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Figure 2.12 Take advantage of the new options for renaming files in the Advanced Rename section of Photo Downloader.. Lastly, if you want to import only some of the files from the card,

Advanced This section (shown in Figure 2.10) contains several settings These are

mat-ters of personal preference and we leave them unchecked

Figure 2.10 The Advanced section of the Bridge Preferences contains a number of

additional settings

Software rendering can be helpful for those with older computers and/or lesser graph-ics cards whose hardware can’t take advantage of some of the features in Bridge For those with better graphics cards and newer computers, it’s better to use the hardware acceleration if you’re not sure, you can easily try checking this option to see which way Bridge works better for you

if you want to use previews that match the resolution of your monitor to more easily assess critical sharpness in your images, check the option generate Monitor-Size Pre-views if you always want Bridge to launch when you log in, check that option

Output We leave the output Preferences options set at their default values.

Downloading Images

We’re sure that you are anxious to look at your images immediately after returning from a photo shoot of course, you need to download the images from your memory cards before you can get started CS5 includes an excellent downloader that makes this task easier than ever

Start by inserting your digital media into the card reader in Bridge, click the camera icon near the top left of the interface Choose File > get Photos from Camera A dialog box appears for the Photo downloader Click the Advanced dialog button in the lower-left corner to access the interface shown in Figure 2.11

Figure 2.11 The Photo Downloader is an extremely efficient way to download and rename your images.

directly to the computer This is partly because we just find it more convenient to use a card reader, especially when we have a relatively large number of images to download However, we also prefer keeping the camera safely in the camera bag rather than sitting on the desk with a cord attached, with the risk that the cord might accidentally get pulled and the camera might crash to the floor

Begin by choosing a location for your pictures Click the Choose button to navigate to the desired location on your computer, and use it to create a new folder if

necessary Which folder you copy them to depends on your own organizational

struc-ture Hopefully you’ve set up folders to organize your images systematically, such as

by the location, date, or other attributes of the images if not, now is a good time to

start one way to do this is to store your images in a location folder that you create

within Pictures Then in the Create Subfolders drop-down menu, choose Shot date

That creates a subfolder within the location folder for each day so you can use the

same location folder for multiple days of shooting while still keeping images organized

by date of course, you could also choose to create folders in Pictures based on events

or Subject Matter or whatever is logical to you At a minimum, create a new folder to

reflect the event you’ve just photographed or the location

one of the handy features of the downloader is the ability to rename the files while importing them CS5 added the ability to give an Advanced name to your files

We like this option because it enables you to specify exactly how you’d like to rename the file We like to use a custom name followed by the original file name That way the original name that was assigned by the camera acts as a sequencing agent, while the custom name allows us to add text that makes it easier for us to readily recognize the files For example, in Figure 2.12 we’re renaming some files that were shot at Black Fly in nevada We added BlackFly to the original filename You can use the + and – radio buttons at the end of each line to add or subtract options for naming your files,

as well as click on the drop-down menus in each line to specify what option to add to the name We often choose a custom name that reflects the location, although some people prefer to use the species or subject name Back in the main Photo downloader dialog, it’s a good idea to check the option Preserve Current Filename in XMP so that

if the file gets saved and renamed again later, you can more easily find the original raw file (For more details on using this feature, see the instructions in the “renaming Your images After import” section later in this chapter.)

Figure 2.12 Take advantage of the new options for renaming files in the Advanced Rename

section of Photo Downloader

Although it may seem silly since Bridge is already open, we recommend check-ing the option open Adobe Bridge under Advanced options docheck-ing so opens a second Bridge window that automatically displays the images you are downloading That saves you from having to navigate to them later

We do not recommend converting the images to dng unless you have a specific reason to want dng files We also recommend against using the delete original Files option it’s safer to wait and reformat the card in your camera

We recommend that you always store your files in at least two places since hard drives can fail Photo downloader enables you to simultaneously save copies of the images to a second location by checking the Save Copies To box and then choosing the desired location obviously, if you want to use an external hard drive as your backup,

it must be connected to the computer

it’s a good practice to create a metadata template containing your basic contact information such as your name, email, website, phone, or whatever information you want to include Then you can select that template in the Apply Metadata section of

downloader, and it will apply the information to each file during the import We’ll

explain how to do that shortly

Lastly, if you want to import only some of the files from the card, click the Uncheck All button, and then manually check those you want to import

When you’re ready, click get Photos A new Bridge window will appear, preset

to the folder containing the newly imported pictures, which will already be renamed

and have your contact metadata attached That’s pretty slick!

once you’ve copied the images, the originals are still on your digital media card Until you need to use that card, it serves as a backup copy just in case

some-thing goes wrong in the meantime (though you should still be backing up the images

on your hard drive as well) When you’re ready to use that digital media card again,

reformat it in the camera to remove the existing images and reinitialize the card

Creating a Metadata Template

in today’s digital world it’s important to label your digital images with your contact

information otherwise it’s very easy for the image to become separated from any

infor-mation about you, and if it’s a good image, you might discover that it’s being used in a

variety of ways while you’re not getting credit or money from it Attaching contact (and

copyright) information to the file removes any excuses for someone not to contact you

before they use it The easiest way to do so is to create a template that can be applied to

all your images as you import them

To create a metadata template, go to the Metadata panel, click the small fly-out menu in the upper-right corner, and choose Create Metadata Template, as shown in

Figure 2.13, or go to Tools > Create Metadata Template in the resulting dialog box,

fill in the desired fields Be sure to check each field that you want to include in the

tem-plate even if text appears, if the field is not checked it won’t be included in the temtem-plate

name the template—for example, Contact info—and click Save The template you just

made will be available in the downloader to apply to all images as you import then,

as well as in the Metadata panel You can apply the template from the Metadata panel

by selecting the images and then going to the same fly-out menu and choosing Append

Metadata Select your template from the list that appears

Figure 2.13 Create a metadata template

to quickly add contact and copyright information to your files

Note: To view the metadata information you add, either go to the Metadata section of Bridge

cannot save the information as a template there

Renaming Your Images After Import

Sometimes you may import images without renaming them and want to rename them later, or perhaps you want to change the name you initially used Fortunately, it’s quite easy to rename all or some of the images in a folder To rename your images, take the following steps:

1. either select the particular files you want to rename or select a folder in the Folders panel in the latter case, the renaming will be applied to all the files in the folder

2. Choose Tools > Batch rename in the Bridge menu to open the Batch rename dialog box (see Figure 2.14)

Figure 2.14 To rename images after you’ve imported them, use the Batch Rename dialog box.

3. Choose whether to use a preset naming convention By default this will be set

to Last Used You can save any naming convention you establish as a preset by clicking the Save button and naming it it will then be added to the list of preset names To remove a preset, select it and press delete

4. Select whether you want your renamed files to be in the same folder, copied to another folder, or moved to another folder if you copy or move them, specify where by clicking Browse

5. Under new Filenames, we like to create a name that tells us essential identify-ing features about the images This could be text that describes the place (such

as erie) or the subject (lake), along with a date and/or the original preserved filename and an extension The number of components you use is your choice:

i

• n the first drop-down box under new Filenames that says Current File-name by default, choose Text The text box to the right will prompt you to type text This is where you type the location, subject, name, and so on

T

• o the far right of this row are + and – radio buttons Click the + button

to get another drop-down box to add more parameters to your name We recommend using the Preserved Filename, which is available as one of the options when you click the drop-down menu in each line because it creates

a distinct filename for each image

i

• f you do not use the Preserved Filename, then we suggest that you choose

a sequence number (or letter) from the drop-down menu Usually we spec-ify a three-digit number, but if you don’t use the date in your naming schema, you may prefer to use at least a four-digit number

You’ll see a preview of your new name at the lower right

your final choice

6. Under options, if you did not previously save the original filename to the XMP metadata, you can choose to keep the original filename in the metadata for the file if you are renaming copies, this can be helpful in the event you want to refer back to the original files

7. Under Compatibility, it’s a good idea to select both Windows and Mac oS (your current operating system is selected by default)

Bridge Views and Workspaces

We know you’re eager to check out your images, but most nature photographers find that the default configuration (see Figure 2.15) of Bridge isn’t a very efficient way to work Fortunately, Bridge is easy to customize, and making a few changes can mean the difference between thinking that Bridge is awkward to use and thinking that it’s

wonderful The Bridge interface is composed of pods that can be moved and adjusted

in size either manually or by using one of the presets, or a combination or both, to enable easier access to whatever features you’re using We’ll show you several of the variations that we find most helpful

Renaming Your Images After Import

Sometimes you may import images without renaming them and want to rename them

later, or perhaps you want to change the name you initially used Fortunately, it’s quite

easy to rename all or some of the images in a folder To rename your images, take the

following steps:

1. either select the particular files you want to rename or select a folder in the

Folders panel in the latter case, the renaming will be applied to all the files in

the folder

2. Choose Tools > Batch rename in the Bridge menu to open the Batch rename

dialog box (see Figure 2.14)

Figure 2.14 To rename images after you’ve imported them, use the Batch Rename dialog box.

3. Choose whether to use a preset naming convention By default this will be set

to Last Used You can save any naming convention you establish as a preset by

clicking the Save button and naming it it will then be added to the list of preset

names To remove a preset, select it and press delete

4. Select whether you want your renamed files to be in the same folder, copied to

another folder, or moved to another folder if you copy or move them, specify

where by clicking Browse

5. Under new Filenames, we like to create a name that tells us essential

identify-ing features about the images This could be text that describes the place (such