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USING ADOBE BRIDGE AND ADOBE VERSION CUE CS4
Adobe Version
Cue
When you check in an edited project file, you can enter a comment to the saved
version
. Versions represent a snapshot
of the file at a given time. The Version
Cue Server stores all versions of a file so you can view earlier versions, promote
earlier versions to be the current version, or delete unnecessary or obsolete versions. See “
Version
Cue versions
” on
page 66.
For a video on setting up a Version Cue workflow, see
www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4038_vc
.
Using Version Cue CS4 with other applications
Adobe Drive makes Version Cue Server files available to any application, not just applications in the Creative Suite.
Some applications are fully enabled to work in Version Cue. For example, when you use Photoshop CS4 to open a file
stored on a Version Cue server, the file is checked out automatically; when you close the file, you can choose to check
it in or simply save it. Fully enabled applications include Adobe Bridge, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, InDesign, and
InCopy.
Note:
To use Version Cue with Flash, select Enable Version Cue in General Preferences.
Using Version Cue with non-Adobe applications
Other applications, such as Microsoft Word, have access to Version Cue Server files. However, you should check in
and check out files manually using Adobe Bridge or the Adobe Drive context menu in Explorer or Finder.
Using Version Cue with CS3 applications
If your workgroup includes both CS3 and CS4 users, CS3 users should use the Adobe Dialog to access files as before.
No change in the workflow is required. However, if a user saves a file using a CS4 application, a CS3 user may not be
able to open the file. For example, if someone saves an InDesign CS4 file without saving it in Interchange format,
InDesign CS3 users cannot open the file.
Using Version Cue with Adobe Production Premium applications
Using Version Cue CS4 with video applications such as Adobe After Effects® and Adobe Premiere® Pro is not
supported.
See also
“
Create and manage projects in Version
Cue Server Administration
” on page 74
“
Migrate projects to the Version
Cue CS4 Server
” on page 51
Viewing Version
Cue information
In Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, InCopy, and Flash, the status bar at the bottom of the document window displays
the status of the project file you’re working on, such as Up-To-Date or Checked Out By Me. You can click this status
area to display a menu containing Version Cue options.
Updated 15 July 2009