

The Filter panel, on the other hand, lets you weed out images by displaying those that match a certain criteria, like star-rating, rejections, and so on. For example, you can use the Sort menu at the top of the window to arrange your images by name, date modified, size, and so on. Sorting and filteringīridge gives you a lot of flexibility when it comes to viewing your image collection. You can also rotate your images in Review Mode.

If you want to take a closer look at part of your image, click the Loupe button at the bottom right or click the image itself. To exit Review Mode, click the X at the bottom right corner or press Escape. By using the left and right arrow keys, you can sift through your images very quickly. To use Review Mode, select a folder or multiple images, click the Refine icon at the top of the Bridge window and choose Review Mode (or press Command+B). It’s a quick and easy way to view your images full-screen, mark rejections, and apply a handy star-rating system. Review ModeĪfter importing your images, the new Review Mode lets you see them in a giant, floating carousel. This valuable function of Bridge has been carried over from the previous version. It can perform a backup as part of the import process and burn a DVD for off-site storage. For example, you can set it up to automatically rename your photos, add keywords, a description, and copyright info to each and every one. Using Bridge to import your photos (done seamlessly via a separate app called Adobe Photo Downloader) can be a huge timesaver as you can make it do all kinds of housekeeping chores for you. One of the most useful additions is the Path Bar, which serves as a clickable trail of breadcrumbs that keeps you spatially oriented within your file system (if you don’t see it, choose Window: Path Bar).

At the top of the window lie several new navigational aids including Forward and Back arrow buttons that let you move through recently viewed folders, a “Go to parent or Favorites” menu (it looks like a down arrow) that lets you move up a folder in your directory or access folders you’ve added as Favorites, and the “Go to recent file” menu lets you see all the files and folders you’ve recently viewed. To see larger previews, click an image and it’ll appear in the Preview panel (or just press your keyboard’s spacebar for a full-screen preview). Using the familiar Folders panel, you can navigate through your hard drive and view files as scalable thumbnails. When you launch Bridge a friendly, light- gray window containing a slew of resizable and movable panels greets you. Photoshop CS4 ( )-Bridge got a makeover, a speed boost, and a new Review Mode that’ll make photographers squeal with joy. However, in previous versions it was sometimes painfully slow and the workspace wasn’t friendly as it could have been. Adobe Bridge is an organizational and image-browsing powerhouse that’s been shipping with Photoshop since the inception of the creative suite.
