In the Save As dialog, enter a file name, choose a location, then click Save.. In the Save As dialog, enter a file name, choose a location, then click Save.. To create a first comp, fo
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and display them to clients: contact sheets and
PDF presentations You’ll produce both by using
the Output panel in Bridge
Creating a contact sheet
A contact sheet is an arrangement of image
thumb-nails in one document, an electronic version of
the contact sheets that are traditionally created
from film Use them to catalog images, such as the
photos that you back up onto DVDs, for easy
refer-ence and identification
To create a contact sheet:
1 In Bridge, put all the files to be displayed on
the contact sheet in the same folder, in the
order in which you want them to appear on
the sheet (they can be grouped in a stack), and
display the contents of that folder
2 Click the Output workspace (or from the
Output menu on the toolbar, choose
Output to Web or PDF).* AA Preview panel
displays above the Content panel, and an
Output panel displays on the right side
3 At the top of the Output panel, B click PDF,
then from the Template menu, choose 4*5
Contact Sheet or 5*8 Contact Sheet, for the
number of columns and rows
If you’re content with the default settings for
the chosen template, skip ahead to step 10 or
11; or if you prefer to customize the template,
follow all the remaining steps
4 In the Document category, do as follows:
Choose a Page Preset, such as U.S Paper, and a
preset Size, or to produce a custom-size sheet,
enter Width and Height values
Choose image Quality settings For onscreen
output, for example, choose 150 or 72 ppi and
move the Quality slider to 60–70.★These
settings will affect the file size
From the Background menu, choose a
back-ground color for the contact sheet For print
output, we recommend choosing White
For the Password options, see step 4, page 380
5. Select around 10–15 thumbnails (to minimize
the preview time), then click Refresh Preview
to preview the current settings in a layout
B We chose these Document and Layout set-tings for our PDF contact sheet in the Output panel in Bridge before clicking Refresh Preview.
A Display a folder of image thumbnails, then click the Output workspace on the Bridge toolbar.
*If this workspace isn’t listed, go to Edit/Adobe Bridge CS5 > Preferences >
Startup Scripts, check Adobe Output Module, then relaunch Bridge.
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6 In the Layout category, change any of the
following settings:
Choose an Image Placement option for the
order in which the images are to be arranged,
based on the current order of the thumbnails
Enter the desired number of Columns and
Rows for the contact sheet, depending on how
many images it will contain
Check Use Auto-Spacing to let Bridge calculate
the spacing between thumbnails (the easy way);
or uncheck this option, enter the desired
spac-ing between thumbnails in the Vertical and
Horizontal fields, and enter Top, Bottom, Left,
and Right margin values
Optional: Check Rotate for Best Fit to allow
thumbnails to be rotated for a better fit (we
keep this off, for a uniform orientation)
Keep Repeat One Photo per Page unchecked.
7 Optional: In the Overlays category (scroll
down-ward if you don’t see it), check Filename and
Extension to have that data appear below each
image, and choose a Font, Size, and Color for
the text
8 Optional: To display a header above all the
images, in the Header category, check Add Header, choose an alignment option, enter text, and choose text attributes Ditto for a Footer
9 In the Playback category, uncheck all options
(since the sheet is going to be viewed manually)
10 Optional: In the Watermark category, check Add
Watermark, enter copyright text to appear in the center of each image, choose Font, Size, Color, and Offset options, and choose a low Opacity.★
11 Select all the thumbnails to appear on the con-tact sheet, then click Refresh Preview to preview
it Adjust any settings or rearrange any thumb-nails, if needed, then click Refresh Preview once more.A
12 At the bottom of the panel, check View PDF After Save, then click Save In the Save As
dialog, enter a file name, choose a location, then click Save A PDF file will be created;
Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Pro, or Adobe Reader will launch; and the PDF file will open onscreen.BIf it contains multiple pages, you can use the arrow buttons to cycle through them
A When Refresh Preview is clicked again, the contact sheet previews in the Output Preview panel
B Our contact sheet opened
in Adobe Acrobat Pro.
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Creating a PDF presentation
Another way to package and send files to a client or
friend is via a PDF presentation, in which images
play sequentially onscreen To view a slideshow, all
the viewer has to do is double-click the PDF file
To create a PDF presentation:
1 In Bridge, put all the files you want to display in
the presentation in the same folder, in the order
in which you want them to appear (they can be
grouped in a stack) Display the contents of the
folder, and click one of the image thumbnails
2 Click the Output workspace (or from the Output
menu on the toolbar, choose Output to Web
or PDF).* A A Preview panel displays above the
Content panel, and an Output panel displays on
the right side (A, next page)
3 At the top of the Output panel, click PDF, then
from the Template menu, choose Maximize Size.
4 In the Document category, do the following:
From the Page Preset menu, choose Web,
and from the Size menu, choose 800 x 600 or
1024 x 728
Choose Quality settings For Web or other
onscreen output, choose 150 ppi or 72 ppi and
set the Quality to 60–70.★These settings affect
the file size and the speed of transmission
From the Background menu, choose a color to
be displayed behind the images
Optional: Check Open Password and enter a
password Your viewers will need to enter this
password in order to open the PDF file
Optional: Check Permission Password and enter
a password to restrict how the PDF file can be
used (such as a restriction to print access) Your
viewers will need to enter this password in order
to print or edit the PDF file
5 In the Layout category, uncheck all the options,
including Rotate for Best Fit, to prevent any
images from being rotated
6 In the Overlays category, check Filename and
Extension to have that data appear below each
image, choose a Font and Size, and set the Color
to White (or if you prefer to choose a custom
color, click the swatch and use the color picker)
7 Optional: To display a header above all the
images, in the Header category, check Add
Header, choose an alignment option, enter text, and choose text attributes Ditto for a Footer
8 Under Playback, choose options for Acrobat:
To display the presentation images at
full-screen size, check Open in Full Screen Mode.
To have the frames advance automatically,
check Automatic Advance to the Next Page, then enter the Duration (Seconds) you want
each frame to display.★
To have the slide show loop continuously (after the last frame displays, the show replays from
the first frame), check Loop After Last Page.
To display a transition effect between frames, such as a Dissolve or a Fade, choose from the
Transition menu Also choose a Direction
option (not available for all the Transition
options) and a Speed option.
9 Optional: In the Watermark category, check
Add Watermark,★enter text to be displayed in the center of each image, choose Font, Size (try 60–70 pt), Color, and Offset options, and a low Opacity.★
10 Select all the thumbnails to be included in the presentation, then click Refresh Preview to
generate a preview of the first frame, based on the settings you have chosen
11 Check View PDF After Save at the bottom
of the dialog to have the presentation play automatically when you click Save
12 Click Save In the Save As dialog, enter a file
name, choose a location, then click Save A PDF file will be created, and Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Pro, or Adobe Reader will launch If
an alert pertaining to Acrobat appears, click Yes The PDF file will open onscreen, and then finally the slide show will start (B–C, next page) To stop the show at any time, press Esc
A Display a folder of image thumbnails, then click the Output workspace on the Bridge toolbar.
*If this workspace isn’t listed, go to Preferences > Start Scripts (in Bridge), check Adobe Output Module, then relaunch Bridge.
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A The first frame of our PDF presentation displays in the Output Preview panel, along with the header (We dragged the
vertical bar of the Folders panel to the left to hide the left pane, to make more room for the other panes.)
B Adobe Acrobat launched, and the presentation played on the full screen The image on the left shows a Glitter transition.
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Creating and using layer comps
A layer comp (short for “composition”) is a set of
layer characteristics, which can include visibility,
position, and layer effect settings Via the Layer
Comps panel, you can store multiple comps in
one document By displaying different comps, you
can quickly present multiple design variations to
coworkers and clients
To create a layer comp:
1 Create multiple image, type, fill, or adjustment
layers to be used to create variations in your
design They can have different colors, typefaces,
masks, Smart Filter settings, adjustment
set-tings, imagery, etc
2 To create a first comp, for each layer in the
docu-ment, do any of the following: Choose a visibility
setting, a position (location), and layer style
settings (blending mode, opacity setting, etc.)
3 Show the Layer Comps panel, A then click the
New Layer Comp button at the bottom of
the panel The New Layer Comp dialog opens.B
4 Enter a Name for the comp, then check which
layer settings you want it to contain: Visibility,
Position, and/or Appearance (Layer Style)
5 Optional: Enter information in the Comment
field, to appear on the panel when the list for
that layer comp is expanded (such as explanatory
notes for a client or coworker).C
6 Click OK To create more comps from different
design variations, repeat steps 2–6 (e.g., hide or
show different layers, reposition a layer, change
the layer style or adjustment settings)
➤ To change which layer settings a comp can store
(and therefore display) or to add or edit the
Comment, double-click to the right of the comp
name; the Layer Comp Options dialog opens
➤ To bypass the Layer Comp Options dialog as you
create a comp, Alt-click/Option-click the New
Layer Comp button The options chosen for the
last comp will apply to the new one
➤ To rename a comp quickly, double-click the comp
name on the panel
To display a layer comp:
Do either of the following:
On the Layer Comps panel, click in the left
column to make the Layer Comp icon appear
B In the New Layer Comp dialog, type a Name, decide which characteristics are to be saved in the comp, and enter optional comments.
C Two comp lists are expanded to reveal comments
CREATING A LAYER COMP FROM A DUPLICATE
If you don’t want to create a new layer comp from scratch, start from a duplicate instead: right-click a
then to edit and update the duplicate, see “To update
a layer comp” on the next page
A Use the Layer Comps panel to create, store, apply, edit, update, and delete your layer comps
Show Layer Comp icon
Apply Previous
Apply Next
Update Layer Comp
New Layer Comp
Delete Layer Comp
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To cycle through the layer comps, click the Apply
Next Selected Layer Comp button or Apply
Previous Selected Layer Comp button.A
Let’s say you edit your document, then display a layer
comp If you want to restore the document to its
state before the comp was displayed, do as follows
To restore the last document state:
On the Layer Comps panel, do either of the
following:
Click in the left column next to the Last
Document State listing
Right-click a layer comp and choose Restore Last
Document State.
You can update any existing layer comp to
incorpo-rate new edits that you have made to your document
To update a layer comp:
1 On the Layer Comps panel, click the name of the
layer comp to be updated Note: If you need to
remind yourself which Apply to Layers settings
are turned on for the comp (or to change them),
double-click it
2 Add, edit, or delete layers; change their visibility
or position; or change the layer style settings
3 Click the Update Layer Comp button at the
bottom of the panel
If you change the number of layers in a document
that are recorded in a layer comp (e.g., delete or
merge layers), an alert icon, indicating that the
“Layer Comp Cannot Be Fully Restored,” appears
next to the names of any comps that are affected
You can either update or clear the alert, as follows
(If you ignore the alert, layers will remain merged or
will be deleted.)
To clear an alert icon:
Do one of the following:
Click the comp, then click the Update Layer
Comp button Data from the deleted layers
will be removed from that comp, but any current
edits will be saved to it
Click the comp, click the alert icon, then click
Clear in the alert dialog Data from the deleted
layers will be removed from that comp
Right-click the alert icon and choose Clear Layer
Comp Warning (or to clear all alert icons, choose
Clear All Layer Comp Warnings)
CREATING A PERMANENT “SNAPSHOT”
To preserve the original state of a document, create
a layer comp when you fi rst open your image (before making any edits) Yes, snapshots on the History panel serve a similar purpose, but they disappear when you close your document, whereas layer comps save with the fi le and remain accessible
A The three layer comps shown above are variations within the same image.
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When you delete a layer comp, no layers are deleted
and the appearance of the document is unchanged
To delete a layer comp:
1 On the Layer Comps panel, click the layer comp
to be deleted
2 Click the Delete Layer Comp button at the
bottom of the panel
Creating a PDF presentation of
layer comps
An automated command called Layer Comps to Files
produces a flattened PDF file from each layer comp
in a document, and from the resulting file, you can
produce a PDF presentation A PDF presentation is
a great vehicle for showing document variations to
a client, and it can be viewed without Photoshop
To create a PDF presentation of layer comps:
1 Open a Photoshop file that contains layer comps
Optional: To create the presentation from select
layer comps rather than all the comps on the
panel, select them now (Ctrl-click/Cmd-click to
select nonconsecutive comps)
2 Choose File > Scripts > Layer Comps to Files
The Layer Comps to Files dialog opens.A
3 Click Browse, choose a location for the PDF files
to be saved, then click OK/Open
4 Enter a File Name Prefix to be included in the
names of all the comp files
5 If you selected some layer comps in step 1, check
Selected Layer Comps Only.
6. In the File Type area, do the following:
From the File Type menu, choose PDF.
Check Include ICC Profile to include an assigned
or embedded color profile
For the PDF Options, click Encoding: JPEG as
the compression method, then enter a Quality
value (1–4 for low quality, 5–8 for medium
quality, or 9–12 for high quality)
7 Click Run The script will save each comp as a
flattened PDF file in the designated folder Click
OK in the alert dialog, which will indicate that
the script was successful The PDF file names
will include the prefix, plus the title of the layer
comp (as listed on the Layer Comps panel)
8 To create a PDF presentation using the new
folder of images that the script created, follow
the steps on page 380
A In the Layer Comps to Files dialog, choose a destination folder and options for the files that Photoshop will generate from your layer comps.