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What’s new in Adobe Bridge CS4
- Improved performance
- Adobe Bridge CS4 (version 3.0) starts more
quickly and displays thumbnails more quickly than Adobe Bridge CS3
(version 2.0). In addition, Adobe Bridge CS4 uses
less memory and is faster with respect to such tasks as scrolling
and filtering images. The new capability to cache full-size previews
means you can zoom and loupe more quickly.
- Refined work environment
- A toolbar at the top of the workspace now offers numerous
buttons to speed routine tasks. Switch between workspaces; navigate folders,
views, and recent files; and search for files faster.
- One-key, full-screen previews
- Quickly display any selected image in a full-screen preview
by choosing the option from the View menu or by pressing the spacebar.
- Collections
- Organize your media files into groups regardless of where
they live on your hard drive by simply dragging or copying them
into collections. Or save smart collections, which are collections
based on saved searches. Manage all of your collections in the new
Collections panel.
- Quick search
- Use Windows Desktop Search (Windows) or Spotlight (Mac OS)
to search for files from the Adobe Bridge CS4
toolbar. Operating system engines search within a selected folder
and all subfolders on filename, folder name, and image keyword criteria.
- Review mode
- Evaluate your images in Review mode, which offers a full-screen preview
of selected files. In Review mode, you can rotate and rate images, remove
images from the selection, and save selected files as a collection.
- Built-in creation of web galleries and PDF contact
sheets
- Create an Adobe PDF contact sheet or create a web photo gallery
directly in Adobe Bridge CS4 using the Adobe Output
Module script.
- List view
- Display files in the Content panel in List view, which lets
you sort columns of metadata criteria, such as creation date, file
size, and rating.
- Thumbnail grid lock
- Toggle on Grid Lock in the View menu or toolbar to show only
complete thumbnails in the Content panel. Grid Lock keeps thumbnail configurations
consistent if panels or the Adobe Bridge window are resized.
- Optional auto-launch at login
- Configure Adobe Bridge CS4 to launch automatically
when you log in and run in the background until you select it. Being
able to run Adobe Bridge in the background makes it available
at your fingertips but consumes fewer system resources when you’re
not using it.
- 3D file format previews
- Preview 3D file formats, including 3DS, DAE, KMZ, OBJ, and
U3D.
- Auto collection of HDR and panorama images
- The Auto Collection CS4 script automatically stacks
high dynamic range (HDR) and panoramic images and lets you automatically
process them into finished composites.
- Additional filters
- With Adobe Bridge CS4, you can filter your
images by additional metadata criteria, including white balance,
exposure time, aperture value, camera model, and raw file type.
And when you’re viewing files that are located in different directories,
you can sort and filter them by folder.
- Enhanced XMP support
- Adobe Bridge CS4 supports XMP metadata
for dynamic media file formats, such as FLV, M4V, and SWF.
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