Chapter 4: Adobe Bridge; Getting Started With Bridge - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS CS3 PROFESSIONAL User Manual

Chapter 4: Adobe Bridge

Adobe Bridge CS3 is the control center for Adobe Creative Suite 3. Bridge enables file organization and sharing, and
provides centralized access to your project files, applications, and settings, along with Adobe XMP (Extensible
Markup Platform) metadata tagging and searching capabilities. Bridge helps you simplify creative workflows by
serving as a hub for projects involving both Adobe and non-Adobe files.

Getting started with Bridge

About Adobe Bridge CS3
Use Adobe Bridge, provided with Adobe Creative Suite 3 components, to organize, browse, and locate the assets you
need to create content for print, the web, television, DVD, film, and mobile devices. Bridge keeps native Adobe files
(such as PSD and PDF) as well as non-Adobe files available for easy access. You can drag assets into your layouts,
projects, and compositions as needed, preview files, and even add metadata (file information), making the files easier
to locate.
For a video on understanding Bridge, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0090.
From Bridge you can view, search, sort, filter, manage, and process image, video, and audio files. You
File browsing
can use Bridge to rename, move, and delete files; edit metadata; rotate images; and run batch commands. You can
also view files and data imported from your digital still or video camera.
Bridge Home is a feature of Bridge CS3 that lets you access tips, news, and information about Adobe
Bridge Home
Creative Suite 3 products and components. From Bridge Home, you can access Adobe.com and other design
resources.
If you have Adobe Photoshop® or Adobe After Effects® installed, you can open or import camera raw
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 or After Effects, and copy settings from one image
to another. If you don't have Photoshop or After Effects installed, you can still preview the camera raw files in Bridge.
Select Adobe Stock Photos from the Favorites panel in Bridge to search leading stock libraries for
Stock Photos
royalty-free images. You can download low-resolution, complimentary versions of the images and try them in your
projects before purchasing them.
If you use Adobe Creative Suite 3, you can use Bridge to synchronize color settings across color-
Color management
managed Adobe Creative Suite 3 components. This synchronization ensures that colors look the same in all Adobe
Creative Suite 3 components.
From Bridge, you can start a real-time web conference to share your desktop and review
Web-based meetings
documents. Attendees join the meeting by logging in to a web-based meeting space from their computers. You must
have an account to start and attend meetings. You can subscribe or set up a trial account by clicking the Start Meeting
button in Bridge.
Note: For more information on Color Management or Web-based meetings, see Bridge Help. For more information on
Adobe Stock Photos, see the full Adobe Stock Photos Help at www.adobe.com/go/learn_sp_stockphotohelp.
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