Alter-natively, click on the drop-down disclosure arrow on the right side of the Workspace Chooser, above the Sort Manually button, to reveal a drop-down menu of choices.. Filmstrip View
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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
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• 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
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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
Note: Bridge will automatically preserve the file extension, so you don’t have to use Extension as your final choice
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
(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
dialog box (see Figure 2.14)
Figure 2.14 To rename images after you’ve imported them, use the Batch Rename dialog box.
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
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
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There are numerous preset workspaces available from the Workspace Chooser
in the toolbar if some of them are not visible, drag the thin double line at the begin-ning of the spaces to the left it will act like a drawer and reveal more choices Alter-natively, click on the drop-down disclosure arrow on the right side of the Workspace Chooser, above the Sort Manually button, to reveal a drop-down menu of choices
(See Figure 2.16.)
Note: When using Bridge, maximize the interface window so that it uses your entire monitor
That way you’ll be seeing as large an image preview as possible
Filmstrip Views
Most nature photographers use a version of a “filmstrip” view (Figure 2.17) to sort through their images The preset called Filmstrip has a large Preview area with a
Figure 2.16 The Workspace Chooser makes it easy to access different
workspaces so that you can work more efficiently
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of all the thumbnails beneath the image preview The large preview makes it much easier to decide which images to keep and which to delete in addition, the Favorites, Folders, Filter, and Collections tabs are on the left, making it easy to find the images you want to see
Figure 2.17 The filmstrip view can be a good starting place for viewing images.
The slider at the bottom right of the interface will scale the thumbnails up
or down The thumbnail size and image layout adjust dynamically as you move the slider, making it easy to decide exactly what setting works best for you You’ll want the thumbnails to be large enough that the metadata you’ve chosen in Preferences to appear with the thumbnails is visible if the thumbnails are too small, the metadata won’t appear The idea is to make the thumbnails just large enough to reveal enough information to know which image is which, but small enough that they don’t unnec-essarily take space away from the Preview pod Click the small icon to the left of the slider to have Bridge automatically make the thumbnails as small as possible while maintaining your configuration, and click the button to the right to make them as large as possible within the confines of the allotted space
Although the default horizontal filmstrip view is usable, there is also a vertical filmstrip preset called Preview This workspace has the content appear as a vertical film-strip and leaves the preview unencumbered so that vertical images are displayed consid-erably larger in this view (Figure 2.18)
ellen prefers a modified version of this view She prefers to have the filmstrip appear vertically on the right side, as shown in Figure 2.19 To create that view, it’s easiest to begin with the filmstrip next, hover your cursor on the right edge until it
Figure 2.15 By default Bridge opens with this view, giving you access to many of the features.
There are numerous preset workspaces available from the Workspace Chooser
in the toolbar if some of them are not visible, drag the thin double line at the
begin-ning of the spaces to the left it will act like a drawer and reveal more choices
Alter-natively, click on the drop-down disclosure arrow on the right side of the Workspace
Chooser, above the Sort Manually button, to reveal a drop-down menu of choices
(See Figure 2.16.)
Filmstrip Views
Most nature photographers use a version of a “filmstrip” view (Figure 2.17) to sort
through their images The preset called Filmstrip has a large Preview area with a
Trang 4changes shape into a double-edged arrow Then click and drag to the left to expose the third pod Click the Content tab and drag it into the third pod
Figure 2.18 We find that a version of the vertical filmstrip is the best choice for reviewing our images as we edit.
Figure 2.19 Using a vertical filmstrip affords more room for the image previews.
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To adjust the size of the filmstrip, place the cursor over the vertical line separat-ing the Preview pod from the Content pod The cursor will change to a double-facseparat-ing
arrow, as shown in Figure 2.20 Click and drag to the right or left to increase or decrease
the width of the Content pod Just above the scroll bar is a tiny, somewhat
difficult-to-see icon at the top right of the Content pod Click it to reveal choices to display the
thumbnails vertically, horizontally, or in the auto layout For the vertical filmstrip view,
ellen prefers the vertical thumbnail display
Figure 2.20 Adjust the size of the Content pod so that it’s large enough to view the thumbnails comfortably but small enough so
that you maximize the size of the image previews in the Preview pane
Customizing the Left Pod
on the left side of the interface is a pod containing the Favorites and Folders panels,
and beneath it is one containing the Filter, Collections, and export panels You can
adjust the width of these pods similarly to the way you adjusted the width of the
Con-tent pod in addition, you can allocate more or less vertical space to each of these pods
by clicking the horizontal line just above the Filter tab drag it up or down as you
want You can opt to have just a single pod on the left by clicking the Filter tab and
dragging it on top of the Folders tab in addition, you can view keyword or metadata
information in these pods by choosing Window > Metadata Panel or Window >
Key-word Panel Then drag each panel to whichever pod is most convenient
To reposition a panel, point your mouse at the title tab for that panel, and click and drag it to whatever pod is convenient for you if several panels share a pod, simply
click the tab of the panel you want to view to bring it to the forefront
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In fact, once you remove all the panels from any pod, that pod will collapse until you drag a new panel into it Further, any panel in Bridge can be positioned in any pod by clicking the tab at the top of the panel and dragging it to the desired location By doing this you could place the filmstrip on the left and the folders on the right, or create any other configuration that suits your needs
When initially viewing images, we usually select the Folders tab and navigate
to the desired folder so we can have the Folders panel fill the left pod (if you have used Adobe Photo downloader, it will automatically open a new Bridge window and navigate to the folder containing the newly imported images.) However, while we sort through our images, we like to have the Filter and Keyword panels visible on the left
occasionally we like to use the Light Table view to scan the contents of a folder ellen has created a custom view called ellen 1 The new workspace is automatically added
to the list of presets, as shown in Figure 2.21 That way, she can use any of the other presets but still quickly return to her preferred layout
Figure 2.21 Choose a name for each workspace you save that clearly
describes it, so you can quickly select the best workspace for any task
To create and save a customized workspace, take these steps:
1. Choose the default workspace that initially is closest to what you want to use
2. Adjust the size of the pods as described earlier
3. Select which panels to have visible by choosing Window > Workspace and tog-gling the check marks on and off
once you have configured the space the way you want it, save the workspace
by choosing Window > Workspace > Save Workspace or by clicking the Workspace-changer drop-down menu in the top of the interface and choosing Save Workspace
A new dialog will appear in which you name your workspace There are also options
to save the current sort order and the physical location of the window After you save your workspace, it’s available from Window > Workspace or from the Workspace-changer icons at the top of the interface, as shown in Figure 2.21
Other Views
Sometimes it’s helpful to be able to see more of the images at once without seeing a larger preview of a single image The Light Table view shows only the Content panel (see Figure 2.22) This can be helpful when you want to get an overall look at the images We often use this view when looking for a specific image or checking to get a sense of the images that are in a folder