This is such a simple tip but for someone like me who uses hundreds of different video/graphics/animations/audio in each video, this is going to be an absolute game changer. Can't wait to try it out with my next project (once my new ssd comes in which I will be dedicating to projects and another ssd for media cache). Thanks a ton!
The Adobe site (and others) didn't really do a good job convincing me why I should be using Bridge. So I came here, and your super clear 5min explanation sold me on it instantly. Thanks!
I can't tell you the number of times I've gone looking for certain types of files on my whole system. The tip on finding files in subfolders is HUGE! Thanks so much.
in the MacOS Finder you can do a search within a parent folder with all kinds of criteria. For example you could search for all mp4 files with a duration of less than 5 minutes, sort them, preview them etc and save the 'dynamic' search for future use in your Finder navigation column.
You just added years to my life LOL 🎉 I looked far and wide (both in Bridge and on YT) for how to filter and identify hidden files - specifically to deal with my video footage in multiple locations. The "collections" strategy is icing on the cake of my workflow needs. Thank you so much!!
I've seen a lot of videos with the title "best", "most powerful", "ultimate", etc. you get the idea. In almost all of those cases, I've been left underwhelmed, well I'm happy to say, this is not one of those instances. I just started using Bridge and after watching several videos trying to wrap my head around why I would even need this software, I thought it really wasn't necessary. Well, thanks to you kind sir, my mind has been completely changed! This is a life-changing feature and something I've always wanted, but never knew existed. Thank you! Liked and Subscribed. Have a pleasant day! :)
Ditto. Bridge was updated today so I figured I should finally find out what the hell it is seeing that I never used it yet it is part of my photography subscription. (80,000 photos and counting). OMG...Nirvana.
I just want to say Thank you so much for this! I had to organize thousands of images located in hundreds of folders. I was having to look into each individual folder, and organize them into their respective alphabetical folders. So not only can you view inside all folders at once, you can also select and move files around. This SAVED me DAYS worth of work. Got it all done within a few hours. Thanks again!
Really great video thank you - it taught me something I didn't know I didn't know; it explained not just HOW to do something but WHY; the duration and level of detail was just right; it was visually interesting with high quality visuals and audio. Much appreciated! (Liked and subscribed)
Brilliant! I have thousands of photos dumped haphazardly into folders and a nightmare to recover. I have had Bridge for years but not used so thought I would sort my photos and add key words (during the virus "lockdown" but had no idea how I could find a specific photo in numerous folders. Now I know! Thanks
Since I was annoyed, that the function turns itself off everytime you switch directories, I wrote a script to fix that. It adds a new button "Always show Items from Subfolders" which will keep the subdirectory traversal activated. You can get it here: drive.google.com/file/d/1JLpW0wofTHvnv5qX0YnfGXdHl-JClm_c/view?usp=sharing Just go to Preferences -> Startup Scripts -> Reveal my Startup Scripts, put the script in that folder and restart Bridge. If you don't get a popup to enable it at the next start, go again to Preferences -> Startup Scripts, check the Script "AlwaysFlatViewSetting" and restart Bridge.
Great Video, but I have a question. Is it possible to customize shortcuts in adobe bridge? Like for example, use ctrl+key, shift+key or alt+key to automatically move the file i'm previewing to a certain folder without having to drag it manually?
I usually put together a video about every six months, which means I have to relearn everything all over again. I stumbled onto your tutorials in a Google search and have found them to be some of the best explanations of pieces and parts anywhere. I've already subscribed, and will throw some money your way. Now that I've spent all those electrons on flattering you, I have a question about collections. I have 50 years of photos I've started digitizing from my career as a newspaper photographer. Stuff I shot as news has grown enough whiskers that it now considered history. I've done several dozen museum exhibits in towns where I've worked over the years, and I've produced several self-published books. While I'm assembling the stuff, I usually copy the material to a specific work folder, which ends up eating up a lot of storage because of duplication. I considered using collections, but I was never clear if an edit to an image in the collection would ripple back to the original (which I might not want), or if I deleted it from the collection, if it would delete the original. Every time I was tempted to play with collections, I was usually on deadline, so I never explored all the ramifications of them. If you've already addressed this somewhere, point me to it. If not, it would be good ground to plow. Thanks.
Collections are just pointers to the original file so any changes made will always be seen everywhere the image is viewed. That being said, for precious images like that, I'd be backing everything up in at least 2 places.
@@VideoRevealed I just did a test. I created a Test Collection, then copied one photo to it. I edited it in Photoshop, then saved it with a different file name. The saved file went back into the directory where the original came from. I'm having a hard time figuring out how Collections is going to help me. As far as backups, I put all my files on a 12-drive FreeNAS server in MO. It is replicated to my son's identical server in FL and vice versa. It's unlikely that he's going to get hit by a hurricane at the same time I'm wiped out by an earthquake (I'm on the New Madrid faultline). In addition, I back up key files to one or more of three Drobos locally. I used to send my files to BackBlaze, and was very happy when I ordered a 4 Tb drive of my backup files as a test. Unfortunately, when I bought a new computer and tried to change the backup pointers to the new box, they said they couldn't handle 6 Tbs of data, and that I'd have to spend about four months uploading it again. I dropped the service, although it's a great product for folks who aren't data hogs. Thanks for the response. You are a great resource.
Hi Colin! I'm just learning the wonders of Adobe Bridge! I might have been missing out all this time! Do you know if I can rename a whole bunch of files (say, proxy files from my camera) all in one shot using Bridge? On a PC it doesn't seem to be as easy to do as it is on a Mac...
you're very clear in every explanation, i understand all what you say. even when i don't speak english fluently. Speak clearly like you do is very valuable for tons of people with middle skills in english. Keep that in mind ;) Thank you!
Great feature, thanks for sharing! But you already can do something similar with modern file managers, just using the search field in the top right corner of any window - as in your example, you can enter a folder and search for MXF files in there. I use mostly MacOS and Ubuntu, so I'm not sure about Windows (I expect it to work the too). On MacOS for example you can search a file type in a folder, and that search will show files from sub folders - and you can even save that search as a "smart folder", to use it later.
I'd just point out your explanation of macOS seems to have missed out the 2 seconds it takes to create a smart folder and type the video suffix you want to aggregate. You can have as many smart folders as you like all with their own criteria. True it finds the search in embedded files too so you simply sort by kind.
In Windows to see a list of all files of a given type in a tree of folders type *.mxf in the Search area in the upper right of the window. That will give you a list of all the files in one window. You can then drag-n-drop those files into a program, e.g. Premiere Pro, and it will import them all into a single bin.
Thanks for the tip. BTW in Windows explorer you can do something very similar, simply by selecting any folder you want and typing in the explorer search bar what you want by extension. So for example just type in .xml and it will quickly list all the .xml files from all the sub folders for you. Not sure if its the same but its a quick way to view and find what you want. Cheers! :)
Yeah, thanks for the suggestion-someone else mentioned that too and I use that in File Explorer now for quick searches. The Bridge method just takes it a little further with saving searches as Collections.
HI COLIN, so you mentioned that its best not to mess with files from a camera disk. So for instance many cameras have the file DCIM for example. So leave files alone? Put that DCIM folder into another folder that delineates one DCIM from another? What would you suggest we do? If you would... Why?
Question: When you create a “Collection,” do the actual files stay in their original folders? Is Bridge basically an indexing program? Could I “collect” everything for my current newsletter (photos, graphics, text, etc) and just pull from Bridge while the actual files stay in their respective folders? Finally, can I save the “collection” to a flash drive, pop it into another Mac, and have all the files I need to finish newsletter on another machine?
and btw. the shortcut key in Total commander for seeing all the files in the selected folder is Ctrl+Shift+B (and then there is the option to sort by extension)
It's not green screen. There's a wall behind me and I'm projecting an image on it. Here's a behind the scenes look: th-cam.com/video/hb1pXzizv40/w-d-xo.html
nothing less than the best is to expect from bridge... its adobe after all! i think that they should get a "better" way... treesize free finds empty folders and so on... ...even the ratings and the color tags do not "export" rigth to lightroom :( !
fantastic video...exactly the item i was looking for , right on the head, pmw f3 files in seperate folders, a pain to all open, now its easy after this, perfecto. tk you.
Great tip for Bridge users! But instead of going through each folder in Windows you also could open the main folder Clips001 and search for .MXF. Then you also will have all the .MXF files from the subfolders.
Thanks a lot for the video. Does Bridge reads video XML files? I have trouble viewing information on my files that I can see on Sony Catalyst Browse for example. Bridge doesn't display things like white balance settings or picture profile
@VideoRevealed Are you aware that in Windows, you can go to the parent folder of your 38 folders and in the search button (top right corner of Windows Explorer) you can just type MXF. That shows you the MXF files from ALL of the folders inside that folder... From here you can delete, copy, cut, rename, etc... view various metadata etc...
Correct. Bridge adds the ability to save Collections though. Plus, the performance of Windows search is inconsistent. I actually use the third party program "Everything" for instant searches.
VideoRevealed thanks. Doesn't that seem like a no-brainer they should include that? It'd make it so powerful and they already have the tech. Any theories??
Everything has a cost associated with it and it would be a huge engineering job to bring the full Media Core engine to Bridge. Seeing as the majority of Bridge users are designers and photographers, few would even notice it. Lastly, Bridge has been on the "chopping block" a few times so we should be happy it's still around. :-)
Thank you so much! Great tips and tutorials always from you. I am trying to put together a shot list for a final clearance review for a film. I'd like to export thumbnails and other pertinent info to Excel. Would Bridge be the answer after all? Thanks again....I have subscribed to your channel.
Hi, Can I created collections for external hdd, ssd... etc ? or the images and the rest of files (images, videos etc) must be in the computer?Thanks. I'm sorry my English
All i see with this is a bunch of things I can do with explorer. Maybe a few small things, but just not worth it it seems. I can't find enough to bring me to actually use this in my workflow. Maybe it can solve my issue of using multiple stock videos in multiple projects, as I often make many trailers and can't figure out how to sort old footage in a way that saves space but also allows me to keep things organized.
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This is such a simple tip but for someone like me who uses hundreds of different video/graphics/animations/audio in each video, this is going to be an absolute game changer. Can't wait to try it out with my next project (once my new ssd comes in which I will be dedicating to projects and another ssd for media cache). Thanks a ton!
Wow, that's fantastic to hear!
The Adobe site (and others) didn't really do a good job convincing me why I should be using Bridge. So I came here, and your super clear 5min explanation sold me on it instantly. Thanks!
Yay! I use Bridge almost daily. Glad you liked it.
I can't tell you the number of times I've gone looking for certain types of files on my whole system. The tip on finding files in subfolders is HUGE! Thanks so much.
It's great isn't it?
in the MacOS Finder you can do a search within a parent folder with all kinds of criteria. For example you could search for all mp4 files with a duration of less than 5 minutes, sort them, preview them etc and save the 'dynamic' search for future use in your Finder navigation column.
Great.
I was trying to figure out how to merge 150 folders into one and your video just saved me a TON of time. Thank you.
Fantastic!
You just added years to my life LOL 🎉 I looked far and wide (both in Bridge and on YT) for how to filter and identify hidden files - specifically to deal with my video footage in multiple locations. The "collections" strategy is icing on the cake of my workflow needs. Thank you so much!!
THIS IS WONDERFUL! been using bridge for years, but never bothered to search this. Thank you!
I'm glad you liked it.
I've seen a lot of videos with the title "best", "most powerful", "ultimate", etc. you get the idea. In almost all of those cases, I've been left underwhelmed, well I'm happy to say, this is not one of those instances. I just started using Bridge and after watching several videos trying to wrap my head around why I would even need this software, I thought it really wasn't necessary. Well, thanks to you kind sir, my mind has been completely changed! This is a life-changing feature and something I've always wanted, but never knew existed. Thank you! Liked and Subscribed. Have a pleasant day! :)
That's great to hear. I use Bridge almost every day.
Ditto. Bridge was updated today so I figured I should finally find out what the hell it is seeing that I never used it yet it is part of my photography subscription. (80,000 photos and counting). OMG...Nirvana.
I just want to say Thank you so much for this! I had to organize thousands of images located in hundreds of folders. I was having to look into each individual folder, and organize them into their respective alphabetical folders.
So not only can you view inside all folders at once, you can also select and move files around.
This SAVED me DAYS worth of work. Got it all done within a few hours. Thanks again!
Oh wow, that's great to hear. I'm always happy to help.
This is one of those videos that is genuinely helpful
Thanks!
Really great video thank you - it taught me something I didn't know I didn't know; it explained not just HOW to do something but WHY; the duration and level of detail was just right; it was visually interesting with high quality visuals and audio. Much appreciated! (Liked and subscribed)
Thanks so much and welcome to VideoRevealed.
Simple is best, and this is a very simple lesson, but one that has helped me organise assets across 7 drives effortlessly. Thank you!
Awesome, thanks for watching.
OMG! For a few years I have this Bridge, and didn,t even know it's so useful! Thank you mr. Smith!
That's great to hear.
Brilliant! I have thousands of photos dumped haphazardly into folders and a nightmare to recover. I have had Bridge for years but not used so thought I would sort my photos and add key words (during the virus "lockdown" but had no idea how I could find a specific photo in numerous folders. Now I know! Thanks
I'm so glad you liked it.
Thanks. Very much and God bless you sir.I from india and now I am working in Photo printing lab in Lebanon, this tip will help me to much.
Thanks
You're very welcome.
Since I was annoyed, that the function turns itself off everytime you switch directories, I wrote a script to fix that.
It adds a new button "Always show Items from Subfolders" which will keep the subdirectory traversal activated.
You can get it here:
drive.google.com/file/d/1JLpW0wofTHvnv5qX0YnfGXdHl-JClm_c/view?usp=sharing
Just go to Preferences -> Startup Scripts -> Reveal my Startup Scripts, put the script in that folder and restart Bridge.
If you don't get a popup to enable it at the next start, go again to Preferences -> Startup Scripts, check the Script "AlwaysFlatViewSetting" and restart Bridge.
Ok, thanks. For everyone else, I haven't tried this so I don't know if it works.
Great Video, but I have a question. Is it possible to customize shortcuts in adobe bridge? Like for example, use ctrl+key, shift+key or alt+key to automatically move the file i'm previewing to a certain folder without having to drag it manually?
Unfortunately no, there are no customizable shortcuts.
That you for showing option "view in subfolders"!
You're welcome.
I usually put together a video about every six months, which means I have to relearn everything all over again. I stumbled onto your tutorials in a Google search and have found them to be some of the best explanations of pieces and parts anywhere. I've already subscribed, and will throw some money your way.
Now that I've spent all those electrons on flattering you, I have a question about collections. I have 50 years of photos I've started digitizing from my career as a newspaper photographer. Stuff I shot as news has grown enough whiskers that it now considered history. I've done several dozen museum exhibits in towns where I've worked over the years, and I've produced several self-published books.
While I'm assembling the stuff, I usually copy the material to a specific work folder, which ends up eating up a lot of storage because of duplication. I considered using collections, but I was never clear if an edit to an image in the collection would ripple back to the original (which I might not want), or if I deleted it from the collection, if it would delete the original.
Every time I was tempted to play with collections, I was usually on deadline, so I never explored all the ramifications of them. If you've already addressed this somewhere, point me to it. If not, it would be good ground to plow.
Thanks.
Commenting so that I also see the reply :) I'm just starting out but don't want to be in the same position in 50 years either!
Collections are just pointers to the original file so any changes made will always be seen everywhere the image is viewed. That being said, for precious images like that, I'd be backing everything up in at least 2 places.
I hope you see the answer in this thread but the answer is yes.
@@VideoRevealed I just did a test. I created a Test Collection, then copied one photo to it. I edited it in Photoshop, then saved it with a different file name. The saved file went back into the directory where the original came from.
I'm having a hard time figuring out how Collections is going to help me.
As far as backups, I put all my files on a 12-drive FreeNAS server in MO. It is replicated to my son's identical server in FL and vice versa. It's unlikely that he's going to get hit by a hurricane at the same time I'm wiped out by an earthquake (I'm on the New Madrid faultline). In addition, I back up key files to one or more of three Drobos locally.
I used to send my files to BackBlaze, and was very happy when I ordered a 4 Tb drive of my backup files as a test. Unfortunately, when I bought a new computer and tried to change the backup pointers to the new box, they said they couldn't handle 6 Tbs of data, and that I'd have to spend about four months uploading it again. I dropped the service, although it's a great product for folks who aren't data hogs.
Thanks for the response. You are a great resource.
Thank you very much for your excellent videos! I've rarely used Bridge so far but will take a closer look now.
You're welcome.
Hi Colin! I'm just learning the wonders of Adobe Bridge! I might have been missing out all this time! Do you know if I can rename a whole bunch of files (say, proxy files from my camera) all in one shot using Bridge? On a PC it doesn't seem to be as easy to do as it is on a Mac...
Yes, Bridge is perfect for renaming files. Here's a tutorial:
th-cam.com/video/W4RO0FiJDxo/w-d-xo.html
just simply go to the windows search bar and click on folder you want to find the videos and type *.mxf and it will show only mxf files
Yep, that's another way to get it done.
btw i love ur way to introduce the tutorial :) keep it up :) like +1
you're very clear in every explanation, i understand all what you say. even when i don't speak english fluently.
Speak clearly like you do is very valuable for tons of people with middle skills in english. Keep that in mind ;)
Thank you!
Thank you so much Damian. I will keep that in mind.
Hello Colin,
Right clik on the last folder name in the path at the top of the screen gives you a shortcut for this feature.
Wow, never saw that before. Thanks!
Extremely useful during all projects, thank you!
You're welcome.
This is a video that actually delivers the promise of the title. It is truly a powerful feature. Thank You.
Oh wow, thanks so much for that comment!
Hi there! Im watching all your videos, I would like to thank you for your patience in teaching. thank you so much! Cheers from Brazil!
Thanks so much and hello Brazil!
Great feature, thanks for sharing!
But you already can do something similar with modern file managers, just using the search field in the top right corner of any window - as in your example, you can enter a folder and search for MXF files in there.
I use mostly MacOS and Ubuntu, so I'm not sure about Windows (I expect it to work the too).
On MacOS for example you can search a file type in a folder, and that search will show files from sub folders - and you can even save that search as a "smart folder", to use it later.
Good to know.
I totally rely on Bridge - thanks for this added way to look at files and collections.
Awesome, it's my "go to" program too.
I'd just point out your explanation of macOS seems to have missed out the 2 seconds it takes to create a smart folder and type the video suffix you want to aggregate. You can have as many smart folders as you like all with their own criteria. True it finds the search in embedded files too so you simply sort by kind.
Good to know.
Has looked occasionally on Bridge, but never really used it, but with this video the penny drops.
Yes, and Adobe has now put more resources behind Bridge.
Awesome! I love bridge. I use it as a lightroom alternative for raw processing and image management.
Yep, I'm in Bridge every day.
+VideoRevealed me too!
Thank you so much for this. You just opened up a new horizon for me.
Glad I could help!
In Windows to see a list of all files of a given type in a tree of folders type *.mxf in the Search area in the upper right of the window. That will give you a list of all the files in one window. You can then drag-n-drop those files into a program, e.g. Premiere Pro, and it will import them all into a single bin.
Yep, that works but I doubt most people would understand wildcard searches today.
Thanks for the tip. BTW in Windows explorer you can do something very similar, simply by selecting any folder you want and typing in the explorer search bar what you want by extension. So for example just type in .xml and it will quickly list all the .xml files from all the sub folders for you. Not sure if its the same but its a quick way to view and find what you want. Cheers! :)
Yeah, thanks for the suggestion-someone else mentioned that too and I use that in File Explorer now for quick searches. The Bridge method just takes it a little further with saving searches as Collections.
Thats true
Exactly what I was looking for, how fortunate to randomly find this video, THANKS!
Welcome to VideoRevealed.
HI COLIN, so you mentioned that its best not to mess with files from a camera disk. So for instance many cameras have the file DCIM for example. So leave files alone? Put that DCIM folder into another folder that delineates one DCIM from another? What would you suggest we do? If you would... Why?
There's lots of Metadata in those folders, so it's be to move the whole structure.
Fantastic tip! You've just saved me hours of work!! Thank you!!
Great to hear!
Question: When you create a “Collection,” do the actual files stay in their original folders? Is Bridge basically an indexing program? Could I “collect” everything for my current newsletter (photos, graphics, text, etc) and just pull from Bridge while the actual files stay in their respective folders? Finally, can I save the “collection” to a flash drive, pop it into another Mac, and have all the files I need to finish newsletter on another machine?
Thank you for the video. It saved me a lot of time finding my illustrator files.
Glad it helped!
I'd love some more Basic Bridge Tutorials.
Here's one: th-cam.com/video/W4RO0FiJDxo/w-d-xo.html
Thanks Colin.
That's a really useful feature! Total commander also has it, and it's very light on the computer (and free)
Nice, I'll check it out.
This feature caught my eye:
Compare files (now with editor) / synchronize directories
Yes, that, and multiple rename tool is another very useful feature of total commander
and btw. the shortcut key in Total commander for seeing all the files in the selected folder is Ctrl+Shift+B (and then there is the option to sort by extension)
How did you done such a perfect greens screen key out. Can you make a tutorial of Green Screen ?
It's not green screen. There's a wall behind me and I'm projecting an image on it.
Here's a behind the scenes look: th-cam.com/video/hb1pXzizv40/w-d-xo.html
Many people knows the command, not many people know how to use it properly. Thanks for sharing this !
...i dont !!! each time i make a change in the scaned folder bridge as to load everything all over again. ! i dont see the use there!
ok....some use, but it could keep the data and let me move files between folders, that would be nice !
I understand what you want, but you may be asking too much from Bridge.
nothing less than the best is to expect from bridge... its adobe after all! i think that they should get a "better" way... treesize free finds empty folders and so on...
...even the ratings and the color tags do not "export" rigth to lightroom :( !
Just so you know, Bridge was almost cancelled as a program at Adobe many times. We're lucky it's still getting some attention.
fantastic video...exactly the item i was looking for , right on the head, pmw f3 files in seperate folders, a pain to all open, now its easy after this, perfecto. tk you.
Glad it helped
Easy to follow instructions and very helpful too, great video!
I try my best.
Great tip for Bridge users! But instead of going through each folder in Windows you also could open the main folder Clips001 and search for .MXF. Then you also will have all the .MXF files from the subfolders.
Yep, that works.
absolutely useful! thank you so much. I am now using this to see my keywords in my images across multiple images.
That's great!
Very new to bridge and im glad to know about it. Thanks for the useful info on this. Cheers!
Glad it was helpful!
Wow! Thanks a lot. I've been using Bridge for years and never knew about this - subscribed! :)
Yep, it's pretty powerful.
Will new movies end up in respective collection, based on the criteria you made when creating the collections? If not, how to solve that?
Simple but brilliant. Thx for this tip!
You're welcome. Still wonder why operating systems don't allow this today!
Thank you for the next level tutorial. .made my job a heck of a lot easy..
Great!
Thank You.
I was looking for USEFUL Adobe Bridge tips. And you nailed it. :-)
Awesome!
Great feature. Just saved me an hour of searching. Thank you
You're welcome.
Very cool! I just started with Bridge and this is an incredibly useful nugget. Thank you!
You're welcome. I just used Bridge 5 minutes ago!
Awesome presentation - very informative and usefull!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks Colin, that is so very useful!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank Colin. this tip alone worth gold. great one. saved me a lot of time. keep on the good work.
Ya gotta love Bridge!
Great work, also very entertaining. Thank you.
Thanks.
Command Shift R will help Rename selected items in Bridge. I use it to rename Screen captured .PDFs.
Thank you Mr. Smith; truly do appreciate this awesome tip. Great video with excellent presentation skills. I'm definitely clicking "subscribe"!!!
Wow, thanks so much for your support.
Brilliant. But what happens if a file is moved to another folder? Will it update the collection?
Nope, the Collection is pointing to static directories so if you move it, it will break.
Ok. Thanks :)
Wow....this will definitely come in handy going forward! Thx! :)
Glad it was helpful!
Good tip ! Now, where would that collection be saved ?
Only within Bridge.
Nice informative concise presentation. thx
Glad you liked it
I am kicking myself for the amount of time that I have wasted because I somehow passed up on this tool.
Thanks Colin for the heads up.
My pleasure Thad.
EXCELLENT truc. Merci Mr. Smith! 👍
Thanks.
Thank you for the video. I'm finally going to start using Bridge. :)
Yeah! I love Bridge.
Thanks a lot for the video.
Does Bridge reads video XML files? I have trouble viewing information on my files that I can see on Sony Catalyst Browse for example. Bridge doesn't display things like white balance settings or picture profile
If the Metadata is compatible with Bridge (XMP) then it will read it. If it's proprietary to Sony, then it probably won't.
Thanks so much! It's XML files so I think Bridge won't read them
Again, Colin...thank you!
You're welcome.
@VideoRevealed
Are you aware that in Windows, you can go to the parent folder of your 38 folders and in the search button (top right corner of Windows Explorer) you can just type MXF.
That shows you the MXF files from ALL of the folders inside that folder...
From here you can delete, copy, cut, rename, etc... view various metadata etc...
Correct. Bridge adds the ability to save Collections though. Plus, the performance of Windows search is inconsistent. I actually use the third party program "Everything" for instant searches.
Nice one! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Appreciated!
My pleasure!
Great tip. Why didn't it generate thumbnails for those mxf files? Premiere does. Curious.
Premiere Pro has something called Media Core that Bridge doesn't and that's why there are a limited amount of video formats that generate thumbnails.
VideoRevealed thanks. Doesn't that seem like a no-brainer they should include that? It'd make it so powerful and they already have the tech. Any theories??
Everything has a cost associated with it and it would be a huge engineering job to bring the full Media Core engine to Bridge. Seeing as the majority of Bridge users are designers and photographers, few would even notice it.
Lastly, Bridge has been on the "chopping block" a few times so we should be happy it's still around. :-)
Thanks so much for this; such a time saver.
Thanks and sorry for missing your comment.
You can also just use the search function for the desired file extension on the parent folder.
And how do you save Collections that way?
It was really cool. Thank you so much.
You're very welcome.
Is a Collection static, or will new MXF files show up in your MXF collection if you add more folders with MXF files to that same directory?
It's static.
Invaluable tip! 🙏🏽
Glad it was helpful!
By the way... I am a believer.. I just off loaded 3 2TB onto an 8TB Seagate. WOW Bridge and Batch Rename is extremely useful!
That's great to hear.
TYVM! Yes, very useful!!!
Thanks.
This is super helpful. Thank you!!
Glad it was helpful!
thank you for this video!
You're welcome.
Thank you so much! Great tips and tutorials always from you. I am trying to put together a shot list for a final clearance review for a film. I'd like to export thumbnails and other pertinent info to Excel. Would Bridge be the answer after all? Thanks again....I have subscribed to your channel.
Not Bridge but maybe this tutorial on exporting Markers will work?
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Thanks so much! This is a great technique.
Hi, Can I created collections for external hdd, ssd... etc ? or the images and the rest of files (images, videos etc) must be in the computer?Thanks. I'm sorry my English
Collections only work within Bridge.
Great man, thanks
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That's great. Thx for sharing
You're welcome.
All i see with this is a bunch of things I can do with explorer. Maybe a few small things, but just not worth it it seems. I can't find enough to bring me to actually use this in my workflow. Maybe it can solve my issue of using multiple stock videos in multiple projects, as I often make many trailers and can't figure out how to sort old footage in a way that saves space but also allows me to keep things organized.
Many thanks.
You're very welcome.
Super duper video, thanks so much.
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Dude. Thank you so much.
You're welcome.
It was great, i was realy happy to learn
Glad you liked it!
Im new to graphics and editing and I find Adobe Bridge useful. Can you use this still when you're using external hard drive?
Yes, the path to all mounted drives is at the top.
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That's a good one. Thanks!
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Very useful !
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Nice tutorial
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