Below is a synopsis from photographer, author, teacher, lecturer Julieanne Kost outlining the advantages of a Lightroom+Photoshop vs. a Bridge+Photoshop workflow.
Advantages of Lightroom & Photoshop Workflow:
GENERAL
• Ease of Use
• Elegant Interface
• Photo-centric Features
ORGANIZE
• Database Driven
• Compare/Survey View
• Keyword Suggestions and Lists
• Efficient Filters/Collections
• View Offline Files
DEVELOP
• Crop/Straighten
• Virtual Copies/Snapshots
• Interactive Preset Previews
• Before/After Views
ENHANCE
• Edit in or Open Presets go to Photoshop
OUTPUT
• Third Party Plug-ins
• Template driven batch printing
• Video/PDF Slideshow output
• Publish Web Galleries
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Advantages of Bridge & Photoshop Workflow:
GENERAL
• Multi-user Workflow
• Design-centric Features
ORGANIZE
• File Browser
• String Substitution/Rename
DEVELOP
• Numeric Adjustments
ENHANCE
• Photo retouching, layers, special effects in PS
OUTPUT
• Save as PDF file with Security
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Check out the whole, in depth lecture:
Julieanne Kost helps you decide which application is right for your workflow by explaining the differences between Lightroom and Bridge for managing images and assets.
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/the-comple...oom-or-bridge/
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Here is a large collection of some of the best Lightroom and Photoshop tutorial videos:
http://jkost.com/index.html