specific systems for specific magazines but as far as I'm aware just about any publication will accept a file named this way. OK I haven't tried but Dominic worked for Time, Nat Geo, GQ among others and said it was pretty much universal. I'll have to verify by myself tho.
Anyway my point is this file naming system works wonders even if you're not a journalist! I think everyone should use it. You don't remember the exact date, but you have it in your metadata; however you will almost always remember in *which order you shot what*, what personal project or assignment came in what order. That's really, really hard to forget. Hence the genius of this system.
Hi! do you know if it possible to link MicroSoft Sharepoint to Creative Cloud?
Hopefully, this link will help. helpx.adobe.com/sign/using/microsoft-sharepoint-installation-guide.html
@@Jcwphoto boy has my request changed since yesterday! I got my files off Sharepoint and loaded them in my CC. Now I'm attempting to add them to collections, but the library isn't displaying in the content panel. How can this be so difficult?
@@kandrisa I would say call Adobe. They should be able to give you a better answer. I have never used Sharepoint so it hard to give any advice. Collections, just remembers the path of where the item is located. Maybe it does not understand the path to Sharepoint.
@@Jcwphoto hi John. I did contact Adobe. They said Bridge is not a cloud based app and to use Light Room. Thanks for your TA! It's appreciated
why use this over the regular file explorer of windows?
Faster, support s raw, culling, metadata
why can't it play videos anymore??
or play sounds
Veteran PC Gaming i would need more info. Specifics
Laughed at the horse-eagle
I have hundreds of folders, 1000's of pictures in each and they have no naming convention. Some are yyyy-mm-dd, some are San Diego vacation, some are grandkids -yyyy, some are ios, and on and on. Can I organize these into a nice layout by date taken using Adobe Bridge? I don't mind spending the time to learn something from tutorials but I want to be sure to learn the right free tool. Advice is always appreciated.
Carl H yes. I don’t have this process in the video just how to do it as you move images off you sd card. You will have to put all files into appropriate folders but i will make a video to show you the renaming process today or tomorrow.
@@Jcwphoto Great John and thank you. Happy New Year!
@@cwh1947 ua-cam.com/video/zr93YORhzHY/v-deo.html
@@Jcwphoto Exactly what I was trying to do. Thanks for taking the time to explain the process. I appreciate the effort and wish you the best for 2020. CH
For renaming a group of existing pictures, he has a good tutorial here:
Adobe Bridge-Batch Rename-Add Metadata ua-cam.com/video/zr93YORhzHY/v-deo.html
Good walk throughs, having never used Bridge answered all my UI & feature questions.
I have an honest question for my knowledge. I hear a lot of people talk about Lightroom is trash use bridge, and ACR instead. Everything I see you do in bridge for the most part I can do in lightroom and its all in one place. How is bridge in reality any different than Lightroom. Now it imports a lot faster than lightroom does I will say that, but the overall experience seems like Lightroom is easier and faster
It is a good question. Lightroom is crazy slow and the cataloging can cause issues if you move files or switch drives. Bridge is just a browser to look at files. It is like the Library in Lightroom without cataloging. The develope module in Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw are the EXACT same program that is why you don't see a difference. Lightroom and ACR are just raw conversion programs. Photoshop is the only true image editing program. I think if comes down to preference. I hate Lightroom's cataloging feature. I wish it could be turned off. And as you noticed it is crazy slow. I use Photo Mechanic instead of Bridge. However if I had the choice between Lightroom and Bridge I would use Bridge for speed. You can just do so much more with Bridge-ACR -Photoshop. Editing in Photoshop is just so much better.
@@Jcwphoto I have tried AskDamiens 30 day challenge. I tried to do everything in Bridge/ACR as I do in Lightroom and it just seemed more clustered than just using Lightroom. Now with that being said, I pretty much use lightroom for import/export and light edits, all actual editing is done through Photoshop. But I also use Pixieset for website and photogallery and there is a plugin for lightroom that makes uploading easier and faster. I am trying to use bridge but there are things that just don't seem to be as fluid
@@Jcwphoto but good video btw. I did learn some things about bridge.
Just because one person does not like a program don't let that persuade you. Both get the job done. You should stick with what you prefer. The only part of Lightroom I really like is their bulk export. I use it for my galleries. I upload via ftp. However, I host my own sites. I am not a fan of pay per month web stuff. If you like Lightroom and don't mind the slow imports it is not a big deal. Just beware when you switch hard drives or move files Lightroom will not be able to find the old Files. I am constantly moving folders. I work off an external SSD. As soon as a do I move it to a new drive. The would cause major issues with Lightroom. Nothing that can't be fixed but issues.
I was thinking that Bridge would be a DAM, but it isn't quite. It's more like a super finder. I say this because it appears that if I delete a file off of my hard drive, Bridge has no recollection of its existence. Am I missing something. A DAM would know that I had a certain asset that is now missing. At least the DAM we used to use did that.
Bridge doesn't store your files themselves as far as I'm aware. It's just a super-finder, as you say it yourself - but basically, a DAM kinda IS a super finder... anyway... it's like Photo Mechanic. It doesn't store the file. I learned this the hard way by closing 3 tabs of Photo Mechanic and losing all of my filenames with the right code - I'm a photojournalist so I have a specific code fo follow to name my files for each client.
As for recollecting the existence of your file, I don't know why exactly Bridge would have to know that this file existed before... since you deleted it. As you said - it's not an editor, so it's not taking a file and opening it.
It makes a preview jpeg of every photo you load into it that isn't stored in anything but the app, unless you're backing the app itself up. This is why it's fast and that's what you want.
It is a Digital Assets Manager, and that's... what a Digital Assets Managers is... a DAM never store your files, nor does it need to know where to find them since you do not perform any modification of said file inside it.
The only thing it does is creating a tiny jpeg copy of your RAW files for fast preview and help you reach the photos stored on your hard drive in a very fast and easy way, as well as helping you selecting and sequencing your pictures.
Maybe the DAM you used knew when an asset was missing, but then maybe that wasn't a DAM. For instance, Lightroom isn't a DAM. Lightroom actually store your files inside of it because you edit them.
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28:23 "I actually don't use bridge"
I prefer Photo Mechanic. It stems from when Bridge first came out. It is much better now but then it was horrible. I teach Bridge in college but that is the only time I use it.
20 min in and I still see no reason to use adobe bridge. what's the point?
The program isn't for everybody. The tutorial is to show how to use the program. If it isn't for you try something else.