Adobe Bridge Reviews: 4.2/5 — Solid Choice

It works well with the Adobe suite of apps. and other competitive photography software programs

Too many and frequent crashes, and reinstalls.

Primarily indexing and organizing large numbers of photographs and videos

Adobe has been the Bets in graphic design and development software applications. They have not only set the bar but still are pioneers of graphic design tools. Creative Cloud specifically hosts all the Adobe software tools; allowing the users to magage (update, upgrade, try etc.) it easily in 1 screen.

I can only think of the Cost at this point. Usability of Adobe's all tools have been highly intuitive and user-friendly. But that experience comes at a cost.

Adobe software tools are helping out organization to create Product's instructions manual with a high quality texts and graphics. Also allowing us to add out imagination and bring it to the reality.

I cull all my photos in this program. I like how you can just choose the rated photos to send to your hard drive.

Nothing really. I haven't had many issues.

I cull all of my photos in this program. It's nice because you can see them nice and big and zoom in closer on details.

My favorites feature in bridge is the ability to mass name files or to be able to change file extensions of files with just the click of a button. It makes things so much easier.

I think a lot could be done to make the interface easier to use. I think the way it is now makes it daunting and turns users off from trying out the software to begin with

Trying to make the most out of manpower hours is a problem bridge hls with the most. It's like having an additional marketing resource right there. It's helped meet deadlines and grow

There are so many great features to use Bridge for. Sorting and flipping through images, renaming images, creating contact sheets (of all different layouts), and so much more! It's easy to use and pretty quick to learn for someone who doesn't necessarily know other Adobe programs.

Importing files can sometimes take quite a while - especially if they are high resolution TIFF files. I would prefer if it were quicker to import.

Creating contact sheets with Bridge is incredibly easy - whether you want your images to be 2 columns and 3 rows across, or 3 columns and 6 rows, you can create any kind of layout that you'd like and your images seamlessly fall into place.

I have been using Bridge without any problems for years. I like the ability to download photos from camera, add metadata, keywords, batch, etc.

After updating Bridge I was unable to save metadata. Turns out Adobe reverted my version to 8.1 which would not work properly. After considerable digging I discovered that V11 is the newest. Why Adobe reverted mine to 8.1 is a mystery.

Solved: can now save metadata! workflow re-established

Bridge allows me to import and arrange all of my photos and files efficiently. Keeps everything very organized and also lets me integrate with other design software such as Photoshop. One of its most useful features is providing the metadata of each photo with one click and sorting based on image properties.

Not much. The interface is very user-friendly and intuitive so it doesn't take much to learn how to use it. However, if your company does not have a creative team, there's not much use for Bridge as it is similar to Finder.

Bridge keeps me extremely organized and allows me to access files easily. It's also very useful when you want to scroll through several images without having to open each file individually. Great software for marketers, designers, etc.

I love Adobe Bridge because it allows for me to look at a large group of photos and batch edit photos in a pinch.

There is nothing I really dislike about Adobe Bridge other than the fact that it runs very slowly on an type of PC computers.

Using Adobe Bridge allows for me to batch edit photos and open even JPEG photos in Camera Raw editing software.

The best feature in the Bridge so far is the option to make contact sheets which allows the compiling of many images that can be used as references for selection and automatically compiled onto a pdf format for viewing or printing.

There is not much that I can dislike from this software. It does what it is supposed to do and expecting more from it would be unfair.

Compilation contact sheets

I love that Adobe Bridge lets you sort your files, rename them in batches, and sorting them based on the metadata - iso speed, etc.

Basic editing options would be great for this, but thats what Adobe Lightroom is for.

This has solved some sorting problems. Before you would have to use windows/mac file management and that only offers limited options.

I love the ease of importing all of my files and sorting them as I work.

I don't like that this doesn't combine with my lightroom imports. I use PS and LR for different editing facets.

Bridge provides a great tool for applying simultaneous edits on a batch of photos combined with photoshop. Most frequently used to watermark my images.

Keeping things organized, the ability to flag files, and the most useful for me is the Photoshop actions shortcut and being able to show files from sub-folders. In the new 9.0 update you can now see if there is a transparency in the preview. (This was a hugely requested feature)

Hot-folders would be a nice addition for batch operations - more custom layouts. It can be a resource hog if you leave it open for too long. Sometimes I would experience a glitch where If I was moving files, it would close and completely delete the folder I was in - never able to recover the data.

When working for below company, using the "advanced search" tool and "show items from sub-folders" to find only certain file types is a life saver. Being able to grab from multiple directories and move a mass amount of data for organizing is crucial for me.

I like all the options available for editing raw images. The multiple features available for tweaking, like temperature, clarity, whites, etc. are exactly what editors and photographers need to subtly better images and drastically alter the looks of images.

It may seem small, but I really wish the undo/redo features were better on Bridge. A few of the brush features aren't able to do undo/redo, which requires the editor to completely delete the previous work and then redo it completely. I do also think it would be nice to have masking features in Bridge, like there are in Photoshop. That way, a majority of the editing could be done in just Bridge instead of using both Bridge and Photoshop together to edit a photo. I also wish the size of the brush could go smaller when editing. Many times, even when zoomed in as far as you can for fine tweaking, the brushes don't go small enough.

We do several studio shoots both in our studio and outside, and Bridge is primarily what we use to edit our photos and get them back to the advisors edited exactly how they want them. We've definitely seen the benefits from using Bridge to edit our photos.

Bridge makes it easy to organize, view, and rearrange images for different storytelling purposes.

It could definitely use a more user-friendly interface. It is not the best photo organizer, but it is not the worst.

The interaction between Bridge and all of the other Adobe Creative Suite products make moving photos around way easier.

Bridge has become so intuitive for me because it's basic and easy to use, and perfect for organizing tons of photos and project assets. I like the ability to quickly rename files, sort through hundreds of images easily and seamlessly, and view vector stock as well as photos.

Recent changes to the software have resulted in no longer being able to cleanly batch actions to selected images; I really liked the ability to apply Photoshop actions directly in Bridge, but it is now either missing or hidden very well!

Renaming assets for video projects and digital display screens - I'm able to organize files without having to create tons of nested folders - my files can be neatly renamed, sequenced, and organized in one single folder.

I love the way I can rate images and organize the files through Bridge.

Bridge’s tagging system is a bit hard to use.

It provides me a quick selecting process when trying to process images quickly.

Me encantan las capacidades de visualización. Si eres un usuario de Mac, sabes lo molesto que puede ser cambiar de vista mientras buscas en tus archivos, sin embargo, Adobe Bridge resuelve ese problema. Puedes ver todo de cualquier manera posible. Realmente disfruto mirar miniaturas grandes ya que sé que puede ser molesto ver a través del buscador típico.

Lo único que no me gusta para cuando el programa es la imposibilidad de ver los archivos de After Effects y Premiere Pro. Puedes ver los grandes íconos pero no su contenido, sería si pudieran crear la posibilidad de abrir una pequeña revisión del archivo incluso en imágenes, esto ayudaría mucho a diferencia de tener que abrir directamente el software y ver el contenido del video. Confío en que las versiones futuras de Adobe Bridge resuelvan este pequeño defecto.

Si trabajas como diseñador, adobe bridge hace que tu trabajo sea muy fácil, especialmente cuando necesitas encontrar una o varias fotos específicas ¡y las etiquetas para ese propósito! ¡ni siquiera menciona la función de catálogo! ¡hace maravillas para ti!

Primero de todo es que la aplicación es gratuita y esto favorece mucho a nuestra empresa proporcionando un gran aporte gracias a Adobe. Es ideal para poder ver muchas fotos una al lado de la otra. Necesitamos hacer esto todo el tiempo para elegir las mejores fotos para mostrarles a los clientes, de modo que no estén buscando cientos para elegir. También es ideal para procesar imágenes en bruto que tenemos que hacer para cada sesión de fotos. Seleccionamos las mejores fotos utilizando el sistema de estrellas . Abrir todas las imágenes a la vez y elegir procesarlas individualmente o en grupos. También me encanta la función de cambio de nombre por lotes. Eso es útil para cambiar el nombre de toneladas de imágenes cuando las ponemos en nuestro sitio web.

Usa mucha Ram, puede hacer que el ordenador se vuelva realmente lento si hay más programas abiertos al mismo tiempo. También puede moverse lento por sí mismo, si estoy procesando imágenes , no puedo guardar las imágenes y el proceso al mismo tiempo. Tengo que procesarlos a todos y luego guardarlos, lo que desperdicia tiempo porque entonces simplemente estoy sentado sin hacer nada mientras guardan, lo que también lleva un poco de tiempo.

Cuando un vendedor entra para analizar un proyecto, puedo obtener una vista previa de todos los archivos que se están considerando antes de comprometerme a abrirlos todos en Photoshop, ahorrando tiempo y recursos de la computadora. No tenerlos todos abiertos a la vez es genial.

Bridge is such a useful tool for batch organizing / editing photos. With Photoshop, it really streamlines the editing process because you can apply simple adjustments to multiple images at once. It's also great for picking out photos to pull into photoshop if you have a lot you're sorting through.

I like pretty much everything about it. The only thing I could think of is that it would be nice if even more photoshop tools were available in bridge.

It really cuts down on time spent going through images just to make the same simple edit to all of them. With Bridge I can do that all in one step.

It saves me time and allows me to efficiently locate, preview, and batch process my content files. It is very convenient for office work if you have too many files in a grant project, etc.

When I try to organize my video files, Adobe Bridge does not recognize unknown files (just because my computer does not have the software for this unknown file) and when you try to categorize this file, it gives you trouble. You need to select the type of the file manually.

I organize my office files as a project assistant and researcher.

Adobe Bridge is very useful to organize files by renaming a group of them at once, assigning colored labels. It can also edit embedded or associated Information as well as modify metadata, or sort or categorize them based on their metadata. It can also execute Photoshop's compatible automation plug-ins, scripts and Adobe Camera Raw filters on a group of images.

It lacks the photo editing options of the adobe photoshop lightroom.

I use it to view different sized thumbnails of my images. I also use it to copyright my portfolio images by editing the metadata with my name. It is very helpful when you are participating in competitions. I link the parts of the Creative Suite together using a format similar to the file browser found in previous versions of Adobe Photoshop. It immediately shows you what’s in your hard drive, network, or storage device without the need to import into a catalog or database.

I love how easy it is to use Bridge! I use it for my photography business to separate photos into easy to find files. It works seamlessly alongside both Lightroom and photoshop!

I do wish there could be an option to view photos on a larger scale.

Organization! This software helps me keep all of my files organized according to my personal preferences.

Adobe Bridge is great for any photo related need.

No complaints really. It helps me with batches of editing photos in photoshop.

It's faster than other photo gallery programs and lets me work easily through other adobe softwares like photoshop and Lightroom.

Quick loading times, the ability to customise your view and 'at a glance' look at files.

Not much, there was once a bug regarding file names not appearing through an accidental key combination, but this has been fixed.

Much quicker and easier than the standard file management software such as finder and explorer.

I've always used Bridge to sort through raw images from my camera. I find Bridge to be useful in sorting through and choosing my favorite images. I also like having the ability to print a contact sheet for reviews. My favorite feature is how you can drag and drop from Bridge into other Adobe programs, eliminating the need to go back and find them in folders.

There aren't a lot of things I dislike about Bridge. If I had to pick one thing out is the viewing options (like filmstrip and grids)...I wish there were more options and easier to choose one. Also, a preview of your contact sheet before printing would be great. *I tried to upload a photo of Bridge on my computer but it keeps giving me an error*

Bridge allows me to spend less time sorting through, editing and rating photos. I can contrast and compare images and decide on which ones suit my project the best. Being able to open directly from Bridge into Photoshop is also a huge time-saver. Ultimately, it allows me to be more efficient in producing something.

The batch rename feature saves me time renaming multiple files! Also the feature that allows me to edit multiple images at once.

The interface could be a little more flashy.

It helps me import photos from my camera, and other devices. It helps me preview file types I normally cannot view in windows. Without it I would be less organized and easily mixed up with the various similar files on my computer.

Bridge provides a great interface for rating and sorting all of your creative content

Adobe has left the interface alone when it comes to bridge. While it is customizable bridge looks dated in comparison to the rest of the creative suite.

Bridge is the solution for navigating media assets in one window. This is a huge timesaver while working on projects that require multiple media types or from multiple vendors. A fantastic desktop digital asset management application.

I love using adobe bridge to organize and preview files when using other adobe products. The company lor codes by is helpful as well as the ability to edit the metadata and add tags for easy searching and sortibg

It would be more helpful to be able to add additional colors to the color codes

File organization. Great high resolution previews of files without having to open the files up in photoshop/illustrator/indesign. I also often use the batch rename process. We get files in from vendors without our item number alpha codes on the file name. Bridge batch rename makes it a snap to quickly add this code to the front of the name. It is also a helpful program to use if you want to know the camera details of how the image was shot.

Being able to use batch processing functions, it's great for organizing and visualization of your files and assets. You also have a great tool with the file renaming, that comes in handy quite a bit.

Can run a little slow with extensive media libraries, the load times can be pretty hoggish when you have a lot of high resolution or raw files.

Mainly to manage our assets, images, photos, etc. It's much better than any native folder viewing.

Bridge is able to quickly let me find images and see their info. I'm able to know the size and see close up details in images.

Sometimes it's slow reading raw image files. The user interface still needs work.

I'm able to quickly see images our photographers have taken. And all at once. Instead of looking at each image separately in a finder window.