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To better preview dynamic media files, you can brighten or darken the Bridge interface in General preferences.
Work with Camera Raw
Camera raw files contain unprocessed picture data from a camera's image sensor. Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw
software, available in Bridge if you have Adobe Photoshop or Adobe After Effects installed, processes camera raw
files. You can also process JPEG or TIFF files using Camera Raw in Bridge.
Use Bridge to copy and paste settings from one file to another, to batch process files, or to apply settings to files
without opening the Camera Raw dialog box.
Note: Select Edits Camera Raw Settings in Bridge General preferences to open camera raw files in the Camera Raw
dialog box in Bridge. If this preference isn't selected, camera raw files open in Photoshop.
For more information about working with Camera Raw software, search for "Camera Raw" in Help.
Using Adobe Device Central with Adobe Bridge
Device Central enables creative professionals and developers that use Adobe Bridge to preview how different types
of files, such as Photoshop, Flash, and Illustrator files, will look on a variety of mobile devices. This ability can
streamline the testing workflows for a variety of file types. Adobe Bridge also provides direct access to Device Central
without having to open a Creative Suite 3 component such as Photoshop or Flash first.
For example, a designer who uses several Creative Suite components may use a folder in Adobe Bridge to organizes
a variety of files used in the same project. The designer can navigate to that folder in Adobe Bridge and, in turn, view
how a Photoshop image, a Flash file, and an Illustrator file will look on a mobile device.
Previewing content from Adobe Bridge is also useful if you are reusing existing content. For example, you may have
some wallpaper files you created some time ago for a certain group of devices. Now, you may want to test the
wallpaper files on the newest mobile devices. Simply update the profile list in Device Central and test the old
wallpaper files on the new devices directly from Adobe Bridge.
Access Adobe Device Central from Adobe Bridge
To access Device Central from Adobe Bridge, select an individual file. The supported formats are: SWF, JPG, JPEG,
PNG, GIF, WBM, MOV, 3GP, M4V, MP4, MPG, MPEG, AVI, HTM, HTML, XHTML, CHTML, URL, and
WEBLOC.
Start Adobe Bridge.
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2 Do one of the following:
• Select a file and click File > Test in Device Central.
• Right-click a file and select Test in Device Central.
The file is displayed in the Device Central Emulator tab. To continue testing, double-click the name of a different
device in the Device Sets or Available Devices lists.
Note: To browse device profiles or to create mobile documents, select Tools > Device Central. Device Central opens with
the Devices Profiles tab shown.
For a tutorial about using Adobe Bridge and Device Central, see http://www.adobe.com/go/vid0208.
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