SOFTWARE REVIEW

Adobe Bridge CS2 review

8.0

Editors' Rating

Daniel Drew Turner CNET

Published: 25 Apr 2005

Adobe Bridge is a thumbnail-based visual file manager based on last year's Photoshop CS file manager. Bridge installs with Adobe Creative Suite 2.0 and is also included within individual editions of Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, GoLive CS2, and InDesign CS2. With an interface that displays as a compact, floating palette above your work space, Bridge allows for simple drag-and-drop imports, the ability to edit and search file metadata, batch file processing, raw image conversion, and colour-synchronisation management across all the applications within Creative Suite 2.0.

Bridge also acts as a client-side interface for the new online Adobe Stock Photo service. Combined with Version Cue CS2, Bridge helps you improve design team project work flow, although you'll also need a fast computer running Windows 2000 or XP or a Mac running OS X for best results.

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Editors rating: 8.0

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A visual thumbnail interface for the new Adobe Stock Photo service, Adobe Bridge also impressed us with its ability to search a file's metadata.

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