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USING ADOBE BRIDGE AND ADOBE VERSION CUE CS4
Adobe Bridge
Note:
The Adobe Output Module creates PDF contact sheets that contain multiple images, with thumbnails that are all
the same size. To create a print layout that contains one image in various sizes, use the optional Picture Package plug-in
for Photoshop
CS4.
1
Select the files or the collection or folder that contains the images you want to include in the contact sheet or
presentation.
2
Choose Window
> Workspace
> Output.
If the Output workspace is not listed, select Adobe Output Module in Startup Scripts preferences.
Adobe Bridge displays the Output panel at the right side of the window and the Folders panel at the left. The Content
panel with your selected photos appears at the bottom of the window, and the Preview panel appears in the middle.
3
In the Output panel, select PDF.
4
Choose a layout option from the Template menu.
5
With your photos selected in the Content panel, click Refresh Preview to view the contact sheet in the Output
Preview panel.
Note:
The Output Preview panel displays only one PDF page.
6
Customize the appearance of the contact sheet by specifying options in the Document, Layout, Overlays, and
Watermark areas of the Output panel.
7
(Optional) Change the images in the PDF by navigating to them in the Folders or Favorites panel, and then selecting
them in the Content panel. You can also use the Preview panel to preview the images and refine your selection. Drag
thumbnails in the Content panel to rearrange the order of the images on the page.
8
Click Refresh Preview at any time to update the PDF and see the changes in the Output Preview panel.
9
For presentations, specify the following options in the Playback panel:
Open In Full Screen Mode
Opens the PDF in full-screen mode in Adobe Acrobat.
Advance Every [x] Seconds
Specifies how long each image is displayed before the presentation advances to the next
image. The default duration is 5 seconds.
Loop After Last Page
Specifies that the presentation automatically starts over after reaching the end. Deselect this
option to stop the presentation after the final image is displayed.
Transition
Specifies the transition when moving from one image to the next. Choose a transition from the Transition
menu. Depending on the transition, you can also specify a Direction and a Speed.
10
If you’d like to automatically open the PDF in Acrobat after you save it, select View PDF After Save at the bottom
of the Output panel. Otherwise, just click Save.
11
In the Save (Windows) or Save As (Mac
OS) dialog box, enter a name for the PDF, select a destination for the saved
file, and then click Save.
Automatically stack HDR and panoramic images
The Auto Collection
CS4 script in Adobe Bridge assembles sets of images into stacks for processing as high dynamic
range (HDR) or panoramic images in Photoshop
CS4. The script collects images into stacks based on capture time,
exposure settings, and image alignment. Timestamps must be within 18 seconds for the Auto Collection script to
process the photos. If exposure settings vary across the photos and content overlaps by more than 80%, the script
interprets the photos as an HDR set. If exposure is constant and content overlaps by less than 80%, the script interprets
the photos as being part of a panorama.
Updated 15 July 2009