Aperture vs lightroom vs adobe bridge

I'm very very very new to all this, I plan on buying an imac soon and I'm trying my hand at amateur photography, but I am unsure what the difference b/w aperture, lightroom and adobe bridge is. Can anyone explain the differences in a nutshell?

Alejandra-
What Charles said. Aperture, Bridge and Lightroom are all applications for advanced digital image handling. Each has a steep learning curve that requires prerequisite full conversance with the Mac, batch image handling and digital photography in general. Simply running a trial version of Aperture, for instance, will not give a novice an appropriate idea of how Aperture behaves and what it is capable of.
Take at least a thousand digital pics and manage them using (free) iPhoto. Buy (inexpensive) Adobe Photoshop Elements and learn basic image editing and manipulation. Then re-ask your question. New Aperture and Lightroom versions and new training routines will then be available and you will get much more relevant advice. Do not run the 30-day trial until you have righteous hardware and training CD tutorial(s) in hand.
Planning an iMac purchase be aware that images processing is very hardware intensive. Anyone intending images processing should plan on buying strong hardware: Mac Pros, Macbook Pros or the highest end of the iMacs. Best performance will come from the strongest hardware. 2 GB RAM should be considered minimal.
-Allen Wicks

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Aperture, iPhoto, PS Elements, Adobe Bridge, etc, etc Which combination?

I have the software programs mentioned in the subject line and am somewhat confused as to which ones I should be using. I have a Nikon D300 and am just starting to spend more time with my photo hobby (recently retired). I'm also interested in doing some HDR photography/editing. As far as organizing my photos, I could use iPhoto, Aperture, or Bridge. In editing my photos I could use iPhoto, Aperture, or PS Elements. I'm wondering which would be better to use. It could be that Aperture is not really a program I need since it is unlikely I'd be comparing similar photos on the light table very often.
Does anyone have a suggestion as to which programs I should use together. I'm assuming that PS Elements would be the strongest editing program but I'm not sure where Aperture would fit in in my work flow. Are there advantages to using Bridge as opposed to Aperture for organizing?
My guess is that there are many varying opinions on this. I'd welcome any that would seeem to make sense in my situation.

IMO Aperture for management and minor editing, PSE or PS for any editing that Aperture cannot provide. In an earlier post I analyzed thusly:
Group A
Aperture is Apple's pro app for RAW images capture management. Lightroom is Adobe's pro app for RAW images capture management. iPhoto is Apple's free entry-level app for images capture management.
Group B
Inexpensive Adobe Photoshop Elements is for basic to intermediate image editing, adequate for most photogs. Very expensive full Adobe Photoshop is for pro graphics work and very advanced image editing.
Two apps are needed. Digital photographers ideally should own and learn reasonable competence with one app from each of groups A & B above. Note that Aperture and PSE are in different groups.
IMO the evolution of a digital photog is to start with iPhoto and quickly outgrow it. After that I recommend that the next step is to own both Aperture and PSE.
If one advances to the point of doing really advanced graphics work the upgrade from PSE to full Photoshop is easy enough, just expensive and with very substantial additional learning curve. I use the full Design Premium Creative Suite, and the upgrade to CS4 from CS3 is so expensive I am staying with CS3.
Bridge is Adobe's pro app that comes with full Photoshop and manages files handling within the Creative Suite. I do not include it in Group A above because it is far inferior to Aperture and Lightroom for digital photographers and managing DSLR image capture.
Bridge is a file-management app, not a database. The folks who like Bridge are usually very experienced Photoshop graphics folks (often coming from a long history with film scans, which involves totally different workflow than modern DSLR capture) rather than primarily digital photogs.
Note that PSE should not be used for RAW image conversion because the RAW conversion engine in PSE is a compromised version of ACR, not the complete version of ACR found in full (very expensive) Photoshop. Use Aperture or Nikon software for RAW conversion prior to PSE edits if PSE edits are necessary. In my case for 98% of pix Aperture does it all, no external editor required.
HTH
-Allen Wicks

Accessing Aperture managed images from Adobe Bridge

If I import images as managed, is there any way I can use Adobe Bridge to view them?
Thank you.
Mac Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8) Aperture 1.5.2

What you could do is to create a smart folder in the finder, which shows all the image files in the Aperture library. This is functionality built in to OS X 10.4 -- it's part of Spotlight.
When you viewed this folder from Bridge, you'd be able to see the image files. The only issue is, they would all appear in one long list -- which could be a real pain if you had 10,000+ images.
Also, it's likely that in that case that Bridge would spray XMP files inside the Aperture folder -- something I would be leery of.
IMO if you want to view the RAW files from Bridge, you should move to a referenced setup. With Aperture 1.5 converting between the two is a cinch.

Integrating Lightroom with Adobe Bridge

Hi
I understood that Lightroom integrated smoothly with Photoshop CS3. However, I cannot find a way of opening a photo in Lightroom direct from Bridge. I am sure there must be a way, but I can't find it. Can anyone help please?

Hi Geoff
Thanks for the observation, but - as John said - it would be very handy to have had a seamless link between Bridge and Lightroom for photo development, in the same way that you can open straight into Photoshop for editing. This would have made Bridge more useful.

Is Adobe Bridge included in my Creative Cloud Subscription. I have the Photoshop and Lightroom subscription for Mac

Is Adobe Bridge included in my Creative Cloud Subscription. I have the Photoshop and Lightroom subscription for Mac

Addendum: I can find this on Adobe's Acrobat DC FAQ page:
Can I get Document Cloud services if I’m an active Creative Cloud Member?
Yes. Many Creative Cloud plans include Acrobat Pro DC with Document Cloud services. Explore Creative Cloud plans.
However, if I follow the link to Creative Cloud plans, there is nothing to tell me whether Acrobat Proc DC is included in any of the plans. My plan is a yearly individual at $49.99/month.

Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop and Bridge does not recognize the raw files from my Canon Mark III 5D Camera.

Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop and Bridge does not recognize the raw files from my new Canon Mark III 5D Camera. How can I get my files open to view and edit? I am using LR3, Photoshop CS3 and Bridge CS3. Do I need to upgrade these programs or is there another way to get these programs to recognize my files?
When I try opening the raw images in Lightroom, the thumbnails say "Preview unavailable for this file" ... when I click "import" an error message pops up that says "The files are from a camera which is not recognized by the raw format support in Lightroom."
When I try opening the raw images in Photoshop, an error message pops up saying "could not complete your request because photoshop does not recognize this type of file."
When I try opening the raw images in Bridge, it just shows an icon with the file name and CR2.
Please help!!!

Unless I missed an announcement, today, LR6 isn't available, yet, right? Only Adobe employees and beta testers would know what LR6 does differently at this point and they're all sworn to secrecy.
LR5 is available as a standalone version.
PS-CS6 is available as a serial-number-licensed version.
PS-CC + LR5 are also available as a Photography Plan subscription for $10/month with a minimum OS versions of OSX 10.7 (and probably 10.8, soon) and Windows 7.
Bridge is part of PS, not a separate program.
LR5 standalone and LR+PS-CC plan are both available on this page: http://www.adobe.com/products/catalog/software.html
PS-CS6 can be found on this page: Creative Suite 6 which can be found by searching www.adobe.com for Photoshop CS6 and clicking the Buy link in the on-the-fly search results.
As with any new Adobe software, it might be wise to run it in trial mode for a few days/weeks to see if it works well with your computer, before purchasing and finding out you might need a new computer, first.

How can I access my cloud files from Adobe Bridge or Lightroom?

Since we still do not have the ability to share folders or perform a sync with ACC I'm betting this question is not answerable, but I'm hopeful. It would be really great if Bridge, and I'll use Lightroom if I must, could access the files within the Adobe Creative Cloud. OK, I understand that sync isn't going to happen, that the cloud is not meant to be sharing or collaborative in nature but rather a tool allow you to send a single file to another Cloud user to get their comments or have them download a JPG. OK, that's fine, a VW is never going to be a Cadillac, but is it possible to modify Adobe Bridge or even Lightroom to look in the users Creative Cloud folders and display thumbnails of the images? This way the user can see a file he wants to work on, allow Bridge or Lightroom to export the file to his PC, open it, work on it and save it. Is any of this even possible today?

Which OS do you have? In case of using Mac OS X 10.7 and later or using Windows 7 (maybe working on Vista too, but tested on Win7), Adobe CloudConnection is out now. If you use Snow Leopard 10.6.8, like I do, you have a problem xDD

Adobe Bridge / Aperture organization feature only comparison

I am curious what others' thoughts are about comparing Adobe Bridge / Version Cue to Aperture's pre-editing organizational features (meaning the ability to organize prior to doing any RAW conversion and editing). What do people see as the most important features that Aperture adds above and beyond Bridge?
Remember, these are pre-editing features only, which is basically organization. Do not include editing and/or finishing options in comments. If anyone is interested why I am asking this, Its for two reasons:
1) I'm considering a new workflow option of using Bridge and ACR, and only importing into Aperture after all conversions are complete. This basically eliminates Aperture functionality for the initial image evaluation phase, and importing only converted PSDs. Yes, that eliminates a huge part of the value Aperture offers, but perhaps it saves the ability to use it.
2) I want to know other than aesthetics what I am really losing by not just using Bridge/Version Cue exclusively over Aperture (up to now, I use Bridge, but not Version Cue). I already have my own thoughts on this, but I'd like to tap others' knowledge and advice.
Brad

Frankly I think you'd be throwing out all of the good parts of aperture.
I really, really like the way it imports from cards. I really like the auto-stacking, the side-by-side compare, the easy ratings (Bridge is just as good for rating) and it's fast for this - I love how it displays a preview on the second monitor.
Really, if Aperture didn't have the library, and were just an organizational/evaluation tool, I think I would be in love with it - it falls apart at the editing and archiving phases.

Uploading Web Galleries with Adobe Bridge or Lightroom?

Greetings,
I'm new at this and I'm tyring to upload a web gallery with Lightroom 4.1 or Adobe Bridge CS6. I asks me for a FTP Server user name and password on both applications. I do have the Creative Cloud Services which allows me to host up to 5 websites using Business Catalyst, what am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance!

I would recommend enabling and getting things setup on the Business Catalyst side next for the web hosting. Once you get site established you should be able to FTP your content there.
These might help get you started.
http://helpx.adobe.com/content/help/en/business-catalyst/topics.html
http://www.businesscatalyst.com/support/customers.html
If you have questions we have a Business Catalyst specific forum to help too.
-Dave

Why does Adobe Bridge and Lightroom not recognise some jpeg files?

I am trying to use Adobe Bridge and/or Lightroom to add tags to a large number of images that I have. However when adding images, almost 1000 of the 6900 images fail to import to the Lightroom gallery and the same images do not preview and will not let me edit their metadata in Bridge.
If this has happened to anybody else I would greatly appreciate some help.
Alternatively if anybody knows of other programs i can use to easily add tags to many many images please let me know =)
Samples of Files that work and files that don't:
http://files.filefront.com/FileSamplerar/;13605286;/fileinfo.html

I downloaded same, but the folder marked "Don't work" comes up empty.

Moving from Adobe Bridge CS5 to Aperture 3

So I have been using Bridge since CS right through to CS5 for all my organising needs but I want something that is a little more organised in terms of photography requirements as my collection is getting larger and in need of higher organisation. I like the look of the workflow in Aperture 3. My only problem is that I would like to import the CRW raw files produced by my Canon SLR with the XMP sidecar files that contain all the adjustmenst to the image. There is no obvious way to do this in Aperture 3, is it possible? I have imported several collections and none of them have the adjustments applied to them in Aperture
Any help would really be appreciated.
Thanks

Unfortunately, it is not possible to utilize your ACR edits listed in the XMP file if you move to Aperture.
Basically, the issue is with the different companies design of RAW rendering which do not read each other's edits.
There is some support for DNG, but I would not recommend this path as there are a number of threads where users have had poor results. Apple's support for the format seems more like a stop-gap for users who purchase new cameras and may need to wait for the Camera RAW compatibility updates to be released for OS X before Aperture can recognize and render the RAW files.
I also moved to Aperture from a Bridge/ACR/Photoshop workflow and decided to simply backup my former work to an archive drive and then render all the images to JPEG for importing into Aperture. Since I am happy with the work I completed in the Adobe workflow, the JPEG renders fulfill my needs and Aperture allows enough tweaking of the images without degradation for future use.
All new images are of course either RAW or JPEG images imported directly into Aperture and I run a Managed library with all images inside the Aperture library package.
One other option you have (and that I thought about as well) is to keep the images in Finder folders and run a Referenced library where both Aperture and Bridge can access the files, but I personally saw no real benefit as Aperture offers the organization of Bridge and the non-destructive editing of ACR with a much nicer interface - IMHO.
Sorry I don't have a better answer for you.

Using Adobe Lightroom CC, do I still need Adobe Bridge CC?

I have both Adobe Lightroom CC and Bridge CC applications. Is there something Bridge can do the Lightroom can't...if so what?

You have to find out that yourself using the tutorials on e.g. Adobe TV because there is a lot of difference while they have also some similarities.
But basically Bridge is a browser reflecting the content of your folders and a shortcut to Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop having a lot of options for sorting and renaming etc.
Also Bridge can handle a lot of other filetypes while LR is a dedicated Photo application.
Lightroom can be used as stand alone application for your files with basic develop options for Raw and jpeg files. But Lightroom is a library based application that stores different versions of your files and you need to export the end result for use or further development in PS if you want to work with layers, adjustment layers and channel masks etc for more sophisticated develop options.
There are very dedicated LR users and also dito LR haters. It is up to you what workflow you prefer. Having CC you ave the option of using both. Personally I prefer the combination of Bridge and PS but in general you should use all applications that suit you. It is just a matter of the right application for the right job

Does RM29.90 per month photography package with photoshop and lightrooms come with Adobe bridge app as well?

Does RM29.90 per month photography package with photoshop and lightrooms come with Adobe bridge app as well?

Does RM29.90 per month photography package with photoshop and lightrooms come with Adobe bridge app as well?

Is Adobe Bridge free with Photoshop and lightroom deal?

Hello anyone, I have the Photoshop and lightroom deal subscription for Adobe CC. But I don't know if Bridge free or extra? in CC Apps there is an install option which suggests it's free were has other Apps have the try option. Can any one help me please. Cheers Neil

Bridge CC must be separately installed via the Cloud app.
Bridge Help | What's new in Adobe Bridge CC
It's included with your membership at no extra cost but it's no longer automatically installed along with Photoshop etc.

How to import Images from Aperture to Adobe Bridge

It seems as if my aperture vault cannot be accessed from Adobe Bridge. As I ofter use the camera RAW it would be nice to assess the files in Aperture with the step of Export Master to Desktop.
Thanks.
Jack

after adobe bridge is installed. Go to aperture preferences. Choose export in the preferences apne then external editor. and choose adobe Bridge in you applications.
Works great and only took a day to figure out.

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