![]() ![]() I used to have all of them in same folder. Actually both programs are very stable which can’t be said if you keep photos in one folder. Bridge and Lightroom don’t crash with such configuration handling so many files. 1 of them handles cache for Bridge, one for LT and one for PS and Premiere. I have many drives and some are assigned as cache drives only and some as companions for my RAM. I usually rebuild the catalog and check for consistency of the cache overnight and it works like magic. My Bridge cache is 34 GB, My Lightroom Cache is 50 GB my LT catalog is 40 GB Why? It’s very fast to preview it. Previous entry: Martini Hour 010, In Which Deke Apocalyptically Imagines a World of Layers inside Channels Comments Next entry: Finally, I’m in Boulder for a Big Snow Like an undomesticated pet, the exceedingly powerful Bridge is most inclined to submit to an informed user. Or log onto and check out the eighteen movies in Chapter 2, “Open and Organize,” from my landmark video series “ Photoshop CS4 One-on-One: Fundamentals.” (I myself use it almost every day.) To familiarize yourself with the Bridge, read Lesson 1, “Open and Organize,” from my bestselling book, Adobe Photoshop CS4 One-on-One. But lest you think it a bad program, it can be a godsend when put to proper use. Quite obviously, the Bridge can be a nuisance if permitted to run amok. You can also check out the page at my book publisher O’Reilly Media. Or you can subscribe to dekePod via RSS or iTunes.For an M4V file that you can play on an iPod, right-click here and choose one of those same commands.For a high-quality QuickTime movie, right-click here and choose Save Target or Download Link or the equivalent.If you’re interested in downloading the video for future reference, try one of these links: ![]() Suffice it to say, this is one of those rare insights that can save you from a lot of future pain. Which is why the video documents the more reliable and nuanced approach. Top-Secret Tip: To entirely obliterate all cache files from inside the Bridge, choose Edit > Preferences (Mac users: that’s Adobe Bridge > Preferences), select Cache from the left-hand list, and click the Purge Cache button.īear in mind, that kills all cache files associated with that one and only one version of the Bridge. I’ll reveal the paths to these files (as well as how to search invisible and protected system files) in a future post. ![]() This eye-opening video shows several ways to locate and examine all CS3 and CS4 cache files on your hard drive. Even if you’ve long since destroyed the original file, the thumbnail persists! Learn how to protect yourself-and maybe even save your job. Worse yet, they permit others to track what you’ve been looking at. Bad news: Those previews result in large cache files that eat up your hard drive. Good news: The Bridge lets you preview images without going to the trouble of opening them. If you use Photoshop, then you probably browse your images with Adobe’s Bridge, which shows you thumbnails of your files. Here’s the official marketing description: So much as glimpse a naughty image and its pixels become permanent members of the cache. A single cache file may be several gigabytes in size! Plus, the cache remembers everything you’ve seen. Review enough thumbnails and the cache may grow to extraordinary sizes. While the Bridge is capable of reviewing hundreds of image thumbnails in a matter of minutes, it has to store those thumbnails somewhere, and that somewhere is known as the cache. Take as an example the worst offender, Adobe’s very own Bridge. And yet, these are exactly the sorts of treasonous acts that a certain group of programs-known as digital asset managers, or DAMs for short-are designed to perform on a daily basis. No software goes unchecked no program reveals our misdeeds. It’s like this: Despite the many warnings to the contrary, we tend to imagine that our computers acquiesce to our collective control. Your trusted commercial software-the stuff you pay hundreds of dollars for-may be tracking your every move. So it’s fitting that the topic of this episode takes us into the somewhat adult and potentially salacious territories of sovereignty and privacy. DekePod Episode 014: At fourteen, dekePod is officially a teenager. ![]()
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