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Everyone has inefficient "troubled waters" of graphics workflow. The newest Adobe Bridge organizational
software helps "calm these waters" by linking the components of the Creative Suite together for users to organize, browse,
locate and view graphic assets in both independent and simultaneous graphics preparation.
In this 3-part curriculum, IPA's applications guru Steve Werner will take us on a detailed path over these troubled
waters to discuss mastering images with Bridge and demonstrating how to make Bridge the Hub of the Creative Suite for
improved workflow efficiency.
Session 1: "Bridge CS3 Essentials"
Learn what Bridge is and what it's not, We see how to view workspaces and customize them, changing preferences, preview all kinds of Suite files, PLUS describe how to use the Filter panel, Stacks feature, the file manager features, explain metadata features, see how to assign keywords and finding files easily. Specific content includes:
What Bridge is and what it's not
Introduction to the Bridge workspace
Customizing your workspace
Changing preferences
Previewing all Suite files including rich media
Using the Filter panel to sort and filter files
Using Stacks to organize your file view
Using Bridge as a visual file manager
Sorting and rating files
Using Bridge's powerful metadata features
Assigning keywords
Finding files with Bridge
Session 2: "Mastering Images with Bridge CS3"
Learn how to get start with getting photos from a camera, batch renaming them, adding metadata including using a template, rotating images, using the Loupe tool to check sharpness, understand Camera Raw 4.0, see various batch imaging features, and learn how to working with multimedia slide shows. Specific content includes:
Getting photos from a camera
Batch renaming files
Adding metadata to images
Creating and using a metadata template
Rotating images
Using the Loupe tool to preview sharpness
Camera Raw 4.0
Batch automation with Stacks
Using the Image Processor with Bridge
Creating a photo contact sheet with Bridge
Working with slide shows
Session #3: "Make Bridge CS3 the Hub of the Suite"
We will focus on how Bridge integrates with all the members of the Suite and how it becomes the hub of your graphics preparation workflow. Includes getting to Bridge from CS3 applications, synchronizing color, opening files and placing files in CS3 applications, applying automation to Illustrator's Live Trace, creating an InDesign contact sheet, as well as the Adobe Stock Photos, Adobe Photographers Directory, Start Meeting, and Bridge Home features. Specific content includes:
Accessing Bridge from CS3
Synchronizing color in the Suite
Opening files with Bridge
Placing files in CS3 applications
Applying Live Trace in Bridge
Creating an InDesign contact sheet
Adobe Stock Photos
Adobe Photographers Directory
Start Meeting
Bridge Home
Presenter:
Steve Werner
Steve Werner is an experienced independent trainer, consultant and author. He has worked in the graphic arts industry for 30 years, many of them as a print production manager. He instructs thousands of people about Adobe Acrobat and the Adobe Creative Suite applications in online seminars, the Printing Industry of Northern California classroom, and industry conferences like the InDesign Conference and the Creative Suite Conference. He is the author of Real World Adobe Creative Suite (with Sandee Cohen) and Moving to InDesign (with David Blatner and Christopher Smith).
