Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IPhotoshop Image File ManagementPhotoshop Image File Management

File Browser UtilityFile Browser Utility

Powerful image Powerful image management utility with management utility with a new name, Bridge. It a new name, Bridge. It has 4 resizable window has 4 resizable window panes.panes.

1.1. File managementFile management

2.2. EnlargementEnlargement

3.3. MetadataMetadata

4.4. Slide Viewer/SorterSlide Viewer/Sorter

Have Photoshop Open …Have Photoshop Open …

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Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IPhotoshop Image File Management: 1. File management (FM)Photoshop Image File Management: 1. File management (FM)

1.1. Use this pane to locate (point Use this pane to locate (point to) your storage device to) your storage device containing your image files.containing your image files.

Far superior to opening a file Far superior to opening a file through the Menu >File>Open through the Menu >File>Open command, which is a very low command, which is a very low tech option.tech option.

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Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IPhotoshop Image File Management: 2. EnlargementPhotoshop Image File Management: 2. Enlargement

2.2. This pane use to be useful to This pane use to be useful to closely view enlargements of any closely view enlargements of any particular image.particular image.

Now that the thumbnails can be Now that the thumbnails can be enlarged, it has lost most of its enlarged, it has lost most of its usefulness. I don’t use it usefulness. I don’t use it anymore.anymore.

Although, If your home computer Although, If your home computer doesn’t have enough RAM or doesn’t have enough RAM or external hard drive space, it may external hard drive space, it may still be useful. still be useful.

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Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IPhotoshop Image File Management: 3. MetadataPhotoshop Image File Management: 3. Metadata

3.3. Use this pane to learn exactly Use this pane to learn exactly what and when about your what and when about your assignment image.assignment image.

JPEG image data file has a JPEG image data file has a header containing some very header containing some very vital data such as:vital data such as:-Date Shot – set dateDate Shot – set date-Image File FormatImage File Format-Camera MakeCamera Make-Camera ModelCamera Model-Exposure – TimeExposure – Time-Exposure – F/StopExposure – F/Stop-Sensitivity – ISOSensitivity – ISO-Focal LengthFocal Length- And otherAnd other

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IPhotoshop Image File Management: 3. MetadataPhotoshop Image File Management: 3. Metadata

EXIF warningEXIF warning

There are different EXIF versions There are different EXIF versions and some of them are not and some of them are not compatible with different versions compatible with different versions of Photoshop.of Photoshop.

Canon in particular often fills in Canon in particular often fills in with incomplete data. Often the with incomplete data. Often the ISO is missing from most Canon ISO is missing from most Canon digitalsdigitals

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IPhotoshop Image File Management: 4. Slide viewerPhotoshop Image File Management: 4. Slide viewer

4.4. Slide ViewerSlide Viewer

Slide (light box) viewer is an Slide (light box) viewer is an extremely productive image file extremely productive image file management tool.management tool.

It became even more useful in It became even more useful in the Photoshop the Photoshop CCreative reative SSuite uite (version 8). The thumbnail (version 8). The thumbnail image size became adjustable image size became adjustable to enlargement proportions.to enlargement proportions.

The sizing control was also The sizing control was also made easy access and control made easy access and control via a slider at the bottom of the via a slider at the bottom of the Slide Viewer pane.Slide Viewer pane.

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5. Last but not the least5. Last but not the least

The Bride window can The Bride window can and should be and should be detached from the detached from the menu bar.menu bar.

Let’s do it now…Let’s do it now…

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Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography I

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