PSE, Bridge, Lightroom, Lightroom CC, Photoshop - HELP

Lisa, in Belgium I pay 12,98 euro (14 dollar) taxed included and I have PSCC, LR, bridge and camera raw ...

 

That's the way to celebrate!!! I had a relaxing day working on getting my new computer up and running. Always a pain switching everything over, and then I stayed up too late doing a PS course!

I'm using my daughter's CC subscription currently, but I don't need all the other programs so I'm going to get my own, and that way we don't have file sharing issues! I just wanted to be sure that was the correct bundle before purchasing, and I thought that Bridge was included but the Adobe website can be a bit vague. Thank you!

 

Sorry for resurrecting old threads….I too didn’t know you could download Bridge for free. Would it work for organising kits or not? PSE works perfectly fine for me but as I’ve more than likely lost ACDSee for good I need a new way of tagging my supplies. I had thought of PSCC & Lightroom on the photography plan but if Bridge could work instead I’d be keen to look into that.

 

Hi Jennifer...
Bridge does not work with PSE.. it comes automatically in the photography plan with the PSCC & Lightroom. Unless you are going to upgrade to PSCC / Lightroom on the photography plan you may want to see about another newer ACDSee that works with your new laptop. I think we discussed previously that PSE works perfectly fine for your creative needs. PSCC / LR w/ Bridge is not worth the monthly fee for you if you can scrap perfectly fine with PSE.

I rarely use Bridge, but that is me. Good luck!

 

@cfile thanks….it might just be an opportunity to upgrade as a sneaky birthday present to me but I’ll wait and see. ACDSee has changed so much since I bought it that I have no idea what version to get now that’s why I was considering a full upgrade but not sure.

 

The upgrade is fine but it is a monthly cost.. not sure what the exchange rate is and there is a large learning curve.. if you are fine with PSE and what you currently own as you said there is a lot that you haven’t used in PSE then I would stay with PSE and spend that money on a new copy of ACDSee that you are used to.. that is my opinion mind you what ever you decide all the best to you!

 

@littlekiwi Jennifer, I did not know if you were aware but there is a plug in for PSE called PSE+ that gives PSE the ability to do additional things similar to PS version .. I think you might want to check this too before upgrading and the having the learning curve with PSCC. If you are interested in doing more with PSE, it is a $12 USD fee for the PSE+ plug in. I do not have it as I have both PSE15 for writing my tutorials and PSCC that I always use. I don't think you can use Bridge with PSE+ either, but I would definitely see if you can get a free version of ACDSee first or even if you pay a minimum amount. One time cost is better than monthly.

 

After doing some digging I have found the ACDSee option that’s a one time cost of $30USD. I’ll have a look at the link you provided @cfile and see what that’s all about - I have used CS4/CC in the past so it’s not totally foreign to me if I do upgrade. The advantage with ACDSee is all going well, while I may have to retag some stuff the majority of the tags might be there between the backup of the database that’s probably three weeks out of date and the embedding of the metadata that automatically happens

 

I defiitely agree with the ACDSee option and this page shows you all the options for all the different versions of PSE and what they do with the PSE+.. you can download the demo PSE+ free to try too (I was just glancing and it allows for custom styles too, meaning you can make your own )

 

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Bridge!!! I use it as a visual file folder form my kits. I leave it open next to my PSD document and just drag and drop! It allows me to see the items in the kit without having to go out and look for them.

 

@littlekiwi I thought Bridge was free but I can't seem to find it. It looks like it's available through the CC trial, but don't how that works... sorry that's not very helpful. I do think Sara's @Tree City idea of putting the tags in the file's metadata is a good idea. Then it's always with the file and you don't have to worry about corrupt ACDSEE databases.

 

@gonewiththewind I ended up sticking to tried and true and went back to ACDSee since it was a good price. Now I'm just doing the very painful task of pulling everything down from Backblaze

 

Agree...it was just under $50NZ which is totally reasonable I think. I saved money at the repair shop - around $250-300 so it was an easy decision in the end to get ACDSee again

 

Thanks Cheryl.. re bridge for PSE I did not see it inside the software so I did not think it was a viable option for PSE so thank you!!! With that being said, I really don't use it much with PSCC either. I use it mainly if I want to see a PSD file as it is the only thing that will give me a picture of PSD items. I do not drop and drag from any of those programs. I grab bits one at a time as I am making a page and I use the File > Place so it will open in my file and I will look and then click and it will place it in my workspace of my page. I do things weird I know, but I hate to have gazillion screens/ bits open at the same time.

If Bridge works for others than great. Thanks for updating me as I was unaware that Bridge could be used for other than PS Big hugs!!!