Creative Adobe Suite 5 Manual

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Contents
Chapter 1: Resources
Activation and registration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Services, downloads, and extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
About Version Cue and Adobe Drive  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2: Adobe Bridge
Work with Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Start Adobe Bridge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Adobe Bridge workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Adjust Adobe Bridge Content panel display  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Work with the Adobe Bridge cache  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
View and manage files in Adobe Bridge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Get photos from a digital camera or card reader into Adobe Bridge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Use collections in Adobe Bridge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Stack files in Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Preview and compare images in Adobe Bridge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Preview dynamic media files in Adobe Bridge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Export photos from Adobe Bridge to the web  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Automate tasks in Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Create web galleries and PDFs with Adobe Output Module  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Work with metadata in Adobe Bridge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Use keywords in Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Adobe Bridge keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Chapter 3: Mini Bridge
Mini Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 4: Camera Raw
Introduction to Camera Raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Navigate, open, and save images in Camera Raw  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Make color and tonal adjustments in Camera Raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adjust color rendering for your camera in Camera Raw  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rotate, crop, and retouch images in Camera Raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Make local adjustments in Camera Raw  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Correct lens distortions in Camera Raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Sharpening, noise reduction, and process version in Camera Raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Vignette and grain effects in Camera Raw  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Manage Camera Raw settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Chapter 5: Color management
Understanding color management  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Keeping colors consistent  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Color-managing imported images  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Color-managing documents for online viewing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 
						

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Proofing colors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85
Color-managing documents when printing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Working with color profiles  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Color settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Chapter 6: Kuler panel
About the Kuler panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Browse themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Working with themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Chapter 7: Save for Web & Devices
Optimizing images  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Web graphics optimization options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Output settings for web graphics  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Chapter 8: Connect to CS Live
Chapter 9: CS Review
CS Review overview  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Start a review using the CS Review panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Manage a review  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Participate in a review  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 
						

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Chapter 1: Resources
Activation and registration
Help with installation
For help with installation issues, see the Creative Suite Help and Support page at www.adobe.com/go/learn_cs_en.
License activation
During the installation process, your Adobe software contacts Adobe to complete the license activation process. No 
personal data is transmitted. For more information on product activation, visit the Adobe website at 
www.adobe.com/go/activation.
A single-user retail license activation supports two computers. For example, you can install the product on a desktop 
computer at work and on a laptop computer at home. If you want to install the software on a third computer, first 
deactivate it on one of the other two computers. Choose Help
 > Deactivate.
Register
Register your product to receive complimentary installation support, notifications of updates, and other services.
❖To register, enter your Adobe ID when prompted when you install or launch the software. 
If you choose to skip entering your Adobe ID during installation or launch, you can register at any time by choosing 
Help > Product Registration.
Adobe Product Improvement Program
After you have used your Adobe software a certain number of times, a dialog box appears, asking whether you want 
to participate in the Adobe Product Improvement Program.
If you choose to participate, data about your use of Adobe software is sent to Adobe. No personal information is 
recorded or sent. The Adobe Product Improvement Program only collects information about the features and tools 
that you use in the software and how often you use them.
You can opt in to or opt out of the program at any time:
To participate, choose Help > Product Improvement Program and click Yes, Participate.
To stop participating, choose Help > Product Improvement Program and click No, Thank You.
Adobe provides more information about the Product Improvement Program in a frequently asked questions (FAQ) 
list on the 
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Services, downloads, and extras
Adobe Exchange
Visit the Adobe Exchange at www.adobe.com/go/exchange to download samples as well as thousands of plug-ins and 
extensions from Adobe and third-party developers. The plug-ins and extensions can help you automate tasks, 
customize workflows, create specialized professional effects, and more.
Adobe downloads
Visit www.adobe.com/go/downloads to find free updates, tryouts, and other useful software. 
Adobe Labs
Adobe Labs at www.adobe.com/go/labs gives you the opportunity to experience and evaluate new and emerging 
technologies and products from Adobe.
Adobe TV
Visit Adobe TV at http://tv.adobe.com to view instructional and inspirational videos.
Extras
Some installation discs contain various extras to help you make the most of your Adobe software. Some extras are 
installed on your computer during the setup process; others are located on the disc.
To view the extras installed during the setup process, navigate to the application folder on your computer.
Windows: [startup drive]\Program Files\Adobe\[Adobe application]
Mac OS: [startup drive]/Applications/[Adobe application]
To view the extras on the disc, navigate to your language folder on the disc.
About Version Cue and Adobe Drive
Adobe Drive 2.0 enables users of Creative Suite 4 and 5 products to access files stored on a Version Cue Server CS4 
installation. Adobe Drive 2.0 can also be extended to support access to third-party asset management systems. An 
asset-management vendor can provide a custom connector for Adobe Drive 2.0 to enable easy access to assets stored 
in their repository. 
Download Adobe Drive 2 at www.adobe.com/go/adobedrive.
Get help at www.adobe.com/support/adobedrive.
Read the FAQ at www.adobe.com/go/learn_vc_end_en. 
						

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Chapter 2: Adobe Bridge
Work with Adobe Bridge
About Adobe Bridge CS5
Adobe® Bridge, provided with Adobe Creative Suite® 5 and CS5.5 components, lets you organize, browse, and locate 
the assets you use to create content for print, the web, DVD, video, and mobile devices. Adobe
 Bridge keeps native 
Adobe files (such as PSD and PDF) as well as non-Adobe files available for easy access. You can drag assets into your 
layouts, projects, and compositions as needed, preview files, and even add metadata (file information), making the files 
easier to locate.
File browsing From Adobe Bridge you can view, search, sort, filter, manage, and process image, page layout, PDF, and 
dynamic media files. You can use Adobe Bridge to rename, move, and delete files; edit metadata; rotate images; and 
run batch commands. You can also view files and data imported from your digital still or video camera. See 
“View and 
manage files in Adobe Bridge” on page 13.
Mini Bridge Browse and manage assets using the Mini Bridge panel in Adobe Photoshop® CS5, 
Adobe
 InDesign® CS5/CS5.5, and Adobe InCopy® CS5/CS5.5. Mini Bridge communicates with Adobe Bridge to create 
thumbnails and keep files up-to-date. Mini
 Bridge lets you work with files more easily within the host application. See 
“Mini Bridge” on page 43.
Camera raw If you have Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe After Effects® CS5/CS5.5, or an edition of Adobe Creative 
Suite
 5 or CS5.5 installed, you can open or import camera raw files from Adobe Bridge, edit them, and save them in a 
Photoshop-compatible format. You can edit the images directly in the Camera Raw dialog box without starting 
Photoshop or After Effects, and copy settings from one image to another. If you don’t have Photoshop or After Effects 
installed, you can still preview the camera raw files in Adobe Bridge. See 
“Work with Camera Raw” on page 18.
Color management If you have an edition of Adobe Creative Suite 5 or CS5.5, you can use Adobe Bridge to 
synchronize color settings across color-managed Adobe Creative
 Suite components. This synchronization ensures 
that colors look the same in all Adobe Creative Suite components. See 
“Manage color” on page 9.
What’s new in Adobe Bridge CS5
Mini Bridge Open, browse, and manage files in the Mini Bridge panel in Photoshop, InDesign, or InCopy. Mini Bridge 
communicates with Adobe
 Bridge to create thumbnails and keep files up-to-date and synchronized. See “Mini Bridge” 
on page 43.
Export photos to JPEG Save JPEG files for sharing on the web. See “Export photos from Adobe Bridge to the web” on 
page 27.
Enhanced path bar The path bar offers more ways to navigate: Click to edit the path directly or drag an item to the 
path bar to go there. See 
“Navigate files and folders” on page 13.
Batch rename New filenaming options offer greater flexibility over batch-renaming operations, allowing you to 
replace all or part of a string of characters in a filename. Use regular expressions to match patterns in filenames; 
preview the new names for all the files in the batch; and save frequently used naming schemes as presets. See 
“Batch 
rename files” on page 29.
Enhanced web galleries and PDF contact sheets Enjoy new gallery templates, including templates by Airtight 
Interactive, and more options for customizing the appearance of web galleries. Add custom text and graphical 
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galleries and PDF layouts as styles for easy reuse. See “Create web galleries and PDFs with Adobe Output Module” on 
page 31.
View InDesign linked files View the linked files in InDesign documents in Adobe Bridge. See “View linked InDesign 
files” on page 36.
Full-screen video and audio previews Adobe Bridge CS5 and later plays back full-screen previews of dynamic media 
files, including SWF, FLV, and F4V files. See 
“Play full-screen previews of dynamic media files” on page 27.
Adobe Bridge video tutorials
Learn how to use new features in Adobe Bridge CS5 by watching one of the following videos:
What is Adobe Bridge CS5? offers a high-level overview of many features
Adobe Bridge CS5 new features overview covers batch rename (2:10), Export panel (4:40), Adobe Output Module 
(7:02), and Mini Bridge (8:30)
For links to additional Adobe Bridge learning content, go to Bridge Help and Support.
Start Adobe Bridge
You can start Adobe Bridge directly or start it from the any of following Adobe Creative Suite 5 or CS5.5 components: 
After
 Effects, Captivate®, Encore®, Flash® Professional, InCopy, InDesign, Illustrator®, Photoshop, and Premiere® Pro. 
Start Adobe Bridge from an Adobe Creative Suite 5 component
❖Do either of the following: 
Choose File > Browse or File > Browse In Bridge (as available).
Note: In After Effects or Premiere Pro, after you use File > Browse In Bridge to start Adobe Bridge, double-clicking a file 
will open or import the file into that Creative Suite
 5 component, not into the native application. For example, if you 
choose File
 > Browse In Bridge in Adobe Premiere Pro and then double-click a Photoshop file, the file is added to the 
Premiere
 Pro Project panel, not opened in Photoshop.
Click the Adobe Bridge button  in the application bar.
Return to the last open Adobe Creative Suite 5 component from Adobe Bridge
❖Choose File > Return To [Component] or click the Return To [Component] button  in the application bar.
Switch to Adobe Bridge from Mini Bridge
❖(Photoshop, InDesign, InCopy) Click the Open Bridge button  at the top of the Mini Bridge panel.
Start Adobe Bridge directly
(Windows) Choose Adobe Bridge CS5.1 from the Start > Programs menu.
(Mac OS) Double-click the Adobe Bridge CS5.1 icon  located in the Applications/Adobe Bridge CS5.1 folder. 
						

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Start Adobe Bridge automatically
You can configure Adobe Bridge to run automatically in the background every time you log in. Running Adobe Bridge 
in the background consumes fewer system resources until you are ready to use it. 
❖To configure Adobe Bridge to open automatically in the background at login, do one of the following: 
The first time you launch Adobe Bridge, click Yes when asked if you want to launch Adobe Bridge automatically at 
login.
In the Advanced panel of the Adobe Bridge Preferences dialog box, choose Start Bridge At Login.
(Windows) When Adobe Bridge is open, right-click the Adobe Bridge system tray icon and choose Start Bridge At 
Login.
Important: When Adobe Bridge is running in the background, it may interfere with the installation of other Adobe 
applications and plug-ins. If this happens, quit Adobe
 Bridge. See go.adobe.com/kb/ts_cpsid_50680_en-us.
Hide or show Adobe Bridge
(Windows) To switch between operational modes, do any of the following: 
Right-click the Adobe Bridge icon in the system tray and choose Show Bridge to open the application.
Choose File > Hide to run Adobe Bridge in the background.
Right-click the Adobe Bridge icon in the system tray and choose Hide Bridge to run Adobe Bridge in the 
background.
(Mac OS) To switch between operational modes, do any of the following: 
Click the Adobe Bridge CS5.1 icon in the Dock and choose Show or Hide.
In Adobe Bridge, choose Adobe Bridge CS5.1 > Hide Adobe Bridge CS5.1 to run Adobe Bridge in the background.
The Adobe Bridge workspace
Workspace overview
The Adobe Bridge workspace consists of three columns, or panes, that contain various panels. You can adjust the 
Adobe Bridge workspace by moving or resizing panels. You can create custom workspaces or select from several 
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Adobe Bridge workspaceA. Application bar  B. Panels  C. Selected item  D. Thumbnail slider  E. View buttons  F. Search  
The following are the main components of the Adobe Bridge workspace:
Application bar Provides buttons for essential tasks, such as navigating the folder hierarchy, switching workspaces, 
and searching for files.
Path bar Shows the path for the folder you’re viewing and allows you to navigate the directory.
Favorites panel Gives you quick access to frequently browsed folders.
Folders panel Shows the folder hierarchy. Use it to navigate folders.
Filter panel  Lets you sort and filter files that appear in the Content panel.
Collections panel  Lets you create, locate, and open collections and smart collections.
Content panel Displays files specified by the navigational menu buttons, Path bar, Favorites panel, Folders panel, or 
Collections panel. 
Export panel Save photos as JPEG for web uploads. 
Preview panel Displays a preview of the selected file or files. Previews are separate from, and typically larger than, the 
thumbnail image displayed in the Content panel. You can reduce or enlarge the preview by resizing the panel.
Metadata panel Contains metadata information for the selected file. If multiple files are selected, shared data (such as 
keywords, date created, and exposure setting) is listed.
Keywords panel Helps you organize your images by attaching keywords to them.
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