Does anybody still use Adobe Bridge?

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No, not needed by me as I have LR which is much faster.

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I used to use Lightroom standalone version, but was one of the many who didn't want the subscription commitment, and left. But after spending money on other raw converters over the years, and also deciding not to pay On1 for another annual update, I went back to paying Adobe a tenner a month for the Photography 10gb version. Don't regret going back one iota! It's so good, and most importantly, so so easy to use and understand.

But I noticed Bridge was included in my subscription, and have rarely seen it mentioned on any forums, hence my question.

Pete.
 
Ironically - after avoiding it for years and years. I have started using it.

I have ended up using Photoshop more in the last few months and Bridge has the advantage of keeping things relatively simple maintaining content collection (with tagging and metadata) outside of Photoshop.

I use Capture One more than Lightroom. I feel that both are traps when it comes to cataloguing. I'm thinking perhaps Bridge - and sticking with a file system and XMP files might be a better personal long term solution.
 
Never, ever did. Never saw the point. I shoot RAW, develop in Lightroom, do not use the cataloging functions, export the TIFFs to Photoshop and edit there, with the option of going back from Photoshop to CameraRAW if I missed something in Lightroom. Lastly, from the final, edited TIFF I export JPEGs to the desired size(s).
 
Yes I find it very convenient for reviewing folder contents and moving files about - without having to 'import' or 'export' anything. It's got a good interface for that. Faststone Viewer runs it a close second.
 
Yep :)
 
droj said:
Yes I find it very convenient for reviewing folder contents and moving files about - without having to 'import' or 'export' anything. It's got a good interface for that. Faststone Viewer runs it a close second.
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+1, exactly. Suits my needs admrably, but then I use PS not LR.
 
PGlynn said:
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I have occasional periods using, it’s a useful browser if you don't need a catalog, and it integrates well with Photoshop (and other programs).

If you don't actually need a catalogue, I find it a better experience than Lightroom for browsing. It's worth having a look for some YouTube tutorials on Bridge as there is a lot more to it than a casual inspection might suggest. But, like any browser based software, it's not as useful as LR for working across large collections of photographs stored in multiple folders.

I really like it, but it doesn't fit into my workflow, For very fast browsing I use Fast Raw Viewer, and my normal workflow is C1 to PS, so it doesn't really have a home with me.

But it's probably more popular than we think, as anecdotally, it would appear that many PS users still rely on Bridge for file management.. My opinion mainly based on the PS courses I've done, and other tutorials I've watched where it's Bridge that's being used alongside PS, not Lightroom.
 
Blue439 said:
Never, ever did. Never saw the point. I shoot RAW, develop in Lightroom, do not use the cataloging functions, export the TIFFs to Photoshop and edit there, with the option of going back from Photoshop to CameraRAW if I missed something in Lightroom. Lastly, from the final, edited TIFF I export JPEGs to the desired size(s).
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If you aren't using Lightroom's cataloguing tools, you might find Bridge more efficient . For starters, no need to import anything before starting work, and the ability to open a file directly in ACR.

If I didn't need a catalogue, I wouldn't go through the hassle of needing to import files before starting work, or needing to wait for a catalogue to load every time I wanted to do some processing.

I obviously don't know the nuances of your workflow (and you might prefer processing in LR, rather than in ACR), but from what you have written, your workflow seems to match what Bridge is designed to do.
 
I use Bridge all the time. :)

You can preview any folder that contains images, but especially RAW files. You can apply changes to the IPTC metadata and set copyright information. You can also open RAW images and process in Camera Raw without having to open Photoshop. LightRoom can do all of this, but there is no need to import images, or create or add to a catalog, just open a folder to see what is in it.

If I used LR, I would probably have to have a huge catalog to be able to access any image(s) on my computer whenever I wanted, or multiple catalogs, and flip between them, to keep the speed of access and LR working reasonably, but with Bridge I just browse to a folder and open it, and all images available instantly. :)

I only use LR to catalog and organise my travel images, and that is to occasionally access images from multiple trips to the same location, or search for specific types of images searching using image tags. Having previews available in a catalog can create very large catalog folders. :oops: :$

Generally though Bridge does what I need even with the travel images, which is normally to open the odd travel image occasionally to re-edit or export the file as a Jpeg or Tiff.
 
I can't get along with Light Room, having grown up with PS 3 which came on floppy disc and evolved all the way to PS 2024, Bridge became part of my work flow in CS2 (?) and I have used it ever since.
 
I use it from time to time. I find it useful for managing folders of images which I don't want to import into Lr, such as dozens of test shots.
 
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