Opening Images


If you thought that opening an image is simply a matter of double-clicking its thumbnail, you're missing some important nuances of Bridge's behavior. First and foremost is the distinction between opening raws in Camera Raw hosted by Bridge, and opening raws in Camera Raw hosted by Photoshop.

I'll discuss the workflow reasons for choosing one or the other in the next chapter, It's All About the Workflow. Table 6-1 shows the mechanics.

Table 6-1. Opening raw images

To do this...

Press this

Open raw images in Camera Raw hosted by Bridge, leaving Photoshop unaffected.

Mac

Command-R

Windows

Ctrl-R

Open raw images in Camera Raw hosted by Photoshop, bringing Photoshop to the foreground, and leaving Bridge visible in the background.

Mac

Command-O, Return, or

Command-down arrow

Windows

Ctrl-O, Enter, or

Ctrl-down arrow

Open raw images in Camera Raw hosted by Photoshop, bringing Photoshop to the foreground, and hiding Bridge.

Mac

Option-Return, or

Command-Option-down arrow

Windows

Alt-Enter, or

Ctrl-Alt-down arrow

Open raw images directly into Photoshop, bypassing the Camera Raw dialog box, bringing Photoshop to the foreground, and leaving Bridge visible in the background.

Mac

Shift-Return, or

Command-Shift-down arrow

Windows

Shift-Enter, or

Ctrl-Shift-down arrow

Open raw images directly into Photoshop, bypassing the Camera Raw dialog box, bringing Photoshop to the foreground, and hiding Bridge.

Mac

Option-Shift-Return, or

Command-Option-Shift-down arrow

Windows

Alt-Shift-Enter, or

Ctrl-Alt-Shift-down arrow


In addition, double-clicking thumbnails opens images in Camera Raw hosted by either Bridge or Photoshop depending on the setting of the Double-click edits Camera Raw settings in Bridge preferencesee Figure 6-16, earlier in this chapter.

Various other keyboard shortcuts may or may not open raw images, depending on this preference setting. The ones listed above are unaffected by the preference setting, and encompass all the available behaviors!



Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS2 Industrial-Strength Production Techniques
Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS2 Industrial-Strength Production Techniques
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