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Adobe Bridge CS3

Adobe Bridge displays images in camera raw format, if Photoshop or After Effects are installed on computer.

advantages of Bridge CS3

Can open two synchronized Bridge windows with same content (Ctrl+Alt+N)
Can import files from digital camera into Bridge
Even camera raw files display inside Bridge.
Rearrange window sizes within Bridge & drag panels to different locations
switch between full mode, compact mode, and ultra compact mode so Bridge is readily available
View all the files in subfolders within the selected folder, by clicking the Folder icon in the Filter panel (just under the tab that says Filter)
- filter files by clicking on file types in filters panel
- sort by any of sort criteria
open files in the CS3 application defined for that file type by double-clicking file.
Batch rename selected files

Media management tool to browse, categorize, group different files used by other CS3 applications
Favorites/Folders panel gives access to media locations
Filter panel sorts files by user defined criteria
Metadata panel show detailed information about file, and allows user to add information (such as creator name) -- can be done to selected files in batch mode
Keywords panel provides keywords that can be attached to individual files and used for sorting & searching

Provides different views of file contents:
Default workspace shows thumbnails of each file
Light table (Ctrl+F2) workspace shows larger thumbnails of all the files with none of the left-side panels above
File navigator (Ctrl+F3) workspace shows larger thumbnails, but with the favorites & folders panels open on the left of the window
Metadata focus (Ctrl+F4) workspace shows files with metadata for each & keyword & metadata panels open on left
Horizontal filmstrip (Ctrl+F5) workspace shows preview of selected file in top of right window & filmstrip of files in bottom content area
Vertical filmstrip (Ctrl+F6) displays same information with filmstrip on right of window